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κ8Κάβοςkabos, cabusA kind of measure. And [there is] a proverb: 'a kabos of kabos'.highshort
κ17Καδμεία νίκηKadmeian victory, Cadmean victoryThis is said in reference to those who are victorious to their hurt. Some say that [this is because] after their victory the Thebans were defeated by the Epigonoi; others [say it is because] …highmedium
κ18Καδμεία νίκηKadmeian victory, Cadmean victoryThey explain the [proverb] as referring to an unprofitable victory; since when Eteokles and Polyneikes fought in single combat both of them perished. But others say that it is used in reference to those …highshort
κ31Κάθαμμα λύειςyou are undoing a knot[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those attempting to undo something which is hard to undo. From the waggon of Midas. For an oracle had been issued to the Phrygians [which said] that …highshort
κ41Καθ' αὑτοῦ ΒελλεροφόντηςBellerophon against himselfIn reference to those who bring evils on themselves. kaq' au(to/ ["for itself"] ....... di' au(to/ ["because of itself"] e(te/rou e(/neken ["for the sake of another"] ..... di' a)/llo ["because of something else"]. The …highlong
κ129Καθ' ὕδατος γράφεινto write on water[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those laboring in vain.highshort
κ149Κακὴ μὲν ὄψιςface [is] badA clause of a proverbial saying. "The face [is] bad, but in [= behind] [it are] cowardly thoughts". Menander [uses the phrase] in Sicyonian.highshort
κ171Κακοῦ κόρακος κακὸν ᾠόνbad crow's bad eggSome say this proverb derives from the winged creature [of this name], because it is not edible itself, and nor is the egg which it lays. But others say it comes from Corax [Crow] …highmedium
κ177Κακῶν πανήγυριςfestival of evils[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to very great [evils]. The Pisidian [writes]: "and everyone, just as in a festival of evils, was miserable about his own individual calamity".highshort
κ182Κακοὶ τῆς πονηρίας πίνουσι τὴν ὁμίχληνbad men drink the fog of villainy[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to to those who are punished as they deserve.highshort
κ183Κακύνειν τὸν πηλόνto spoil the dregsThat is, to do outrage to the man worthy of outrage.highshort
κ225ΚαλλικύριοιKallikyrioiThose who took the place of the Geomoroi ["land-sharers"] in Syracuse, a great mass of them -- these men were slaves of the exiles, according to Timaeus in [book] 6; hence the overwhelming majority …highmedium
κ243ΚαλλιφάνηςKalliphanes, Calliphanesson of Parabrykon ['Voracious']. [A name] applied to those pretending erudition. For this man, by declaiming the copied-out beginnings of many poems and speeches, as far as their third or fourth lines, pretended a …highshort
κ259Κάλωςcord[Meaning] a rope. And [there is] a saying: "to move every rope". [Aristophanes] says it figuratively from the mast. You must unfurl the sails; that is, move everything with a view to prevailing over …highshort
κ292Κάμπιος δρόμοςwinding courseSome [race-]courses were winding, not straight and simple, but having bends.highshort
κ311Κανθάρου μελάντεροςblacker than a dung-beetleA proverb. Menander in Treasury [sc. uses it]. Also: 'wiser than a dung-beetle', in reference to villains and degenerates.highshort
κ313Κανθήλιοςpack-ass[sc. Someone] slow to understand, or dull. Or a large ass/donkey. Xenophon says: "in Babylon the date-palms are not less than a plethron in size: indeed, when they are under great pressure, they bend …highshort
κ324Κάππα διπλοῦνdouble kappaMeaning [double] evils [kaka/]. "Three kappas [are] worst -- Kappadokia, Krete, and Kilikia."highshort
κ335Καπηλίςhuckstress, landlady[The term is derived] from the [phrase] "to spoil [kaku/nein] the dregs [phlo/n]". "Dregs" [phlo/s] [is] wine; hence also [comes] a)/mpelos, i.e. being e)/mpelos, having the dregs in itself.highshort
κ346Καπνοῦ σκιάsmoke's shadow[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to exceedingly weak [people/things]. "And he does not know that he is killing a corpse or smoke's shadow, a mere phantom; for he would not have caught me …highshort
κ388Καρικῇ Μούσῃwith a Carian muse[Meaning] with a mournful [song]. For the Carians seem to be a kind of dirge-singers and to mourn the dead of others for payment. But some understood [Plato to mean] in a non-Greek and …highshort
κ389Καρικὸν θῦμαCarian sacrifice, Karian sacrifice[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are sacrificing lean or inedible [sc. animal] limbs. For the Carians sacrifice a dog. Eunapius [writes this?].highshort
κ395Καρκίνος λαγὼν αἱρεῖa crab is catching a hare[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to impossible things.highshort
κ425ΚάρταcertainlyFrom the [writings] of Sophocles. Ajax says to his own child: "for not perceiving [is] certainly a painless evil, until you learn to rejoice and to grieve."highshort
κ437Καρύκηsauce[Meaning] a dish put together from many ingredients. A Lydian recipe [made] from blood and other dishes; from which they also call mixing something up and making a paste of it 'saucing'. Also [sc. …highmedium
κ497Καταγηρᾶσαι Τιθωνοῦ βαθύτερον καὶ τοῦ Κινύρου πλουσιώτερον καὶ Σαρδαναπάλου τρυφερώτερον ὅπως τὸ τῆς παροιμίας ἐπὶ σοὶ πληρωθῇ δὶς παῖδες οἱ γέροντεςto grow old deeper than Tithonus and richer than Kinyras and daintier than Sardanapalus so that in your case the proverb would be fulfilled: the old are children againSomething said in reference to the long-lived. When Tithonus became very old he was turned by prayer into a cicada; Kinyras, a descendant of Pharnake and king of Cyprus, was exceptionally rich; and Sardanapalus, …highshort
κ652ΚαταμήληνprobingTo probe [mhlw=sai] is what the physicians call inserting a probe somewhere. There was also a certain proverb in reference to those who conjecture about unknown matters. Dyeing fleeces is also called katamhlou=n ["plunging"], …highshort
κ667Κατὰ ναῦνby ship[Meaning] by rank/order. Expressed from the proverb: "by ship the tackle [sc. is determined]".highshort
κ710Κατὰ πῆχυν ἐπεδίδουwas advancing [cubit] by cubitIn reference to those who progress towards greater things. "Unhindered in practicing philosophy, he continued to make a contribution and was advancing [cubit] by cubit, to speak simply, until the panic misfortune."highshort
κ717Κατὰ ποδὸς βάσινby a foot's stepA proverb in reference to those who do something in small stages and methodically and not all at once.highshort

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