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Headword:
*au)to\s
au(to\n
au)lei=
Adler number: alpha,4520
Translated headword: he is playing the pipe to himself
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who reveal themselves, in what they do, as the sort of people they are.
Greek Original:*au)to\s au(to\n au)lei=: e)pi\ tw=n e(autou\s deiknuo/ntwn e)n toi=s pra/gmasin, o(poi=oi/ tine/s ei)sin.
Note:
Comica adespota fr. 733 Kock (but not in K.-A.);
Diogenianus 3.16 and other paroemiographers.
Keywords: comedy; daily life; ethics; meter and music; proverbs
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 1 August 2001@16:50:40.
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