Ο αχουλούς ους να ενούνιζεν ο ζαντός επέρασεν το ποτάμ

O achoyloys oys na enoynizen o zantos eperasen to potam

ONE SOURCE

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Compiled and edited by Kyriakos Gold, with meanings written by him. Each entry is attested by the published sources it names. The entries have not yet been reviewed by the editorial board.

IN STANDARD GREEKΌποιος σκέφτεται πολύ, χάνει την ευκαιρία

IN ENGLISHthinking too long holds up action

ORIGINNot established by the source

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Ο αχουλούς ους να ενούνιζεν ο ζαντός επέρασεν το ποτάμ

As the wise one was pondering, the fool got across the river Spend too long thinking and you are slow to act.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

PLACECommunity; locality unidentified
SOURCE 1PontosWorld contributors, «Παροιμίες #1» (community collection; accessed 2026); Παροιμίες #1, item 3 open
COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.
CHECKING NOTECommunity contribution; regional attribution often absent; English inference grounded in the contrasted actions

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