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Headword: *du/o toi/xous a)lei/feis
Adler number: delta,1581
Translated headword: you are oiling two walls
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[sc. This proverbial phrase] is said in reference to those hedging their bets and taking a middle course in battles or friendships.
The saying perhaps comes from those creating illuminations on two walls.[1]
Greek Original:
*du/o toi/xous a)lei/feis: le/getai e)pi\ tw=n e)pamfoterizo/ntwn kai\ dia\ me/sou xwrou/ntwn e)n ma/xais h)\ fili/ais. ei)/rhtai de\ i)/sws a)po\ tw=n du/o toi/xous eu)feggi/as poiou/ntwn.
Notes:
Photius, Lexicon delta786; Apostolius 6.37; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.2200.
[1] cf. epsilon 3790.
Keywords: art history; daily life; ethics; imagery; military affairs; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 13 May 2003@06:19:19.
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Catharine Roth on 3 June 2003@01:19:03.
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