Μέχρι τῶν ἀμφωτίδων
up to the ear-muffs
Translated by David Whitehead5 May 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to things that have been over-filled. The 'earmuffs' [means] up to the ears.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μέχρι τῶν ἀμφωτίδων· ἐπὶ τῶν ἄγαν πεπληρωμένων. τὸ δὲ ἀμφωτίδων, μέχρι τῶν ὤτων.
Betacode
*me/xri tw=n a)mfwti/dwn: e)pi\ tw=n a)/gan peplhrwme/nwn. to\ de\ a)mfwti/dwn, me/xri tw=n w)/twn.
Notes
- Comica adespota fr. 736 Kock, but not in K.-A.; Appendix Proverbiorum 3.89, etc. See already alpha 1791.
Linked from2 entries
- α1791Ἀμφῶεςtwo-eared[Two-eared] and [sc. also attested is] two-handled. Also [sc. attested is] a)mfwti/dwn ["ear-muffs"], [meaning] of ones which have two ears. And [there is] a proverb: "up to the ear-muffs"; in reference to those things…
- μ824Μέχριas far as, up to[A preposition used] with a genitive.
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