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28 entries for Chares

α1464Ἅμ' ἠλέηται καὶ τέθνηκεν ἡ χάριςno sooner had grace shown pity than she diedA proverb in reference to those who are fortunate and quickly forgetting.Matched in headwordhighshort
α1077Ἅλας ἄγων καθεύδειςyou are asleep while carrying salt… the salt is dissolved. Whence also the [related] proverb, "a cargo of salt, whence it comes, there it goes".Matched in translationhighshort
α1355Ἀλλ' οὐκ ἔνεστι συκοφάντου δήγματοςbut it does not have [a charm] against an informer's bite… 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 the bite of the …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1381Ἁλῶν δὲ φόρτος ἔνθεν ἦλθεν ἔνθ' ἔβηa cargo of salt, whence it comes, there it goes[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those using their possessions for themselves and sharing with no one.Matched in headwordhighshort
α1064Ἄλλα μὲν ὁ Λεύκωνος ὄνος φέρει ἄλλα δὲ Λεύκωνsome things Leukon's donkey carries (but) others Leukon[no gloss]Matched in headwordhighshort
α4599Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξαςhaving let go and having set free'Having let go' is when someone releases [someone] from the charges which he charged against him. But 'having set free' is when he persuades the person doing the charging to withdraw and cease bringing …Matched in translationhighmedium
α425ἈδάμAdam… recesses of Hades. And from this point human nature became caricatured and falsified and was stamped with the shapings and designs of the Tyrant. From this source that bastard wisdom had its beginnings, for …Matched in translationhighlong
α4703Ἀχθοφόρονburden-bearing[Meaning] carrying. And [there is] a saying: "[burdens] which not even a hundred Egyptians could lift." For in many places it is recorded that Egyptians were burden-bearing.Matched in translationhighshort
α249Ἀγκώνelbow… of Gelimer was a building full of darkness, which the Carthaginians used to call [the] Elbow; therein were thrown all toward whom the tyrant was ill-disposed. There, in the time of Belisarius, happened to …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4177Ἀσκὸς ἐν πάχνῃa wineskin in a frost… would put on chitons which had a crimson color and carry troughs; wherefore they were called tray-bearers [skafhfo/roi]. The townspeople wore whatever clothing they wanted and carried wineskins on their shoulders, wherefore they were …Matched in translationhighlong
α2261Ἀνέμους γεωργεῖςyou are farming winds… share. For the wind produces and increases all things, but carries away nothing but chaff, so that it takes no gain.Matched in translationhighshort
α455ᾌδεις ὥσπερ εἰς Δῆλον πλέωνyou sing as if sailing into DelosIn reference to someone carefree and enjoying himself.Matched in translationhighshort
α3450Ἀπονέμου τῆς ἁμάξης τῶν δὲ ὄνων οὐδὲν μέλειhelp yourself to the wagon but don't worry about the donkeysA proverb concerning those who take care of their own things but neglect those of others; for instance, those who have a wagon of their own, but rent donkeys, and neglect them.Matched in translationhighshort
α3268ἈπογινώσκωI despair of… up. As, "Phaidon, having despaired of the deeds of the Carthaginians." And, "he having completely despaired of Philemon". And, "they having despaired of salvation".Matched in translationhighshort
α1486Ἅμαξα τὸν βοῦν ἕλκειa wagon is dragging the ox… proverb'); cf. Diogenianus 3.30. A Greek version of "putting the cart before the horse" or "the tail is wagging the dog." Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1885.Matched in noteshighshort
α1303Ἅλμη οὐκ ἔνεστ' αὐτῷthere is no salt in him; there is no sauce in him… senses the word is used as a metaphor for human character. This entry takes it for the opposite of a sour, crabbed character (LSJ entry at web address 3), but at phi 379 Aeschylus's …Matched in noteshighshort
α4466Αὐταῖσι διαβολαῖςslanders and all… eyes to him. As if we were to say: the chariots, riggings and all, horses and all. The subject is lacking. [As regards] 'the other Paphlagonians', [he is saying] that while all are scoundrels, …Matched in translationhighmedium
α3770Ἀργείους ὁρᾷςyou see Argives… another one, about suspicions of theft (said to be a charge comically levelled at Argives -- cf. alpha 3771). Additionally, the App.Prov. quotes Sophocles fr.201h (from the Eriphyle), where the phrase seems to originate.Matched in noteshighshort
α3459Ἀπ' ὄνου καταπεσώνhaving fallen from a donkey… should not], as if my mouth were unbridled, be forcefully carried away by the argument and, as the proverb has it, fall from a mind".Matched in translationhighshort
α2707Ἀντιπελαργεῖνto cherish in turn… true; he says that bee-eaters also act similarly. Hence they carve on their staffs a stork above and depict a hippopotamus below, since force is subordinate to righteous dealing. For storks are doers of …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1183Ἀληλεσμένονground-up… tending the earth and seeds came about. Hence from this care came the saying a)lhlesme/non bi/on.Matched in translationhighmedium
α2477Ἀνίπτοις ποσίνwith unwashed feet[1] Similarly ('without any care') in other lexica; references in Photius alpha2007 Theodoridis. [2] See e.g. Lucian, Pseudologista 4. [3] Zenobius 1.95, etc.; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.651, with lavish parallels. [4] Homer, …Matched in noteshighshort
α1998Ἀνάπαυλανrest… dead. "Who is [bound] for rests from evils and troubles?" Charon [Author, Myth] announces [this], and lists as destinations. "Who is for the Plain of Oblivion?" The Plain of Oblivion is a place of …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4570Ἀφαιρεῖν κροκύδαςto pluck off threads… part of 689 K.-A. For a better-known instance see Theophrastus, Characters 2.3 (the Flatterer does this, and plucking grey hairs out of the beard, to the object of his attentions); and cf. Valeria and …Matched in noteshighshort
α2082Ἀνάστατοιanastatoi… to be made for the Arrêphoroi themselves. Certain flat-cakes called charisioi ["thank-offering cakes"] also used to be spoken of. These were mixed and made from the leftovers, and craftsmen [still?] shape them. Aristophanes in …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1073Ἀλλ' ἅπαν γένοιτ' ἂν ἤδηbut now anything might happen… ("Under every stone, my friend, there lurks a scorpion. Take care that it does not strike you; all kinds of trickery attend the unseen") and Sophocles fr. 138 Nauck ("For in every stone a …Matched in noteshighshort
α731ἈθήναιοςAthenaios, Athenaeus… them a cloak and tunic. [It is on record] that Charmus of Syracuse used to utter little verses and proverbs for every one of the dishes served at his banquets. Clearchus of Soli calls …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4348Ἀτέχνοιςfor unskilled ones, to unskilled ones, with unskilled ones… with accent on the next-to-last syllable], meaning without skill, unlearnedly, carelessly. But with perispomenon accent [sc. with circumflex on the last syllable], a)texnw=s, [it means] truthfully. For deceit [is] an art [te/xnh]. "She asks …Matched in translationhighmedium

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