awakening
From LSJ
διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν → a boy chases a bird on the wing, vain pursuit
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Met., surprise: P. παράλογος, ὁ.
theirs was a rude awakening: P. ὁ παράλογος αὐτοῖς μέγας ἦν (Thuc. 7, 55).
διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν → a boy chases a bird on the wing, vain pursuit
Met., surprise: P. παράλογος, ὁ.
theirs was a rude awakening: P. ὁ παράλογος αὐτοῖς μέγας ἦν (Thuc. 7, 55).
