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Διὰ τοῦ τοίχου λαλεῖν
to talk through the wall
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference
to
those doing something senselessly.
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η
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 …
Matched in translation
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medium
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.
Matched in translation
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short
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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medium
α
143
Ἄγαν ἐγκεῖσθαι τῷδε
to be too vehement against someone
For instance
to
make accusations and
to
lambaste.
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short
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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short
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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medium
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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long
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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long
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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medium
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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medium
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!"].
Matched in translation
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short
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’.
Matched in translation
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short
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.
Matched in translation
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short
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.
Matched in translation
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short
ε
3379
Εὐαφές
easy to touch, soft; having a gentle touch
[Meaning something] easily-softened, easily-touched.
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short
ε
1469
Ἐντευξόμενος
about to meet, about to run into
[Meaning someone]
about
to
discuss/engage in dialectic discussion.
Matched in translation
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short
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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long
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 …
Matched in translation
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short
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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short
γ
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.
Matched in translation
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short
δ
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.
Matched in translation
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short
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."
Matched in translation
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short
ε
1186
Ἐνδώσειν
to be about to give, to intend to give
[Meaning]
to
define,
to
order. "He said that he intended
to
give a time and a place of [= for] the crossing himself."
Matched in translation
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short
ε
2856
Ἔπρασσον
they were trying to bring about
Meaning they were taking counsel. "Coming
together
with each other they were trying
to
bring
about
how they would resolve their differences and put in good order the arrangements surrounding the peace."
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α
2372
Ἀνείλλεσθαι
to pack in together
[Meaning]
to
come
to
close quarters, and
to
strike each other with spears. Also [sc. attested is] a)nei/lletai, [meaning the same as] a)neilei=tai. Also [sc. attested is] a)nei/leto ["he/she/it drew up"], [meaning he/she/it]
took
…
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short
ε
973
Ἐμέλλησεν
was about to, was delaying
… [doing]. "He was not concealing anything of what he needed
to
learn or delaying in speaking [of it]." Or meaning [he/she/it] was sluggish. And Josephus [writes]: "no one gave in or hesitated
to
speak." …
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short
αι
306
Αἱρήσειν
to be about to take
[Meaning]
to
be
about
to
conquer,
to
seize,
to
drag,
to
subdue,
to
sack.
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