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Headword: *(/amacato\nbou=ne(/lkei Adler number: alpha,1486 Translated headword: a wagon is dragging the ox Vetting Status: high Translation:
[no gloss]
Greek Original:
*(/amaca to\n bou=n e(/lkei.
Note:
Very similar entry in Photius (glossed as 'a proverb'); cf. Diogenianus 3.30. A Greek version of "putting the cart before the horse" or "the tail is wagging the dog." Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1885.
