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γ230Γῇ θάλατταν συναναμίγνυσινthey mix up the sea with the earthThe proverb [is used] in reference to those who are excessively angered.Matched in headwordhighshort
γ258Γῆς βάροςearth's weight… to those contributing to nothing. And [there is] another proverb: "earth's guts", in reference to those worth nothing.Matched in translationhighshort
α4099Ἀρχὴν μὲν μὴ φῦναι ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἄριστονFirst, not to be born is best for earth-bound men, and not to look upon the rays of the sharp sun; but, once born, [best] to drive as quickly as possible through Hades' gates[Applied] to those who have lived miserably.Matched in headwordhighshort
χ64Χαμαίon the ground[Meaning] on the earth. And [there is] a proverb: 'to draw water on the ground', the equivalent of achieving nothing. Another instance is 'to wash a brick'. Used in reference to things that are …Matched in translationhighshort
ε2659Ἐπὶ τὰ Μανδροβόλουon Mandrobolos' property… History of Samos 800-188 BC (Oxford 1987) appendix 2; 'Samian Earth' seems to have been a kind of fuller's earth. [2] A ram, because, according to a scholiast on Nicander's Alexipharmaka, this was the …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1504Δραπέτης κλῆροςrunaway lot… of Aristodemus: that Cresphontes wickedly threw a moist lump of earth into the water-pot when lots were cast for Messenia. Sophocles [writes]: "not tossing the lot as a runaway down in the middle [...], …Matched in translationhighmedium
αι235Αἴξgoat… established, the hired men hiding the knife in the nearby earth claimed that they had forgotten it. But the goat dug it up with her feet.Matched in translationhighshort
χ236Χειμὼν ὀρνιθίαςbird storm, bird tempest, fowl wind[Meaning] one that scatters birds upon the earth because of the cold blast; that is, an extremely forceful one, in which even birds perish. It is also called a bird wind. Or [it is …Matched in translationhighshort
α4368ἌτλαςAtlasHe of whom myth tells that he holds up earth and heaven. "And iron shoulders of Atlas." And a proverb [sc. is attested]: "Atlas the heaven." It omits "you lifted up." In reference to …Matched in translationhighshort
ει337Εἰ τὸ μέσον κτήσαιο Κορίνθου καὶ Σικυῶνοςif you were to acquire the middle ground between Corinth and Sikyon… even the city is founded between the sky and the earth; Cloudcuckooland, that is.Matched in translationhighshort
β457Βοῦς ἕβδομοςseventh ox… "How, being an ox, do you not cut furrows of earth, but lie down like a rustic drunkard? And how are you, goat, not running off to pastures but stood up as a silver …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1183Ἀληλεσμένονground-up… change of life, previously wild and thorny, before tending the earth and seeds came about. Hence from this care came the saying a)lhlesme/non bi/on.Matched in translationhighmedium
γ184Γέρανοι λίθους καταπεπωκυῖαιshe-cranes which have swallowed stones… finished their journey; but if [the stone goes] to the earth, they take a rest. Aristophanes says this: "cranes having swallowed stones". Cranes flying carry pebbles in their mouths as a support so as …Matched in translationhighmedium
α732Ἀθηναίων δυσβουλίαAthenians' ill-counsel… were the first to work the soil [chthon], namely the earth, or on account of their not being incomers.Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3580ΕὐμενίδεςEumenides… Eumenides. Sophocles [writes]: "for the terrible goddesses, maidens of the earth and darkness, hold them." And [there is] a proverb: "different things [are] beautiful in different places." Inasmuch as some call the Eumenides differently. …Matched in translationhighmedium
α425ἈδάμAdam… wisdom and discrimination. Instead all humans scattered across the entire earth continue following his pronouncements unaltered. And the first-born one's surpassing judgment in all things did not stop there, but also extended to the …Matched in translationhighlong
λ692Λουτράbaths… and artificial, some bubbling up from the bosom of the earth and overflowing, with pleasure for men and usefulness and enjoyment for those who appear [...] giving himself to be borne down along the …Matched in translationhighshort
κ335Καπηλίςhuckstress, landlady… vine here hinges upon the fact that phlo/s means both "earth, mud" and "wine dregs, lees". [2] For the otherwise unattested e)/mpelos read e)/mphlos ("muddy").Matched in noteshighshort
λ658Λόγοςdiscourse; language… is a logos too. Aristophanes [writes]: "provide Euripides with a plot, and it becomes a tragedy". Search for Chrysippus' "abominable discourses" in the "Chrysippus" [entry].Matched in translationhighmedium
κ1405ΚέρκωπεςKerkopes, Cercopes, Monkey-menThere were two brothers on [the] earth, who displayed every sort of wickedness, and they were called Kerkopes, taking this name from the terrible nature of their deeds. For one of them was called …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ775Λυγκέως ὀξυωπέστερον βλέπεινto see more sharp-sightedly than Lynkeus… true, that that man could easily see even below the earth".Matched in translationhighshort
α2082Ἀνάστατοιanastatoi… when the sun and the moon appear early over the earth; but Apollodorus [says that it is] because they fasten bundles of firewood to them when bringing them. But a phthoïs are[sic!] pastries, which …Matched in translationhighmedium
α104Ἄβυσσονabyss… and small seas, David naturally called this [i.e., abyss] the earth's surrounding garment. Also, "abyss calls to abyss", the same prophet says, meaning figuratively military divisions and the excessive size of the multitude. "I …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ2258Κώμηvillage, neighborhood… group of words including xw=ma, xo/w, xw/nnumi, involving piles of earth. [2] cf. kappa 2260, kappa 2263. [3] Third person singular, aorist, of kwma/zw "I carouse, I burst in on," extracted from the quotation …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε760Ἐλάχιστοςthe least [thing]Thus Christ named earthly wealth. For He says: "he [who is] trustworthy in the least [thing]." That is, he who knows well how to live and spends his earthly wealth -- which [Christ] also …Matched in translationhighmedium
α517Ἀδώνιδος κῆποιAdonis' gardens… 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 …Matched in translationhighshort
γ473Γύγου δακτύλιοςGyges' ring… villainous men. For Gyges was a cowherd who after an earthquake found a corpse which was wearing a ring, and stripped it off. The nature of the ring was such that, by twists of …Matched in translationhighshort
λ178Λαίθαργοςsecretly-biting… to be sure, pretend to be well disposed but are plotting in secret.Matched in translationhighshort
ε1546Ἐξάντηdanger-free, out of danger… [his] daughter, who was ignorant of that man's schemes and plots against him, comes safe out of the evil [situation]." It is also an interjection. "Being safe I see another man having my misfortune." …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1352ΔομετιανόςDomitian, Domitianus, Dometianos… He also exiled Nerva on the charge that he was plotting to obtain the principate, and he arrested Apollonius of Tyana as a friend of Nerva and had him shorn and brought into court …Matched in translationhighlong

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