Skip to content

Browse Topics Random About

Searching…

The Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient world, in English and Greek.

Read

Browse Α–Ω
Topics
Random entry

Project

About & credits
Report an error
Original SOL ↗

Follow

@ReadSuda
@readsuda.org

A new reader for the Suda On Line translation, made by 200+ volunteer translators and editors. Greek text after Adler’s edition. Translations © their translators and SOL, licensed CC BY-NC-SA.

Free · non-commercial · no ads · no accounts[email protected]Maintained with ❤️ by Rick Lithan

⌕Search ΑLetters ⤨Random

Keyboard shortcuts

j: Next entry
k: Previous entry
g: Toggle Greek
/: Search
?: Show shortcuts

Search

Search the Suda

All Headwords Translation Greek Notes

Keyword

geography151
proverbs144
daily life137
ethics76
biography60
religion56
history52
definition50
military affairs42
dialects, grammar, and etymology37
comedy36
zoology36

32 more

aetiology33
economics32
historiography31
mythology27
food25
poetry23
science and technology22
imagery21
law20
women20
gender and sexuality18
tragedy18

Letter

Α alpha50
Ε epsilon28
Δ delta22
Χ chi14
Β beta12
ΑΙ alphaiota9
Η eta7
Γ gamma5

1 more

ΕΙ epsiloniota4

Vetting status

high151

Length

Short101
Medium50

Translator

Jennifer Benedict43
David Whitehead40
William Hutton21
Catharine Roth20
Malcolm Heath5
Craig Gibson4

14 more

Anne Mahoney3
Robert Dyer2
Ross Scaife ✝2
Andrew Morrison1
Antonella Ippolito1

Filters (1)

Keyword

geography151
proverbs144
daily life137
ethics76
biography60
religion56
history52
definition50
military affairs42
dialects, grammar, and etymology37
comedy36
zoology36

32 more

aetiology33
economics32
historiography31
mythology27
food25
poetry23
science and technology22
imagery21
law20
women20
gender and sexuality18
tragedy18

Letter

Α alpha50
Ε epsilon28
Δ delta22
Χ chi14
Β beta12
ΑΙ alphaiota9
Η eta7
Γ gamma5

1 more

ΕΙ epsiloniota4

Vetting status

high151

Length

Short101
Medium50

Translator

Jennifer Benedict43
David Whitehead40
William Hutton21
Catharine Roth20
Malcolm Heath5
Craig Gibson4

14 more

Anne Mahoney3
Robert Dyer2
Ross Scaife ✝2
Andrew Morrison1
Antonella Ippolito1

151 entries for proverbs

Relevance Adler order Longest first

geography ×
Clear all

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
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
ε3254Ἔσχατος Μυσῶν πλεῖνto sail last of the Mysians… Aiolis at the boundaries of Mysia. Some say that the proverb of the oracle occurred when Telephos was consulting the oracle in regard to his parents [and asking] to what places he might go …

ε97

Ἐγκιλικίζεται

is acting the Cilician

[Meaning he/she/it] is acting maliciously, is behaving badly. For the Cilicians had a reputation for wickedness. Hence they also say *kili/kios o)/leqros ["Cilician doom"]. For to act like a Cilician [is] to behave…

Ἐγκιλικίζεται· κακοηθεύεται, κακοποιεῖ. διεβέβληντο γὰρ ἐπὶ πονηρίᾳ οἱ Κίλικες. ἐντεῦθεν λέγεται καὶ Κιλίκιος ὄλεθρος. ἐγκιλικίζειν γὰρ τὸ κακοηθίζεσθαι.

philosophy

philosophy

17

17

trade and manufacture14

trade and manufacture14

meter and music12

meter and music12

D. Graham J. Shipley

D. Graham J. Shipley

1

1

Ioannis Doukas1

Ioannis Doukas1

Nathan Greenberg ✝1

Nathan Greenberg ✝1

Oliver Phillips ✝1

Oliver Phillips ✝1

Phiroze Vasunia1

Phiroze Vasunia1

Timothy Pepper1

Timothy Pepper1

Matched in translationhighmedium

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

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

η271παροιμίαthe ten-company of Lykos, the ten-company of LycusA proverb. Lykos at Athens [was] a hero, in the shape of a wild animal, [whose temple stood] by the jurycourt. 'Company of ten' [signifies] being bribed in tens, to which the proverb [refers]. …Matched in translationhighshort

ε2239Ἐπιβολήplan, project… of good men, and again a time when, as the proverb goes, 'A good man meets in his turn someone better'." They say this about Hyllus the Heraclid and Echemus of Tegea.Matched in translationhighshort

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

ε1377Ἐν Καρὶ τὸν κίνδυνονthe risk in a Carian[A proverb] in reference to those selling their own woes for a wage. Because of the fact that the Carians were the first men to serve as mercenary soldiers. So the proverb is said …Matched in translationhighshort

χ586Χρυσοχοεῖονgoldsmithy… for him as to experience it". Plato too employs the proverb: "well, said Thrasymachus, is he 'smelting gold'?". They say that the proverb originated as follows. A certain rumor once struck the mass of …Matched in translationhighmedium

α749Ἄθως καλύπτει πλευρὰ Λημνίας βοόςAthos conceals the flank of a Lemnian cowA proverb in reference to those paining or harming anyone; since Mount Athos overshadows the cow, made of white stone, in Lemnos.Matched in translationhighshort

α878Ἀκκιζόμενοςacting coyly, being prudish, toying… the man naturally on to jealousy". And [there is] a proverb: a Scythian toying with the donkey. In reference to those ostensibly nauseated but in fact avid. For someone who had seen a dead …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1561Ἀμετρίlimitlessly[Meaning] without limit. And [there is] a proverb: "[they who are] eating barley-bread limitlessly."Matched in translationhighshort

α3963ἍρμαHarmaA place in Attica. And [there is] a proverb: "whenever [lightning] flashes through Harma." In reference to things which take a long time to happen.Matched in translationhighshort

β60ΒάκχυριςBakchuris, Bocchuris, Bokchyris[sc. A proverbial epithet] in reference to the most just men. For such a one was he, the king of Egypt.Matched in translationhighshort

β587ΒύβλονByblian… by the voice [applying?] to all." And [there is] a proverb: "but a Byblian's seedhead does not hold a big ear," in reference to those who are not able to make do with their …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ619Διαλλάττεινto reconcile… is] no more trustworthiness than in a wolf agape." The proverb [is] in reference to those who pillage other people's property. For in the same way that there is no trustiness in wolves, [there …Matched in translationhighshort

δ1207Διὸς ΚόρινθοςZeus' [son] KorinthosA proverb applying to those who keep saying the same things, it was coined for the following reason: the Megarians, subject to the Corinthians, were oppressed with their orders and clearly vexed on this …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1423Δούλων πόλιςslaves' cityA proverb; [sc. also a city] in Libya: Ephorus in [volume] 5 [mentions it]. Also another [city] of sacred slaves, in which one man is free. There is also, in Crete, Slave-city [Doulopolis], as …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε3890Ἔφηβοςadolescent, ephebe… said of Apollonius and it had the force of a proverb. The law allows only the free to become ephebes. It was necessary for the ephebe to have his right hand wrapped up in …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε4028Ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα κοὐκ ὀνήσιμαenemies' charities are uncharitable and not helpful… have not yet received any reward from the Argives. That proverb among mortals is true, 'enemies' charities are uncharitable and not helpful.' I can assure you that I will know in the future to …Matched in translationhighmedium

χ187Χελιδόνων μουσεῖαswallows' museums[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who do foreign and barbarian things. For the [term] 'swallow' [is] applied to barbarians; for it implies 'Thracian swallow'. And in what follows: "where the swallow …Matched in translationhighshort

χ444Χωρὶς ἱππεῖςcavalry away!… gone Miltiades charged and so won a victory. Hence the proverb is said in reference to those breaking ranks.Matched in translationhighshort

α2287Ἀνεπαρίασανthey broke treaties like the Parians… single word in the Greek. A fuller version of this proverb (Zenobius 2.21 and other paroemiographers) occurs in Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Paros, quoting Ephorus (FGrH 70 F63). The episode in question is the …Matched in noteshighshort

α98Ἄβρωνος βίοςAbron's life[sc. A proverbial phrase] In reference to those who live extravagantly; for Abron became rich among the Argives. Or also from the [adjective] habros ["delicate"]. Also [sc. attested is the adjective] Abroneios ["Abronian"].Matched in translationhighshort

α301Ἀγορὰ Κερκώπωνmarket of Kerkopes… shrank from killing them since their mother begged him. The proverb is spoken in reference to ill-behaved and knavish people.Matched in translationhighshort

α642Ἀεί τις ἐν Κύδωνοςalways someone at Kydon's[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are hospitable and ready to receive [guests]; inasmuch as Kydon the Corinthian was very hospitable.Matched in translationhighshort

α731ἈθήναιοςAthenaios, Athenaeus… that Charmus of Syracuse used to utter little verses and proverbs for every one of the dishes served at his banquets. Clearchus of Soli calls the poem Deipnology, others Opsology, Chrysippus Gastronomy, others The …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1002Ἀκροθίνιαspoils, akrothinia… fitting spoils of pygmies onto a colossus. [There is] a proverb, 'to fit spoils of pygmies onto a colossus'; in reference to people labouring in vain.Matched in translationhighmedium

← PreviousPage 2 of 6Next →