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α4472Αὐτὴ κάμινος αὐτὸς εἵλκυσε καπνὸς ἢ τροχόςthe oven itself, the smoke itself or the wheel dragged on[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those doing the same or similar things.Matched in translationhighshort
αι114Αἰθέρα νήνεμον ἐρέσσειςyou are rowing the windless aether[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who labor in vain.Matched in translationhighshort
α3459Ἀπ' ὄνου καταπεσώνhaving fallen from a donkeyA 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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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.

Αὐτὴ κάμινος, αὐτὸς εἵλκυσε καπνὸς ἢ τροχός· ἐπὶ τῶν ὅμοια καὶ παραπλήσια διαπραττομένων.

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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

α4599Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξαςhaving 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 …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

α123Ἀγαθῶν ἀγαθίδεςskeins of good thingsThe proverb is used in the comic poets in reference to a lot of good things. Also [sc. attested is] 'sea of good things', in reference to an abundance of good things. Also [sc. …Matched in translationhighshort

α422Ἄδακρυς πόλεμοςtearless war, war without tears[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who succeed in their affairs without any risk and with great ease and against expectation.Matched in translationhighshort

α4475Αὕτη μὲν ἡ μήρινθος οὐδὲν ἔσπασεthis line brought in nothingA proverb in reference to those meeting with no success. The metaphor [comes] from fishermen.Matched in translationhighshort

α4478Αὐτὴ νῦν ἡ σοφία ζῇnow wisdom herself lives[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to someone with a lofty reputation. Also [sc. attested is the variant] 'now the Muse herself blooms': similar to the previous one and more colloquial.Matched in translationhighshort

α4613Ἀφ' ἱερᾶςfrom a holyA proverb: "I will move the [sc. stone] from a holy." Among those who play checkers there is something called a 'holy line'. Thus Epicharmus. Look under 'I will move the [sc. stone] from …Matched in translationhighshort

αι386Αἱ Χάριτες γυμναίthe Graces (are) naked[sc. This proverbial phrase is used] because it is necessary to give favors simply and openly; or because those who lack the gifts of the Graces are deprived of their own adornment.Matched in translationhighshort

δ648Διὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ πυρὸς ῥιπτεῖν χρήit is necessary to hurl through knives and fire[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who do something recklessly.Matched in translationhighshort

α4470Αὕτη γε χρηστῶν ἐστιν ἀνδρῶν ἡ νόσοςthis at any rate is the disease of good men… form of the gloss might suggest that the line became proverbial, though it is not in the paroemiographers.Matched in noteshighshort

αι192Αἵματι κλαίεινto weep blood, to weep in blood… in other lexica which stem from Pausanias the Atticist (alpha46); proverbial, besides, in Apostolius 1.63. The source of the (full) quotation, however, is indeterminable. [2] Also in Apostolius 1.63 (see preceding note), but otherwise …Matched in noteshighshort

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