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Headword: Ἑβδομαῖος
Adler number: epsilon,25
Translated headword: seventh-day
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Seventh.
[Note] that besides six mooncakes they used to dress a "seventh ox", which had horns replicating the early moon.[1] So [there arises the phrase] "seventh ox", applied to those who are unfeeling. "Seventh ox" [is] the wise proverb.[2]
Greek Original:
Ἑβδομαῖος: ἕβδομος. ὅτι ἐπὶ ἓξ σελήναις βοῦν ἕβδομον ἔπεττον, κέρατα ἔχοντα κατὰ μίμησιν τῆς πρωτοφαοῦς σελήνης. ἕβδομον οὖν βοῦν, ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναισθήτων. τὸν ἕβδομον βοῦν ἡ σοφὴ παροιμία.
Notes:
[1] From alpha 2082.
[2] Cf. beta 458.
Keywords: daily life; definition; food; proverbs; religion; zoology
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 29 March 2005@18:55:31.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (modified headword; added a keyword; cosmetics) on 30 March 2005@02:25:41.
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