Zenobius 6.1
A Syrbenian chorus
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English
Proverb
A Syrbenian chorus
Explanation
set down against disorderly choruses, from those who cry out syrbas to swine. For syrbe meant "tumult."
Greek
Proverb
Συρβηνὸς χορός
Explanation
αὕτη τέτακται κατὰ τῶν ἀτάκτων χορῶν, ἀπὸ τοῦ τινὰς τοῖς ὑσὶν ἐπιφωνεῖν Σύρβας. Σύρβην δὲ τὸν τάραχον ἔλεγον.
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