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αι235Αἴξgoat… alphaiota 236. [1] Similarly in other lexica and grammars. [2] Zenobius 1.27 has a fuller version of what follows. See also Hesychius alpha2012 and Photius s.v. 'the nanny-goat'. [3] Adler reports that ms F …Matched in noteshighshort
α642Ἀεί τις ἐν Κύδωνοςalways someone at Kydon'sZenobius 2.42, etc.; again at tau 654, and see also kappa 2618.Matched in noteshighshort
β60ΒάκχυριςBakchuris, Bocchuris, Bokchyris… Siculus 1.94-95. For it as proverbial, in any event, see Zenobius 2.20 and other paroemiographers.Matched in noteshighshort
α1011Ἄκρον λάβε καὶ μέσον ἕξειςseize the extremity and you will have the meanAbridged from Zenobius 1.57, who provides an aetiological explanation (from an oracle about the foundation of Aigina [Myth, Place]: alphaiota 53).Matched in noteshighshort
λ302Λέρνη θεατῶνLerna of spectators, Lerne of spectators… the Atticist lambda11, a scholion to Lucian, Marine Dialogues 8.2, Zenobius 4.86 and other paroemiographers (Apostolius 10.57, [Diogenianus] 6.7, Gregorius 4.23). The Lerne in question (Lerna in later sources and, via Latin, commonly in …Matched in noteshighshort
λ803Λυκεῖον ποτόνLykeian drink… 'o springs and Lyk(e)ian drink'. cf. the scholia thereto; also Zenobius 4.99, and Hesychius lambda1375.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2634Κυθνώδης συμφοράKythnodian calamity, Cythnodian calamitycf. Zenobius 4.83, etc. The adjective should be *kuqnw/lhs, as in Hesychius kappa4447. (The etymology is from o)/llumi.) For the episode see Aristotle fr.523 Rose. [1] See kappa 2633.Matched in noteshighshort
δ28Δάκτυλοιfingers, finger[-dates][1] cf. Artemidorus 5.89. [2] Zenobius 3.10.Matched in noteshighshort
α98Ἄβρωνος βίοςAbron's life[1] cf. Zenobius 1.4. For this adjective see e.g. alpha 70, alpha 73, alpha 86. [2] Attested here only.Matched in noteshighshort
α675Ἄϊδος κυνῆHades' dog-skin [helmet]… allegedly owed its name to being made of dogskin. [1] Zenobius 1.41. [2] cf. generally gamma 390.Matched in noteshighshort
α1064Ἄλλα μὲν ὁ Λεύκωνος ὄνος φέρει ἄλλα δὲ Λεύκωνsome things Leukon's donkey carries (but) others Leukon… of this name. (Other paroemiographers have variant versions: see e.g. Zenobius 1.74.)Matched in noteshighshort
γ282Γλαὺξ ἵπταταιan owl is flying… of an owl. For the headword phrase as proverbial cf. Zenobius 2.89 and other paroemiographers. [2] The main product of the Laureion mines was actually silver (with silver, rather than gold, coinage resulting). See …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ1405ΚέρκωπεςKerkopes, Cercopes, Monkey-men… scholia to Lucian, Alexander, or The False Prophet 6-8. [4] Zenobius 1.5 and 5.10. [5] Zenobius. 4.50. See also kappa 1407.Matched in noteshighmedium
β460Βοῦς ἐπὶ γλώττηςan ox on the tongueLikewise in Hesychius, Zenobius 2.70, and elsewhere. This proverb is used by, amongst others, Theognis, verse 815, and Aeschylus, Agamemnon 36 (text at web address 1). Only the first of the explanations given has …Matched in noteshighshort
μ51Μακαρίαblessedness, Makaria… a similar expression occurs (see web address 1); cf. also Zenobius 2.61. [2] beta 75 (and see also beta 74).Matched in noteshighshort
κ2299ΚωρυκαῖοςKorykaian, man from Korykos… in Strabo 14.1, Stephanus of Byzantium (Ethnica p.4-2 Meineke), and Zenobius 4.75, who also cited the passage from Menander as a proverb. Zenobius' version is cited in tau 813.Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2659Ἐπὶ τὰ Μανδροβόλουon Mandrobolos' propertycf. Zenobius 3.82, and see again under epsilon 2716. [1] cf. gamma 174, and see generally G. Shipley, A History of Samos 800-188 BC (Oxford 1987) appendix 2; 'Samian Earth' seems to have been …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2407Κρητίζεινto Cretanise, to play the Cretan, to speak like a Cretan… also in Photius, Lexicon kappa1087 Theodoridis, and more fully in Zenobius 4.62; see also next note. [3] cf. Apostolius 14.98 and other paroemiographers. See further at pi 2745. The claim that all Cretans are …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1609ΚιλίκωνKilikon… in Hesychius; Pherecrates fr. 166 Kock. (176 K.-A.) [4] cf. Zenobius 1.3. See also alpha 108.Matched in noteshighshort
α946ἈκκώAkko, AccoZenobius 1.53 and other paroemiographers. [1] cf. alpha 878 (where in fact the principal idea is the pretence, rather than the reality, of stupidity etc.; see also LSJ s.v.). [2] cf. sigma 953. Since …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1206Καὶ σφάκελοι ποιοῦσιν ἀτέλειανeven pains bring tax-exemptioncf. sigma 1711, and Zenobius 4.76. The story first appears in ?Aristotle, Athenaion Politeia 16.6; see also Diodorus Siculus 9.37.2-3.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3053Ἑρμώνιος χάριςHermonian favourcf. Zenobius 3.85 and, for the "history", Diodorus Siculus 10.19.6. (Herodotus 6.137-140 has other stories.) [1] c.512 BCE. For Dareios I of Persia cf. delta 72, delta 73. (Delta 74 is a later homonym.) …Matched in noteshighshort
ει323Εἰς Τροφωνίου μεμάντευταιit is prophesied into Trophonios' [cave]cf. Zenobius 3.61, etc. For Trophonios and his oracle see tau 1065 (with fuller references). For the story of Trophonios and Agamedes (alpha 142) cf. Pausanias 9.37.5-7 (web address 1), where the role of …Matched in noteshighshort
α100Ἀβυδηνὸν ἐπιφόρημαAbydene dessert… shore of the Hellespont: see alpha 101. [2] See also Zenobius 1.1 and other paroemiographers. For a different explanation (involving taxes and harbor dues) see Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 14.641A [14.47 Kaibel], citing Aristeides, On Proverbs.Matched in noteshighshort
ε1425Ἐν πέντε κριτῶν γόνασιin (the) laps of five judgesZenobius 3.64; cf. omicron 260. [1] Epicharmus fr. 229 Kaibel = 237 Kassel-Austin (which includes 'it lies', as in the Homeric line about to be quoted). On Epicharmus see generally epsilon 2766. He was …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1387Ἐν ὅλμῳ ἐκοιμήθη(he) slept in a hollowA somewhat degraded version of material already in Zenobius 3.63 (from Aristophanes of Byzantium) and Hesychius epsilon3230; see also e.g. Pausanias the Atticist fr. 167 (in Eustathius); Photius, Lexicon epsilon997 (cf. 996) Theodoridis; Etymologicum …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1207Διὸς ΚόρινθοςZeus' [son] Korinthos… Euthydemus 292E (both of which passages mention the proverb); and Zenobius 3.21. For an alternative explanation to the one given here see omicron 40. [1] Other versions have Corinth and Corcyra.Matched in noteshighmedium
δ319Δειλότερος τοῦ παρακύπτοντοςmore cowardly than a peeper[1] Zenobius 3.32; cf. rho 121 (end). [2] Apostolius 14.14. [3] Aristophanes, Birds 1556-8 (web address 1 below), with comment from the scholia there; cf. pi 1467.Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2456Κροβύζου ζεῦγοςKrobyzos' yoke… probable and (ii) 'Krobylos' is also in the paroemiographers (e.g. Zenobius 4.69) and Photius. [1] The transmitted participle spendome/nwn seems to demand a translation along these lines, but it is surely corrupt; Bernhardy suggested …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1395Δόρυ κηρύκειονa spear as a herald's wandLikewise in Photius, similarly elsewhere. [1] Zenobius 3.26. For heralds' wands see kappa 1544, kappa 1545, kappa 1546. [2] In Boeotia. [3] Pausanias the Atticist fr. 135 (Eustathius 1.408.4). For the Gephyraioi see gamma …Matched in noteshighmedium