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ε3248Ἔσχατα ἐσχάτων κακὰ διαπέπρακταιevils ultimate of ultimates have been perpetrated… than Deinias' and '[ones] more shameful [kuntera] than Kunton'. The proverb [is used] in reference to the heights of evil.Matched in translationhighshort
χ191Χελώνη μυιῶνa tortoise [uncaring] of flies[sc. a proverbial phrase] in reference to those who think little of someone/something. Also [sc. attested is] 'to a tortoise'. "You think your frankness is 'worth four obols', as the saying goes. You do …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε555Ἐκ παντὸς ξύλουout of every timber[sc. This version of the proverb] leaves out "something light might come". It is also said of things easily despised when seen, but necessary. But others [say that it relates] to things which have …

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Ἔσχατα ἐσχάτων κακὰ διαπέπρακται

evils ultimate of ultimates have been perpetrated

It is similar to '[ones] more terrible [deinotera] than Deinias' and '[ones] more shameful [kuntera] than Kunton'. The proverb [is used] in reference to the heights of evil.

Ἔσχατα ἐσχάτων κακὰ διαπέπρακται· ὁμοία ἐστὶ τῇ δεινότερα Δεινίου καὶ κύντερα Κύντωνος. ἡ παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν ἄκρων κακῶν.

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χ478Χρήματα χρήματ' ἀνήρmoney money (is the) manThis is proverbial, like the sayings of the Seven Sages. Pindar and Alcaeus mention it. Similar to it [are] "the office reveals the man", "steer your own course" and "know thyself". Alcaeus says it …Matched in translationhighshort

ε814Ἐλέφαντα ἐκ μυίας ποιεῖνto make an elephant out of a fly[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those whose words exalt trivial things and make them great. In Lucian's In Praise of a Fly: "in case I seem, as the proverb has it, to …Matched in translationhighshort

α3438Ἀπὸ μηχανῆςfrom a machine[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to unexpected and unbelievable things. For the tragic poets, when they brought onto the stage a bold move designed to make the spectators disturbed at the things that …Matched in translationhighmedium

α4043Ἄρτι μῦς πίττης γεύεταιfinally the mouse is tasting pitch[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who come late on to a realization of where they are.Matched in translationhighshort

α4582Ἀφέντες τὴν ὑπέραν τὸν πόδα διώκουσινthey let go the brace and chase the sheet[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who abandon necessities and favour superfluities instead. In Hyperides.Matched in translationhighshort

α853Ἀκέφαλοςheadless[Meaning] one who is rightless. And [there is] a proverb: Headless story. The proverb is spoken in reference to those speaking unfinished things.Matched in translationhighshort

α4599Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξαςhaving let go and having set free… This is also found in Demosthenes. And [there is] a proverb: "having let go the brace he chases the sheet". The proverb [is found] in Hyperides. In reference to those who ignore more important …Matched in translationhighmedium

χ586Χρυσοχοεῖονgoldsmithy… for him as to experience it". Plato too employs the proverb: "well, said Thrasymachus, is he 'smelting gold'?". They say that the proverb originated as follows. A certain rumor once struck the mass of …Matched in translationhighmedium

α2260Ἀνέμου παιδίονwind's child[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to the changeable and capricious.Matched in translationhighshort

α4096Ἀρχὴ ἄνδρα δείκνυσινoffice exposes a man[sc. A proverb] applied to those who are decent men before holding office but become violent in the post itself. They say that this a dictum of Solon's, though Aristotle and Theophrastus [says it …Matched in translationhighshort

δ1423Δούλων πόλιςslaves' cityA proverb; [sc. also a city] in Libya: Ephorus in [volume] 5 [mentions it]. Also another [city] of sacred slaves, in which one man is free. There is also, in Crete, Slave-city [Doulopolis], as …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε1004Ἐμπεδοκλέους ἔχθραEmpedokles' hatred, Empedocles' hatred[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those persistently hostile to people. Lysias [writes]: "for my part I considered myself bound in such a friendship that not even the hatred of Empedokles would impede …Matched in translationhighshort

α1002Ἀκροθίνιαspoils, akrothinia… fitting spoils of pygmies onto a colossus. [There is] a proverb, 'to fit spoils of pygmies onto a colossus'; in reference to people labouring in vain.Matched in translationhighmedium

α1400Ἄλλως ἀναλίσκεις ὕδωρyou are using up water for nothing[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those toiling in vain in speeches. It is taken from those speaking to water in the [sc. Athenian] jurycourts.Matched in translationhighshort

α1541ἈμαίαAmaia… Azesia [is another name for] Kore. And [there is] a proverb: "Amaia looked for Azesia"; in reference to those making long searches.Matched in translationhighshort

α2596Ἄνω ποταμῶν χωροῦσι πηγαίstreams are flowing up riversA proverb in reference to those acting or speaking in a contradictory manner, such as if the male prostitute were to claim that the temperate man was a male prostitute. For rivers flow down …Matched in translationhighshort

α2768ἈντρῶνεςAntronesA city in Thessaly. Also [sc. attested is a proverb] "Antronian donkey"; as very large ones occur in Antrones.Matched in translationhighshort

α2815Ἄξιονproper, fine, worthy… be from fine timber [that you will hang]". From the proverb: "to hang from fine timber." He wants to say, then, that it is better to employ noble and well-scrutinized generals than inferior ones. …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3330Ἀπὸ ἵππων ἐπ' ὄνουςfrom horses to donkeys[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those taking a turn for the worse.Matched in translationhighshort

α3388Ἀπὸ λεπτοῦ μίτου τὸ ζῆν ἠρτῆσθαιlife has hung by a fragile thread… say that life has hung by a fragile thread." The proverb [is applied] to those who are in the utmost danger.Matched in translationhighshort

α4718Ἄχριup to… phrase] a)/xri ko/rou ["up to one's limit"]. There was a proverb, [saying] that "that man is unfeeling up to his limit." Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "this man played the deceiver up to …Matched in translationhighshort

αι230Αἶνοςtale, story[Meaning a] proverbial story. Or [intended as] praise, and encomium. There is a certain tale: how a man and not a man killed me, a bird and not a bird, but just the same …Matched in translationhighmedium

β78Βάλλειν μήλοιςto hit with apples[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who happen upon those they love. Also [sc. attested is] ba/llw ["I hit"]: [used] with an accusative. "Those far away [he was] hitting with arrows out …Matched in translationhighshort

β139Βάσανοςtouchstone, test… are being tested and written up. And [there is] a proverb: Test stone, in reference to those investigating things in words or in deeds; since the Lydian stone tests gold. [Note] that those outside …Matched in translationhighmedium

β410Βοτρυόδωροςgrape-giving… peace-time. Aristophanes [writes]: "o grape-giving mistress." And [there is] a proverb: "grape ripens upon grape", in reference to those striving to be equal.Matched in translationhighshort

δ174Δεκάζεσθαιto be bribed in tens… themselves into groups of ten. This gave rise to the proverb: Lykos's Company of Ten. So from the Company of Ten came [the terms] bribing in tens and to be bribed in tens.Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1095Δίκης δικαιότερος(someone) more just than justice[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference, by exaggeration, to those who are extremely just.Matched in translationhighshort

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