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- ι503ἸώσηποςJosephus… web address 2). [3] alpha 3215. [4] phi 448. [5] Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 18.63-4 (see web address 3).
- ν365ΝῖγερNiger… Latin. Instances in e.g. the New Testament (Acts 13.1) and Josephus.
- χ475Χρῆμαthing, work, reality… gloss xrh=sis but does use xrh=sis itself (at 7.5.2). [2] Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 18.319, with genitive a)rgi/as: web address 1. [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 82 Zintzen (244 Asmus, Athanassiadi 36B); …
- α1056Ἀλαζονείαboastfulness… 508. (For a)lazo/nes, cf. alpha 1057 and alpha 1058.) [4] Josephus, Jewish War 6.364. The passage in full is: "For the latter (the rebels) showed no remorse for their evils, but rather bragged of …
- ι208ἸεχονίαςJechonias, Jehoiachin… Salathiel. Also in the Septuagint (2 Chronicles 36.8 etc.) and Josephus.
- ι459ἸωακείμIoakeim, Joachim, Jehoiakim… of Judah who fought with Nebuchadnezzar (4 Kingdoms 23-24 LXX; Josephus, Jewish Antiquities book 10 passim).
- δ1615Δυσέντευκτοςhard to deal with… fourth century BCE (Theophrastus, Characters 19.3); also used by Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, Philo Judaeus, and Patristic writers.
- α3566Ἀποστυγοῦντεςabhorring, loathing… Testament: Romans 12.9). [2] No such phrase is attested in Josephus (or indeed anywhere else). [3] cf. Plutarch, Pyrrhus 21; Eutropius, Breviarium 2.14; and John of Antioch, Fragmenta ex Historia chronica fr. 109 Roberto …
- ι9ἸάειροςIaeiros, Jairus… Luke 8.41-56). Also that of the father of Eleazar in Josephus, Jewish War 2.447 (web address 1).
- β24ΒαήλBael, Ba'al… transliterations of the god-name Ba'al (see beta 1) occur. In Josephus, besides Baal, there are found Belias and Belos. In the Lucianic text of the Greek Bible are found Baal, Bala, and Bael.
- α1326Ἁλλόμενον ὕδωρleaping water… water". [1] Presumably quoted from somewhere (the possibilities include Xenophon, Josephus and Lucian); and cf. generally alpha 1301.
- α3141Ἀπηγγέληwas announced, was reported… the Septuagint and other authors such as Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Josephus and Plutarch. cf. eta 35.
- ε2915Ἔραινενscattered, sprinkled… elsewhere. (Adler notes Bernhardy's emendation to e)/rrainen, as in e.g. Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 3.205.)
- δ1514Δραστηρίοιςefficacious, energetic… from somewhere. There are several extant possibilities (all post-classical), including Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 19.20, and Cyril of Alexandria, Commentarius in Isaiam prophetam PG 70.1065.41 (on the powers with which God is effective in the …
- γ274ΓιώραςGioras… a proper name -- Simon, son of Gioras -- in Josephus' Jewish War; and Theodoret in his Commentary on Isaiah claims it to be Greek for Jacob.
- ε61Ἐγηγερμένοςraised, risen… 58, epsilon 59) -- must be quoted from somewhere: perhaps Josephus (Jewish Antiquities 8.64 or Jewish War 7.166, both in reference to building work), though there are numerous other possibilities in Patristic texts and …
- ε66Ἐγκαθειργνύντεςshutting up… the Byzantine period; rarer earlier but some instances in e.g. Josephus and Plutarch; see LSJ s.v.
- ε3771Εὐτραπελίαwitticism… pejorative sense. See epsilon 3772 for the related adjective. [2] Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 12.214 (web address 1); see already alpha 1919 and again pi 3040. Here the headword appears in the genitive case, and …
- κ1034Κατεῖπεspoke against… cf. kappa 1035. [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] Quotation unidentifiable (but Josephus twice mentions an Ophellios).
- δ95ΔαυίδDavid… the witch of Endor, see 1 Sam. 28.3-25. [5] cf. Josephus Antiquities of the Jews 6.344-345, 347, and note 8 below. [6] cf. 1 Kingdoms 31.3. [7] Up to this point the entry is …
- δ94ΔαυίδDavid… for Asahel (a member of the Thirty) described similarly, and Josephus for Asahel outrunning a horse (Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 7.14). [6] Literally, "332 myriads." In the MT, 2 Samuel 24:9 the total is 1,300,000; …
- ι229Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς καὶ θεὸς ἡμῶνJesus the Christ and our God… (the Pentateuch) and 17 books of the Prophets. [3] On Josephus, see iota 503 and iota 504. [4] On Eusebius, see epsilon 3737. [5] Luke 4:18, quoting Isaiah 61:1. [6] An added note, lacking …
- δ1632Δυσήνυκτονhard to accomplish… nominative singular, and Latte there tentatively identifies its source as Josephus, Jewish War 5.501. (If so, it is neuter.) There are other possibilities in Patristic texts. [1] See also the scholia to Apollonius Rhodius, …
- η544ἩρώδηςHerodes, Herod, Herod the Great… Compostella. See Catholic Encyclopedia entry at web address 1. [4] Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 19.8.2. [5] This passage presents a confused version of Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 2.9. Eusebius referred to Acts 12:1-2 ("About that time …
- ε1144Ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ καταφεύγοντεςtaking refuge in it… The headword quotation is unidentifiable (though for similar constructions see Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 15.313; Proclus, On Plato's Parmenides 966.6). [2] The overall quotation (from a Christian writer) is unidentifiable, but the figurative phrase 'staff …
- β400ΒοσόρBosor… also in e.g. the New Testament (2 Peter 2.15) and Josephus (Antiquities of the Jews 12.340), should more accurately be "Botsor", a variant of "Botsrah", the town בצרה of the Edomites that was destroyed …
- ε3139ἘσθήρEsther… reigned 486-465: xi 54). Rather, the Greek sources, and especially Josephus (Jewish Antiquities 11.198ff.) show the name Artaxerxes; therefore an alternative identification with Xerxes' immediate successor, Artaxerxes I Makrocheir (reigned 465-424), has been suggested. …
- ε3123ἘσσαῖοιEssenes, Essaioi… 329.11-17, 344.19-21. The Essaioi or Essenoi are mentioned by Philo, Josephus, Pliny, and later authors (see Catholic Encyclopedia entry by E.P. Graham at web address 1, Jewish Encyclopedia entry by Kaufmann Kohler at web …
- β202Βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεωςabomination of desolation… Also mentioned in I Maccabees 1:54, 6:7; Diodorus Siculus 34/35.5.1; Josephus, Jewish War 1.34. The noun bde/lugma, from bdelu/ssw or bdelu/ssomai, literally means a feeling or expression of loathing or revulsion, and hence the …
- μ130ΜάνναmannaSee also mu 129. Cf. Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 3.1.6, web address 1. [1] Exodus 16:15: "When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, 'What is this?' For they did not …