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Ἀγκών
elbow
… the evil exit of the man." And [there is] a
proverbial
expression: wiping one's nose with the elbow. Bion the philosopher said: "my father was a freed slave, wiping his nose with his elbow;" …
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Ἀλώπηξ τὸν βοῦν ἐλαύνει
a fox drives the ox
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Ἀκμὴ καλεῖ
a moment is calling
[1] The headword is a
proverbial-sounding
phrase which, beyond this opening gloss (also in Photius and other lexica), is lost sight of in the entry which follows. It comes from Euripides, Hecuba 1042. [2] …
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