Zenobius 5.54
Not even gru from Dion
English
Proverb
Not even gru from Dion
Explanation
this Dion was an Alexandrian by birth, famed for his philosophy, with a brother who was a wrestler, surnamed Topsius. Being abused by one of his brother's opponents and hearing things speakable and unspeakable, although a great crowd was following, he himself uttered nothing, keeping himself composed by the precept of philosophy; but having got within his own gate, showing no anger, he said to the youth not even gru. The youth in despair hanged himself. Among the Atticists gru is used of the small and trifling. They call the dirt under the nails gru; and grytaria are small household items; and grytopōlēs the seller of such items.
Greek
Proverb
Οὐδὲ τὸ Δίωνος γρῦ
Explanation
οὗτος ὁ Δίων Ἀλεξανδρεὺς μὲν ἦν τὸ γένος, διαβόητος δὲ ἐπὶ φιλοσοφίᾳ, ἔχων ἀδελφὸν παλαίστην, † Τόψιον ἐπικαλούμενον. Δοιδορούμενος δὲ ὑπό τινος τῶν ἀνταγωνιστῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀκούων ῥητὰ καὶ ἄῤῥητα, καίτοι πολλοῦ ὄχλου ἐπακολουθοῦντος, αὐτὸς μὲν οὐδὲν ἐφθέγξατο, κατεσταλμένον [αὑτὸν κατὰ] τὸ τῆς φιλοσοφίας παράγγελμα τηρῶν· ἐντὸς δὲ τοῦ ἰδίου πυλῶνος γενόμενος καὶ μηδὲν ὀργῆς ὑποφήνας εἶπε πρὸς τὸν νεανίαν οὐδὲ γρῦ. ὁ δὲ ἀθύμήσας ἀπήγξατο.
Εἴρηται δὲ καὶ παρὰ τοῖς Ἀττικοῖς τὸ γρῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ μικροῦ καὶ τοῦ τυχόντος. Καὶ γὰρ τὸν ἐν τοῖς ὄνυξι ῥύπον λέγουσι γρῦ, καὶ γρυτάρια τὰ κατὰ τὴν οἰκίαν λεπτὰ σκευάρια, καὶ γρυτοπώλην τὸν τὰ σκευάρια πωλοῦντα.
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