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γ258Γῆς βάροςearth's weight[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those contributing to nothing. And [there is] another proverb: "earth's guts", in reference to those worth nothing.Matched in headwordhighshort
ε937Ἔμβαρός εἰμιI am weighty… is cross-referenced at mu 1289. [3] The name means 'Mister Weighty' (but apparently implying intellectual rather than bodily "weight"). [4] Other versions have 'in the adyton' (cf. generally alpha 542). [5] Perhaps as a …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1516Δραχμήdrachma… "talent." 100 drachmas make one m(i)na. A drachma [is] a weight of currency equal to 10 drachmas of silver. A drachma [is] six obols. And Aristophanes [writes]: "spend three drachmas for me [to buy] …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ2212Κωδαλοῦχοςkôdalouchos… sxoi=nic, which appears to mean xoi=nic, a measure of dry weight. What ps.-Zonaras glosses as "a measure of land" is *kwdalou=. Either way, such a measure is not otherwise attested, and the entries appear …Matched in noteshighshort
β367Βολίτου δίκηνcase of a cow-pat… 1.58. [1] This explanation is noteworthy in pointing to the severity of Solon's, rather than Draco's, laws; contrast e.g. Plutarch, Solon 17.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2798Κυφόνbent… kou=fon instead of kufo/n, i.e. a thing without value, without weight. Notice also the variant ku/fwn, i.e. masculine singular, in Zenobius 4.7, Apostolius 6.95 and other paroemiographers ('a crooked man might come'). Even granted …Matched in noteshighshort
ε4028Ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα κοὐκ ὀνήσιμαenemies' charities are uncharitable and not helpful… meadows, so I may purify my defilements and escape the weighty wrath of the goddess. When I arrive, whatever trackless place I reach, I will dig up the ground and hide this sword of …Matched in translationhighmedium

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