Zenobius 2.27

Let him be taken care of, but at "the House"

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English

Proverb

Let him be taken care of, but at "the House"

Explanation

Aristophanes mentions it in the Farmers, and Plato the comic poet. This was a large house that received paying visitors.

Greek

Proverb

Αὐτῷ μελητέον, ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον

Explanation

μέμνηται αὐτῆς Ἀριστοφάνης ἐν Γεωργοῖς, καὶ Πλάτων ὁ κωμικός. Ἦν δὲ οὗτος ὁ οἶκος μέγας εἰς ὑποδοχὴν μισθουμένων.

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