Ὁ κάνης τῆς τύχης ὑπερέχει
the doormat surpasses the bed
Translated by David Whitehead29 Sep 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who own more and better [un]necessary things than necessary ones.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὁ κάνης τῆς τύχης ὑπερέχει· ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ ἀναγκαῖα μείζω καὶ πλείω τῶν ἀναγκαίων κεκτημένων.
Betacode
*(o ka/nhs th=s tu/xhs u(pere/xei: e)pi\ tw=n ta\ a)nagkai=a mei/zw kai\ plei/w tw=n a)nagkai/wn kekthme/nwn.
Notes
- Crates fr.12 Kock (14 K.-A.), quoted several times in lexicography (e.g. Pollux 10.90, Photius omicron172 Theodoridis). The Suda's version not only omits a crucial negative from the gloss, as indicated, but corrupts the second noun in the headword phrase itself, from
koi/ths ('bed') totu/xhs ('luck', not translated here).
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Revision history3 revisions · last 23 Jun 2013
- updating — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead