δ1419Δοῦλος ὢν κόμην ἔχεις
despite being a slave you have [long] hair
[sc. A saying] in reference to those who do something unexpected; inasmuch as [it is characteristic] of free men to have long hair. Also found is doulo/teros ["more slavish, more severely enslaved"] in the comparative.
Δοῦλος ὢν κόμην ἔχεις· ἐπὶ τῶν παραλόγως τι πραττόντων· παρόσον ἐλευθέρων τὸ κομᾶν. λέγεται καὶ Δουλότερος κατὰ σύγκρισιν.
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