Πρὸ τῆς νίκης τὸ ἐγκώμιον ᾄδεις

you are singing a song of praise before the victory

Translated by David Whitehead28 Jun 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

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[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those anticipating matters.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πρὸ τῆς νίκης τὸ ἐγκώμιον ᾄδεις· ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ πράγματα προλαμβανόντων.

Betacode

*pro\ th=s ni/khs to\ e)gkw/mion a)/|deis: e)pi\ tw=n ta\ pra/gmata prolambano/ntwn.

Notes

The proverb is found in e.g. Plato, Lysis 205D (web address 1), eliciting comment from scholiasts there; also e.g. Apostolius 14.87, who cites a similar one, about fish and boiling water, which appears in the Suda under pi 2289.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

π2289Πρὶν ἢ πτίσαι τὰ ἄλευραbefore even having winnowed the wheatmealA proverb. Also: "you are stirring the brine before having caught the fish." In reference to those taking their opportunities too soon. Also: "you are skinning [sc. the animal] before it has been killed".

Neighbouring entries

π2878Προτείνεινto offer π2879Πρὸ τῆς δίκηςbefore justice π2880Πρὸ τῆς νίκης τὸ ἐγκώμιον ᾄδειςyou are singing a song of praise before the victory π2881Πρὸ τῆς πόλεωςbefore the city π2882ΠροτιάπτωI attach to, I bestow on, I grant to

Revision history5 revisions · last 6 Dec 2021

6 Dec 2021coding — Catharine Roth
18 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
28 Nov 2011Revised — David Whitehead
30 Jun 2004augmented note — David Whitehead
2 Jul 2001added link — Catharine Roth
28 Jun 2001Translated — David Whitehead