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Headword: Καθ' ὕδατος γράφειν
Adler number: kappa,129
Translated headword: to write on water
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[A proverb] applying to those laboring in vain.
Greek Original:
Καθ' ὕδατος γράφειν: ἐπὶ τῶν μάτην πονούντων.
Note:
From epsiloniota 326; see also epsiloniota 327 and epsilon 3238.
Keywords: daily life; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 22 May 2003@05:33:30.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (added cross-reference) on 31 July 2003@02:10:47.
David Whitehead on 11 July 2004@06:20:26.
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