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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