καταχεύω
From LSJ
πρὶν τοὺς ἰχθῦς ἑλεῖν σὺ τὴν ἅλμην κυκᾷς → you're mixing the sauce before catching the fish | don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him
English (LSJ)
Ep. for sq.:—Med., A τέττιξ καταχεύετ' ἀοιδήν Hes.Op. 583.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
καταχεύω: Ἐπικ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἑπομ., τέττιξ καταχεύετ’ ἀοιδὴν Ἡσ. Ἔργ. κ. Ἡμ. 581.
Greek Monolingual
καταχεύω (Α)
καταχέω.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κατ(α)- + χεύω (επιτ. τ. του χέω)].
Greek Monotonic
καταχεύω: Επικ. αντί επόμ.· Επικ. Μέσ. παρατ., τέττιξ καταχεύετ' ἀοιδήν, σε Ησίοδ.