Greek Proverb of the Day

Here is today's proverb from the blog with a LOLcat and vocabulary too! This is a repeat of a proverb you've seen before, but the vocabulary list is new. The vocabulary links go to Logeion.

Ἀεργοῖς αἰὲν ἑορτά.

• ἀεργοῖς, from ἀεργός.
• αἰὲν, from αἰέν.
• ἑορτά, from ἑορτή.

Ἀεργοῖς αἲὲν ἑορτά.

For lazy (people), (it's) always a holiday.

The saying is reported in one of the idylls of Theocritus; you can find out more at Wikipedia: Idyll 15. The adjective ἀεργός is an alpha-privative: ἀ-εργός, not-working, and it is being used substantively here: lazy people.

And here's a quiz covering the past five cats (answers at the blog only, not in the email):

Ἄγουσιν ἑορτὴν οἱ ______.

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Ἄγουσιν ἑορτὴν οἱ κλέπται.

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Καὶ ______ ποιῶν πρόσεχε.

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Καὶ καλὸν ποιῶν πρόσεχε.

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Ἀεργοῖς ______ ἑορτά.

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Ἀεργοῖς αἰὲν ἑορτά.

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______ κρέας νέμει.

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Λύκος κρέας νέμει.

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______ δακὼν παῖδ᾿ ἀπέφυγε.

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Μῦς δακὼν παῖδ᾿ ἀπέφυγε.

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And to finish up, here's a random LOLCat too:

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