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α517Ἀδώνιδος κῆποιAdonis' gardens… Religion (Harvard UP) 177; OCD(4) p.12. [1] Similar material in Photius and Hesychius. [2] From the scholia to Plato, Phaedrus 276B; cf. Diogenianus 1.14.Matched in noteshighshort
α523Ἀδράστεια ΝέμεσιςAdrasteian Nemesis, Nemesis of AdrastosSee also alpha 524. [1] Same etymology in Photius and other lexica. [2] Aelian fr. 227 Domingo-Forasté (228 Hercher). [3] For this and what follows cf. Zenobius 1.30 and other paroemiographers. [4] After relating …Matched in noteshighshort
α573Ἀετὸν ἵπτασθαι διδάσκεις

α517

Ἀδώνιδος κῆποι

Adonis' gardens

[Made] out of lettuce and fennel, which they used to sow in earthenware pots. They apply the proverb to the superficial and shallow. Adonis' gardens: in reference to things that are untimely and transitory and have not…

Ἀδώνιδος κῆποι· ἐκ θριδάκων καὶ μαράθρων, ἅπερ κατέσπειρον ἐν ὀστράκοις. χρῶνται δ' ἐπὶ τῶν ἐπιπολαίων καὶ κούφων τῇ παροιμίᾳ. Ἀδώνιδος κῆποι· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀώρων καὶ ὀλιγοχρονίων καὶ…

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meter and music2

meter and music2

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trade and manufacture2

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you are teaching an eagle to fly

Same entry in Photius. See also Zenobius 2.49 and other pareoemiographers; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1918.

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α574Ἀετὸν κάνθαρος μαιεύσομαιI a dung-beetle will hatch an eagleProverbial in Hesychius (alpha1818) and Photius, as well as several of the pareoemiographic collections (e.g. Mantissa Proverbiorum 1.2). These entries stem in the most immediate sense from Aristophanes, Lysistrata 695 (ai)eto\n ti/ktona ka/nqaro/s se …Matched in noteshighshort

α726Ἀθηνᾷ τὸν αἴλουρον(to compare) the cat to AthenaZenobius 2.25 and other paroemiographers; also in Photius. [1] gamma 195.Matched in noteshighshort

α795Ἀκαμπίαςbendless, unbendingSimilar material in other lexica; references at Photius alpha709 and alpha710 Theodoridis. From the vocabulary of racing, whether equestrian or on foot. See LSJ s.v. [1] cf. kappa 292 for the opposite.Matched in noteshighshort

α905Ἀκμὴ καλεῖa moment is calling… a proverbial-sounding phrase which, beyond this opening gloss (also in Photius and other lexica), is lost sight of in the entry which follows. It comes from Euripides, Hecuba 1042. [2] Aelian fr. 44b Domingo-Forasté, …Matched in noteshighmedium

α915Ἀκόλαστον καὶ ὑβριστὸν πρᾶγμα ἡ ἄνθρωποςan uncontrollable and wanton thing is womanAbbreviated from Photius s.v. The headword phrase recasts and distils Plato Comicus fr. 98 Kock, now 105 K.-A. The present comment on it makes, in the Greek, a small distinction between u(bristo/n and u(bristiko/n. …Matched in noteshighshort

α1077Ἅλας ἄγων καθεύδειςyou are asleep while carrying saltZenobius 1.23 and 2.20; and Photius s.v. [1] This has its own lemma (alpha 1381).Matched in noteshighshort

α1173Ἀληθέστερα τῶν ἐπὶ Σάγρᾳtruer things than those at SagraThe principal paragraph here is also in Photius, Lexicon alpha936 Theodoridis, with looser parallels elsewhere (including several of the paroemiographers). [1] Menander fr. 34 Kock, 31 Koerte, now 32 K.-A. [2] The qualifier makes …Matched in noteshighmedium

α1338Ἄλλος οὗτος Ἡρακλῆςthis man is another Herakles… similarly in the late paroemiographers. [2] What now follows = Photius, Lexicon alpha1011 Theodoridis. [3] theta 364. [4] See generally iota 92 (and OCD(4) p.724). [5] "The" Heracles/Hercules. (For Alcmene see alpha 1294.)Matched in noteshighshort

α1384Ἁλώνητονsalt-bought[1] Zenobius 2.12. [2] Same material in Photius and elsewhere.Matched in noteshighshort

α1391Ἀλώπηξ οὐ δωροδοκεῖταιa fox does not take bribes[1] Zenobius 1.71. (Note, however, that in Photius, Lexicon alpha1088 Theodoridis, both proverb and gloss have no negative.) [2] Cratinus fr. 128 Kock, now 135 K.-A.Matched in noteshighshort

α1392Ἀλώπηξ τὸν βοῦν ἐλαύνειa fox drives the ox[1] So too in Photius, Lexicon alpha1089 Theodoridis, and cf. Diogenianus 1.75; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1886. [2] A line of iambic verse, apparently oracular. (Adler cites Astrampsychus, ed. Opsopoeus in Oraculis metricis …Matched in noteshighshort

α1486Ἅμαξα τὸν βοῦν ἕλκειa wagon is dragging the oxVery similar entry in Photius (glossed as 'a proverb'); cf. Diogenianus 3.30. A Greek version of "putting the cart before the horse" or "the tail is wagging the dog." Tosi (cited under alpha 378) …Matched in noteshighshort

α1561Ἀμετρίlimitlessly… to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (1790). [2] Likewise in Photius; and cf. Zenobius 5.19. For a fuller version of this oracular proverb, on the foundation of Thourioi, see mu 818; and for the …Matched in noteshighshort

α1684Ἄμυρις μαίνεταιAmyris is madAfter the initial comment, the entry parallels the one in Photius, Lexicon alpha1275. See also Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 12.520A-B (12.18 Kaibel). The date must be before 510 BCE, when Sybaris (in S Italy) was destroyed. …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2082ἈνάστατοιanastatoiThe first part of this entry is expanded from Photius, Lexicon alpha1675 Theodoridis. For a different sense of this headword see alpha 2081. [1] See generally alpha 3863; and for the point cf. Athenaeus, …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2156Ἀνδραποδώδειςslavish= Photius, Lexicon alpha1747 + alpha1756 Theodoridis. [1] Same or similar glossing in other lexica, including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon. The headword adjective, as the second gloss shows, is masculine/feminine accusative plural. Apparently, it purports …Matched in noteshighshort

α2157Ἀνδραποδώδη τρίχαslavish hair[1] Same material in Photius, and in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon; prompted by Plato, Alcibiades 1.120B; see already under alpha 2156. [2] Quotation unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

α2204Ἀναίσχυντος καὶ σιδηροῦς ἄνθρωποςshameless and iron(-hearted) fellowSame entry in Photius (and Apostolius 2.79). The headword phrase semi-quotes Aristophanes, Acharnians 491: a)nai/sxuntos w)\n sidhrou/s t' a)nh/r. (See sigma 379 for another angle on it.)Matched in noteshighshort

α2252Ἀνέλπιστον βίονhope-free life, hopeless lifeSame entry in other lexica, including Photius whose addendum 'thus Pindar' was rejected by Reizenstein as misplaced. (It is also in Apostolius 2.91.) Perhaps, rather, a philosophical (Stoic?) twist on the word "hopeless", which …Matched in noteshighshort

α2308Ἀνερίναστοςunripe… K.-A.). [2] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius alpha1933 Theodoridis. [3] Again at epsilon 2993.Matched in noteshighmedium

α2425Ἀνὴρ δὲ φεύγων οὐ νένει λύρας κτύπονa fleeing man does not await a lyre's sound… attributed to Aristophanes (fr. 11 Demianczuk, now 221 K.-A.) in Photius s.v. Also in Zenobius (1.86).Matched in noteshighshort

α2477Ἀνίπτοις ποσίνwith unwashed feet[1] Similarly ('without any care') in other lexica; references in Photius alpha2007 Theodoridis. [2] See e.g. Lucian, Pseudologista 4. [3] Zenobius 1.95, etc.; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.651, with lavish parallels. [4] Homer, …Matched in noteshighshort

α2521Ἄνθρακες ὁ θησαυρὸς ἦσανthe treasure was ashesSame entry in Photius. For this proverb see e.g. Lucian, Zeuxis 2, Philopseudes 32, Navigium 26. Its modern (if nowadays little-used) equivalent would be "apples of Sodom".Matched in noteshighshort

α2536Ἄνθρωπος ἀνθρώπου δαιμόνιονman (is) man's divinity… Again at delta 674 and tau 1234; and also in Photius. On proverbial uses (of this kind) of the Euripos straits, between Euboia (epsilon 3696) and Boiotia/Attica, see generally D. Whitehead, Hypereides: the forensic …Matched in noteshighshort

α2596Ἄνω ποταμῶν χωροῦσι πηγαίstreams are flowing up rivers[1] Zenobius 2.56 (and other paroemiographers); also in Photius, who cites the instance in Demosthenes 19.287. An earlier one still is Euripides, Medea 410. See generally Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1890.Matched in noteshighshort

α2815Ἄξιονproper, fine, worthy… 2813, q.v.) Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius alpha2177 Theodoridis. [2] Aristophanes, Frogs 736 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there; cf. alpha 3334, kappa 321. [3] Aristophanes, Knights …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2819Ἄξιος λαβεῖν ὁ μισθόςthe wage [is] worth taking… under alpha 378) no.1685. [7] = Synagoge (Codex B) alpha1562; Photius, Lexicon alpha2181 Theodoridis. de Borries identifies this and the following two glosses as Phrynichus, Praeparatio sophistica fr.229. In any event, "worth not even …Matched in noteshighmedium

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