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Headword:
*)/allhn
me\n
e)chntlou=men,
h(\
d'
e)peisre/ei
Adler number: alpha,1192
Translated headword: the rest we drained but it still flows in
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those labouring and accomplishing a lot of nothing. As to a ship's bilge-water.
Greek Original:*)/allhn me\n e)chntlou=men, h(\ d' e)peisre/ei: e)pi\ tw=n ponou/ntwn kai\ ple/on ou)de\n a)nuo/ntwn. w(s e)pi\ a)ntli/as new/s.
Note:
Zenobius 1.75; and already in tragedy (Tragica adespota fr. 89 Nauck = 89 Kannicht-Snell).
Keywords: daily life; proverbs; science and technology; tragedy
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 25 April 2000@09:56:25.
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