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191
Χελώνη μυιῶν
a tortoise [uncaring] of flies
[sc. a
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those who think little of someone/something. Also [sc. attested is] 'to a tortoise'. "You think your frankness is 'worth four obols', as the saying goes. You do …
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2819
Ἄξιος λαβεῖν ὁ μισθός
the wage [is] worth taking
… hiding the anger with silence. Also [sc. attested is the
proverbial
phrase] "worth a hair"; in reference to something cheap and commonplace; inasmuch as hair is worth nothing. Aristophanes [writes]: "if I stole something …
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δ
400
Δηλίου κολυμβητοῦ
Delian diver
This [sc.
proverbial
phrase] was uttered in reference to a book of Heraclitus, because it was hard to understand, that it needed a Delian diver who would not be drowned in it. Some entitle …
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249
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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β
293
Βίος
life
… 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 …
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4472
Αὐτὴ κάμινος αὐτὸς εἵλκυσε καπνὸς ἢ τροχός
the oven itself, the smoke itself or the wheel dragged on
[sc. A
proverbial
saying] in reference to those doing the same or similar things.
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1183
Ἀληλεσμένον
ground-up
… worked on, ready to eat. Also [sc. attested is the
proverbial
phrase] a)lhlesme/nos bi/os, in reference to those with an ample supply of what they need. But another
proverb
says: "for [there are] no …
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1194
Ἄλλην δρῦν βαλάνιζε
shake acorns from another oak
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those continually begging something or always borrowing from the same people. And [there is] another
proverb:
enough of oak. In reference to those eating something with difficulty …
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1388
Ἀλωπεκίζειν
to play the fox
… 1), where it is presented as an already-existing song or
proverb.
Zenobius (1.70) and other paroemiographers present both
proverb
and gloss more fully: "to play the fox to another fox: in reference to those …
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371
Ἀγροῦ πυγή
rump of the country; fat of the land
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to the comfortably-off and those attending perseveringly to some kind of task.
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1303
Ἅλμη οὐκ ἔνεστ' αὐτῷ
there is no salt in him; there is no sauce in him
[sc. A
proverbial
saying] in reference to the sour and unpleasant [man].
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1355
Ἀλλ' οὐκ ἔνεστι συκοφάντου δήγματος
but it does not have [a charm] against an informer's bite
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to ineffectual things. It leaves out the [word] "charm". The attendant says in character that there is no spell on the ring that serves as an antidote for …
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1391
Ἀλώπηξ οὐ δωροδοκεῖται
a fox does not take bribes
[sc. A
proverbial
saying] in reference to those not easily won over by bribes. Cratinus in Laws [writes]: "each one of you is a fox who takes bribes"
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2536
Ἄνθρωπος ἀνθρώπου δαιμόνιον
man (is) man's divinity
A
proverb
in reference to those who are unexpectedly saved by a man and who are popular because of them. Also [sc. attested are the phrases] 'a man [like the] Euripos', 'fortune [like the] …
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3234
Ἁπλοῦν θύλακον πάτει
treads a single sack
[sc. A
proverbial
saying] in reference to people/things easily despised.
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4582
Ἀφέντες τὴν ὑπέραν τὸν πόδα διώκουσιν
they let go the brace and chase the sheet
[sc. A
proverbial
saying] in reference to those who abandon necessities and favour superfluities instead. In Hyperides.
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αι
114
Αἰθέρα νήνεμον ἐρέσσεις
you are rowing the windless aether
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those who labor in vain.
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β
446
Βοῦν ἐν γνάθοις φέρει
he is carrying an ox in his jaws
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to gluttons.
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601
Χοῖρος
pig, 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] …
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δ
1560
Δοῖδυξ
pestle
… 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 …
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3459
Ἀπ' ὄνου καταπεσών
having fallen from a donkey
A
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 …
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1164
λέγεται καὶ ἵππος
Diomedeian compulsion
Also 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 …
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1073
Ἀλλ' ἅπαν γένοιτ' ἂν ἤδη
but 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!"
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853
Ἀκέφαλος
headless
[Meaning] one who is rightless. And [there is] a
proverb:
Headless story. The
proverb
is spoken in reference to those speaking unfinished things.
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4599
Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξας
having let go and having set free
… This is also found in Demosthenes. And [there is] a
proverb:
"having let go the brace he chases the sheet". The
proverb
[is found] in Hyperides. In reference to those who ignore more important …
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749
Ἄθως καλύπτει πλευρὰ Λημνίας βοός
Athos conceals the flank of a Lemnian cow
A
proverb
in reference to those paining or harming anyone; since Mount Athos overshadows the cow, made of white stone, in Lemnos.
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2031
Ἀναπολεῖ
repeats
[Meaning he/she/it] unfolds. And [there is] a
proverb:
"even if you ruin your shoulders winnowing water, water still remains"; in reference to those who labour endlessly. Als [sc. attested is] a)napo/lhsis ["repetition"] a feminine …
Matched in translation
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short
α
2260
Ἀνέμου παιδίον
wind's child
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to the changeable and capricious.
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2521
Ἄνθρακες ὁ θησαυρὸς ἦσαν
the treasure was ashes
A
proverb
in reference to those hoping for good things but distressed as a result of how their hope for good things turned out.
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329
Βλέπειν γὰρ ἄντικρυς δόξεις μ' Ἄρη
for 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 …
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