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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.
- γ230Γῇ θάλατταν συναναμίγνυσινthey mix up the sea with the earthThe proverb [is used] in reference to those who are excessively angered.
- γ434Γραφή τε καὶ Λευκαῖος οὐ ταὐτόνa painting and Leukaios (are) not the same thing[sc. A proverb] in reference to those painting dissimilar things.
- γ432Γραῦς χορεύειan old woman is dancing[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who do something out of season; for dancing is appropriate [only] for young women. Also [sc. attested is] "old women's chatterings", the proverb in reference to …
- γ474Γύηςplough-tree[Meaning a] part of a plough. And [there is] a proverb: "he has no plough-tree", in reference to those who are useless at something; from a metaphor of the plough.
- γ499Γυναικὸς ὄλεθροςa woman's ruination[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are being killed pitifully; inasmuch as many are terribly ruined by women. Also [sc. attested is] "a woman's buttocks", in reference to the idle. Or …
- γ282Γλαὺξ ἵπταταιan owl is flying[sc. This proverbial phrase arose because] the flight of the owl was considered a symbol of victory. And [there is] another proverb: "owls from Laureion", in reference to those who have a lot of …
- γ118Γέλοιοςlaughable… But [differently-accented] geloi=os [means] a laughing-stock. And [there is] a proverb: "you will end up more laughable than those who try to polish millet, or just like Murmêkides contending against the skill of Pheidias." …
- γ491Γυμνότερος Ἰαλέμουmore naked than a IalemosThe *)ia/lemos [is] a nickname of a dirge. [The proverb] is applied in reference to pitiful people/things. Also [sc. attested is] "more naked than a pestle and a slough", though Aristophanes [says] "more blind". …
- γ508Γύργαθοςcreel, wicker-cageAnd [there is] a proverb: "you are blowing up a creel", in reference to those laboring in vain. So a gu/rgaqos [is] a couch [sic!], in which they whirl-around the palsied and demonic.
- γ193Γεραίρεινto revere… is] ge/raire ["revere!"], [meaning] esteem, honor. And [there is] a proverb: "revere yourself", meaning delight yourself with vainglories.
- γ316Γλυκὺς ἀγκώνsweet elbowThe proverb [functions] not in terms of an opposition, but aims to say "o sweet traits". It is a proverb, as [applied to] someone/something addressed. Thus the comic poet Plato [used it] in the …
- γ429Γραῦς ἀνακροτήσασα πολὺν κονιορτὸν ἐγείρειan old woman applauding stirs up a big dustcloud[sc. A proverb] in reference to those who set many matters in motion through experience.
- γ34Γαλῇ χιτώνa chiton for a weaselThis [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".
- γ349ΓνωρίζωI interpret… now for you, I have experienced the [truth?] of the proverb, explaining your dream to you."
- γ201Γέρων γέροντοςold man [and] old man'sThe vocative [is] w)= ge/ron. And [there is] a proverb: "never do anything useful to/for an old man." It recommends not doing good indiscriminately.
- γ296Γλῶσσα ποῖ πορεύῃ;o tongue where are you going?… rebuild a city and to tear down a city"; the proverb [is used] in reference to those who are either helping or harming through their words.
- γ246Γηρᾶναιto grow old[ghra=nai is the same as] ghra/sai. And [there is] a proverb: "as I grow old I always learn many things", in reference to those more experienced because of age.
- γ333Γνῶθι σαυτόνknow thyselfA saying of Chilon. The proverb is applied to those whose boasts exceed what they are.
- γ430Γραῦς ὥς τις ἵππος τὸν χαραδραῖον τάφον ἕξειςyou 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.
- γ383Γόνυ κνήμης ἔγγιονthe knee is closer than the shin[sc. A proverb used] in reference to those who love others more than themselves. But some [say that it is used] in reference to those obliged to provide for their relatives. Since the knee …
- γ203Γέρων πίθηκος οὐχ ἁλίσκεται πάγῃan old ape is not caught in a trap: he is caught but it takes time for him to be caught[sc. A proverb] in reference to those who have had one unfortunate experience.
- γ202Γέρων ἀλώπηξ οὐχ ἁλίσκεται πάγῃan old fox is not caught in a trap[sc. A proverb] in reference to those [made] experienced and hard to catch by the passage of time. Also "an old ox [is] sorrow-free at home," in reference to those who died when their …
- γ461Γρῦgrunt, ugh… [properly this way], but grupo/pwlis. Also [sc. attested is] a proverb: "Dion's grunt", in reference to something small and inconsequential.
- γ42ΓάλλουςGalli… not before revealing that it had continued by explaining the proverb's application. Some of the paroemiographers have it in full ("in reference to those wishing to make an end of things thoughtlessly": so e.g. …
- γ68Γαστήρbelly, stomach… this body-part] bellies, not guts/intestines. And [sc. there is] a proverb: "you cite for me the belly, noblest reproach of all, when full it is lighter, but heavy when empty;" [applied] to those who …
- γ493Γυμνῷ φυλακὴν ἐπιτάττειςyou 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 …
- γ20Γάλαmilk… interpretation (or perhaps two separate interpretations) in the form of proverb-like sentiments cast in iambic verse, the latter playing upon on the similarity of the words for milk, ga/la, and mild, galhnw=n. The 'disperses' …
- γ376Γόμφοιbolts, dowels, tenons… other lexica; references at Photius gamma182 Theodoridis; and cf. the proverb at alpha 1419. For the basic meaning and applications of the headword (first attested in Homer), here in the nominative plural, see LSJ …
- γ457Γρῖφοςriddle, conundrum… witticism from allegory, accepting enigma, paroemia (the misapplication of a proverb to a situation in order to undercut the statement) and irony (Rhetorica I p.181 Sudhaus; cf. R.R. Dyer, Journal of Roman Studies 80, …