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Headword: *xa/rhtos u(posxe/seis
Adler number: chi,101
Translated headword: Chares' promises
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
Chares, an Athenian general, is said to have been both prompt and very eager when it came to his promises. Hence the proverb applies to those making promises glibly.
Greek Original:
*xa/rhtos u(posxe/seis: *xa/rhs strathgo\s *)aqhnai/wn eu)xerh/s te kai\ e(toimo/tatos pro\s ta\s u(posxe/seis le/getai gegone/nai. o(/qen h( paroimi/a ta/ttetai e)pi\ tw=n proxei/rws e)paggellome/nwn.
Notes:
cf. Zenobius 2.13.
For Chares (c.400-c.325 BCE) see generally OCD(4) p.305, under 'Chares(1)'.
Keywords: biography; daily life; ethics; military affairs; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 25 November 2001@11:45:59.
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David Whitehead (added note) on 6 September 2002@06:10:19.
William Hutton (set status) on 9 July 2003@11:03:06.
David Whitehead (modified translation) on 10 July 2003@03:21:29.
David Whitehead (tweaks and cosmetics) on 7 August 2011@08:55:26.
David Whitehead on 8 November 2013@04:39:25.
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