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β293Βίοςlife… sometimes the act of living itself. And [there is] a proverb: "a ready-kneaded life," in reference to those who are living prosperously in an extravagant and sweet life. And [there is] a[nother] proverb: "a …Matched in translationhighshort
β446Βοῦν ἐν γνάθοις φέρειhe is carrying an ox in his jaws[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to gluttons.Matched in translationhighshort
β329Βλέπειν γὰρ ἄντικρυς δόξεις μ' Ἄρηfor you will think that I look a downright Ares[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those promising to act with every strength and to muster themselves to aid. You will consider me, he is saying, an Ares to look at, successful and …

β293

Βίος

life

Sometimes [it means] the substance of one's possessions, sometimes the act of living itself. And [there is] a proverb: "a ready-kneaded life," in reference to those who are living prosperously in an extravagant and…

Βίος· ποτὲ μὲν ἡ οὐσία τῶν κτημάτων, ποτὲ δὲ αὐτὸ τὸ ζῆν. καὶ παροιμία· Βίον μεμαγμένον, ἐπὶ τῶν εὐδαιμονιζόντων ἐπὶ πολυτελεῖ καὶ ἡδεῖ βίῳ. καὶ παροιμία· Βίον ἀληλεσμένον, ἐπὶ…

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β78Βάλλειν μήλοιςto hit with apples[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who happen upon those they love. Also [sc. attested is] ba/llw ["I hit"]: [used] with an accusative. "Those far away [he was] hitting with arrows out …Matched in translationhighshort

β376Βομβυλιόςbumble[bee]… a derivation] from bombein ["to bumble"]. And [there is] a proverb: "bumblebee fellow", in reference to one who is ineffectual, insofar as the bumblebee is a type of bee which moulds its honeycombs out …Matched in translationhighshort

β392Βορβοροτάραξιo muck-raker… the city with confusion and muck. And [there is] a proverb: "by staining clear water with muck you will never find drink"; in reference to those who mix the most beautiful things with the …Matched in translationhighshort

β410Βοτρυόδωροςgrape-giving… peace-time. Aristophanes [writes]: "o grape-giving mistress." And [there is] a proverb: "grape ripens upon grape", in reference to those striving to be equal.Matched in translationhighshort

β459Βοῦς ἐν αὐλίῳ κάθῃyou are an ox sitting in a courtyardA proverb in reference to useless people.Matched in translationhighshort

β55Βακχεία ποιμαντικήBacchic herdsmanship… beta 57, beta 58. Perhaps the headword phrase is a proverbial saying, similar to English "a wolf in the sheepfold". Dionysus and his followers, with their habit of tearing animals to pieces (cf. Euripides' …Matched in noteshighshort

β189Βατράχειονfrog-green… to Aristophanes, Knights 1406, where the word occurs. [3] This (proverbial?) phrase is not otherwise attested.Matched in noteshighshort

β197ΒδέλλαleechProverbs 30:15 and scholia.Matched in noteshighshort

β295Βίος ἀκανθώδηςa thorny life[1] The headword phrase sounds proverbial, like the others assembled for this entry, but it does not feature in the paroemiographers, and is indeed not otherwise attested. [2] For this and "a ready-kneaded life" …Matched in noteshighmedium

β568ΒρυγμόςgnashingSame or similar entry in other lexica. The proverbial phrase 'then there will be a wailing and a gnashing of teeth' occurs several times in the Gospels (Matthew 8.12, 13.42, 13.50, 22.13, 24.51, 25.30; …Matched in noteshighshort