α4660Ἀφύα ἐς πῦρ
anchovy into fire
The proverb [is used] in reference to those who have a quick end; inasmuch as it happens that an anchovy cooks very quickly. It is said in the singular in Aristophanes in Broilers, a)fu/h; but always [elsewhere] in the…
Ἀφύα ἐς πῦρ· ἐπὶ τῶν τέλος ὀξὺ λαμβανόντων ἡ παροιμία· παρόσον καὶ τὴν ἀφύαν τάχιστα ἕψεσθαι συμβαίνει. ἑνικῶς δὲ παρὰ Ἀριστοφάνει λέγεται ἐν Ταγηνισταῖς ἀφύη· ἀλλ' ἀεὶ…