Ὑπέρου περίτροφον

pestle's revolution

Translated by David Whitehead15 Aug 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 24 words

A proverb in reference to those doing the same things and accomplishing nothing.¹
And a[nother] proverb: 'more naked than a pestle and a slough'.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπέρου περίτροφον· παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ αὐτὰ ποιούντων καὶ μηδὲ περαινουμένων. καὶ παροιμία· γυμνότερος ὑπέρου καὶ λεβηρίδος.

Betacode

*(upe/rou peri/trofon: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n ta\ au)ta\ poiou/ntwn kai\ mhde\ perainoume/nwn. kai\ paroimi/a: gumno/teros u(pe/rou kai\ lebhri/dos.

Notes (2)

See already upsilon 341. The present entry has the erroneous (and untranslatable) peri/trofon.
1See also Zenobius 6.25 and other paroemiographers. ↩
2From gamma 491. ↩

Linked from1 entry

υ341Ὑπέρου περιτροπήpestle's revolution[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those doing the same things and accomplishing nothing. The following proverbs also show this: "Korinthos son of Zeus", and "yet again the road to Pytho", and "the man carrying…

Neighbouring entries

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Revision history3 revisions · last 24 Nov 2013

24 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
16 Aug 2010another note — David Whitehead
15 Aug 2010keyword, status — Catharine Roth
15 Aug 2010Translated — David Whitehead