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Headword: Χάραξ τὴν ἄμπελον
Adler number: chi,97
Translated headword: the stake and the vine
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
[A phrase used] when something being preserved is harmed by the thing preserving it.
Greek Original:
Χάραξ τὴν ἄμπελον: ὅταν ὑπὸ τοῦ σῴζοντος τὸ σῳζόμενον πάθῃ.
Note:
Zenobius 6.40. From the scholia to Aristophanes, Wasps 1291 (web address 1), where the point is explicit: "the stake deceived the vine" (of the retaliation of Aristophanes himself against Kleon). Cf. eta 672, epsilon 1740; and see also chi 96, end, and cf. generally chi 98.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: botany; comedy; daily life; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 25 November 2001@11:33:03.
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Catharine Roth (added link) on 6 September 2002@01:40:07.
David Whitehead (added note and keyword) on 6 September 2002@03:27:34.
Catharine Roth (added cross-references) on 6 July 2007@01:24:33.
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