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42 entries for Hero

η544ἩρώδηςHerodes, Herod, Herod the Great… the Baptist; cf. under alpha 985, iota 503. [2] For Herodias, see eta 547; for this Salome and another, sigma 65. [3] Herod Agrippa was in fact the grandson of Herod. Agrippa's father was …Matched in noteshighmedium
αι214ΑἰνέαςAineas, Aeneas… this is intended to be the name of the Trojan hero (OCD(4) s.v.), it is usually spelled Aineias in the Iliad (and cf. generally alphaiota 215). Nevertheless, for 'Aineas' see, apparently, Iliad 13.541; Sophocles …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1405ΔοσίθεοςDositheos, DositheusLikewise in Herodian and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon; and note also delta 1481, which has the more common spelling with omega as first vowel. However the name is spelled, there is no …Matched in noteshighshort
μ475Μελεδωνοίcaretakers, managerscf. mu 474. [1] From glosses on Herodotus 2.65.3, where the present nominative plural headword occurs. Also in other lexica: see the references at Photius mu228 Theodoridis. [2] Matthew 20.8.Matched in noteshighshort
χ475Χρῆμαthing, work, reality… in other words, paganism is dying out. [4] For example, Herodotus 1.32.Matched in noteshighshort
η71Ἡγουμενείαabbacy, hêgoumeneia… exclusively in the Byzantine age, is to be found in Herodian, who likewise advocates its spelling with diphthong (i.e. rather than h(goumeni/a). The entry is taken from the Ambrosian Lexicon (Ambrosianus 37, but not …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1558ΚηφᾶςKephas, CephasThat of the apostle Peter, in Aramaic: John 1.42, 1 Corinthians 1.12, etc. Likewise in ps.-Herodian 65 and (according to Adler) the Ambrosian Lexicon.Matched in noteshighshort
β254ΒηθσφαγήBethsphageApparently a variant of Bethphage, a village near Jerusalem (Matthew 21.1, Mark 11.1, Luke 19.29). The same spelling occurs in the Ambrosian Lexicon (according to Adler) and ps.-Herodian 5.Matched in noteshighshort
δ973Διετήςlasting two years, two years old[1] Matthew 2:16 (children massacred by Herod: web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort
β253ΒηθσαϊδᾶBethsaidaA town in Galilee: Mark 6.45, Luke 9.10, John 1.44, etc. Adler reports an identical entry in the Ambrosian Lexicon; and cf. ps.-Herodian 5 (a list of place-names near Jerusalem). cf. chi 436.Matched in noteshighshort
αι163ΑἰκατερίναEkaterina, Ekaterini, KatherineThat of e.g. St. Katherine of Alexandria (life by Symeon Metaphrastes, PG 116, 275-302); also that of the wife of the emperor Isaac Komnenos. Likewise in ps.-Herodian and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon.Matched in noteshighshort
ι179Ἱερολογίαmystical languageThe headword occurs in Lucian (once, in the Ionic accusative i(erologi/hn) and frequently in Christian texts; Lampe does not show it as referring to the Eucharist in particular. Entry lacking, Adler reports, in mss …Matched in noteshighshort
α3144Ἀπήγξατοhanged himself… New Testament (Matthew 27.5, of Judas), but see also e.g. Herodotus 2.131.1; Appian, Bellum Civile 4.4.26; Lucian, Philopseudes 29.Matched in noteshighshort
λ362Λεῖμμαresidue, deficiencyThe headword is a deverbative neuter noun from lei/pw; see already under kappa 2153. Perhaps (to judge from material in Christian writers) quoted here from the New Testament: Romans 11.5. cf. ps.-Herodian 78; also …Matched in noteshighshort
η585Ἧσιςdelight… according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon; glossed with eu)frosu/nh by Herodian and a scholiast on Hesiod. The headword is a rare feminine noun derived from the verb h(/domai (eta 95 etc.). Other than lexica, …Matched in noteshighshort
α4370Ἀτλαντικὰ πελάγηAtlantic seas[1] From alpha 3240, q.v. [2] The phrase occurs in Herodotus 1.202.4: h( ... qa/lassa h( *)Atlanti\s kaleome/nh.Matched in noteshighshort
αι53ΑἴγιναAigina, Aegina… (pp.16-17). [1] And island, in the Saronic Gulf. [2] From Herodotus 8.90.2, *ai)ginai/h nhu=s; and cf. also Gregory of Nazianzus (gamma 450), de vita sua 209-10.Matched in noteshighshort
ν433Νῖτινquarters… famous Persian woman.[1] Note: [1] Babylonian, more exactly: see esp. Herodotus 1.185-187 (web address 1 -- also 2.100).Matched in noteshighshort
η72Ἡγούμενοςleading, leader, abbot… the headword h(goume/nou (genitive case) occurs in a phrase about Eros quoted from Plato, Republic 573E, and prohgoume/nou is part of the phrase which glosses it.Matched in noteshighshort
ε1768Ἕξιςdispositional state, state of character, conditionSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. [1] ps.-Herodian 35; and cf. epsilon 1767 and delta 559. [2] cf. the scholia to Gregory of Nazianus PG 36,1232c.Matched in noteshighshort
β379ΒονιφάτιοςBoniphatios, Bonifatius, BonifaceTransliteration of a Latin name: a Roman general (d. 432 CE) active in N Africa. See generally PLRE 2.237-40, under Boniface(3); OCD(4) p.239. Or perhaps a saint of this name: Boniface of Tarsus is …Matched in noteshighshort
χ436ΧωραζίνChorazin[1] (Likewise in ps.-Herodian 152.) Chorazin (present-day Khirbet Kerraze), an ancient town resting in the hills overlooking Capern(a)um, is situated at the northern end of the Sea of Galilee and to the west of …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1251Διώροφονtwo-storey… related to it). For the explanation and the etymology see Herodian, Partitiones 20.10 diw/rofos oi)=kos: o( du/w o)ro/fous e)/xwn; 204.1, where the word is compared to such similar adjectives as a)nw/rofos, triw/rofos, poluw/rofos, o(mw/rofos; …Matched in noteshighshort
κ22ΚάδμοςKadmos, Cadmus… [2] George the Monk, Chronicon 75.16-18; cf. gamma 416. Also, Herodotus 5.58 (web address 1) credits Cadmus for having brought the alphabet to the Greeks.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2731Ἐπιτρῖψαιto crush, to wear out… the church is carried away by the rivers as the eroded earth.Matched in noteshighshort
η51ἭγημαιI consider… New Testament (Acts 26.2). He himself, however, adds instances in Herodotus (1.126.2, 1.115.6) and Lucian (Piscator 14); and there are, in truth, numerous others. [1] Also in the perfect tense (of logi/zomai). According to …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1369Δοξάριονpetty-glory, petty-reputation… Photius delta712, ps.-Zonaras 564.1), and the common source may be Herodian, Partitiones 23.4. The word doca/rion always has a negative nuance, either implicit in the context (e.g. Epictetus, Dissertationes ab Arriano digestae 1.18.22; Marcus …Matched in noteshighshort
μ448ΜελάμπουςMelampous, Melampus[1] Legendary soothsayer, mentioned in e.g. Homer, Odyssey 15.225; Herodotus 2.49. See generally Jan N. Bremmer in OCD4 s.v. Melampus(1). [2] Also quoted under sigma 1376. Attributed by Bernhardy to Aelian, but probably (as …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2019Ἐπαίχθηwas toyed with… cf. under kappa 2500, of Croesus (and in Matthew 2.16, Herod and the Magi). [2] For the remainder of the entry, Adler cites Ambrosian Lexicon 1577 (and cf. 1576 and 1680). See also epsilon …Matched in noteshighshort
κ282Κάμηλοςcamel… the Medes (Persians) and their camels in Xerxes' invasion see Herodotus 7.83-87. [3] Perhaps a (sc. African/Asian) buffalo: see LSJ entry at web address 3. [4] Perhaps coined to explain Matthew 19.24 (above): see …Matched in noteshighshort