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- ι17ἸάλεμοςIalemos, dirgeHe who/that which brings grief to the lost. And [there is] a proverb, "more chilly than Ialemos." They call a dirge a Ialemos. They say that he was the son of Calliope, unfortunate and …
- ι80ἼβυκοςIbykos, Ibycus[Ibycus] son of Phytios, but others [say] of Polyzelos the Messenian historiographer, others yet of Kerdas. His family was from Rhegium. From there he came to Samos when Polycrates the father of the tyrant …
- ι88Ἴδ' ἀφύη πῦρthe sprat saw the fireA proverb relating to speed. No sooner said than done.
- ι165Ἱερείας ἐνύπνιονpriestess's dreamBut others say it should rather be called Himeraia's dream. A certain old woman [named] Himeraia, so they say, thought she saw herself taken up into the heavens, and indeed as she entered the …
- ι185Ἱερόνsacred[Meaning] holy, dedicated to the god [or: to God]. For they call sacred every thing that is dedicated to the gods. And [there is] a proverb: "a sacred thing [is] counsel." A proverb [used] …
- ι241ἼθοροςithorosProverbial, in reference to those who give encouragement.
- ι277Ἶκταρclose together[Meaning] near. [Meaning] close by: it is said from arriving [e)f-iknei=sqai]. And [there is] a proverb: "strikes nowhere near." This is said in dialect like diwlu/gion.
- ι283ἼκτινοςkiteA kind of bird of prey which appears in the spring. And [there is] a proverb: "rolling down before kites." For when spring begins, the kite appears. Delighted by this they used to roll, …
- ι284ἼκτινοςkiteA kind of bird. "For I do not think it is easy for one who is changed by old age to escape the story which they tell about the kite: which, [they say] being …
- ι313ἸλιάςIliad[Meaning] the multitude.
- ι314Ἰλιὰς κακῶνIliad of evils, Iliad of woes[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to great evils.
- ι381Ἰνοῦς ἄχηIno's distressShe had two sons, Learchos and Melikertes, whom Athamas killed with arrows. Afterwards she was called Leukothea.
- ι500Ἰωρόςioros[Meaning] doorkeeper, guard. And [there is] a proverb: "nor inside the ioros". And the law in force amongst Athenians used to stipulate that murderers stay "outside the ioros." So the proverb was applied to …
- ι518Ἱππαρχίων ἄφωνοςHipparchion speechlessThere were two kithara-singers, Hipparchion and Rufinus; and when a contest [sc. between them] had begun Hipparchion stood speechless.
- ι524Ἱππάρχου πίναξhipparch's tablet[sc. A proverbial phrase arising] because amongst Syracusans the hipparchs used to publicize the names of those unfit for service by writing them on tablets.
- ι527Ἱππέας εἰς πεδίον προκαλῇyou are calling the cavalrymen onto a plainClearly [to a place] where one would be successful; for horse-troops are strong on a plain.
- ι538Ἱππεῖς λευκοθώρακεςwhite-corsleted horsemenAnd [there is] a saying: "horsemen [sc. belong] in Thessaly and Thrace, but archers and the lighter-armed [sc. sort of troops] in India and Crete and Caria".
- ι562ἹππόλυτοςHippolytos, HippolytusThis man wrote a commentary on the visions of Daniel and on the proverbs of Solomon.
- ι563Ἱππόλυτον μιμήσομαιI will copy Hippolytus[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those professing self-control.
- ι574Ἵππον εἰς πεδίον ἄξειςyou will lead a horse into a plainMeaning where it is profitable for me.
- ι586Ἵππῳ γηράσκοντι τὰ μείονα κύκλον ἐπίβαλλεmake an ageing horse do the lesser circuit[sc. A proverb] in reference to those who because of age need some rest and respite.
- ι623Ἴσαι ψῆφοιequal votes[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are narrowly convicted in the jurycourts [sc. of classical Athens]. For if the votes are equal, defendants are relieved from trials in which the man …
- ι638Ἴσθμιαneck-ornaments[Meaning] collars, necklaces, gorgets. [Some of the] Greeks' festivals are also called [this]. And [there is] a proverbial expression: i)sqmia/zein ["to attend the Isthmian Games"], [used] in reference to those who have a bad …
- ι668Ἰσότης φιλότηςequality amityThis [is] a gnomic [statement] showing that equality encompasses amity.
- ι675Ἴσῳ ζυγῷwith an equal yokeMeaning on an equal basis. "Loving him and being loved by him, as they say, 'with an equal yoke,' he willingly spent time with him, and did nothing that that man did not first …
- ι689Ἱστίονsail[Meaning] rigging. "He came with full sails to his wisdom." Meaning with all his strength, all his power, his whole soul. And [there is] a proverb: "to sacrifice to Histia." The proverb is said …
- ι700Ἵστοροςknowledgeable[Meaning one who is] wise.
- ι780Ἰχθυάᾳfishes, goes fishing[Meaning he/she/it] hunts for fish. And [there is] a proverb: "you are teaching a fish to swim". In reference to those teaching things that are [already] known.