Suda On Line menu Search

Home
Search results for alpha,1064 in Adler number:
Greek display:    

Headword: *)/alla me\n o( *leu/kwnos o)/nos fe/rei, a)/lla de\ *leu/kwn
Adler number: alpha,1064
Translated headword: some things Leukon's donkey carries (but) others Leukon
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[no gloss]
Greek Original:
*)/alla me\n o( *leu/kwnos o)/nos fe/rei, a)/lla de\ *leu/kwn.
Note:
The proverb appears in this form in Diogenianus 2.21, who explains it as applying to a mismatch between words and actions and adds an anecdote about an Athenian farmer of this name. (Other paroemiographers have variant versions: see e.g. Zenobius 1.74.)
Keywords: aetiology; agriculture; daily life; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 29 March 2000@22:47:16.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note and keywords) on 10 June 2002@06:39:32.
David Whitehead (tweaks) on 2 February 2012@08:32:33.
David Whitehead (expanded note) on 26 May 2015@08:43:30.

Find      

Test Database Real Database

(Try these tips for more productive searches.)

No. of records found: 1    Page 1

End of search