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Headword: Ὥσπερ κογχύλην διελεῖν
Adler number: omega,239
Translated headword: just like opening a mussel
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
A proverb applied to things that are very easy.
Greek Original:
Ὥσπερ κογχύλην διελεῖν: παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν σφόδρα εὐτελῶν.
Note:
Teleclides fr.19 Kock; Appendix Proverbiorum 3.47. Cf. kappa 1900.
Keywords: comedy; daily life; food; poetry; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 4 May 2003@07:53:58.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (added keyword) on 5 May 2003@01:20:12.
David Whitehead (augmented note) on 3 August 2004@05:31:42.
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