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ι401ἸοβιανόςJovianus, Jovian… rather famosa, some at least of which abused Jovian in Homeric language. [6] Homer, Iliad 3.428 (Helen to Paris). [7] Homer, Iliad 3.39 = 13.769 (Hector to Paris). [8] Homer, Iliad 2.261-263 (Odysseus to …Matched in noteshighlong
κ1383Κερδαλεόφρωνprofit-minded, greedy, craftySame or similar entry in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon (see the references at Photius kappa596 Theodoridis). and cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.149, where the vocative singular of the headword occurs. …Matched in noteshighshort
α4350Ἄτηdestruction, Destruction[1] Likewise in Hesychius; cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 2.111, where a form of the headword occurs (web address 1 below). [2] Homer, Iliad 19.126 (web address 2). [3] Homer, Iliad 19.93 (web …

ι401

Ἰοβιανός

Jovianus, Jovian

Orthodox emperor of [the] Romans, who displayed great care and attention for the churches and recalled all the bishops in exile. And he wrote to St. Athanasius to indicate to him the strictness of his blameless faith.…

Ἰοβιανός, βασιλεὺς Ῥωμαίων ὀρθόδοξος, ὃς ἐπιμέλειαν καὶ φροντίδα πολλὴν ἐποιεῖτο τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν καὶ τοὺς ἐν ἐξορίαις ἐπισκόπους πάντας ἀνεκαλέσατο τῷ τε ἁγίῳ Ἀθανασίῳ ἀπέστειλε τῆς…

science and technology3

science and technology3

meter and music2

meter and music2

trade and manufacture2

trade and manufacture2

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Stefano Sanfilippo1

Stefano Sanfilippo1

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ε1172Ἐνδιάειresides… alpha 2999, kappa 1428, and lambda 635. [2] So e.g. Homer, Iliad 11.726, Odyssey 4.450; and cf. generally epsilon 1180. The adjective e)/ndios means "under the bright sky," hence "at noon" or "in the …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3037ἙρμῆνHermes… Constantinopoleos 2.9-10 (Preger, Scriptores originum Constantinopolitanarum 155.5 - 156.3). [1] Homer, Iliad 1.201, etc.; cf. pi 3012. [2] (So already epsilon 3033.) "The herm, a quadrangular pillar topped with a head, was very popular …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2500Ἐπίορκον ἀνώμοσενswore a false oathThe headword phrase occurs in Homer, Iliad 10.332 (web address 1), except that Homer has e)pw/mosen ('swore to') instead of the otherwise unattested a)nw/mosen found here; a)pw/mosen, which would normally mean 'swore off' or …Matched in noteshighshort

α2200Ἀναίμονεςbloodless [ones]… elsewhere. The headword, nominative plural of a)nai/mwn, is quoted from Homer, Iliad 5.342, where it refers to the gods. [2] Medical/zoological term; the opposite of e)/naimos (epsilon 1200). See also omicron 151. [3] From …Matched in noteshighshort

αι255Αἰώνaion, eon, age, marrow… 256, and cf. generally alphaiota 257. [1] cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 19.27, where the headword occurs (web address 1). The sense could be "marrow", but is more probably "life." [2] The five meanings …Matched in noteshighshort

ει45Εἴδωλονlikeness, image, phantomFor this and epsiloniota 46 cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 5.449, where the headword occurs. The first paragraph of the entry is also in Photius and other lexica. [1] Bacchylides fr.6 Snell-Maehler (29 …Matched in noteshighmedium

α104Ἄβυσσονabyss… Aristophanes, Frogs 138, quoted later in the entry. [2] In Homer, Odyssey, where bussodomeu/w occurs most frequently, it has the sense "brood over." [3] cf. Etymologicum Magnum 4.44. These are principal parts of the …Matched in noteshighmedium

α678Ἄϊδριςignorantcf. alpha 677. [1] The headword occurs in Homer, Odyssey 10.282 (web address 1 below), and these are the glosses (also in other lexica) of the scholia there. [2] Sophocles, Ajax 911 (web address …Matched in noteshighshort

α3420ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, Apollonius… (and OCD(4) p.1137, under 'Philostrati'). [1] Philostratos (1.4) follows the Homeric portrait of Proteus (Odyssey 4.349ff) as residing on the island of Pharos near the mouth of the Nile, contrasting with Vergil (Georgics 4.387), …Matched in noteshighlong

α3860Ἄρρητονaccursed[1] From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 17.37, where the neuter singular headword occurs. The adjective a)rhto/s -- literally prayed against, and so accursed -- is the Ionic dialect version of a)rato/s [the SOL …Matched in noteshighmedium

α4695Ἀχιλλεὺς ΣτάτιοςAchilleus Statios, Achilles Statius, Achilleus Tatios, Achilles Tatius… Achilleus. [1] Also identified as an Alexandrian by Eustathius on Homer's Odyssey 14.350 (vol. II, p. 73) and Photius, Bibliotheca cod. 87 (p. 66a.14). This is perhaps supported by the high degree of topographical …Matched in noteshighshort

β78Βάλλειν μήλοιςto hit with apples… Gregory of Nazianus' Funeral speech for Basil of Caesarea. [3] Homer, Iliad 8.299 (web address 1 below).Matched in noteshighshort

δ327ΔεῖμοςFright… PG 35.705a. The allusion is presumably to the episode in Homer, Odyssey 8, where Hephaestus takes his revenge for being cuckolded by Ares and Aphrodite. [1] For Din of War, Kydoimos, see again kappa …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1229Διώκεινto prosecute, to pursue… tina Plato, Theaetetus 168A; Luke 17.23; of an object, see Homer, Iliad 17.75 a)ki/xhta d. "pursue unattainable goals"; Sophocles, Ajax 997 so\n mo/ron "his doom"; Thucydides 2.63 tima/s "honors". The reference to moral values …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1352ΔομετιανόςDomitian, Domitianus, Dometianos… Tyana 8.8, where A. quotes Apollo's taunt to Achilles from Homer, Iliad 22.13. (On Apollonius see generally alpha 3420.) [3] For 'Lazoi or Kolchoi' cf. kappa 1979, and see generally OCD(4) s.v. Colchis. The …Matched in noteshighlong

δ1544Δρυμόςcopse, thicket[1] cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 11.118, where the headword occurs in the heteroclite plural druma/ (web address 1). See also delta 1530, delta 1541, and - for this word as the name of …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1605Δυσδιάλλακτονhard to reconcile… a funeral ritual, of which we have many examples from Homer onwards. As a lyric composition, the qrh=nos was developed by Simonides and Pindar and, later, in tragedy, where it acquired an important function.Matched in noteshighshort

ε30Ἐβόησενshouted… cross (Mark 15.34), but there are numerous other possibilities, from Homer onwards. cf. epsilon 34, beta 383.Matched in noteshighshort

ε219Ἔδειρανthey flayed… compound) in other lexica, and see also the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.459, from where the headword is evidently quoted. [2] This distinction is reversed in ps.-Zonaras s.v., who claims that e)/deiran with the …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1151Ἐν γήρει πίονιin abundant old-age… pi/wn literally means "fat". Compare the expression gh=ras liparo/n in Homer, Odyssey 19.368 (and used by Hesychius, above, as his gloss).Matched in noteshighshort

ε1168Ἐνδειξαμένῳdemonstrating… Nyssa. For the glossing cf. Hesychius epsilon2751 on e)ndei/comai in Homer, Iliad 19.83, and the scholia to that passage. [2] For another sense of this noun see epsilon 1169, epsilon 1170, epsilon 1171.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1303Ἐνηέοςkind… adjective, must quoted from somewhere. Extant instances are numerous, from Homer and Hesiod through to Apollonius Rhodius and Oppian (and on to the poems of Gregory of Nazianzus). Same glossing in other lexica, and …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2405ἘπίκουροςEpicurus, Epikouros… ancient city in Crete, a former Lacedaemonian colony mentioned by Homer and Hesiod as participating to the Trojan War. See Stephanus of Byzantium s.v., and lambda 831.Matched in noteshighlong

ε3007Ἔριςstrife… phi 508); cf. Philippians 1.15; and cf. a scholion on Homer, Iliad 1.177, where the headword occurs. [2] cf. epsiloniota 186, etc. This etymology is unlikely.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3746ΕὐστάθιοςEustathius, Eustathios… most famous bearer of the name, E. of Thessalonica the Homeric commentator, who post-dates it). [1] C5-6 AD. For Epiphaneia, in Cilicia, see Barrington Atlas map 67 grid C3. The fragments of Eustathius are …Matched in noteshighshort

ει164Εἴξασανhaving yielded… ei)/kw, feminine accusative singular. For the glossing cf. scholion on Homer, Odyssey 5.126, where it occurs in the nominative (web address 1); also Hesychius epsilon981 (ei)/canta). The present headword itself must be quoted from …Matched in noteshighshort

η392ἩνίοχοςHeniochos, Heniochus… the Cocytus were two of the rivers of the underworld: Homer, Odyssey 10.514, etc.)Matched in noteshighshort

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