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β457Βοῦς ἕβδομοςseventh ox[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those without feeling. For paupers when they did not have anything living to sacrifice used to mould [an ox] out of dough. When the 6 living [beasts] …Matched in translationhighmedium
β458Βοῦς ἕβδομοςseventh ox… in Euripides in Erechtheus and in Achaeus in Iris. The proverb is applied to those who are excessively unfeeling. Also [sc. attested is the proverbial phrase] "sea ox" [bous enalios], in reference to people/things …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ319Δειλότερος τοῦ παρακύπτοντοςmore cowardly than a peeper[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference those who are extremely cowardly. For there was a certain cowardly man who, peeping out of a cave and seeing Heracles, was turned to stone; and the stone …Matched in translationhigh

β457

Βοῦς ἕβδομος

seventh ox

[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those without feeling. For paupers when they did not have anything living to sacrifice used to mould [an ox] out of dough. When the 6 living [beasts] were being sacrificed --…

Βοῦς ἕβδομος· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναισθήτων. οἱ γὰρ πένητες ἔμψυχον μὴ ἔχοντες θῦσαι ἔπλαττον ἐξ ἀλεύρου. θυομένων δὲ τῶν ʹ2ʹ ἐμψύχων, προβάτου, ὑὸς, αἰγὸς, βοὸς, ὄρνιθος, χηνὸς, ἐθύετο…

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δ1076Δικαιότερον σταχάνηςmore just than a stachane[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who love justice; for stachane is what the Dorians call a pair of scales, perhaps by a link with stasis. And [there is] another [version of …Matched in translationhighshort

δ1267Δὶς ἑπτὰ πληγαῖς πολύπους πιλούμενοςan octopus pounded with twice seven blows[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who deserve punishment, inasmuch as when the octopus has been caught it is beaten many times to make it tender. And [there is] another proverb: "twice …Matched in translationhighmedium

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

χ16Χαλεπὰ τὰ καλάexcellent things are difficult… things are difficult." For this reason both sayings have become proverbial. "Excellent things are difficult": they say that Periander of Corinth in the beginning was a popular leader, but later he changed his political …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1388Ἀλωπεκίζεινto play the fox… 1), where it is presented as an already-existing song or proverb. Zenobius (1.70) and other paroemiographers present both proverb and gloss more fully: "to play the fox to another fox: in reference to those …Matched in noteshighshort

β175Βάτα ΚάραςBata Karas, BatakarasLikewise in Apostolius 4.75. Hesychius (beta312) and Appendix Proverbiorum 1.49 provide more detail: this proverbial expression was reportedly inscribed on a votive offering in the temple of Hera on Samos. All four sources allude …Matched in noteshighshort

β266Βησᾶς ἕστηκεν οἷον ἀχανήςBesas stands as if gapingVersions of this proverb appear in several of the paroemiographic collections e.g. Appendix Proverbiorum 1.54 ( = E.L. Leutsch and F.G. Schneidewin, Paroemiographi Graeci, vol. 1, appendix, p. 387, no. 54), where the verb …Matched in noteshighshort

α281Ἁγνότερος πηδαλίουpurer than a steering-oar[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who have lived pure lives; inasmuch as the steering-oar is always in the sea.Matched in translationhighshort

α371Ἀγροῦ πυγήrump of the country; fat of the land[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to the comfortably-off and those attending perseveringly to some kind of task.Matched in translationhighshort

α732Ἀθηναίων δυσβουλίαAthenians' ill-counsel[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who prosper against expectations and undeservedly. For taking decisions badly is practiced by Athenians; Athena offers to turn that which has been decided badly to good; …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1303Ἅλμη οὐκ ἔνεστ' αὐτῷthere is no salt in him; there is no sauce in him[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to the sour and unpleasant [man].Matched in translationhighshort

α1355Ἀλλ' οὐκ ἔνεστι συκοφάντου δήγματοςbut it does not have [a charm] against an informer's bite[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to ineffectual things. It leaves out the [word] "charm". The attendant says in character that there is no spell on the ring that serves as an antidote for …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1391Ἀλώπηξ οὐ δωροδοκεῖταιa fox does not take bribes[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those not easily won over by bribes. Cratinus in Laws [writes]: "each one of you is a fox who takes bribes"Matched in translationhighshort

α2536Ἄνθρωπος ἀνθρώπου δαιμόνιονman (is) man's divinityA proverb in reference to those who are unexpectedly saved by a man and who are popular because of them. Also [sc. attested are the phrases] 'a man [like the] Euripos', 'fortune [like the] …Matched in translationhighshort

α2570Ἄννος κρίβανονAnnos (and) the potter's ovenA proverb in reference to those discovering something new. For Annos was an Egyptian who contrived the potter's oven for the baking of bread.Matched in translationhighshort

α3234Ἁπλοῦν θύλακον πάτειtreads a single sack[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to people/things easily despised.Matched in translationhighshort

α3428Ἀπὸ λύκου θύραςfrom a wolf's door[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who go away immediately without accomplishing anything. But some [say it] in reference to rough and savage people.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

α3471Ἀπὸ πέντε ἅλλεσθαι πετρῶν εἰς κῦμαto leap from five rocks into a wave[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who because of what they are suffering prefer to throw themselves into some difficulty.Matched in translationhighshort

α3770Ἀργείους ὁρᾷςyou see ArgivesA proverbial saying in reference to those who see keenly and astonishingly [well].Matched in translationhighshort

α3990Ἀρουραία μάντιςfield mantis[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are sluggish and ineffectual. There is a clumsy locust, green, called a mantis, whose movements some heed and [thereby] prophesy. The aroura contains 50 feet.Matched in translationhighshort

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

α4101Ἀρχὴ ΣκυρίαSkyrian empire, Scyrian empire[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are paltry and possess nothing worthwhile. Inasmuch as Skyros, rocky and dreary and accordingly poor, produces nothing worth mentioning. Some [say], though, [that it comes] …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

αι76Αἰγυπτία κληματίςEgyptian vine-branch.[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to lean and fairly tall men; such a man was Zeno of Citium. It is said that he consulted the oracle to learn how he might live the …Matched in translationhighshort

αι114Αἰθέρα νήνεμον ἐρέσσειςyou are rowing the windless aether[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who labor in vain.Matched in translationhighshort

αι332Αἰσώπειον αἷμαAesopic blood[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those being killed unjustly. For the Delphians did not kill Aesop justifiably. Thus 'Aesopic blood' [is used] in reference to those who are beset by irremediable disgraces …Matched in translationhighshort

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