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Headword:
*)akarpo/teros
*)adw/nidos
kh/pou
Adler number: alpha,807
Translated headword: more barren than a garden of Adonis
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those unable to give birth to anything productive. Things grown in pots are described [in these terms].
Greek Original:*)akarpo/teros *)adw/nidos kh/pou: e)pi\ tw=n mhde\n gennai=on tekei=n duname/nwn. le/gontai de\ ta\ ei)s ta\ o)/straka futeuo/mena.
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Keywords: agriculture; botany; daily life; imagery; proverbs; religion
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 6 November 2000@22:12:23.
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