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Headword: *)epi\ spei/ra| sxoini/on
Adler number: epsilon,2598
Translated headword: rope as well as cord
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those adding still more to what they have. Because cords too go to make ropes.
Greek Original:
*)epi\ spei/ra| sxoini/on: e)pi\ tw=n prosfero/ntwn toi=s e)/xousin e)/ti plei/ona. e)peidh\ kai\ ai( spei=rai, e)c w(=n kai\ ta\ sxoini/a ei)si/n.
Notes:
Like "belt and suspenders" or "belt and braces." Again, briefly, under sigma 933.
Paroemiographers (Gregorius 3.47, Apostolius 7.84) have a similar explanation but relate it specifically to the receipt of gifts.
Keywords: daily life; ethics; imagery; proverbs; science and technology; trade and manufacture
Translated by: David Whitehead on 22 April 2003@04:24:19.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth on 5 July 2003@17:23:18.
David Whitehead (expanded note) on 2 March 2006@06:24:03.
Catharine Roth (typo) on 5 December 2007@17:36:10.
David Whitehead (another keyword) on 6 December 2007@03:05:28.
Catharine Roth (expanded note) on 18 April 2012@22:54:32.
David Whitehead on 18 October 2012@06:26:24.
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