γ493Γυμνῷ φυλακὴν ἐπιτάττεις
you are assigning guard-duty to a naked man
[sc. A proverb] in reference to those who are not in a position to carry out their orders, because [they lack] what is necessary. [The related verb] gumnw= ["I strip naked"] [is accompanied] with a genitive; but [also]…
Γυμνῷ φυλακὴν ἐπιτάττεις· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀδυνάτως ἐχόντων τὰ προστεταγμένα πληροῦν, διὰ τὰ ἀναγκαῖα. ὅτι τὸ Γυμνῶ μετὰ γενικῆς· μετὰ αἰτιατικῆς δὲ, ὡς τὸ, γυμνώσαντες αὐτὸν ἐξήγαγον ἔξω.…
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