αγριέλαιος

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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

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Greek Monolingual

ἀγριέλαιος, -ον (Α)
ἀγριελαία
1. ο σχετικός με την αγριελιά ή αυτός που είναι φτιαγμένος από ξύλο αγριελιάς
2. (το θηλ. ως ουσιαστικό) ἡ ἀγριέλαιος
α) η αγριελιά
β) (Εκκλ.) μεταφορικά, ο μη χριστιανός, ο ειδωλολάτρης: «ἡ ἀγριέλαιος ἐγκεντρισθεῖσα τῷ ὄντως καλῷ καὶ ἐλεήμονι λόγῳ... καλλιέλαιος γίγνεται».