περί όνου σκιάς → about the shadow of an ass, about the shadow of a donkey, much ado about nothing, fight for no reason, for nothing, for no serious reason, for a trifling matter, over trifles, on trivial things, on trivial matters, tempest in a teapot, storm in a teacup, storm in a tea-kettle, for a trifle

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περί όνου σκιάς → about the shadow of an ass, about the shadow of a donkey, much ado about nothing, fight for no reason, for nothing, for no serious reason, for a trifling matter, over trifles, on trivial things, on trivial matters, tempest in a teapot, storm in a teacup, storm in a tea-kettle, for a trifle
on: 21 Nov, 2011, 09:49:05
περί όνου σκιάς → much ado about nothing, fight for no reason;

Λέμε ότι κάποιοι μαλώνουν «περί όνου σκιάς» (για την σκιά του γαϊδάρου), όταν φιλονικούν για κάτι ασήμαντο. Η έκφραση προέρχεται από ένα περιστατικό με τον Αθηναίο ρήτορα Δημοσθένη , ο οποίος ενώ αγορεύει στην εκκλησία του Δήμου και προσπαθεί να διαφωτίσει τους συμπολίτες του για τα μεγάλα προβλήματα της πόλης τους αυτοί …αγρόν αγόρασαν! Τότε αυτός, για να τους κεντρίσει την προσοχή, άρχισε να τους αφηγείται μια ιστορία μεταξύ ενός αγωγιάτη κι ενός ταξιδιώτη.
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περί όνου σκιάς → about the shadow of an ass, about the shadow of a donkey, much ado about nothing, fight for no reason, for nothing, for no serious reason, for a trifling matter, over trifles, on trivial things, on trivial matters, tempest in a teapot, storm in a teacup, storm in a tea-kettle
Reply #1 on: 21 Nov, 2011, 15:37:04

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περί όνου σκιάς → about the shadow of an ass, about the shadow of a donkey, much ado about nothing, fight for no reason, for nothing, for no serious reason, for a trifling matter, over trifles, on trivial things, on trivial matters, tempest in a teapot, storm in a teacup, storm in a tea-kettle
Reply #2 on: 02 Jul, 2013, 16:27:24
for nothing, for no serious reason, for a trifling matter, over trifles

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περί όνου σκιάς → about the shadow of an ass, about the shadow of a donkey, much ado about nothing, fight for no reason, for nothing, for no serious reason, for a trifling matter, over trifles, on trivial things, on trivial matters, tempest in a teapot, storm in a teacup, storm in a tea-kettle
Reply #3 on: 02 Jul, 2013, 19:41:05
Του Δημοσθένους απόσπασμα 13.1.14:
Ὑπὲρ μὲν ὄνου σκιᾶς ἀκούειν, ὦ ἄνδρες, ἐπιθυμεῖτε, ἀνθρώπου δὲ κινδυνεύοντος ὑπὲρ ψυχῆς οὐδὲ φωνῆς ἀνέχεσθε;

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περί όνου σκιάς → about the shadow of an ass, about the shadow of a donkey, much ado about nothing, fight for no reason, for nothing, for no serious reason, for a trifling matter, over trifles, on trivial things, on trivial matters, tempest in a teapot, storm in a teacup, storm in a tea-kettle
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