Περίπατος Ἑλληνκός 9 - παροιμίᾱ "κορώνη τὸν σκορπίον" (Patreon)

κορώνη τὸν σκορπίον (ἥρπασε) = "a crow (caught) the scorpion" : "you bought off more than you can chew"

ἡ παροιμίᾱ = a proverb

ἡ κορώνη = a crow (note that European crows are GREY and black, not all black like in North America)

ὁ σκορπίος = a scorpion

ἁρπάζω · ἁρπάσω · ἥρπασα · ἥρπακα · ἥρπασμαι · ἡρπάσθην = to seize, to carry away

λείπει = it leave (out), as in, the proverb leaves something out; the verb is commonly left out since κορώνη τὸν σκορπίον conveys the meaning

βλαβερός -ά̄ -όν = harmful

δυσχερής -ές = difficult to deal with

τὸ κέντρον = the stinger (of the scorpion)

τὸ ἰόν = the poison

Composition practice for you:

Imagine your own examples in an original context, and write them below!