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δ209Δελφὸς ἀνὴρ στέφανον μὲν ἔχει δίψει δὲ ἀπόλλυταιa Delphian man has a crown but dies of thirst.[sc. The proverb arises] since these men wear wreaths because they serve as priests for the god, but, lacking the necessities of life, they do not manage.Matched in headwordhighshort
α2768ἈντρῶνεςAntrones… From Harpokration s.v., commenting on its mention in Demosthenes 10.9. (Stephanus of Byzantium gives its name in the singular, Antron.) [2] From Photius, and also in some of the paroemiographers; originally Pherecrates fr. 15 …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1423Δούλων πόλιςslaves' city… [2] This supplement is required by the equivalent entry in Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. See also n.3. [3] Ephorus FGrH 70 F50. [4] From Stephanus of Byzantium; cf. n.2. [5] Sosicrates FGrH 461 F2. …Matched in noteshighmedium
α3754ἈρβέλαιArbelai, Arbele… slip, corrected in her addenda and corrigenda. [1] Confirmed by Stephanus of Byzantium s.v., citing the Sicilian historian Philistus (FGrH 556 F29). [2] Cf. tau 646 and tau 674.Matched in noteshighshort
α2287Ἀνεπαρίασανthey broke treaties like the Parians… of this proverb (Zenobius 2.21 and other paroemiographers) occurs in Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Paros, quoting Ephorus (FGrH 70 F63). The episode in question is the unsuccessful siege of the Aegean island of Paros …Matched in noteshighshort
ν37Νάρθηξnarthex; fennel; Narthekis… More exactly Narthekis (Barrington Atlas map 61 grid E2): see Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. (the source of the Suda's material), and already Strabo 14.1.14.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1445Δωδωναῖον χαλκεῖονDodonian bronze… at chi 37, see the paroemiographers (who however, together with Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. Dodona, gloss it as those who speak a lot. Thus Adler might have been better-advised to print (or at least …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2299ΚωρυκαῖοςKorykaian, man from Korykos… pirates and not just the informants is in Strabo 14.1, Stephanus of Byzantium (Ethnica p.4-2 Meineke), and Zenobius 4.75, who also cited the passage from Menander as a proverb. Zenobius' version is cited in …Matched in noteshighmedium