Μηδὲ κάρφος κινεῖν

not to stir even a twig

Translated by David Whitehead27 Sep 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

10 words

[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to [someone/something] at rest.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μηδὲ κάρφος κινεῖν· ἐπὶ τοῦ ἡσύχου.

Betacode

*mhde\ ka/rfos kinei=n: e)pi\ tou= h(su/xou.

Notes

For this proverbial phrase see e.g. Aristophanes, Lysistrata 474 (web address 1), with Henderson ad loc.

References

Aristophanes, Lysistrata, edited with introduction and commentary by Jeffrey Henderson (Oxford 1987)

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

μ870Μηδ' αὖ πλαδίῃdon't talk nonsense again μ871Μήδεαmedea μ872Μηδὲ κάρφος κινεῖνnot to stir even a twig μ873Μηδὲ μέλι μηδὲ μελίσσαςneither honey nor bees μ874Μηδὲν μακρὰν ἀπέλθῃςdon't go far away

Revision history4 revisions · last 20 May 2013

20 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
8 Jul 2009added keyword, upgraded link — Catharine Roth
3 Oct 2003modified bibliography; cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 Oct 2003modified headword phrase, cosmetics, added link set status — William Hutton
27 Sep 2001Translated — David Whitehead