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Plinthos
Adler number: pi,1776
Translated headword: brick
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Proverbs: "you are washing bricks"; "you are bailing bilge on dry land"; "you are chopping[1] a lentil"; in reference to things that are impossible.
And said of things that are never-ending and non-existent.[2]
Greek Original:Plinthos. paroimiai: Plinthous pluneis: Chamai antleis: Phakon kopteis: epi tôn adunatôn kai anênutôn kai mê ontôn legetai.
Notes:
Compare generally
omicron 399; and see also
phi 23 and
chi 64.
[1] Or 'pounding'.
[2] Addendum lacking, Adler reports, in mss AFV.
Keywords: botany; daily life; food; imagery; proverbs; science and technology
Translated by: William Hutton on 15 November 2000@16:11:59.
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