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ε3154Ἐς κόρακαςto the crows… plague "begone to the crows!" Aesop, though, tells a story about a big jackdaw who thought that he was the equal of the crows and went to see them. After taking a thrashing he …Matched in translationhighmedium
α3104Ἀπ' ἐχθρῶν πολλὰ μανθάνουσιν οἱ σοφοίfrom enemies the wise learn many things… Menander [writes]: "might we not be saved whence we are destroyed?" From our enemies. For when we fear our enemies we are helped by them; and from our enemies we learn about watchfulness and …Matched in translationhighmedium
α249Ἀγκώνelbow… Belisarius, happened to be confined many traders from the east about to be destroyed by the tyrant at that time, whom the guard of the prison released." "And he placed the siege-engines in the …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ1189Καιρόςopportune time… not accepted, as a physician conversing with one who suffers about the nature of his illness; as if one were to converse with drunken men about temperance. For what is good, if it does …Matched in translationhighmedium
α676Ἄϊδος κυνῆHades' dog-skin [helmet]… Hades helmet from Hieronymos." The proverb was [sc. originally] said about those who are invisible. But now about those who grow their hair exceedingly long. For this Hieronymos was a melic and tragic poet …Matched in translationhighmedium
α3729Ἀράβιος ἄγγελοςArabian messenger… 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, free …Matched in translationhighmedium
μ35Μᾶζαbarley-cake… [sc. attested is] a saying applying to those who boast about the efforts of others: 'kneading a barley cake, the one I’d kneaded'. "The other day I had just kneaded a Laconian cake at …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4112ἈρχίλοχοςArchilochus, Archilochos, Arkhilokhos… nicknamed Crow [Korax], came [to Delphi] to ask the god about what he needed, the Pythia would not approach him, as he was accursed, but instead pronounced, allegedly, those frequently-quoted verses. He, however, put …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3971Ἔφυγον κακόν εὗρον ἄμεινονthey escaped a bad thing [and] found a better… boy whose mother and father were still alive to go about carrying thistles along with acorns, and a winnowing-basket full of loaves of bread, and to say the above-mentioned phrase, which hints at the …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4348Ἀτέχνοιςfor unskilled ones, to unskilled ones, with unskilled ones… to provide divine counsel for herself and to teach her about what must be done." [sc. Also attested is] a)texnw=s, with perispomenon accent, meaning truly, simply, without knavery. Clearly [sc. this means]: either steadfastly …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ1996Κομῆταιcomets… sound of the trimeter; for I myself shall not speak about that dreadful matter and word." "No long-haired fop but 's been caprificated."Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1516Δραχμήdrachma… piglet." [This is said] in reference to those who are about to die or to be initiated [sc. into the Mysteries]; since the initiates used to sacrifice a small pig. The initiates were considered …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ323Λευκὴ ἡμέραwhite day, brilliant day… quiver". For Phylarchus says that the Scythians, when they were about to lie down to sleep, brought their quiver, and if they happened to have passed that day unharmed, they dropped a white pebble …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ1346Κενοὶ κενὰ λογίζονταιempty men think empty thoughts… empty thoughts". Furthermore that man, because he thought he was about to receive 500 talents, discarded even the possessions he already had. And again Aristophanes [writes]: "running in to the town hall with his …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1449ἈλφειόςAlpheios, Alpheus… the river flowing by. I think the Theologian is speaking about this [sc. when he says] "and if some river is believed to flow sweet through sea-water".Matched in translationhighmedium
γ461Γρῦgrunt, ugh… the scholia to Aristophanes, Wealth [Plutus] 17 (web address 1), about to be quoted, and to Knights 877 (where a personage with the name 'Gruttos' is referred to: web address 2); Hesychius gamma938; Anecdota …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ95ΔαυίδDavid… despot would. He was competent both to consider and decide about arrangement of things about to take place and things already set in place. He was temperate, sensible, kind towards those who were in …Matched in translationhighmedium
α2707Ἀντιπελαργεῖνto cherish in turn… the related noun] a)ntipela/rgwsis ["cherishing-in-turn"]. Aristotle says that the story about storks is true; he says that bee-eaters also act similarly. Hence they carve on their staffs a stork above and depict a hippopotamus …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1183Ἀληλεσμένονground-up… wild and thorny, before tending the earth and seeds came about. Hence from this care came the saying a)lhlesme/non bi/on.Matched in translationhighmedium
μ1112Μισήτηhated… by way of a proverb, "hated [is] a woman thick about the ankle", seems to be said in accordance with this. And Cratinus said the following somewhere: "hated women use dildoes." But [Cratinus] calls …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4458ΑὐρηλιανόςAurelian, Aurelianus, Aurelianos… morals he was overall a genuine restorer. See the oracle about him under "If he should suffer".Matched in translationhighmedium
γ48Γαμηλίαwedding-feast… wife [and] before a child was produced, this man testified about the marriage in accordance with the marriages by providing something for his phratry-members by way of festivity. And this is "bringing in a …Matched in translationhighmedium
α905Ἀκμὴ καλεῖa moment is calling[Meaning] an opportunity is calling. So Aelian said [this] about urgency: "At the instant of his pain and suffering, he did not know the road that would take him there [sc. to the god]. …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1168ΔιονύσιαDionysia… [There is] also a saying: "from the same [date] just about that, plus the time since the Dionysia". It was customary for Athenians to reckon the years and the excess number [sc. of months] …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ2254Κωμάσαιto carouse… and stern character.'" And elsewhere: "What are you preening yourself about, and pretending to be refined?"Matched in translationhighmedium
α1173Ἀληθέστερα τῶν ἐπὶ Σάγρᾳtruer things than those at Sagra… what is absolutely true. For it is said the word about the victory came on the same day from Italy to Sparta. Hence the story became a proverb in reference to truthful matters.Matched in translationhighmedium
α1409Ἁλσὶ διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτ' ἂν οὑτοσίthis man might be helped if he were rubbed with salt… salt. It is as if he were making a statement about a wineskin, which become better when rubbed with salt. At the same time we treat madmen with salt and olive oil and they …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1282Διοίσεινto bear through, to differ… of Pamphilos." This man was a tragic poet and wrote about what happened to the Heraclidae.Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3391Εὐγενέστερος Κόδρουnobler than Kodros, nobler than Codrus… and killed him, according to Eudemos. But those [who write] about Kodros say that when he was king of the Athenians, and the Lacedaemonians' crops failed throughout their territory, they decided to march against …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1510Ἅμματα[Kasiotic] knots… binding of her dainty woven head-dress." And the Pisidian [writes] about Chosroes: "when, then, he was in bindings, they tied him with a more secure bond."Matched in translationhighmedium