Προβαλόντες κυσὶν ἄρνας

proffering sheep to dogs

Translated by David Whitehead18 Apr 2003Vetting: high6 revisions

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[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those handing over private citizens to informers.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προβαλόντες κυσὶν ἄρνας· ἐπὶ τῶν τοὺς ἀπράγμονας τοῖς συκοφάνταις παραδιδόντων.

Betacode

*probalo/ntes kusi\n a)/rnas: e)pi\ tw=n tou\s a)pra/gmonas toi=s sukofa/ntais paradido/ntwn.

Notes

Comica adespota fr. 830 Kassel-Austin; Diogenianus 7.62 and other pareoemiographers.
For 'informers' (sykophantai) see sigma 1330.

Linked from1 entry

π2324Προβάλλεσθαιto bring forwardMeaning to proffer. Thucydides [writes]: "but [it is necessary to speak of] the Persian Wars and the rest of the things that you yourselves know, even if perpetually bringing them forward will be rather tiresome". And…

Neighbouring entries

π2326ΠροβαλίσιοςProbalisios, Probalisius π2327Προβαλλομένουςputting forward π2328Προβαλόντες κυσὶν ἄρναςproffering sheep to dogs π2329Πρόβασιςabundance of cattle π2330Πρόβαταflocks, herds

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