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136 entries for Apostolius

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ε816Ἐλέφαντος οὐδὲν διαφέρειςyou are no different from an elephant[1] cf. Gregorius 2.9, 3.37; Apostolius 7.4; etc. Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1364. [2] See already epsilon 814. [3] From delta 27.Matched in noteshighshort
ε1147Ἐν γὰρ ἀμηχανίῃ καὶ Καρκίνος ἔμμορε τιμῆςfor in a hopeless situation even Karkinos got his share of honour… 51-52 Kock, now combined as 951 Kassel-Austin; cf. Zenobius 3.77, Apostolius 7.16, etc. For this type of saying see also under epsilon 1112.Matched in noteshighshort
ε1384Ἐν μύρτου κλαδὶ τὸ ξίφος κρατήσωin a branch of myrtle I will master my sword… the tyrannicides of 514 BCE; but here, as also in Apostolius 7.26 and Appendix Proverbiorum 2.64, the main verb is changed from forh/sw ('I will carry') to krath/sw ('I will master'). Here as elsewhere …Matched in noteshigh

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Ἐλέφαντος οὐδὲν διαφέρεις

you are no different from an elephant

[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to large and insensible people/things; inasmuch as that is what the creature [is] like. Also [sc. attested is 'you are making] an elephant out of a fly', in reference to those…

Ἐλέφαντος οὐδὲν διαφέρεις· ἐπὶ τῶν μεγάλων καὶ ἀναισθήτων· παρόσον καὶ τὸ ζῷον τοιοῦτον. καὶ Ἐλέφαντα ἐκ μυίας, ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ἐπαιρόντων τῷ λόγῳ καὶ μεγάλα ποιούντων. ὅτι…

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ε1429Ἐν πυρὶ βέβηκαςyou walked in a fireApostolius 7.43; cf. Diogenianus 4.52.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1536Ἐξ ἄμμου σχοινίον πλέκειςyou are weaving a rope out of sandApostolius 7.50, etc.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1822Ἔξω βελῶν καθῆσθαιto stay out of missile-rangeApostolius 7.54, etc. For "out of missile-range" see e.g. Xenophon, Anabasis 3.4,15; Cyropaedia 3.3.58, 3.3.70, 4.1.3.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1824Ἔξω Γλαῦκεaway o Grey oneLikewise in Photius. More fully at Apostolius 7.58. For the glaukos see the dossier of material in Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 7.295B-F (7.45-46 Kaibel).Matched in noteshighshort

ε2119Ἐπειδὴ τὸν Ταντάλου λίθον τῆς κεφαλῆς ἀπετιναξάμεθαsince we shook Tantalus' stone off our headLikewise in Photius. See also Apostolius 7.60, etc.; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.663. For Tantalus cf. generally iota 620, sigma 659, tau 77, tau 78, tau 79 (stone), tau 80, tau 81 tau …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2255Ἐπὶ βύρσης ἐκαθέζετοhe was sitting on a hideApostolius 7.75; Appendix Proverbiorum 2.80; cf. Lucian, Toxaris 47-50. [1] Imperfect in a past general condition is to be found in classical usage (see Smyth's Greek Grammar, §2342 [web address 1]), though the use …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2440Ἐπὶ Λειψυδρίῳ μάχηa battle at Leipsydrion… phrase, although not described as such here, was proverbial: see Apostolius 7.70, where it is glossed as 'in reference to those involved in a brave struggle'. For the rest of the present material cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2471ἘπιμενίδηςEpimenides… [5] See generally sigma 776. [6] (Or: secrets.) Diogenianus 8.28, Apostolius 7.73. For apotheta cf. alpha 3317.Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2598Ἐπὶ σπείρᾳ σχοινίονrope as well as cord… and braces." Again, briefly, under sigma 933. Paroemiographers (Gregorius 3.47, Apostolius 7.84) have a similar explanation but relate it specifically to the receipt of gifts.Matched in noteshighshort

ε2995Ἐριννύων ἀπορρώξFuries' limb, Furies' off-shoot… a proverb (as the form of the gloss implies) cf. Apostolius 3.38. [2] Sophocles, Ajax 1034. [3] epsilon 3580, epsilon 3581. (And see also epsilon 2994.)Matched in noteshighshort

ε3161Ἐς Μασσαλίαν πλεύσειαςto Massalia may you sailcf. Apostolius 6.69; and see epsilon 499 for a variant. For Massalia, present-day Marseilles, see mu 242.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3207Ἐς τέφραν γράφειςyou are writing on ashesApostolius 6.73, etc. See also epsiloniota 314.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3238Ἐς ὕδωρ γράφεινto write on waterApostolius 6.80, etc. Literary references to this proverb include ones in Sophocles (fr. 811 Radt) and Plato (Phaedrus 276C); cf. also Catullus 70.3-4 (mulier cupido quod dicit amanti ...rapida scribere oportet aqua). See generally …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3248Ἔσχατα ἐσχάτων κακὰ διαπέπρακταιevils ultimate of ultimates have been perpetratedApostolius 7.99, etc.; see further, n. 1 below. For 'ultimate evils', e)/sxata kaka/, cf. epsilon 3249. In the present context, however, the proverbial heart of the headword phrase is e)/sxata e)sxa/twn kaka/, 'evils ultimate …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3291Ἑτερομόλιος δίκηone-arrival lawsuitThe phrase is attested only in paroemiographers (Zenobius 3.88, Apostolius 8.4) and lexicographers. The implied etymology of the adjective is uncertain (see LSJ s.v. at web address 1); perhaps, despite the omicron spelling, connected …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3347Ἔοικα βοῦς ἐπὶ σφαγὴν μολεῖνI seem to be going as an ox to slaughter… comica adespota fr. 631 Kock (not in K.-A.). Later proverbial: Apostolius 7.59, Appendix Proverbiorum 2.73, etc.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3864Ἐφέσια γράμματαEphesian letters… 2405). See also, post-Suda, Etymologicum Magnum 402.23 (Kallierges), the paroemiographer Apostolius (11.29), and Eustathius, Commentary on the Odyssey vol. 2.201 lines 43ff. The entry is primarily in reported speech, which appears in its correct …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3996ἜχετοςEchetus, Echetos… Rhodius, Argonautica 4.1092-1095; Hesychius s.v.; ps.-Nonnus, Scholia mythologica 4.48; Michael Apostolius s.v. *fala/ridos a)rxh\ kai\ *)exe/tou; and under beta 279 and tau 1187. [1] Homer, Odyssey 18.84-86 (here abridged; see at web address 1); …Matched in noteshighshort

ε4064Ἕψιαpuns… the proverb *file/yios o(/de (to\n tro/pon) in Gregorius 3.29 and Apostolius 17.86. [3] phi 400. [4] cf. generally Hesychius s.v. filolo/gos (two entries). The Suda's 'with a smooth breathing' obviously cannot refer to the …Matched in noteshighshort

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.Matched in noteshighshort

ει77Εἰκῇat random… generally epsiloniota 74, epsiloniota 76, epsiloniota 78, epsiloniota 79. [2] Apostolius 11.52, etc. For Abydos cf. alpha 101, delta 184, epsilon 2225, pi 2075.Matched in noteshighshort

ει313Εἰς πῦρ ξαίνεινto card wool into a fire… the proverb is used. cf. already epsilon 3196. [2] cf. Apostolius 9.45.Matched in noteshighshort

ει321Εἰς τὸν τετρημένονinto the perforated… see under epsiloniota 315; for the proverb Xenophon, Oeconomicus 7.40; Apostolius 6.79, etc.Matched in noteshighshort

η11Ἡ ἀπὸ Σκυθῶν ῥῆσιςthe statement from Scythians… 5.11 (who adds a comparison with epsiloniota 149), Macarius 8.22, Apostolius 8.39, Arsenius 16.49c. For Dareios and the Scythians cf. generally delta 72. [1] Literally, tell someone to lament; cf. epsilon 3073, pi 2366. …Matched in noteshighshort

η271παροιμίαthe ten-company of Lykos, the ten-company of LycusSame entry in Photius, Lexicon eta133 Theodoridis; and cf. Apostolius 8.49. cf. delta 174, lambda 820. [NB: the SOL headword, incorrectly, is 'a proverb']Matched in noteshighshort

η290Ἡμένη πελειάςsitting doveAppendix Proverbiorum 3.11; cf. Apostolius 8.54.Matched in noteshighshort

η358Ἢ Μορσίμου τὶς ῥῆσιν ἐξεγράψατοor (if) someone has copied out a passage of Morsimos… in the underworld. For its afterlife as a proverb see Apostolius 8.57. cf. mu 1262, psi 176. For Morsimos see also TGrF; Aristophanes, Knights 401, Peace 802; scholia to Birds 281.Matched in noteshighshort

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