Ζητῶν γὰρ ὄψον θοἰμάτιον ἀπώλεσα
for when searching for relish I lost my cloak
Translated by David Whitehead22 Apr 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to the very unfortunate.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ζητῶν γὰρ ὄψον θοἰμάτιον ἀπώλεσα· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀτυχεστάτων.
Betacode
*zhtw=n ga\r o)/yon qoi)ma/tion a)pw/lesa: e)pi\ tw=n a)tuxesta/twn.
Notes
- Comica adespota fr. 547 Kock, now 953 K.-A.; Zenobius 4.13, etc.
For 'relish' see omicron 1087.
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