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Headword:
*go/nu
knh/mhs
e)/ggion
Adler number: gamma,383
Translated headword: the knee is closer than the shin
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. A proverb used] in reference to those who love others more than themselves.[1]
But some [say that it is used] in reference to those obliged to provide for their relatives. Since the knee [is] closer.
Greek Original:*go/nu knh/mhs e)/ggion: e)pi\ tw=n e(autw=n ma=llon e(te/rous a)gapw/ntwn. e)/nioi de\ e)pi\ tw=n o)feilo/ntwn pare/xein toi=s prosh/kousin. e)pei\ e)ggu/teron to\ go/nu.
Note:
[1] In
Zenobius (3.2) the explanation is reversed: 'those who love themselves more than ...'; also has
hetairoi ('companions') instead of
heteroi ('others').
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 16 July 2002@09:10:42.
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