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γ461Γρῦgrunt, ugh… [properly this way], but grupo/pwlis. Also [sc. attested is] a proverb: "Dion's grunt", in reference to something small and inconsequential.Matched in translationhighmedium
δ86Δασύπουςshaggy-foot, furry-foot[Meaning a] hare. And [there is] a proverb: "sooner will a tortoise outrun a shaggy-foot [sc. than a certain thing will happen];" in reference to the impossible.Matched in translationhighshort
ε1684Ἐξέχειν τὸν ἥλιονthe sun to shine out[Meaning] to have appeared. "Shine out, dear sun". A proverbial verse-fragment spoken by children, whenever it is cold and cloudy. Aristophanes in Islands [writes]: "so you will say, just like the children, 'shine out, …

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Γρῦ

grunt, ugh

[Meaning something] short. But some [say it is] the crud from [under] the nails. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "and responding to these things without even so much as an ugh." Some [say the word comes] from…

Γρῦ· βραχύ. ἔνιοι δὲ τὸν ἀπὸ τῶν ὀνύχων ῥύπον. Ἀριστοφάνης Πλούτῳ· καὶ ταῦτ' ἀποκρινομένου τοπαράπαν οὐδὲ γρῦ. τινὲς παρὰ τὸν γρυλισμὸν, τουτέστι τὴν φωνὴν τῶν χοίρων· ἢ εἶδος…

epic

epic

19

19

historiography17

historiography17

trade and manufacture14

trade and manufacture14

science and technology13

science and technology13

ΕΙ epsiloniota

ΕΙ epsiloniota

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3

Ross Scaife ✝

Ross Scaife ✝

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Carl Widstrand1

Carl Widstrand1

D. Graham J. Shipley1

D. Graham J. Shipley1

Oliver Phillips ✝1

Oliver Phillips ✝1

Stefano Sanfilippo1

Stefano Sanfilippo1

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ε1740Ἐξηπάτησεν ἡ χάραξ τὴν ἄμπελονthe stake deceived the vine[sc. A proverbial phrase used] when that which is preserved is deceived by that which preserves.Matched in translationhighshort

η358Ἢ Μορσίμου τὶς ῥῆσιν ἐξεγράψατοor (if) someone has copied out a passage of Morsimos[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to despicable and calumniated persons. For Morsimos was a tragedian, a rather frigid writer, son of Philokles, ophthalmologist, small; he had a son, Astydamas.Matched in translationhighshort

η672Ἡ χάραξ τὴν ἄμπελονthe stake (deceived) the vine[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to what is under control.Matched in translationhighshort

η689Ἢ χρὴ τραγῳδεῖν ἢ μελαγχολᾶνone must either make tragedy or be melancholic[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to neither grieving nor (?)letting go.Matched in translationhighshort

χ171ΧαιριδεῖςChairideis… come, to play the pipes uninvited". And [there is] a proverb: 'Chairis singing in a steep-pitched style'. The steep-pitched [is] a style [no/mos] for playing the pipe, so called because it was rising and …Matched in translationhighmedium

χ601Χοῖροςpig, piglet, piggie… [the word means] the female genitalia. From which [comes] a proverb: 'you seem about to sell 'piggie' in Acrocorinth.' Meaning you seem to be about to earn a wage in Corinth. For [there are] …Matched in translationhighshort

αι165Αἴ κε πάθοι τά κ' ἔρεξε δίκη δ' ἰθεῖα γένοιτοif he should endure the sufferings which he has inflicted, the punishment would be just… di/kh k'), and attributed to Rhadamanthys (rho 12, rho 13); proverbial in Appendix Proverbiorum 2.12. An anonymous commentator on the Ethics quotes this as two verses -- the first one is ei) kaka/ tis …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1029Διθυραμβοδιδάσκαλοιdithyramb-directors… gay man (lambda 264, lambda 278, pi 3225, cf. the proverb for homosexual acts, ta\ *kinhsi/ou dra=| 'he does the acts of Cinesias': Michael Apostolius, Proverbs 15.89) and lampooned for his gruesome appearance, covered …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1168ΔιονύσιαDionysia… Many quotations of Aristophanes in the Suda are introduced as 'proverbs' (paroimiai), even if they would be better described as “pithy sayings”: cf. e.g. delta 1282, epsilon 3234, nu 597. It is possible that …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1419Δοῦλος ὢν κόμην ἔχειςdespite being a slave you have [long] hair[1] Aristophanes, Birds 911 (web address 1), and scholion; proverbial in Apostolius 6.34. [2] As at e.g. Herodotus 7.7.1 (web address 2), of Egypt after Xerxes' punitive invasion. Note also the proverb 'more enslaved …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1560Δοῖδυξpestle… word, and a)letri/banos an Asian one. The scholia refer to proverbial expressions: scholia to Knights 984b paroimi/a, doi/duc au)/cei: e)pi\ tw=n li/an mikrw=n, "there is a proverb, "the grinder causes [things] to augment: [it …Matched in noteshighshort

ε97Ἐγκιλικίζεταιis acting the Cilician… kappa 1607.) Whatever its origins, the headword was treated as proverbial: see Diogenianus 2.51 and Appendix Proverbiorum 2.7. [1] See kappa 1606.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1717ἘξηκεστίδηςExekestides… of this play (414 BCE), see Dunbar 137-8. For the proverb implied by the last sentence here see (e.g.) Appendix Proverbiorum 2.70.Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2807Ἐποποῖepopoi (in hoopoe-ese)… 'a wailing, curlew-like koo-ree.' This is probably the Greek charadrios (proverbial for its gluttony at Plato, Gorgias 494B). Pisetaerus congratulates Tereus at line 266 on his imitation of this bird. We should take this …Matched in noteshighlong

ε3347Ἔοικα βοῦς ἐπὶ σφαγὴν μολεῖνI seem to be going as an ox to slaughter… as comica adespota fr. 631 Kock (not in K.-A.). Later proverbial: Apostolius 7.59, Appendix Proverbiorum 2.73, etc.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3348Ἐοίκασι τοῖς ἐκ Πύλου ληφθεῖσι τοῖς Λακωνικοῖςthey look like those taken out of Pylos -- the Lakonians… soi dokou=sin ei)ke/nai;, 'What do they look like to you?') Proverbial in Appendix Proverbiorum 2.74. [2] cf. kappa 1731. For the events of 425 BCE, see Thucydides 4.3-41. A total of 292 Spartans who …Matched in noteshighmedium

α1173Ἀληθέστερα τῶν ἐπὶ Σάγρᾳtruer things than those at SagraA proverb in reference to things that are true, but are not believed. For Sagra [is] a place in Lokris. Menander in Anatithemene mentions the proverb. They say that the Epizephyrian Lokrians were at …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3459Ἀπ' ὄνου καταπεσώνhaving fallen from a donkeyA proverb [deriving] from those who attempt horsemanship when they are not even able to handle donkeys. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "why, pray, are you talking nonsense, as if you had fallen from a …Matched in translationhighshort

δ1164λέγεται καὶ ἵπποςDiomedeian compulsionAlso found is '[Diomedeian] horse'. A proverb, [stemming] from [Diomedes [Author, Myth]] the son of Tydeus or from the Thracian [Diomedes]. The latter compelled his guests to have intercourse with his daughters and then …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1073Ἀλλ' ἅπαν γένοιτ' ἂν ἤδηbut now anything might happen["But now anything might happen.] I applaud the old proverb. For one must look under every stone, lest a politician bite." The proverb [is as follows]: "under every stone a scorpion sleeps: watch out!"Matched in translationhighshort

γ491Γυμνότερος Ἰαλέμουmore naked than a IalemosThe *)ia/lemos [is] a nickname of a dirge. [The proverb] is applied in reference to pitiful people/things. Also [sc. attested is] "more naked than a pestle and a slough", though Aristophanes [says] "more blind". …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3891Ἄρισταbest[Meaning] finest. And [there is] a proverb: "a lame man mounts best." In reference to those who chose their own evils rather than the good things of another.Matched in translationhighshort

χ115ΧαρινάδηςCharinades… name. This man was sluggish. And [sc. thereby arose] a proverb: 'Charinades is better than you at walking'. In reference to those making slow progress.Matched in translationhighshort

α328Ἀγωνάρχαιcontest-judges… my arms to the Achaeans." Also [sc. attested is] a proverb: "a contest does not accept excuses." It is applied to those who have not profited at all if they made excuses. Also [sc. …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3729Ἀράβιος ἄγγελοςArabian messenger… Dedicated Girl or Messenian Woman [uses the phrase]. From the proverb [about the] "Arabian piper". "So I started an Arabian pipe going"; it is applied to those who speak incessantly. Long ago, they say, …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3946Ἀρκάδας μιμούμενοιimitating Arkadians, imitating Arcadians[sc. A proverb] in reference to those who labor for others. For the Arcadians, though they had become the most warlike of Greeks, conquered no one on their own but many when fighting with …Matched in translationhighshort

γ316Γλυκὺς ἀγκώνsweet elbowThe proverb [functions] not in terms of an opposition, but aims to say "o sweet traits". It is a proverb, as [applied to] someone/something addressed. Thus the comic poet Plato [used it] in the …Matched in translationhighshort

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