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Headword:
Αἰγὸς
τρόπον
Adler number: alphaiota,69
Translated headword: goat-fashion, like a goat
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who bring an evil on themselves. From a Corinthian proverb, "The nanny-goat giving the knife."[1]
Greek Original:Αἰγὸς τρόπον: ἐπὶ τῶν ἑαυτοῖς ἐπιφερόντων κακόν. ἀπὸ Κορινθιακῆς παροιμίας, ἡ αἲξ δοῦσα τὴν μάχαιραν.
Notes:
[1]
Photius' version of the entry is fuller: the complete phrase, from an unattributable fragment of Attic Comedy, is "goat-fashion I dug up a knife for myself".
[2] The full story appears at
alphaiota 235;
alphaiota 236 was copied from here.
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 6 October 2002@22:16:30.
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