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Headword: *)aeto\s e)n nefe/lais
Adler number: alpha,575
Translated headword: eagle in clouds
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are hard to catch; inasmuch as an eagle is not caught when in clouds.
Greek Original:
*)aeto\s e)n nefe/lais: e)pi\ tw=n dusalw/twn: paro/son a)eto\s e)n nefe/lais w)\n ou)x a(li/sketai.
Note:
Zenobius 2.50; again at alphaiota 98.
Keywords: daily life; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 16 March 2001@17:22:33.
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David Whitehead (added note; cosmetics) on 17 March 2001@05:48:46.
David Whitehead (augmented note; cosmetics) on 16 August 2006@07:18:11.
David Whitehead (tweaks) on 12 January 2012@06:13:39.
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