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Headword:
*)andro\s
ge/rontos
a)stafi\s
to\
krani/on
Adler number: alpha,2190
Translated headword: an old man's head is a dried grape
Vetting Status: high
Translation: From part [sc. to whole]. In reference to those no longer of any use, because their whole body [is] weak.[1] Also: 'An old man's jaws are staffs', in reference to those who eat a lot in their old age. Also: 'Never look at an old man's buttocks', in reference to those who are not useful for some purposes.[2] Also: 'When a man is faring badly, his friends are gone' in reference to those who find no assistance in misfortune from their friends.[3]
Greek Original:*)andro\s ge/rontos a)stafi\s to\ krani/on: a)po\ me/rous. e)pi\ tw=n mhdamou= xrhsimeuo/ntwn, paro/son o(/lon to\ sw=ma a)sqene/s. kai\, *)andro\s ge/rontos ai( gna/qoi bakthri/ai, e)pi\ tw=n pro\s to\ gh=ras polla\ e)sqio/ntwn. kai\, *)andro\s ge/rontos mh/pot' e)s pugh\n o(ra=n, e)pi\ tw=n pro\s e)/nia mh\ xrhsi/mwn. kai\, *)andro\s kakw=s pra/ssontos e)kpodw\n fi/loi, e)pi\ tw=n e)n toi=s kakoi=s mhdemi/an eu(risko/ntwn para\ tw=n fi/lwn w)fe/leian.
Notes:
Keywords: botany; daily life; ethics; food; imagery; medicine; proverbs; tragedy
Translated by: Malcolm Heath on 7 June 2000@11:25:04.
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