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1595
Δυσάντητον
hard to withstand
… origins are earlier, between the first and second centuries AD,
with
Plutarch, Lucian and others).
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α
2749
Ἀντλεῖν ἀμφοτέραις
to draw [water] with both
… than simply being a paradigmatic phrase to illustrate this idiom
with
dative of person), it is unidentifiable. However, the aorist a)ntlh/sate u(/dwr is attested several times in Christian writings as a variant of the …
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ε
2147
Ἐπεισφοραῖς
by additional contributions, with additional contributions
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… e)peisfora/, a word not recognized by LSJ but arguably synonymous
with
ei)sfora/ (cf. epsiloniota 330). Outside lexicography, the word is attested only in Cyril of Alexandria (10 times) but not, apparently,
with
the connotation …
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δ
1011
Διηνθισμένας
adorned with flowers, beflowered
… 35.777.2). If so it is figurative, referring to houses 'beflowered'
with
all kinds of stone.
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ε
3506
Εὐθυεπείαις
with straight speakings
Same entry in other lexica, beginning
with
Hesychius epsilon6878. The headword is a very rare noun, here in the dative plural (variously transmitted as eu)quepi/ais and eu)quepei/ais, the latter deemed to be the more …
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κ
771
Κατὰ σκοπόν
in accordance with (the) mark
… For mark/objective/target cf. generally sigma 662; and for prepositional phrases
with
skopo/s -- though not this one -- see LSJ s.v., II.1. [1] Bernhardy wanted to add 'and' before 'necessary'.
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δ
1375
Δοξούμενοι
(they) credited with being, (they) having the character
… of Damascus, Iambic Canons 1.124. See also ps.-Zonaras s.v. docou/menoi
(with
the gloss doca/zontes, "supposing") and Verba in Scripturis de Christo s.v. docou/menoi
(with
the gloss kaqoptrizo/menoi, "mirroring").
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α
2777
Ἀνοιμωτί
alaslessly, without moaning
The headword adverb literally means
without
cries of oimoi, the Greek equivalent of "alas" (see omicroniota 101, and cf. omicroniota 102. In the form a)noimwti/ it is attested only here and, according to Adler, …
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κ
734
Κατὰ πρόσκλισιν
with partiality
1 Timothy 5:21 (web address 1),
with
glosses. Likewise or similarly in other lexica. cf. pi 2735.
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κ
942
Κατέλυεν
was lodging [with someone]
… 12.26 (web address 1), of the monk avoiding an encounter
with
Justinian; cf. Kaldellis (60) and epsiloniota 225.
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δ
94
Δαυίδ
David
… of Samuel and Kings (the primary sources of Davidic historiography)
within
the Nebi'im and their subcategorization as part of the Nebi'im Rishonim or Early (in the sense of Pre-Exilic) Prophets provided a lattice for …
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ι
501
Ἰωσαφάτ
Jehoshaphat, Jehosaphat
… mistake of his reign was his entering into an alliance
with
Ahab, the king of Israel, which involved him in much disgrace, and brought disaster on his kingdom (1 Kings 22:1-33). Escaping from the …
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α
69
Ἀβραάμ
Abraham
… 14. [7] The Suda underscores the magnitude of the honor
with
a hyperbolic kat' before e)cai/reton. [8] The statement, rooted in a paternalistic-filial model that originates in Abraham and culminates in the figure of …
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ε
2424
Ἐπίκτητος
Epiktetos, Epictetus
… Meditations 1.7) and from the frequent association of his name
with
that of Arrian, the disciple who wrote the notes known as Epictetus' Handbook (see further below, n. 10)). [8] Damascius, Life of Isidore …
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ε
3598
Εὐνόμιος
Eunomios, Eunomius [of Cyzicus]
… follows Socrates, Historia Ecclesiastica 4.7 (but see n. 3 below),
with
a version of its final phrase placed first and the chronological fix to the reign of Valens added. Eunomius was a leader of …
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δ
1170
Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεωπαγίτης
Dionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite
… been converted to the Christian faith by Paul's preaching, along
with
a woman called Damaris and others. Further evidence about his person is wanting. Down the ages a great number of theological writings were …
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δ
95
Δαυίδ
David
… The foreigners were the Philistines. For the story of 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 …
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α
425
Ἀδάμ
Adam
… the contributors to the Suda (although Küster suggests a comparison
with
the entry on Job at iota 471). His self-styled "essay" (logos), unparalleled in this form and content elsewhere, is a tirade on two …
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ι
463
Ἰωάννης
Ioannes, Joannes, John [Chrysostom]
… served in Constantinople, that his frank language led to conflicts
with
the empress Eudoxia, and that he died in exile. The Catholic Encyclopedia biography may be accessed at web address 1. [1] (An epithet …
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η
60
Ἡγίας
Hegias
… [5] According to Athanassiadi ad loc., what Hegias was restoring
without
his relatives' permission might have been either rites or shrines. She mentions,
without
accepting it, Alan Cameron's suggestion that Hegias' relatives may have …
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ε
3771
Εὐτραπελία
witticism
… 3040. Here the headword appears in the genitive case, and
with
its more usual positive connotation.
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α
4361
Ἀττικός
Attikos, Atticus
… Sivas, in central Turkey; sigma 176. [3] cf. epsilon 1677
with
note there (the word should be e)cenofwnei=to "was disconcerted by strange teachings"). [4] For this phrase cf. pi 814.
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ε
3777
Εὐτρόπιος
Eutropius
… FHG (4.610), now 283 Roberto. Much of it is repeated,
with
slight changes, at upsilon 169. [1] Arcadius ruled 395-408. On Arcadius and Eutropius’ role in his reign, see G.B. Nathan’s De Imperatoribus Romanis …
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κ
1708
Κλαύδιος
Klaudios, Claudius
… *)antwni/a| toi=s t' a)peleuqe/rois sundiaithqei/s, 'living for a long time
with
his grandmother Livia and long
with
his mother Antonia and
with
the freedmen', at 60.2.5. [11] cf. Suet. Claud. 35-37 (web address 7). …
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β
524
Βραχμάν
Brahman, Brachman
… a.k.a. Alexander the Great (356-323), alpha 1121. On his encounter
with
the Brahmans, and who they were, see generally Richard Stoneman, 'Naked philosophers', Journal of Hellenic Studies 115 (1995) 99-114. [2] Cross-referenced at mu …
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ε
3864
Ἐφέσια γράμματα
Ephesian letters
This entry is virtually identical
with
those of Aelius Dionysius, *)attika\ o)no/mata epsilon79, and Photius, Lexicon epsilon2403 (cf. 2405). See also, post-Suda, Etymologicum Magnum 402.23 (Kallierges), the paroemiographer Apostolius (11.29), and Eustathius, Commentary on …
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α
571
Ἀέτιος
Aetios, Aetius
… pretended to have decided for himself to break his association
with
the Arianists.
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ι
401
Ἰοβιανός
Jovianus, Jovian
… [8] Homer, Iliad 2.261-263 (Odysseus to Thersites) -- but here
with
a change in the final noun (to 'Persians' from Homer's 'ships'. The garments are of course Greek, not Roman. (A chlaina is a …
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β
490
Βωμολόχος
altar-ambusher
… speaks and acts to importune the Lucanians, whom he addresses,
with
unrealistic promises merely for self-serving political ends. The sentence
with
its high-sounding words and condensed thought is probably designed as a pastiche of …
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α
1998
Ἀνάπαυλαν
rest
… 3.15.7, on veteran Persian envoy and military commander Mebod's negotiations
with
the invading Romans in 576-577; cf. de Boor (141) and Whitby (96). On Mebod, see PLRE IIIb s.v. Mebodes(2), alpha 3098, beta 532, …
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