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ε1481Ἐντὸς ἑβδόμηςbefore (the) seventhcf. Zenobius 3.79; Hesychius epsilon3383; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1039. Such a stipulation is otherwise unattested. (Photius says the reason for it had been given in Callimachus' Aitia.) For the preposition e)nto/s in this sense see …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2961Ἐρήμη δίκηdeserted lawsuit[1] Likewise in Photius (Lexicon epsilon1910) and elsewhere, including several of the pareoemiographers. From the scholia to Plato, Apology 18C, where the phrase occurs. [2] Also (unglossed) in Photius, Lexicon epsilon1911; and, again, proverbial. …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1481

Ἐντὸς ἑβδόμης

before (the) seventh

At Athens it was forbidden to lead out an army before [the] seventh.

Ἐντὸς ἑβδόμης· Ἀθήνησιν ἀπείρητο ἐντὸς ἑβδόμης στρατιὰν ἐξάγειν.

food

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η85

Ἢ δεῖ χελώνης κρέα φαγεῖν ἢ μὴ φαγεῖν

whether one should eat a tortoise's flesh or not eat it

Also in Photius, Lexicon eta42 (see further below, n.2); cross-referenced, summarily, at kappa 2364, and see also chi 192. Besides the paroemiographers (Zenobius 4.19, etc.) see Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 8.337B [8.17 Kaibel], with two versions …

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α2768ἈντρῶνεςAntrones… Byzantium gives its name in the singular, Antron.) [2] From Photius, and also in some of the paroemiographers; originally Pherecrates fr. 15 Kock, now 16 K.-A.Matched in noteshighshort

α4098Ἀρχὴν ἰᾶσθαι πολὺ λώϊον ἠὲ τελευτήνfar better to heal a beginning than an endLightly adapted from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v.; and cf. Apostolius 3.90. Tosi [see under alpha 378] no.61. Cf. "a stitch in time saves nine."Matched in noteshighshort

δ1491Δραγμὴ χαλαζῶσαa drachma falling as hail; a handful falling as hail… F only -- in her apparatus to theta 218 [= Photius, Lexicon theta150], above, and the same phenomenon under pi 388 and pi 1181 (both ms V). At tau 515, linked with pi 1181, …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1581Δύο τοίχους ἀλείφειςyou are oiling two wallsPhotius, Lexicon delta786; Apostolius 6.37; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.2200. [1] cf. epsilon 3790.Matched in noteshighshort

ε49Ἐγένετο καὶ Μάνδρωνι συκίνη ναῦςeven Mandron got a fig-wood shipSlightly expanded from Photius, Lexicon epsilon33 Theodoridis. See also Zenobius 3.44 (Choliambica adespota fr. 8) and other paroemiographers; cf. mu 138, sigma 1324 (end). [1] Mandron is not regarded by Athenian prosopography as an …Matched in noteshighshort

ε405Ἐκ δυεῖν τρία βλέπειςout of two things you are seeing threeSame or similar entry in Hesychius, Photius and other lexica; also in some of the paroemiographers (e.g. Apostolius 6.88). On duei=n as the genitive/dative of du/o, see delta 1565.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1154Ἐν δὲ διχοστασίῃ καὶ Ἀνδροκλέης πολεμαρχεῖat a time of division even Androkles is polemarchLikewise in Photius. Comica adespota frs. 51-2 Kock (951 K.-A.); cf. Zenobius 3.77, etc. [1] See already epsilon 1147. [2] See already epsilon 1112.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1359Ἐν θέρει τὴν χλαῖναν κατατρίβειςyou are wearing out your cloak in summerZenobius 3.72, etc.; also in Photius.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1428Ἐν Πυθίῳ κρεῖττον ἦν ἀποπατῆσαιit would have been better to relieve oneself in the Pythion… (New Haven 1975) 102; however, other versions (e.g. Hesychius and Photius) have the cruder xe/sai, 'to shit'. [1] The sixth-century-BCE tyrant of Athens: pi 1474. For his Pythion see pi 3130.Matched in noteshighmedium

ε1630Ἐξ ἑνὸς τὰ πάνθ' ὁρᾶνfrom one thing to see everythingLikewise in Photius. Both the proverb itself and other, more explicit glosses (e.g. Appendix Proverbiorum 2.69) make it clear what sense of the verb parora=n is needed here. See generally Tosi (cited under alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1684Ἐξέχειν τὸν ἥλιονthe sun to shine outThe first paragraph here = Aelius Dionysius epsilon43; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1201 Theodoridis; cf. e.g. Pollux 9.123, Hesychius epsilon3821. [1] Not, however, in the standard proverb-collections. [2] Aristophanes fr. 389 Kock (404 K.-A.). [3] Aristophanes, …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1824Ἔξω Γλαῦκεaway o Grey oneLikewise in Photius. More fully at Apostolius 7.58. For the glaukos see the dossier of material in Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 7.295B-F (7.45-46 Kaibel).Matched in noteshighshort

ε2119Ἐπειδὴ τὸν Ταντάλου λίθον τῆς κεφαλῆς ἀπετιναξάμεθαsince we shook Tantalus' stone off our headLikewise in Photius. See also Apostolius 7.60, etc.; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.663. For Tantalus cf. generally iota 620, sigma 659, tau 77, tau 78, tau 79 (stone), tau 80, tau 81 tau …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2131Ἐπειοῦ δειλότεροςmore cowardly than EpeiosZenobius 3.81; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1401 Theodoridis. Despite the confident assertions here, there is no other evidence for the existence of this Epeios, and Athenian prosopography ignores him. [1] Cratinus fr. 460 Kock (testimonium 15 …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3214Ἑστίᾳ θύομενwe are sacrificing to HestiaSimilar entries in Hesychius and Photius. Also (with alternative spelling of Hestia) under iota 689, where it is reported that people take nothing away from a sacrifice to Hestia. For another proverb involving Hestia …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3347Ἔοικα βοῦς ἐπὶ σφαγὴν μολεῖνI seem to be going as an ox to slaughterLikewise in Photius. The phrase is taken to come from tragedy (tragica adespota fr. 328m Kannicht-Snell), but is also registered as comica adespota fr. 631 Kock (not in K.-A.). Later proverbial: Apostolius 7.59, Appendix …Matched in noteshighshort

ει149Εἰ μὴ πατὴρ ἦσθαwere you not my father… [Author, Myth] in Sophocles, Antigone 755 (web address 1); cf. Photius s.v., Appendix Proverbiorum 2.13, etc.Matched in noteshighshort

η187Ἡ κύων ἐν τῇ φάτνῃthe bitch in the manger… 2.83 and other paroemiographers; and more briefly in Hesychius and Photius. See again kappa 2729, where this proverb reappears without the definite article of the present entry. That allows it to be translated in …Matched in noteshighshort

η259Ἥλῳ τὸν ἧλον ἐκκρούειhe is knocking out a nail with a nail… loss of its final sigma) from second person singular; cf. Photius, Lexicon s.v. (and Lucian, Philopseudes 9).Matched in noteshighshort

η271παροιμίαthe ten-company of Lykos, the ten-company of LycusSame entry in Photius, Lexicon eta133 Theodoridis; and cf. Apostolius 8.49. cf. delta 174, lambda 820. [NB: the SOL headword, incorrectly, is 'a proverb']Matched in noteshighshort

η425Ἡ Περγαία ἌρτεμιςPergaian Artemis, Artemis of PergeFrom Photius eta217 (but with the ending missing there); cf. Diogenianus 5.6 and other paroemiographers. For Perge see pi 1038.Matched in noteshighshort

ι314Ἰλιὰς κακῶνIliad of evils, Iliad of woesDemosthenes 19.148; Diodorus Siculus 36.6; Photius, Lexicon iota108 Theodoridis; Zenobius 4.43; etc. (In Latin Ilias malorum: Cicero and others.) cf. iota 313.Matched in noteshighshort

ι527Ἱππέας εἰς πεδίον προκαλῇyou are calling the cavalrymen onto a plainMore fully in Photius, Lexicon iota163 Theodoridis (where a source is cited: Plato, Theaetetus 183D); and proverbial in Apostolius 9.13, etc. For the general idea see again iota 574.Matched in noteshighshort

ι623Ἴσαι ψῆφοιequal votesLikewise in Photius (Lexicon iota198), and cf. also Hesychius iota906 (stemming from Aeschines 3.252). Appendix Proverbiorum 3.42. For the headword phrase see also iota 624 and (with clearer comment) iota 625.Matched in noteshighshort