ἐπαμύνω
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)
A come to aid, succour, τινί Il.6.361, 18.99,al., Th.3.14, al., Lys.12.99, etc. 2 abs., Il.16.540,al. (never in Od.), Hdt.1.82, Th.1.25,101, Lys.3.16, etc.; τῶν ἐπαμυνούντων λόγων ὡς εἰσὶ θεοί apologetic arguments to prove that... Pl.Lg.891b. 3 ward off, δολίην v.l. for ἀπ- in AP5.6 (Asclep.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 898] helfen, beistehen; ohne Casus, Il. 16, 540. 21, 311; τινί, 6, 361; Folgde; Prosa, Isocr. 4, 52; ταῖς συμφοραῖς 4, 42; Plat. Theaet. 168 e; καὶ βοηθέειν Her. 9, 61.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπᾰμύνω: σπεύδω εἰς βοήθειάν τινος, μετὰ δοτ. ὄφρ’ ἐπαμύνω Τρῶεσσ’ Ἰλ. Ζ. 361., Σ. 99 κ. ἀλλ., Θουκ. 3. 14 κ. ἀλλ., Λυσ. 139. 30, κλ. 2) ἀπολ., ἐν Ἰλ. Π. 540 κ. ἀλλ. (ἀλλ’ οὐδαμοῦ ἐν τῇ Ὀδ.), οὕτως ἐν Ἡροδ. 9. 61, Θουκ. 1. 25, 101, Λυσ. 97. 42, κλ.· τῶν ἐπαμυνόντων λόγων, ὡς εἰσὶ θεοὶ Πλάτ. Νόμοι 891Β.
French (Bailly abrégé)
1 secourir, défendre : τινι qqn;
2 repousser, écarter : συμφοραῖς ISOCR des malheurs.
Étymologie: ἐπί, ἀμύνω.
