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35 entries for Diogenianus

  1. γ115Γέλως ΜεγαρικόςMegarian laughterComoedia Dorica testimonium #9 Kassel-Austin. cf. Diogenianus 3.88 and other paroemiographers.Matched in noteshighshort
  2. ε1150Ἐν γῇ πένεσθαι μᾶλλον ἢ πλουτοῦντα πλεῖνbetter to be a poor man on land than to make a voyage as a rich oneAntiphanes fr. 101 Kock, now 290 K.-A.; Diogenianus 4.83 and other paroemiographers. cf. eta 5.Matched in noteshighshort
  3. η608Ἡ συκάμινος συκαμίνῳ ῥύπτεταιthe mulberry-tree is cleansed by a mulberry-treeComica adespota fr. 1269 Kock, but not in K.-A.; Diogenianus 2.86, Appendix Proverbiorum 3.13, and other paroemiographers.Matched in noteshighshort
  4. α4520Αὐτὸς αὑτὸν αὐλεῖhe is playing the pipe to himselfComica adespota fr. 733 Kock (but not in K.-A.); Diogenianus 3.16 and other paroemiographers.Matched in noteshighshort
  5. λ822Λύκου πτεράwolf's feathersMenander fr. 167 K.-Th., 148 K.-A.; cf. Diogenianus 3.7 and other paroemiographers. The 'fear' aspect features in the background material (about wolves and oxen) in Apostolius 10.80.Matched in noteshighshort
  6. δ86Δασύπουςshaggy-foot, furry-footComica adespota fr. 555 Kock, now 828 K.-A.; Diogenianus 7.57 and other paroemiographers. Compare generically pi 2875. For hares and proverbs see also delta 87.Matched in noteshighshort
  7. β6Βαβαὶ Μύξοςhey Myxos!cf. Diogenianus 3.65; Apostolius 4.79. The entry is repeated at mu 1419. For babai see already beta 5. The Myxos in question is otherwise unknown.Matched in noteshighshort
  8. κ2436Κριὸς ἀσελγόκερωςoutrageously-horned ramcf. alpha 4140. In Diogenianus 5.61 and other paroemiographers. [1] Plato Comicus fr. 210 Kock, now 232 K.-A.Matched in noteshighshort
  9. κ1429Κεστρᾶν τεμάχηmullets' slices… honest to make gains". The proverb is interpreted differently in Diogenianus 5.53 (Mazarin codex): "concerning the greedy, who pretend to fast; for the animal is insatiable" (on the gluttony of mullets, discussed in Aristotle, …Matched in noteshighmedium
  10. ε97Ἐγκιλικίζεταιis acting the Cilician… 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
  11. α4076Ἀρχαιότερα τῆς διφθέρας λέγειςyou talk more old-fashioned than the hideComica Adespota fr. 564 Kock (but not in K.-A.); cf. Diogenianus 3.2, Macarius 2.48. cf. zeta 39.Matched in noteshighshort
  12. δ1386Δορκάςgazelle, antelope… instead, nowadays registered as Iambica adespota fr. 19 Diehl. In Diogenianus 6.59 and other paroemiographers. See generally Tosi [cited under alpha 378] no.825; and cf. mu 977, pi 2751.Matched in noteshighshort
  13. κ2133Κόρχοροςblue pimpernel… name for a)nagalli\s h( kuanh=, Anagallis caerulea. [2] Zenobius 4.57, Diogenianus 5.36a (repeated in Apostolius 9.100); scholia on Aristophanes, Wasps 239a, 239b (web address 1); scholia on Nicander, Theriaca 626a; often in the variant …Matched in noteshighshort
  14. κ149Κακὴ μὲν ὄψιςface [is] bad… Philemon (fr. 21 Kock and K.-A.); cf. in any event Diogenianus 5.89, Apostolius 9.23.Matched in noteshighshort
  15. ε562Ἐκπερδικίσαιto escape like a partridge… as an intensifier). Either way, the verb became proverbial in Diogenianus and other paroemiographers. cf. delta 911.Matched in noteshighshort
  16. αι376Αἰτναῖος κάνθαροςEtnaean dung-beetle… fragments of Sophocles and Aristophanes: see LSJ s.v. ka/nqaros; cf. Diogenianus 1.59 and other paroemiographers. [2] Aelian fr. 215b Domingo-Forasté (214 Hercher). For Aristaios see already alpha 3898. For Etna cf. alphaiota 373, alphaiota …Matched in noteshighshort
  17. μ385Μεγαρικαὶ ΣφίγγεςMegarian Sphinxes[1] Diogenianus 6.35, etc. [2] So e.g. Cratinus fr. 446 Kock (now 495 K.-A.). [3] Presumably the nymph Maia, mother of Hermes (epsilon 3037). [4] cf. alpha 1081.Matched in noteshighshort
  18. α3402Ἀπόλογος ἈλκίνουAlkino(o)s' story, Alkino(o)s' taleDiogenianus 2.86. The phrase (explained thus in LSJ s.v. a)po/logos, I: "of long and tedious stories, from that told by Odysseus to Alcinous in Od. 9-12") is found in e.g. Comica Adespota fr. 743b …Matched in noteshighshort
  19. η689Ἢ χρὴ τραγῳδεῖν ἢ μελαγχολᾶνone must either make tragedy or be melancholic… (now 826 K.-A.), with pa/ntas after the first infinitive; cf. Diogenianus 5.13, Mantissa Proverbiorum 1.67. Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1763, including Horace's well-known Latin version (Aut insanit homo aut versus facit -- not …Matched in noteshighshort
  20. α4175Ἀσκὸν δέρεινto flay a wine-skin… the headword phrase occurs (web address 1 below). Proverbial in Diogenianus and other paroemiographers. [1] This last sentence reappears at upsilon 548, q.v.Matched in noteshighshort
  21. κ2560Κοινὸς ἙρμῆςHermes [is] common… when applied to individuals see LSJ s.v., IV. [1] cf. Diogenianus 5.38, Apostolius 10.1.Matched in noteshighshort
  22. αι8Αἰάντειος γέλωςAiantean laughter, Ajax's laughter… adjective *ai)a/nteios ('Ajax's') cf. theta 567. [1] = Zenobius 1.43, Diogenianus 1.41, etc. [2] The phrase is found as an example of the use of the adjective in Theognostus 751.4. Adler also cites Lexicon …Matched in noteshighshort
  23. αι101Αἰείalway… both in the headword and in the examples.) [2] cf. Diogenianus 1.70; and see alpha 629. [3] From the scholia to Aristophanes, Lysistrata 855: see next note. The issue addressed is which case of …Matched in noteshighshort
  24. κ2467Κρονικαὶ λῆμαιold-fashioned blindspots, old-fashioned eye-rheumsThe headword phrase (which did, as claimed, become proverbial: see Diogenianus 6.63) is generated from Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 581 (web address 1 below); and the entry as a whole draws on that line -- …Matched in noteshighshort
  25. κ2030Κόνδυλονknuckle… 123, and also in various paroemiographers: see e.g. Zenobius 1.92, Diogenianus 1.81, Apostolius 3.2; they interpret it as "applying to those who ask for something good, and get back something evil", with Apostolius connecting …Matched in noteshighshort
  26. α3756Ἀργαλέον φρονέοντα παρ' ἄφροσι πόλλ' ἀγορεύεινpainful for someone of sound mind to say many things to the senseless… of a gnomic couplet of Theognis; registered as proverbial by Diogenianus (2.90) and other paroemiographers. [2] From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 4.471, where a)rgale/on occurs. [3] Lejeune (below) 151 accepts this etymology, as …Matched in noteshighmedium
  27. γ19Γάλα ὀρνίθωνbirds' milk… and other citations in LSJ s.v. ga/la (web address 3); Diogenianus 2.15 (attributing it to Aristophanes and Eupolis) and other paroemiographers. [1] An excerpt of the quotation that is presented more fully below. [2] …Matched in noteshighmedium
  28. κ1389Κέρδος αἰσχύνης ἄμεινονadvantage is better than dishonour… to the corner". Fragment taken up by collectors of proverbs (Diogenianus 5.42, Zenobius 4.67, Macarius Chrysocephalus 5.13, Michael Apostolius 9.68). The proverb is vaguely connected to the passage from Sophocles discussed next. [1] An …Matched in noteshighshort
  29. κ1607Κιλίκιος τράγοςCilician billy-goat… woven from goat hair: see already kappa 1605, and cf. Diogenianus 5.54, Etymologicum Magnum 513.43, Photius, Lexicon kappa700 Theodoridis (s.v. kigkio/pragoi, corrupt), Hesychius kappa2676. [In her critical apparatus Adler again reports the relevant lemma …Matched in noteshighshort
  30. χ42Χαλκιδίζεινto Chalkidize[1] cf. Diogenianus 3.93, etc. Chalkis [Myth, Place] [chi 41] was one of the two main cities on the island of Euboia in the Archaic and Classical periods (Eretria being the other). The headwords …Matched in noteshighshort

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