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68 entries for perishable matter

ε2374Ἐπίκηρος ὕληperishable matter[Meaning] that which is temporary.Matched in headwordhighshort
ε425Ἐκκείμεθαwe lie exposed… do we lie exposed." "For the truth is not some matter lying exposed, nor discarded, nor capable of being captured by hunting." ['Lying exposed'] instead of despised.Matched in translationhighshort
ε1454Ἐντελέχειαactuality, complete reality, entelechy… the substrate; that is, the form that comes upon the matter out of a particular composition of elements; or [it is] the form [that is] inseparable from the body. For actuality is the form …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ949ΔιερμηνεύωI interpret… 1. It takes a dative of indirect object, with the matter which is being interpreted in the accusative: see e.g. Luke 24.27 (at web address 2), and cf. upsilon 138.Matched in noteshighshort
δ515Διαγεγονότοςelapsed, gone through, surviving… rebuilding of the city". But diaginw/skein is to examine the matter with a precise scientific method, after a preliminary investigation.Matched in translationhighshort
δ1149ΔιόδωροςDiodoros, Diodorus, Diodore… Against Plato on God and the Gods, On Nature and Matter, in which is "What is the Just," Concerning God and the Falsely Imagined Matter of the Greeks, That the Unseen Natures are not …Matched in translationhighmedium
ι463ἸωάννηςIoannes, Joannes, John [Chrysostom]… which comes from rashness. There is a time for every matter, says Solomon; that is for humility, authority, testing, encouragement, sparing, frankness, friendliness, severity, and in short for every matter; so that [it is …Matched in translationhighlong
κ2558Κοινόνcommon, ordinary… gold and silver, and every metallic natural reality and woody matter are common, but, nevertheless, they have come to be divisible because of the desire for gain. Virginity, celibacy, priesthood, and the rest of …Matched in translationhighmedium
ι178ἹεροκλῆςHierokles, Hierocles… Socrates' words were like cubes: they were everywhere 'no-fall', no matter how they landed. Of Hierokles' courage and high-mindedness the lot that befell him gave evidence. For when he went to Byzantium he gave …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ846Διάψαλμαinterlude… Commentarii in Psalmos I-L 3.5, considers the dia/yalma only a matter of music and rhythm, not a tool of the text: "now, diapsalma is a musical change and a rhythm variation, not a change …Matched in noteshighshort
ει142Εἱμαρμένηfate… account of an "unavoidable" cause; or "the power that moves matter". But we acknowledge Christ as the god who governs everything.Matched in translationhighmedium
ει144Εἱμαρμένηfate… that fate is a necessary power and that it sets matter in motion. And Plato calls chance 'cause that is produced incidentally as a coincidental occurrence either of nature or of choice'. And Democritus …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε2424ἘπίκτητοςEpiktetos, Epictetus… says that] the philosopher Theosebius drew much of his speeches' matter from Epictetus' Disputations, but others of these he elaborated on his own, as inventions of a Muse adept in reproducing characters and sufficient …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ2174ΚούβρικοςKoubrikos, Cubricus, The Pious, Mani; Manichaean… not necessarily -– accepted today as the facts of the matter. See the the bibliography, together with the Gnostic Society Library site at web address 1 (which also contains translations of Augustine’s chief doctrinal …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2282Κωνσιστώριονconsistory… for the council and the organisation where discussions about urgent matters are held.Matched in translationhighshort
ε1813Ἐξ οὗout of which, out of whom[This] does not signify the material, as it seems to those outside; but the Scripture is more accustomed to apply this expression to the highest cause, as in, "One God, out of whom all …Matched in translationhighmedium
α3335Ἀποκαραδοκίαanxiety… the camp, anxious as to with what sort of luck matters might turn out." [sc. The noun] also means hopelessness.Matched in translationhighshort
λ362Λεῖμμαresidue, deficiency… 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 the Laurentian and Ambrosian lexica. Same glossing noun …Matched in noteshighshort
α2982Ἀπέδοσθεyou gave away, you soldSame material in other lexica. The primary headword is quoted from the New Testament (Acts of the Apostles 5.8), the secondary one from somewhere unidentifiable. cf. alpha 2980.Matched in noteshighshort
λ254ΛεόντιοςLeontios, Leontius… to other things, being in charge of military and political matters, but you give orders to the bishops concerning those matters which belong only to bishops". And the emperor was ashamed and ceased from …Matched in translationhighlong
α114Ἀγαθοεργίαbeneficence… and moreover a third thing: he took care of external matters as much as he was able."Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1259ΔιπλόηduplicityLikewise in ps.-Zonaras (but with more material added there, which the Suda has as a separate entry: delta 1260). The headword, feminine nominative singular, is derived from the adjective diplo/os "double" (delta 1258, delta …Matched in noteshighshort
δ186Δεκάτην ἑστιάσαιto feast the tenth… night after the birth to call together the paternal and maternal relatives and the closest friends, and when they were present to give the children their names and sacrifice to the gods for good …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε2110Ἔπεχεhold back… a declaration and refutes the false utterly, but concerning unclear matters he holds back." "Arkesilaos the philosopher, because of holding back while promenading, wrote no book at all." Also [sc. attested is transitive] e)pe/xw …Matched in translationhighshort
η200Ἤλεκτρονelectrum… [sc. altar] table of the Hagia Sophia is of this material.Matched in translationhighshort
α2372Ἀνείλλεσθαιto pack in togetherSame or similar material in other lexica, including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon. [1] Plato, Symposium 206D. [2] cf. Hesychius s.v. a)nei/lato (sic), reckoned by Latte to be quoted from the New Testament (Acts of the …Matched in noteshighshort
χ78ΧαμώςChamos, ChemoshFor this material arranged in other ways see already alpha 4222 and sigma 772. English versions adopt Chemosh, the Hebrew form of the name כמוש kemōš. The Old Testament attributes the god to the …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3352ΕὔαEve… alpha 425; for Adam and Eve, gamma 225. The present material (which does not appear in either of those entries, or indeed anywhere else in the Suda) reflects Christian-era comment on Genesis 2-3. The …Matched in noteshighshort
α3553Ἀποστέρησιςconfiscation… quotation. In fact, as a TLG search shows, all this material -- again at epsilon 785 and epsilon 3671 -- comes from a passage in John Chrysostom's Second Homily on Lazarus (PG 48.988); here …Matched in noteshighshort
λ486ΛιβάνιοςLibanius, Libanios… Theologian. Julian the Apostate, despite being engaged in such important matters, was reaching for distinction in rhetoric. He expressed especial admiration for the sophist of Antioch, named Libanius - partly, perhaps, in genuine praise …Matched in translationhighmedium

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