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Headword: *ei)s to\n tetrhme/non
Adler number: epsiloniota,321
Translated headword: into the perforated
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
It leaves out 'to draw water' [and] 'jar'. [The proverb] is applied to those putting effort into something empty. For a myth has it that in the underworld the impious draw water into a perforated jar.
Greek Original:
*ei)s to\n tetrhme/non: lei/pei pi/qon a)ntlei=n. ta/ssetai de\ e)pi\ tw=n ei)s keno\n ponou/ntwn. kai\ ga\r muqeu/ousin e)n a(/|dou tou\s a)sebei=s ei)s pi/qon tetrhme/non a)ntlei=n.
Note:
For the myth see under epsiloniota 315; for the proverb Xenophon, Oeconomicus 7.40; Apostolius 6.79, etc.
Keywords: daily life; ethics; imagery; mythology; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 28 February 2002@03:39:03.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth on 1 March 2002@10:52:01.
David Whitehead (augmented note) on 19 October 2003@06:09:04.
David Whitehead on 28 November 2012@05:52:43.
Catharine Roth (coding) on 1 December 2012@01:58:13.
David Whitehead on 22 April 2016@06:43:48.
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