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Headword: Apo grammês
Adler number: alpha,3271
Translated headword: from the line
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
That is, from the beginning. Out of a metaphor from the starting-point of runners and from the line that they call 'start' and 'turning-post'.
Greek Original:
Apo grammês: hoion ap' archês. ek metaphoras tês tôn dromeôn aphetêrias kai grammês, hên aphesin kai balbida kalousin.
Note:
cf. alpha 3247.
Keywords: athletics; daily life; definition; imagery; proverbs
Translated by: William Hutton on 28 December 2001@23:31:29.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note) on 30 December 2001@07:35:56.
David Whitehead (another keyword) on 18 October 2005@05:50:17.
David Whitehead (cosmetics) on 2 April 2012@03:40:22.
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