Skip to content
Σ
ReadSuda
Browse
Topics
Random
About
Aa
Settings
Searching…
⌕
Search
Α
Letters
⤨
Random
Aa
Settings
Keyboard shortcuts
j
Next entry
k
Previous entry
g
Toggle Greek
/
Search
?
Show shortcuts
Close
Search
Search the Suda
⌕
Search
All
Headwords
Translation
Greek
Notes
Filters (1)
Keyword
daily life
14
✓
proverbs
14
zoology
12
ethics
8
food
5
religion
5
comedy
4
imagery
4
trade and manufacture
4
poetry
3
tragedy
3
agriculture
2
10 more
economics
2
geography
2
law
2
aetiology
1
art history
1
definition
1
dreams
1
meter and music
1
military affairs
1
science and technology
1
Letter
Β
beta
10
Α
alpha
2
Δ
delta
1
Ε
epsilon
1
Vetting status
high
14
Length
Short
12
Medium
2
Translator
Jennifer Benedict
9
David Whitehead
4
Catharine Roth
1
14 entries for
Cypriot ox
Relevance
Adler order
Longest first
proverbs
×
Clear all
β
462
Βοῦς Κύπριος
Cypriot ox
… to the coarse and unperceptive man. For they say that
Cypriot
oxen
eat dung.
Matched in headword
high
short
β
415
Βουδόρῳ νόμῳ
by an ox-flaying custom
… who deserve to be flayed in the same way as
oxen.
Matched in headword
high
short
β
463
Βοῦς ὁ Μολοττῶν
Molossian ox
… Molossians used to make their compacts by cutting up the
oxen
into small pieces.
Matched in headword
high
short
δ
1186
Δι' ὀξείας δραμεῖν
to run through sharps
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those taking risks. For 'sharp' is what they call the spear-point.
Matched in headword
high
short
β
457
Βοῦς ἕβδομος
seventh ox
… not have anything living to sacrifice used to mould [an
ox]
out of dough. When the 6 living [beasts] were being sacrificed -- sheep, pig, ram,
ox,
bird, goose -- a seventh, the one …
Matched in headword
high
medium
β
458
Βοῦς ἕβδομος
seventh ox
… the first phase moon. They used to call this an
ox
and set it up as the seventh, because this seventh used to be one of the sacrifices at the six moons, as Euthycles …
Matched in headword
high
medium
β
460
Βοῦς ἐπὶ γλώττης
an ox on the tongue
… the strength of the animal, or because there was an
ox
stamped on the Athenian coin which those who spoke freely had to pay.
Matched in headword
high
short
β
461
Βοῦς ἐπὶ σωρῷ
an ox on a grain-heap
… a halter. Also [sc. attested is] bou=s ei)s a)mhto/n ["an
ox
into harvest"], in reference to those who are toiling with assistance.
Matched in headword
high
short
β
446
Βοῦν ἐν γνάθοις φέρει
he is carrying an ox in his jaws
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to gluttons.
Matched in headword
high
short
α
1392
Ἀλώπηξ τὸν βοῦν ἐλαύνει
a fox drives the ox
The proverb is applied to things which do not happen in accordance with reason. "When associating with a fox, expect foxiness."
Matched in headword
high
short
α
1486
Ἅμαξα τὸν βοῦν ἕλκει
a wagon is dragging the ox
[no gloss]
Matched in headword
high
short
β
459
Βοῦς ἐν αὐλίῳ κάθῃ
you are an ox sitting in a courtyard
A proverb in reference to useless people.
Matched in headword
high
short
β
464
Βοῦς ὑπὸ ζυγόν
an ox under the yoke
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are always toiling.
Matched in headword
high
short
ε
3347
Ἔοικα βοῦς ἐπὶ σφαγὴν μολεῖν
I seem to be going as an ox to slaughter
[no gloss]
Matched in headword
high
short