Όποι βραάσκεται πολλά, πλέο δουλεύ’.

opoi vraasketai polla, pleo doulev’.

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 καθυστερεί πολύ, καταλήγει να δουλεύει περισσότερο

IN ENGLISHthe person who postpones work ends up working harder

ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITGreek traditional proverb

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Όποι βραάσκεται πολλά, πλέο δουλεύ’.

Anyone who puts things off a lot works more. Putting things off leaves you with extra work; the editors spell this out.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

PLACEOf/Sourmena proverb collection
SOURCE 1A. Revithiadou and V. Spyropoulos (research group) (2009), Οφίτικη Ποντιακή: Έρευνα γλωσσικής καταγραφής με έμφαση στη διαχρονία και συγχρονία της διαλέκτου, p. 78, no. 228 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.

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