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ει150Εἰ μὴ ταχέως ἀπολώμεθα οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθημενhad we not perished so fast we would not have been savedEveryone then had the proverb on their lips. Those falling headlong [say it].Matched in translationhighshort
χ610Χύτραν ποικίλλεινto decorate a cooking-pot[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to things that are impossible. And things that are endless.Matched in translationhighshort
α842Ἀκεσίας ἰάσατοAkesias healed[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who heal for the worse. It seems that Akesias treated someone for the worse.Matched in translationhigh

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Εἰ μὴ ταχέως ἀπολώμεθα οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθημεν

had we not perished so fast we would not have been saved

Everyone then had the proverb on their lips. Those falling headlong [say it].

Εἰ μὴ ταχέως ἀπολώμεθα, οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθημεν· ἅπαντες δὲ τότε τὴν παροιμίαν διὰ στόματος εἶχον. οἱ κρημνιζόμενοι.

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α4438Αὐλητοῦ βίον ζῇςyou are living a piper's life[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those living from means not their own; insofar as pipers live for free by watching out for those who are sacrificing.Matched in translationhighshort

αι125Αἰθίοπα σμήχεινto wash an Ethiopian white[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those exerting vain efforts.Matched in translationhighshort

ε49Ἐγένετο καὶ Μάνδρωνι συκίνη ναῦςeven Mandron got a fig-wood ship[sc. A proverbial phrase] used in reference to those who have been fortunate beyond their hopes and deserts, and then give themselves airs at their present circumstances. For Mandron was chosen admiral amongst Athenians, …Matched in translationhighshort

α1183Ἀληλεσμένονground-up… worked on, ready to eat. Also [sc. attested is the proverbial phrase] a)lhlesme/nos bi/os, in reference to those with an ample supply of what they need. But another proverb says: "for [there are] no …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1194Ἄλλην δρῦν βαλάνιζεshake acorns from another oak[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those continually begging something or always borrowing from the same people. And [there is] another proverb: enough of oak. In reference to those eating something with difficulty …Matched in translationhighshort

α3668Ἀπώλεσας τὸν οἶνον ἐπιχέας ὕδωρyou ruined the wine by pouring in water[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who make a mess of things that were previously going well by means of some small fault. Or in reference to those who get what they …Matched in translationhighshort

αι69Αἰγὸς τρόπονgoat-fashion, like a goat[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who bring an evil on themselves. From a Corinthian proverb, "The nanny-goat giving the knife."Matched in translationhighshort

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

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 …Matched in translationhighshort

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 translationhighmedium

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

ει314Εἰς τέφραν γράφεινto write on ashes[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to impossible things. "I think I should write his oaths on ashes, as the proverb says."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

η286Ἤμβροτενmissed (the mark or goal)… succeeding or hitting the mark through its use in two proverbs. Eustathius describes them as follows. " 'You missed and did not hit' (h)/mbrotes oud’ e)/tuxes, Iliad 5.287) is proverbial for those who fail …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

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