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35 entries for a plot [against someone]

α1344Ἀλλότριον ἀμᾷς θέροςyou are reaping someone else's summer-crop[sc. A saying] in reference to those harvesting other people's fruits.Matched in headwordhighshort
α642Ἀεί τις ἐν Κύδωνοςalways someone at Kydon's[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are hospitable and ready to receive [guests]; inasmuch as Kydon the Corinthian was very hospitable.Matched in headwordhighshort
α1355Ἀλλ' οὐκ ἔνεστι συκοφάντου δήγματοςbut it does not have [a charm] against an informer's bite… amulets are accustomed to say that it can be used against such-and-such. Alternatively: he [Dikaios] shows him [the informer] a ring that protects from poisons and wards off witchcraft, the sort that they call …Matched in translationhighmedium
α3756Ἀργαλέον φρονέοντα παρ' ἄφροσι πόλλ' ἀγορεύεινpainful for someone of sound mind to say many things to the senselessA saying of Euripides in Bacchae. Also [sc. attested is] a)rgale/on ["painful"], [meaning] difficult. It is said from a)/lgos ["pain"], a)lgale/on with a change of lambda into rho. Something difficult was called "work" [e)/rgon] …Matched in headwordhighmedium
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
α2819Ἄξιος λαβεῖν ὁ μισθόςthe wage [is] worth taking… man who is the same way, is easier to guard against than a quietly clever woman." The sense [is]: someone might more easily guard against the hot-tempered person than [against] someone hiding the anger …Matched in translationhighmedium
α523Ἀδράστεια ΝέμεσιςAdrasteian Nemesis, Nemesis of Adrastos[sc. So called because] from her, someone could not run away [a)podra/seien]. "Adrasteian Nemesis follows him, avenging haughty and unrestrained words." So Adrasteian Nemesis [is named] from Adrastos. [sc. It is a proverbial phrase] …Matched in translationhighshort
α422Ἄδακρυς πόλεμοςtearless war, war without tears… their affairs without any risk and with great ease and against expectation.Matched in translationhighshort
α4570Ἀφαιρεῖν κροκύδαςto pluck off threads… of flattery. Amongst those who use [it is] Aristophanes: "if someone flatters, turning up and plucking off the threads." Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)fairei= w)to\s h)\ r(ino/s ["he/she/it deprives [someone] of an …Matched in translationhighshort
α2637Ἀντ' εὐεργεσίης Ἀγαμέμνονα τῖσαν Ἀχαιοίthe Achaeans punished Agamemnon for benefactionThe proverb [is used] against those abusing benefactors, or indeed outraging [them].Matched in translationhighshort
α842Ἀκεσίας ἰάσατοAkesias healed… who heal for the worse. It seems that Akesias treated someone for the worse.Matched in translationhighshort
α2430Ἀνὴρ ἔοικε ναῦς ἱκετεύειν πέτρανa man (who is) like a ship supplicating a rock… without feeling, from a metaphor of the ship running aground. Against the rock.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
α4714Ἀχρειόγελως ἄνθρωποςuselessly-laughing fellow[Meaning] someone laughing and delighting in things which are useless and not serious.Matched in translationhighshort
α3137Ἄπειροι γῦπεςinexperienced vultures, innumerable vultures… A proverbial phrase] in reference to those keeping watch upon someone for inheritance or for profit; as vultures attend upon those who are dying.Matched in translationhighshort
α4491Αὐτοδίκῃby independent jurisdiction[sc. A term used] when someone goes to court on his own behalf and pleads his own cause. Also [sc. the related verb] au)todikei=n Dinarchus [uses] to mean to define the limits of justice …Matched in translationhighshort
α277Ἀγνοεῖ δ' ἀράχνη παῖδας ὡς παιδεύεταιa spider knows not how she educates her children.… proverbial saying] in reference to those who look after something against their own interest.Matched in translationhighshort
α3986Ἀρνίον σοι λελάληκενa little lamb has spoken to you… its head, 4 cubits in length, and it spoke to someone about the future.Matched in translationhighshort
α455ᾌδεις ὥσπερ εἰς Δῆλον πλέωνyou sing as if sailing into DelosIn reference to someone carefree and enjoying himself.Matched in translationhighshort
α4470Αὕτη γε χρηστῶν ἐστιν ἀνδρῶν ἡ νόσοςthis at any rate is the disease of good menIn reference to those who speak in a critical manner against something which is worthy of being praised.Matched in translationhighshort
α726Ἀθηνᾷ τὸν αἴλουρον(to compare) the cat to Athena… with minor on account of a small similarity; as if someone were to compare the cat to Athena because of the greyness [sc. of their eyes]. Athena and Poseidon contended for Attica; look under …Matched in translationhighshort
α796Ἄκανθαprickle, thorn, spike… design] from this. "The wild beast in violent onslaught strikes against his bonds with his spike and cuts through them". And [there is] a proverb in reference to the dumb and unrefined: "a prickly …Matched in translationhighshort
α4669ἈχαΐαAkhaia, Achaia, Achaea… Another name for] Hellas. For Memmius the consul set out against the Corinthians and deprived Metellus of the victory that was in his grasp. He attacked the hard-pressed Achaeans near the Isthmus, defeated them, …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1019Ἀκροσφαλεῖςprecarious… who is outside miseries to expect awful things. And whenever someone is doing well, that is the time he should examine his life most of all, so disaster does not sneak up on him."Matched in translationhighshort
α946ἈκκώAkko, Acco… a conversation with her own reflection, as though it were someone else. This is the origin of the [verb] to akko-ize. They say that she also knocked in a peg with a sponge.Matched in translationhighshort
α100Ἀβυδηνὸν ἐπιφόρημαAbydene dessertWhenever something unpleasant happens as a result of someone having shown up at the wrong time, we are accustomed to call it an "Abydene dessert." This is because the people of Abydos, whenever they …Matched in translationhighshort
α3788Ἀργυρέαsilver (one)… will conquer all." In reference to those who propose persuading someone [to do] something difficult with gifts. For the Pythia prophesied this oracle to Philip, speaking in riddles because of the treachery which was …Matched in translationhighshort
α1449ἈλφειόςAlpheios, Alpheus… called Arethusa, as if it were her beloved. "But here's someone running and breathing Alpheus". Thus swiftly, as if an Olympic runner, derived from the river flowing by. I think the Theologian is speaking …Matched in translationhighmedium
α732Ἀθηναίων δυσβουλίαAthenians' ill-counsel[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who prosper against expectations and undeservedly. For taking decisions badly is practiced by Athenians; Athena offers to turn that which has been decided badly to good; …Matched in translationhighmedium
α905Ἀκμὴ καλεῖa moment is calling… If he was commanded in a dream to sacrifice to someone, he still was contemptuous of these things and ignorant of them and materialistic." "At the instant of the evil came some memory of …Matched in translationhighmedium

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