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Βοῦς ἐπὶ γλώττης
an ox on the tongue
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those who are not able to speak freely: either because of the strength of the animal, or because there was an ox stamped on the Athenian coin …
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β
71
Βάλλ' ἐς κόρακας
go to the crows!
… to destruction and corruption. From a story found in the
proverbs.
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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.
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55
Βακχεία ποιμαντική
Bacchic herdsmanship
… beta 57, beta 58. Perhaps the headword phrase is a
proverbial
saying, similar to English "a wolf in the sheepfold". Dionysus and his followers, with their habit of tearing animals to pieces (cf. Euripides' …
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145
Βασιλέως ἐγκέφαλος
king's brain, king's morsel
[1] delta 1204.
Proverbial
expression for rare and costly food; see LSJ s.v. e)gke/falos III. [2] From the dream-interpretations, in verse, attributed to Astrampsychos (alpha 4251). Apparently this is what it means if you …
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