κυρβαίη
σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ σὺ χεῖρα κινεῖ → God helps those who help themselves, God helps them that help themselves, heaven helps those who help themselves, the Lord helps those who help themselves, move your hand along with Athena, move your hand along with Minerva, fortune favors the prepared mind, fortune favours the prepared mind, chance favors the prepared mind, chance favours the prepared mind
English (LSJ)
dub. sens., epith. of μάζα, Hom.Epigr.15.6 (
A κυρκαίη Suid. s.v. Ὅμηρος).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1535] μᾶζα, ἡ, bei Hom. ep. 15, 6, zw., eine Art Brei oder Teig. Bei Suid. steht κυρκαίη, Andere vermuthen γυραίη von γῦρις, oder τυρβαίη von τύρβη.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κυρβαίη: ἄγνωστός τις λέξις ἐν τοῖς Ὁμ. Ἐπιγράμμ. 15. 6˙ ὅπερ φέρεται κυρκαίη παρὰ Σουΐδ. σ. 2675Β.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κυρβαίη: μᾶζα ἡ предполож. густая похлебка Hom.