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- ε676Ἐκ τοῦ γεύματος γινώσκωfrom the taste I recognize (it)Diogenianus 4.92, etc.; and cf. Lucian, Hermotimus 58-60.
- α2804Ἀξία ἡ κύων τοῦ βρώματοςthe bitch is worthy of her foodcf. Diogenianus 2.78 and other paroemiographers.
- κ182Κακοὶ τῆς πονηρίας πίνουσι τὴν ὁμίχληνbad men drink the fog of villainyDiogenianus 5.99, etc.
- α3798Ἀργύρου κρῆναι λαλοῦσινsprings of silver prattlecf. Diogenianus 2.93 and other paroemiographers.
- α4513Αὐτὸν οὐ τρέφων κύνας τρέφειςyou can't keep yourself [yet] you keep dogsDiogenianus 3.17.
- αι176Αἱ λαχάνων προσθῆκαιthe additions of herbsSimilarly in several of the paroemiographers, e.g. Diogenianus 2.52, where the analogous 'Daedalus' wings' (delta 109) is adduced.
- β56Βάκχης τρόπονin a Bacchant's manner, like a Bacchantcf. Diogenianus 3.43 and other paroemiographers; again under sigma 1021.
- β415Βουδόρῳ νόμῳby an ox-flaying custom… entry in other lexica (and some of the paroemiographers, e.g. Diogenianus 3.66).
- μ976Μὴ πρὸς ἐμὲ τὰ ποικίλαdon’t [direct] at me your subtleties… fr. 688 Kock (but not in K.-A.). A proverb: see Diogenianus 6.70a, Macarius Chrysocephalus 5.96, Mantissa Proverbiorum 2.14.
- μ1054Μικρὸς ὁ σὸς ἀεὶ πῶλοςyour foal is always smallDiogenianus 6.64, Apostolius 11.60, etc.
- α1460Ἅμα δίδου καὶ λάμβανεgive and take at the same timeDiogenianus 2.77a and other paroemiographers; Tosi [cited under alpha 378] no.476, citing precedents and parallels.
- α4666Ἀφ' ὑψηλοῦ μου καταγελᾷςyou are laughing at me from on highDiogenianus 3.24.
- α1486Ἅμαξα τὸν βοῦν ἕλκειa wagon is dragging the oxVery similar entry in Photius (glossed as 'a proverb'); cf. Diogenianus 3.30. A Greek version of "putting the cart before the horse" or "the tail is wagging the dog." Tosi (cited under alpha 378) …
- α2863Ἄπαγε μόθων' ἀπὸ κώπηςkeep a impudent man away from an oarcf. Diogenianus 3.27 and other paroemiographers.
- α3600Ἀποτίσεις χοῖρε γίγαρταyou, pig, will give back grape-pipsDiogenianus 3.32 and other paroemiographers.
- γ429Γραῦς ἀνακροτήσασα πολὺν κονιορτὸν ἐγείρειan old woman applauding stirs up a big dustcloudDiogenianus 3.97, etc.; cf. Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1110.
- δ109Δαιδάλου πτεράDaedalus' wingsGlossed more intelligibly in Diogenianus 4.25 (and other paroemiographers): "in reference to those who, at a loss, employ an extraneous appendage". For Daedalus see also delta 107, delta 110.
- ε1150Ἐν γῇ πένεσθαι μᾶλλον ἢ πλουτοῦντα πλεῖνbetter to be a poor man on land than to make a voyage as a rich oneAntiphanes fr. 101 Kock, now 290 K.-A.; Diogenianus 4.83 and other paroemiographers. cf. eta 5.
- μ942Μήλοις βάλλεινto strike with applesSee already mu 938. Diogenianus 6.36 and other paroemiographers relate it to the myth of the golden apples dropped by Hippomenes to distract Atalante in the race for her hand (cf. alpha 4309).
- η608Ἡ συκάμινος συκαμίνῳ ῥύπτεταιthe mulberry-tree is cleansed by a mulberry-treeComica adespota fr. 1269 Kock, but not in K.-A.; Diogenianus 2.86, Appendix Proverbiorum 3.13, and other paroemiographers.
- μ977Μὴ πρὸς λέοντα δορκὰς ἅψομαι μάχηςI a gazelle will not pick a fight with a lionDiogenianus 6.59 (with the preferable subjunctive a(/ywmai); cf. delta 1386 and pi 2751.
- α4520Αὐτὸς αὑτὸν αὐλεῖhe is playing the pipe to himselfComica adespota fr. 733 Kock (but not in K.-A.); Diogenianus 3.16 and other paroemiographers.
- ι563Ἱππόλυτον μιμήσομαιI will copy Hippolytus(Entry out of alphabetical order.) cf. Diogenianus 5.32 and other paroemiographers. Hippolytus/Hippolytos, son of Theseus, became a byword for self-control by resisting the amorous advances of his stepmother Phaedra. See further OCD(4) s.v. Hippolytus(1).
- η467Ἡράκλειος ψώραHerakleian itch, Heraclean itchcf. Diogenianus 5.7, Zenobius 6.49, etc. [1] For which see eta 460.
- ε1429Ἐν πυρὶ βέβηκαςyou walked in a fireApostolius 7.43; cf. Diogenianus 4.52.
- λ822Λύκου πτεράwolf's feathersMenander fr. 167 K.-Th., 148 K.-A.; cf. Diogenianus 3.7 and other paroemiographers. The 'fear' aspect features in the background material (about wolves and oxen) in Apostolius 10.80.
- ει67Εἰ καὶ λύκου ἐμνήσθηςif you even mentioned a wolfDiogenianus 4.64, Apostolius 6.50, etc.; and cf. Latin lupus in fabula; English 'talk of the devil'. Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1304.
- α4521Αὐτὸς γὰρ εὗρε τοῦ κακοῦ τὴν πητύανfor he himself found the rennet of the evilA proverb (Diogenianus 3.18) couched in an iambic trimeter; again at pi 1540.
- δ86Δασύπουςshaggy-foot, furry-footComica adespota fr. 555 Kock, now 828 K.-A.; Diogenianus 7.57 and other paroemiographers. Compare generically pi 2875. For hares and proverbs see also delta 87.
- κ1902Κοδάλου χοίνιξKodalos' choenix… with omicron, as here, but with omega: see Hesychius s.v., Diogenianus 5.69, and -- the ultimate source -- Hipponax [iota 588] fr. 151a. See also kappa 2212. For 'choenix' see generally chi 590, chi …