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Headword:
*)apo\
leptou=
mi/tou
to\
zh=n
h)rth=sqai
Adler number: alpha,3388
Translated headword: life has hung by a fragile thread
Vetting Status: high
Translation: "So for those sailing in such a [situation] they say that life has hung by a fragile thread."[1]
The proverb [is applied] to those who are in the utmost danger.
Greek Original:*)apo\ leptou= mi/tou to\ zh=n h)rth=sqai. toi=s ou)=n e)n tw=| toiw=|de ple/ousin a)po\ leptou= mi/tou fasi\n h)rth=sqai to\ zh=n. h( paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n e)n e)sxa/tois kindu/nou o)/ntwn.
Notes:
Apostolius 3.50; and cf. generally
mu 1135. Tosi (cited under
alpha 378) no.662.
The verb in the headword phrase, extracted from the quotation given, is a perfect infinitive.
[1]
Synesius,
Letter 4 (p.162a Hercher), narrative of a shipwreck: translation by A. Fitzgerald at web address 1 (see paragraph 14).
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: daily life; dialects, grammar, and etymology; imagery; proverbs; rhetoric
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 24 February 2001@10:24:29.
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