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1012
Κατευμεγεθεῖν
to act big over [someone]
This verb is
a
favourite of St Cyril of
Alexandria,
and
Theodoridis on Photius s.v. goes
as
far
as
to suggest that the passage generating the entry is from his Commentary on Nahum 28 …
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α
2517
Ἀνθομολογησόμεθα
we will make a covenant
… Theodoret (PG 80, 1509ab). [2] From Polybius 29.17.1; more fully
at
phi 34. [3] Quotation unidentifiable. [4]
A
version of Diogenes Laertius 2.40, which purports to quote the beginning of the indictment brought
against
…
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Κατανδρίζεσθαι
to fight manfully against
The substantive gloss is
also
in other lexica. For this verb see
already
kappa 473 (out of
alphabetical
order). Its present infinitive, here, occurs once in Origen
and
frequently in Cyril of
Alexandria
(in …
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α
4177
Ἀσκὸς ἐν πάχνῃ
a wineskin in a frost
… on it (PG 80, 1848bc). [2] 1 Corinthians 9.27. [3]
Aristophanes,
Acharnians
1000-2 (web
address
1). What follows here derives from scholiastic comment on the line. [4] The Khoes, the second day of the …
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ε
3139
Ἐσθήρ
Esther
Summary of the biblical Book of Esther; cf.
already
under
alpha
1483
and
epsilon 3121. [1] The name of the king is in the Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ʾaḥašwerōš (Latin
Ahasuerus),
which seems to reflect
a
…
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κ
942
Κατέλυεν
was lodging [with someone]
… 636, kappa 637, kappa 638. [2] Once taken to be
a
fragment of
Aelian
(81 Hercher)
and
still so in the most recent edition of him (84g Domingo-Forasté); however,
as
Adler
notes, this is …
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δ
1170
Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεωπαγίτης
Dionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite
Links to works by
and
about
Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite
at
web
address
1; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry by Mark Lamarre
at
web
address
2; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry by Kevin Corrigan
and
…
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ι
448
Ἰουστῖνος
Ioustinos, Justinus, Justin
… 33; cf. Photius, Bibliotheca c. 125. [1] Justin the Philosopher,
also
known
as
Justin the Martyr: Catholic Encyclopedia entry
at
web
address
1; works in
Ante-Nicene
Fathers, vol. 1, web
address
2. [2]
Antoninus
…
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ε
2500
Ἐπίορκον ἀνώμοσεν
swore a false oath
The 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 …
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γ
493
Γυμνῷ φυλακὴν ἐπιτάττεις
you are assigning guard-duty to a naked man
[1] Hesychius gamma1004
assigns
the phrase to the comic poet Pherecrates (fr. 144 Kock, now 154 K.-A.) in the first instance; cf. Zenobius 2.98. [2] Quotation unidentifiable; found
also
in
a
syntactical lexicon. [3] …
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κ
109
Καθιλατρεύομαι
I worship, I am a worshipper of
This middle-voice verb
appears
only here
and
its meaning is uncertain. If it is not the result of textual error, it seems to be
a
compound of the prefix kata-
and
a
verb i(latreu/w …
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δ
1499
Δραματουργήσας
having staged a drama, having fabricated
The headword,
aorist
active
participle, masculine singular nominative, of the verb dramatourge/w is treated in
a
recognizably related fashion in Synagoge delta359
and
Photius, Lexicon delta744. However,
as
glosses both lexica have participles from …
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ε
3963
Ἐφωδήγει Ἐποδήγει
was acting as a guide
Entry lacking,
Adler
reports, in mss FV
and
a
marginal
addition
in
A.
[1] Third person singular, imperfect, of e)fodhge/w --
attested
only here -- from e)pi\
and
o(dhge/w, from o(do/s "road"
and
a)/gw
…
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ε
2223
Ἐπὶ ἀσπίδα καὶ βασιλίσκον ἐπιβήσῃ
you will step on an asp and a basilisk
… on Psalm 90(91).13 LXX, where the headword phrase occurs. For
asps
cf. (e.g.) lambda 54. The basilisk is
a
legendary reptile which was believed to cause death by
a
single glance. Pliny the Elder …
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γ
23
Γαλλαίῳ
with a Gallian
The headword, dative singular of
a
putative
adjective
*gallai=os, is evidently drawn from the quotation that follows. The only other
attestation
of
any
form of the word comes in
a
poem by Gregory of …
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α
1766
Ἀμφισβήτησις
establishing a claim
cf. generally
alpha
1762,
alpha
1763,
alpha
1764,
alpha
1765. [1] George the Monk, Chronicon 2.511.3-9 de Boor,
again
at
beta 139
and
(abridged)
kappa 2444. The TLG shows that George is quoting Isidore …
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κ
988
Κατεσκελετευμένα
having been reduced to a skeleton
… references in Photius kappa355 Theodoridis) for the corresponding present participle,
added
by the Suda below. If kateskeleuteume/na is correctly transmitted, it might be quoted from its only other extant occurrence: Theodoret, Historia religiosa 6.9. …
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δ
1573
Δύναμις
capability, capacity, ability, potentiality, power
… principal part of this entry derives from two of the
ancient
commentators on
Aristotle.
In sequence:
Alexander
of
Aphrodisias,
On the Topica 348.24-32, 349.18-19; John Philoponus, On the de
anima
34.6-19, 265.12-20. [1] Copied …
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η
60
Ἡγίας
Hegias
Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.351 Zintzen (221
Asmus,
145B
Athanassiadi)
on Hegias, successor of Isidore
as
diadochus in the
Athenian
Academy.
[1] It is not clear who his father was. Martano (see bibliography below) …
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ε
2099
Ἐπευωνίζων
lowering a price
… Photius s.v. suggests Basil of Caesarea (PG 29.269b) but there
are
several other possibilities (in e.g. Plutarch, Philo Judaeus, Cassius Dio). The gloss
assumes
a
(common-sense) principle that lowering the price increases sales volume.
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ε
3315
Ἐτίθει σκάνδαλον
was setting a trap
(Entry lacking,
Adler
reports, in mss
AFV,
and
occurs in the margin of ms M.) The headword phrase must be quoted from somewhere.
Adler
tentatively suggested Symeon Metaphrastes.
Alternatively
[DW], this is
a
faulty …
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κ
1966
Κολπίζω Κόλπος
I make [something] into a bosom
The unglossed headword is
a
very rare denominative verb from the noun ko/lpos (see
also
epsilon 104). [1] Theodoret (PG 80.1460a) on Psalm 73.11 LXX.
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δ
1352
Δομετιανός
Domitian, Domitianus, Dometianos
… 81-96; OCD(4) 472-3; De Imperatoribus Romanis entry by John Donahue
at
web
address
1;
and
already
delta 1351. [1] George the Monk, Chronicon 2.444.1-11. [2] cf. Philostratus, Life of
Apollonius
of Tyana 8.8, where …
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ε
3737
Εὐσέβιος
Eusebios, Eusebius
c.
AD
260-339; OCD(4) s.v.; Catholic Encyclopedia entry
at
web
address
1. [1] See note 9 below. [2] In Latin, Demonstratio Evangelica. [3] In Latin, Praeparatio Evangelica. [4] Translation
at
web
address
2. [5] …
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α
3566
Ἀποστυγοῦντες
abhorring, loathing
… headword is present participle, masculine nominative plural, of the verb
a)postuge/w.
Same glossing in other lexica; evidently quoted from somewhere (probably,
as
claimed by Latte on Hesychius s.v., the New Testament: Romans 12.9). [2] …
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δ
1149
Διόδωρος
Diodoros, Diodorus, Diodore
Born
Antioch,
date unknown; died Tarsus 390 CE. Doctrinally
associated
with the interpretative school of
Antioch,
in opposition to that of
Alexandria.
See vol. 1, pp. 452-54 of the Cayré work below
and
pp. …
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α
2693
Ἀντίοχος
Antiochus, Antiochos
[1]
Antiochus
III ("the Great"), c.242-187. See generally OCD(4) p.105. [2] Polybius 15.37;
abridged
at
mu 356. [3] This long central paragraph of the entry consists of excerpts from the Chronicon of George the …
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ι
501
Ἰωσαφάτ
Jehoshaphat, Jehosaphat
… six figures named Jehoshaphat. This one would be the fifth,
as
follows: "The son
and
successor of
Asa,
king of Judah.
After
fortifying his kingdom
against
Israel (2 Chronicles 17:1, 2), he set himself …
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κ
2174
Κούβρικος
Koubrikos, Cubricus, The Pious, Mani; Manichaean
The headword probably represents Persian qyrbkr
as
a
title or name Qirbakkar, 'The Pious' (see Puech p.25
and
n.73, citing its use for Mani in Parthian
and
other documents,
as
well
as
for Christ). …
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α
3397
Ἀπολινάριος
Apollinarios, Apollinarius
C4
AD.
See generally RE
Apollinarios;
NP
Apollinarios(3),
and
cf.
[alpha
3398]
Apollinarius.
The Suda consistently spells his name with
a
single lambda
(and
the TLG Canon lists him under
Apollinaris).
[1] [beta 150] …
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