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795
Διὰ τοῦ τοίχου λαλεῖν
to talk through the wall
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference
to
those doing something senselessly.
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62
Ἡ γλῶττα τῷ κήρυκι τούτων τέμνεται
the tongue of these is cut for the herald
That is the
tongue
of the [victims] being sacrificed is given
to
Hermes. But Callistratus says that the
tongues
of the victims are set aside for the [sc. human] heralds.
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ε
2807
Ἐποποῖ
epopoi (in hoopoe-ese)
… must be uttered by the human voice with a rising
tone
on the last syllables, so that a bird's cry is imitated. "tio, tio, tio, tio, tio, tio, tio, tio." It is necessary
to
…
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ε
4009
Ἐχῖνος τὸν τόκον ἀναβάλλῃ
a hedgehog would postpone childbirth
[sc. This proverbial phrase] is said in reference
to
things which, if postponed, become worse. For terrestrial hedgehogs seem, when being poked on,
to
hold back childbirth, then later [sc. when troubled] by harsher …
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ε
142
Ἐγγλωττοτυπεῖν
to beat with the tongue, to talk loudly about
[Meaning]
to
make a noise with the
tongue
about
the accomplishments and
to
speak gravely
about
their accomplishments and always
to
have [them] on one's
tongue.
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ει
157
Εἷναι τόθ' εἷναι καὶ σὺ σαυτόν
send [and] then you too send yourself
Meaning
to
send off the runners. But some write ei(/hte [here], meaning send off sc. the runners. This has the sounder rationale. For when the spectators say 'send off' sc. the runners, that is …
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α
143
Ἄγαν ἐγκεῖσθαι τῷδε
to be too vehement against someone
For instance
to
make accusations and
to
lambaste.
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ε
2120
Ἐπειδὴ τὸν οἶνον ἠξίους πιεῖν
since you saw fit to drink the wine you should drink the dregs too
… [Wealth] 1084-5 (web address 1). The original begins e)peidh\ kai\
to\n
oi)=non, and the first word of the main clause was originally sunekpote/' (for sunekpote/a). The Suda's sunekpot' works well metrically (sunekpote/' e)sti/ requires …
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ε
1788
Ἐξολῶν
about to destroy
[Meaning] being
about
to
expel and drive out of the citizenry. "A sausage-seller is he who is
about
to
destroy
this man."
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ε
3006
Ἐρριπτασμένον
tossed about, prostrated again and again
… exhausted by exercise, found. So that I, full of anxiety,
toss
and turn; for that is the way the anxious are. But it is better
to
think of it as a metaphor from dice, …
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α
3450
Ἀπονέμου τῆς ἁμάξης τῶν δὲ ὄνων οὐδὲν μέλει
help yourself to the wagon but don't worry about the donkeys
A proverb concerning those who take care of their own things but neglect those of others; for instance, those who have a wagon of their own, but rent donkeys, and neglect them.
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ε
3790
Εὐφεγγίασ>20 ἀπὸ τῶν δύο τοίχων εὐφεγγίας ποιούντων
illuminations
[...] from those creating illuminations on two walls.
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352
Γνώσῃ δὲ τοὺς τούτου τε κἀμοῦ μαθητάς τούτου μὲν Φορμίσιος Μεγαίνετός θ' ὁ Μάνης
you will recognize his pupils and mine -- his are Phormisios and Megainetos the Manes
… 1); again at mu 395. Euripides is speaking, and referring
to
Aeschylus; he goes on
to
name his own pupils as Kleitophon and Theramenes. The gloss (from the scholia
to
the line) appears
to
…
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α
425
Ἀδάμ
Adam
… and unadulterated state. For rays of a certain sort, so
to
speak, flashed from the soul of that man, rays teeming with divine thoughts and energies, and they coursed through all nature, accurately and …
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δ
1170
Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεωπαγίτης
Dionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite
… in Greek culture. A disciple of Paul, who introduced him
to
the Christian faith, Dionysius was enthroned by him as the bishop of Athens itself. As for the skills in the Greek disciplines, his …
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α
2900
Ἀπαντᾶν
to meet and to come together
… the masters." Also [sc. attested is the participle] a)pantwme/nwn ["coming
about"],
meaning happening, occurring. "But not even with such things coming
about,
was anything sufficient
to
stop the onrush of the Romans."
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δ
747
Διασείων τοὺς ὑπευθύνους εἰ πέπων ἢ μὴ πέπων
shaking those liable to audit (to see) whether they are ripe or not
[Used] with an accusative. Meaning being able
to
be shaken gently and easily. But Aristophanes has used the words metaphorically from fig-picking. So, just as in the case of fruits, it is possible
to
…
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δ
1189
Διοπομπεῖσθαι
to escort [evil] away
[Meaning]
to
avert evil and
to
be purified from pollution. Also [sc. attested is] a)podiopompei/sqw ["let [evil] be escorted away!"].
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α
3715
Ἀποίμωξόν με τοῦ τριωβόλου τὸν ζῶντα μᾶλλον
weep for me who am alive rather than for the triobol -- for I am undone
[1] From the scholia
to
Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 392-3, where the lengthy headword phrase occurs (web address 1 below). [2] Aeschylus fr. 138 Nauck = 227 Mette (with Antilochos in the vocative, not, as here, …
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αι
253
Αἰόλος
undulating, wavelike, advancing in a winding or rolling fashion, agile in turning side to side; multicoloured, discoloured, black or chestnut with white markings; easily moved, changeable, wily, quick-witted, liable to metamorphosis, disturbed in mind; whirling; self-generating in movement, ever-turning; lively, flashing, shimmering
… changeable]. Or swift; [so called] from the whirlwind [hurricane or
tornado],
which comes from
‘to
blow’ and
‘to
wind/roll up’.
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α
2383
Ἀνεῖναι
to toss, to let go (up), to roll (dice)
[Meaning]
to
let loose/let go. Also [sc. attested is the phrase]
to
roll a die, meaning
to
throw up a die.
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α
4484
Αὐτοβοᾷς ὅμοιος ὢν τῷδε
you self-proclaim as similar to this man
… means something like, by crying out you yourself bear witness
about
yourself that you are similar
to
this man.
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ε
3379
Εὐαφές
easy to touch, soft; having a gentle touch
[Meaning something] easily-softened, easily-touched.
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ε
1469
Ἐντευξόμενος
about to meet, about to run into
[Meaning someone]
about
to
discuss/engage in dialectic discussion.
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γ
302
Γλῶττα
tongue
… dryness or warmth. For dry bread does not make [the
tongue]
dry -- or if one should encounter crumbs and something similar -- but by being dry or warm it makes the moist quality …
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α
726
Ἀθηνᾷ τὸν αἴλουρον
(to compare) the cat to Athena
The proverb is applied
to
those badly equating major things with minor on account of a small similarity; as if someone were
to
compare the cat
to
Athena because of the greyness [sc. of …
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ε
2724
Ἐπιτρέπειν τοῖς οἰκείοις
to entrust [the arbitration of a dispute] to one's friends
Demosthenes [sc. uses the phrase]
to
mean choosing them as jurors, whereas Lysias said "[he] entrusted
to
men," meaning [he] appointed conciliators.
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430
Γραῦς ὥς τις ἵππος τὸν χαραδραῖον τάφον ἕξεις
you 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.
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1581
Δύο τοίχους ἀλείφεις
you are oiling two walls
[sc. This proverbial phrase] is said in reference
to
those hedging their bets and taking a middle course in battles or friendships. The saying perhaps comes from those creating illuminations on two walls.
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δ
834
Διαφορουμένης τῆς κρόκης ὑπὸ τῶν ἀλεκτρυόνων
the thread being torn apart by the roosters
… asunder. Arrian [writes]: "[...] that the horses were spooked and
tore
him apart."
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