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771 entries for
a hare desires meat
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87
Δασύπους κρεῶν ἐπιθυμεῖ
a hare desires meat
It is said in
application
to someone
desiring
from
another
things which come from himself.
Matched in translation
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α
3824
Ἀρεοπαγίτης
Areopagite
Spelled in two ways.
And
[there is]
a
saying,
"Areopagite",
in reference to those who look glum
and
are
solemn
and
silent.
Also
"Ares'
chick"
[*)/arews
neotto/s],
and
"Ares'
child"
[*)/arews
paidi/on], in reference …
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β
329
Βλέπειν γὰρ ἄντικρυς δόξεις μ' Ἄρη
for you will think that I look a downright Ares
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[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to those promising to
act
with every strength
and
to muster themselves to
aid.
You will consider me, he is saying,
an
Ares
to look
at,
successful
and
…
Matched in translation
high
short
α
2666
Ἀντὶ κακοῦ κυνὸς σῦν ἀπαιτεῖς
in exchange for a bad dog you are demanding a pig
A
proverb in reference to those demanding good things in exchange for bad.
Matched in translation
high
short
κ
395
Καρκίνος λαγὼν αἱρεῖ
a crab is catching a hare
[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to impossible things.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
493
Γυμνῷ 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 …
Matched in translation
high
short
δ
212
Δελφῖνα νήχεσθαι διδάσκεις
you are teaching a dolphin to swim.
[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to those who train someone in matters in which they
are
already
expert.
Also
[sc.
attested
is] "you
are
tying
a
dolphin by the tail"; in reference to …
Matched in translation
high
short
α
4438
Αὐλητοῦ βίον ζῇς
you are living a piper's life
[sc.
A
proverbial saying] in reference to those living from means not their own; insofar
as
pipers live for free by watching out for those who
are
sacrificing.
Matched in translation
high
short
ε
2396
Ἐπὶ κνάφου ἕλκεις
you are dragging [me] on a carding-comb
[Meaning] that you
are
destroying [me]. For fullers card cloaks by collecting
a
pile of thorns. The pile used to be called
a
knaphos.
Matched in translation
high
short
ι
527
Ἱππέας εἰς πεδίον προκαλῇ
you are calling the cavalrymen onto a plain
Clearly [to
a
place] where one would be successful; for horse-troops
are
strong on
a
plain.
Matched in translation
high
short
αι
41
Αἰγιαλῷ λαλεῖς
you are talking to a beach
[sc.
A
proverbial saying] in reference to the inaudible.
Also
'you
are
conversing with
a
wind." Likewise in reference to the inaudible.
Matched in translation
high
short
α
2263
Ἀνέμῳ διαλέγῃ
you are talking to a wind
[sc.
A
proverbial saying] in reference to those who
are
not heard.
[Another]
proverb [is]: "directions of winds"; "for locals know best not only the directions of the winds,
according
to the proverb, but …
Matched in translation
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 translation
high
short
κ
31
Κάθαμμα λύεις
you are undoing a knot
[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to those
attempting
to undo something which is hard to undo. From the waggon of Midas. For
an
oracle had been issued to the Phrygians [which said] that …
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
434
Γραφή τε καὶ Λευκαῖος οὐ ταὐτόν
a painting and Leukaios (are) not the same thing
[sc.
A
proverb] in reference to those painting dissimilar things.
Matched in translation
high
short
ε
1111
Ἐν ἅλῳ δρακάζεις
you are absconding on a threshing-floor
That is, you would hide [there].
[A
proverbial phrase] in reference to the impossible.
Matched in translation
high
short
ε
1536
Ἐξ ἄμμου σχοινίον πλέκεις
you are weaving a rope out of sand
[sc.
A
proverbial saying] in reference to impossible things.
Matched in translation
high
short
δ
1227
Δίωκε ἀρετήν
pursue excellence
Same entry (but without 'excellence') in Hesychius delta2041
and
elsewhere;
and
cf. under delta 1229. For
arete
generally see
alpha
3830,
alpha
3831.
As
Latte on Hesychius suggests, the lemma might be related to …
Matched in notes
high
short
α
4177
Ἀσκὸς ἐν πάχνῃ
a wineskin in a frost
David says: "I have become
as
a
wineskin in
a
frost."
A
wineskin when heated becomes porous
and
when inflated it swells, but in the frost it is hardened
and
frozen. Thus
also
the …
Matched in translation
high
long
α
3853
Ἄρης τύραννος
Ares despot; Ares tyrant
[sc.
A
proverbial saying] in reference to those
accomplishing
something by force.
Matched in translation
high
short
ε
3971
Ἔφυγον κακόν εὗρον ἄμεινον
they escaped a bad thing [and] found a better
[The saying] is
applied
to those who
are
coming from
a
bad thing to
a
better. For
at
Athens
it was the custom during weddings for
a
boy whose mother
and
father were still …
Matched in translation
high
medium
γ
34
Γαλῇ χιτών
a chiton for a weasel
This [sc. proverb] is
applied
to those who
are
unjust
and
are
conceding nothing. It is similar to:
"a
saffron-robe is not fitting for
a
weasel".
Matched in translation
high
short
β
56
Βάκχης τρόπον
in a Bacchant's manner, like a Bacchant
[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to those who
are
always
surly
and
silent; inasmuch
as
the Bacchants keep silence.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
430
Γραῦς ὥς τις ἵππος τὸν χαραδραῖον τάφον ἕξεις
you will have a tomb in a ravine like some old mare
[sc.
A
proverb] in reference to those deservedly suffering the most extreme things; in
as
much
as
aged
horses
are
hurled
and
thrown into ravines.
Matched in translation
high
short
η
259
Ἥλῳ τὸν ἧλον ἐκκρούει
he is knocking out a nail with a nail
A
proverb. Meaning you
are
hastening to expunge one sin with
another;
this is not possible.
Matched in translation
high
short
α
4306
Ἀτταγᾶς νουμηνίῳ
a partridge (joins) a woodcock
A
proverb
applied
to... [gloss incomplete].
Matched in translation
high
short
β
461
Βοῦς ἐπὶ σωρῷ
an ox on a grain-heap
[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to those who
are
living luxuriously. Or to those who
are
threshing
and
are
prevented from eating on
account
of
a
halter.
Also
[sc.
attested
is] bou=s ei)s …
Matched in translation
high
short
χ
477
υνκνοων—Χρήματα χρήματ' ἀνήρ πενιχρὸς δ' οὐδέποτ' ἐσθλός
money money (is the) man but a pauper (is) never noble
[sc.
A
proverbial saying] in reference to those who
are
successful due to wealth.
Aristodemos
says [this].
And
Alcaeus
mentions
Aristodemus:
"for
as
Aristodamos
once in Sparta", he says, "spoke
a
speech that was …
Matched in translation
high
medium
α
1355
Ἀλλ' οὐκ ἔνεστι συκοφάντου δήγματος
but it does not have [a charm] against an informer's bite
[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to ineffectual things. It leaves out the [word] "charm". The
attendant
says in character that there is no spell on the ring that serves
as
an
antidote
for …
Matched in translation
high
medium
ε
4028
Ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα κοὐκ ὀνήσιμα
enemies' charities are uncharitable and not helpful
Ajax
says: "but I will go to the bathing place
and
the seaside meadows, so I may purify my defilements
and
escape the weighty wrath of the goddess. When I
arrive,
whatever trackless place …
Matched in translation
high
medium
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