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Headword:
Ou
gar
akanthai
Adler number: omicron,769
Translated headword: for [there are] no thorns
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A saying in reference to useful things, from the transformation of life into something more pleasant.
Greek Original:Ou gar akanthai: legomenon epi tôn ôphelimôn, apo tês tou biou eis to hêmerôteron metabolês.
Note:
Likewise or similarly in other lexica (references at
Photius omicron601 Theodoridis, stemming from
Aristophanes frs.284 and 499 K.-A.); and see already under
alpha 1183.
Keywords: botany; comedy; daily life; definition; imagery; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 24 May 2010@08:35:38.
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