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Ἔοικα βοῦς ἐπὶ σφαγὴν μολεῖν
I seem to be going as an ox to slaughter
… as comica adespota fr. 631 Kock (not in K.-A.). Later
proverbial:
Apostolius 7.59, Appendix
Proverbiorum
2.73, etc.
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3348
Ἐοίκασι τοῖς ἐκ Πύλου ληφθεῖσι τοῖς Λακωνικοῖς
they look like those taken out of Pylos -- the Lakonians
… soi dokou=sin ei)ke/nai;, 'What do they look like to you?')
Proverbial
in Appendix
Proverbiorum
2.74. [2] cf. kappa 1731. For the events of 425 BCE, see Thucydides 4.3-41. A total of 292 Spartans who …
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3869
Ἐφ' ἑστίας
at the hearth
… Agamemnon 427 or 1435), but in any event it is
proverbial:
see Appendix
Proverbiorum
1.43 and the other paroemiographers. [2] Sophocles, Electra 419-420 (web address 1), with scholion.
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Ἱερείας ἐνύπνιον
priestess's dream
… Photius iota49 Theodoridis), and cf. the headword phrase as a
proverb:
Appendix
proverbiorum
3.25. Ultimately a fragment of tau 602, the Sicilian historian Timaeus of Tauromenium (FGrH 566 F29) preserved in the scholia to …
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1389
Κέρδος αἰσχύνης ἄμεινον
advantage is better than dishonour
… adulterer to the corner". Fragment taken up by collectors of
proverbs
(Diogenianus 5.42, Zenobius 4.67, Macarius Chrysocephalus 5.13, Michael Apostolius 9.68). The
proverb
is vaguely connected to the passage from Sophocles discussed next. [1] …
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ε
3254
Ἔσχατος Μυσῶν πλεῖν
to sail last of the Mysians
… Aiolis at the boundaries of Mysia. Some say that the
proverb
of the oracle occurred when Telephos was consulting the oracle in regard to his parents [and asking] to what places he might go …
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κ
2133
Κόρχορος
blue pimpernel
A worthless wild herb. Hence the
proverb
"and a blue pimpernel among herbs". Some render the korchoros as a certain fish, like the dolphin-fish, and as a cheap dish. But the
proverb
is spoken …
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α
1173
Ἀληθέστερα τῶν ἐπὶ Σάγρᾳ
truer things than those at Sagra
A
proverb
in reference to things that are true, but are not believed. For Sagra [is] a place in Lokris. Menander in Anatithemene mentions the
proverb.
They say that the Epizephyrian Lokrians were at …
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α
3459
Ἀπ' ὄνου καταπεσών
having fallen from a donkey
A
proverb
[deriving] from those who attempt horsemanship when they are not even able to handle donkeys. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "why, pray, are you talking nonsense, as if you had fallen from a …
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δ
1164
λέγεται καὶ ἵππος
Diomedeian compulsion
Also found is '[Diomedeian] horse'. A
proverb,
[stemming] from [Diomedes [Author, Myth]] the son of Tydeus or from the Thracian [Diomedes]. The latter compelled his guests to have intercourse with his daughters and then …
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30
Λαγὼς περὶ τῶν κρεῶν
a hare [runs] for his life
A
proverb:
for the hare [is] a cowardly animal. Hence a man from Rhegium was called a hare; for they used to satirize the people of Rhegium for cowardice. There is a
proverb:
'the …
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α
1073
Ἀλλ' ἅπαν γένοιτ' ἂν ἤδη
but now anything might happen
["But now anything might happen.] I applaud the old
proverb.
For one must look under every stone, lest a politician bite." The
proverb
[is as follows]: "under every stone a scorpion sleeps: watch out!"
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γ
491
Γυμνότερος Ἰαλέμου
more naked than a Ialemos
The *)ia/lemos [is] a nickname of a dirge. [The
proverb]
is applied in reference to pitiful people/things. Also [sc. attested is] "more naked than a pestle and a slough", though Aristophanes [says] "more blind". …
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271
παροιμία
the ten-company of Lykos, the ten-company of Lycus
A
proverb.
Lykos at Athens [was] a hero, in the shape of a wild animal, [whose temple stood] by the jurycourt. 'Company of ten' [signifies] being bribed in tens, to which the
proverb
[refers]. …
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κ
1404
Κέρκουρος
kerkouros, light galley
… and cock-boats [are] kinds of boats. And [there is] a
proverb:
"and a light galley [sc. belongs] among herbs". A herb [is] something wild, worthless, hence the
proverb.
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κ
2549
Κοινὰ τὰ τῶν φίλων
the property of friends is common property
Timaeus says in his 9th [book] that this
[proverb]
originated in Magna Graecia, in the period when Pythagoras persuaded those settling there to hold property undistributed [to private owners]. Menander uses the
proverb
in …
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α
3891
Ἄριστα
best
[Meaning] finest. And [there is] a
proverb:
"a lame man mounts best." In reference to those who chose their own evils rather than the good things of another.
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ε
2239
Ἐπιβολή
plan, project
… of good men, and again a time when, as the
proverb
goes, 'A good man meets in his turn someone better'." They say this about Hyllus the Heraclid and Echemus of Tegea.
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ε
3141
Ἐσθλά
[things] good [of their kind]
… of good men, and again a time when, as the
proverb
goes, ‘A good man meets in his turn someone better’.”
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χ
115
Χαρινάδης
Charinades
… name. This man was sluggish. And [sc. thereby arose] a
proverb:
'Charinades is better than you at walking'. In reference to those making slow progress.
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α
328
Ἀγωνάρχαι
contest-judges
… my arms to the Achaeans." Also [sc. attested is] a
proverb:
"a contest does not accept excuses." It is applied to those who have not profited at all if they made excuses. Also [sc. …
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853
Ἀκέφαλος
headless
[Meaning] one who is rightless. And [there is] a
proverb:
Headless story. The
proverb
is spoken in reference to those speaking unfinished things.
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α
1077
Ἅλας ἄγων καθεύδεις
you are asleep while carrying salt
[sc. A
proverb]
in reference to those sleeping or being idle in great danger. For when some merchant-shipper has filled the ship with salt, the bilge water comes up and the salt is dissolved. …
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α
3729
Ἀράβιος ἄγγελος
Arabian messenger
… Dedicated 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, …
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α
4599
Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξας
having let go and having set free
… This is also found in Demosthenes. And [there is] a
proverb:
"having let go the brace he chases the sheet". The
proverb
[is found] in Hyperides. In reference to those who ignore more important …
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γ
316
Γλυκὺς ἀγκών
sweet elbow
The
proverb
[functions] not in terms of an opposition, but aims to say "o sweet traits". It is a
proverb,
as [applied to] someone/something addressed. Thus the comic poet Plato [used it] in the …
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ε
1377
Ἐν Καρὶ τὸν κίνδυνον
the risk in a Carian
[A
proverb]
in reference to those selling their own woes for a wage. Because of the fact that the Carians were the first men to serve as mercenary soldiers. So the
proverb
is said …
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ι
185
Ἱερόν
sacred
… that is dedicated to the gods. And [there is] a
proverb:
"a sacred thing [is] counsel." A
proverb
[used] in reference to those who are very clever in taking counsel.
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ι
689
Ἱστίον
sail
… all his power, his whole soul. And [there is] a
proverb:
"to sacrifice to Histia." The
proverb
is said against those who do not easily share with anyone. For it was a custom among …
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κ
2460
Κροκωτός
krokotos, saffron-colored robe
… this [sc. a lionskin] was Herakles' [sc. characteristic] garment. The
proverb
is used of things which are incongruous. [Dionysus] is wearing the lionskin in order to look threatening. And [sc. there is] a
proverb:
…
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