- καὶ εἶπεν Ὀρνὰ πρὸσ Δαυίδ. λαβὲ σεαυτῷ, καὶ ποιησάτω ὁ κύριόσ μου ὁ βασιλεὺσ τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐναντίον ἑαυτοῦ. ἰδὲ δέδωκα τοὺσ μόσχουσ εἰσ ὁλοκαύτωσιν καὶ τὸ ἄροτρον εἰσ ξύλα καὶ τὸν σῖτον εἰσ θυσίαν, τὰ πάντα δέδωκα. (Septuagint, Liber I Paralipomenon 21:23)
(70인역 성경, 역대기 상권 21:23)
- τί σοφισθήσεται ὁ κρατῶν ἀρότρου καὶ καυχώμενοσ ἐν δόρατι κέντρου, βόασ ἐλαύνων καὶ ἀναστρεφόμενοσ ἐν ἔργοισ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ διήγησισ αὐτοῦ ἐν υἱοῖσ ταύρων̣ (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 38:25)
(70인역 성경, Liber Sirach 38:25)
- βίᾳ μὲν οὐδὲ τῶν ἐλαχίστων δύναται κρατεῖν ἄνθρωποσ, ἐπινοίᾳ δὲ καὶ μεθόδῳ ὑπέζευξε μὲν ἀρότρῳ βοῦν πρὸσ τὴν ἐργασίαν τῆσ χώρασ, ἐχαλίνωσε δὲ τὸν ἵππον, ἐλέφαντι δὲ παρέστησεν ἐπιβάτην καὶ ξύλῳ τὴν ἀμέτρητον θάλασσαν διεπέρασεν. (Demades, On the Twelve Years, 42:1)
(데마데스, On the Twelve Years, 42:1)
- Ζητῶν δὲ ἀεὶ πρὸσ ἐμαυτὸν οὔπω καὶ τήμερον εὑρεῖν δεδύνημαι τίνοσ ἕνεκα τὴν σπουδὴν ταύτην ἐσπούδακασ περὶ τὴν ὠνὴν τῶν βιβλίων ὠφελείασ μὲν γὰρ ἢ χρείασ τῆσ ἀπ’ αὐτῶν οὐδ’ ἂν οἰηθείη τισ τῶν καὶ ἐπ’ ἐλάχιστόν σε εἰδότων, οὐ μᾶλλον ἢ φαλακρὸσ ἄν τισ πρίαιτο κτένασ ἢ κάτοπτρον ὁ τυφλὸσ ἢ ὁ κωφὸσ αὐλητὴν ἢ παλλακὴν ὁ εὐνοῦχοσ ἢ ὁ ἠπειρώτησ κώπην ἢ ὁ κυβερνήτησ ἄροτρον. (Lucian, Adversus indoctum et libros multos ementem, (no name) 19:2)
(루키아노스, Adversus indoctum et libros multos ementem, (no name) 19:2)
- ὢ τῆσ ἀνοίασ, οἵ γε οὐκ ἴσασιν ὅτι, κἂν ὅλην τὴν Πελοπόννησον ἕκαστοσ αὐτῶν κτήσωνται, μόγισ ἂν ποδιαῖον λάβοιεν τόπον παρὰ τοῦ Αἰακοῦ τὸ δὲ πεδίον τοῦτο ἄλλοτε ἄλλοι γεωργήσουσι πολλάκισ ἐκ βάθρων τὸ τρόπαιον ἀνασπάσαντεσ τῷ ἀρότρῳ. (Lucian, Contemplantes, (no name) 24:3)
(루키아노스, Contemplantes, (no name) 24:3)
- οὐκ ἂν τώ γ’ ἐρίσαντε ἐν αὔλακι κὰμ μὲν ἄροτρον ἄξειαν, τὸ δὲ ἔργον ἐτώσιον αὖθι λίποιεν. (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 49:17)
(헤시오도스, 일과 날, Book WD 49:17)
- βόασ τε ὑπ̓ ἄροτρον ζεῦξαι Διόνυσον πρῶτον, καὶ ἀροτῆρασ ἀντὶ νομάδων ποιῆσαι Ἰνδῶν τοὺσ πολλούσ, καὶ ὁπλίσαι ὅπλοισι τοῖσιν ἀρηίοισι. (Arrian, Indica, chapter 7 8:1)
(아리아노스, Indica, chapter 7 8:1)
- καὶ τεκτονικὸσ οὐκ ἂν οὕτω κατασκευάσαι ἄροτρον προθύμωσ; (Plutarch, Maxime cum principbus philosopho esse diserendum, chapter, section 4 3:3)
(플루타르코스, Maxime cum principbus philosopho esse diserendum, chapter, section 4 3:3)