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β294Βίοςlife, lifestyle… reports, contains this note: "[from] Eusebios Pamphylou and not from Philo." On Philo of Alexandria, a.k.a. Philo Judaeus, see phi 448; on Eusebius, see epsilon 3737. [2] Eusebius, Supplementa minora ad quaestiones ad Marinum …Matched in noteshighmedium
α69ἈβραάμAbraham… part directly from George the Monk, in part indirectly from Philo of Alexandria; see further in the notes below. [1] cf. Matthew 27:25 (web address 1). [2] The Suda's attention to Chaldean astrology derives …Matched in noteshighlong
δ1615Δυσέντευκτοςhard to deal with… BCE (Theophrastus, Characters 19.3); also used by Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, Philo Judaeus, and Patristic writers.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1252Κεκομψευμένοςingenious… passive sense) (LSJ s.v.). The former sense is exemplified by Philo Judaeus, De migratione Abrahami 75.6: oi( ta\ politika\ kekomyeume/noi, "those who are smart about politics". The latter is exemplified by Plato, Philebus 56C: …Matched in noteshighshort
α2380Ἀνείμονεςunclad… on Hesychius s.v. says Gregory of Nazianzus; another possibility is Philo Judaeus.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1573Δύναμιςcapability, capacity, ability, potentiality, power… 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 to delta 508, where the present entry's ba/llein 'to throw" is correctly diaba/llein "to slander". …Matched in noteshighlong
ε1924Ἐπαγωνιεῖταιwill struggle with… singular. It must be quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities include Philo Judaeus and several passages in Cyril of Alexandria.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3327Ἐτόπασενguessed… extant instances (both with and without the nu-moveable) cluster in Philo Judaeus and Theodoret.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2099Ἐπευωνίζωνlowering a price… 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.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1051ΔιίσχωI have power over… [2] (Contrast iota 724.) The verb diisxu/w itself occurs in Philo Judaeus, Cyril of Alexandria, and elsewhere.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3430Εὔδραvigorous(?)… eu)/udra, neuter plural of the adjective eu)/udros "well-watered" (attested in Philo Judaeus and the geographer Dionysios).Matched in noteshighshort
α3420ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, Apollonius… present entry draws on the problematic "biography" of him by Philostratos, for whom see phi 421-423 (and OCD(4) p.1137, under 'Philostrati'). [1] Philostratos (1.4) follows the Homeric portrait of Proteus (Odyssey 4.349ff) as residing …Matched in noteshighlong
ε1120Ἐναποματτόμενοιbeing imaged, receiving an impression… It must be quoted from somewhere; the extant instances include Philo Judaeus and John Chrysostom. See also Hesychius epsilon2652 (aorist infinitive, with gloss to\n tu/pon a)nalabei=n, epsilon2653 (future, with gloss e)napotupw/sei) and epsilon2654 (present …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3123ἘσσαῖοιEssenes, Essaioi… 1.328.7-10, 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 …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite… 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 Michael Harrington at web address 3. …Matched in noteshighlong
γ219Γειωρίσαιto convert to Judaism… to mean someone not born Jewish but converted to Judaism (Philo 1.417, Isaiah 14.1), leading to the technical term גיור ("giur", conversion). Hesychius defines the plural as "neighbors joined to Israel from another race, …Matched in noteshighshort
χ79ΧαναάνCanaan… with the devil-possessed daughter in Matthew 15:22. [3] See e.g. Philo Judaeus [of Alexandria], On Abraham 133.Matched in noteshighmedium
ε1418Ἕνωσιςunion, unification… [1] This definition echoes the phrase e(/nwsis tw=n diesthko/twn in Philo Judaeus, De aeternitate mundi 75.8, as part of a characterization of fate (ei(marme/nh) in the context of a Stoicizing doxography. (I am indebted …Matched in noteshighmedium
α4084ἈρχέλαοςArchelaos, Archelaus… largely from Diogenes Laertius 2.16. [1] Or 'called a natural philosopher by choice.' At any rate, see again under delta 1080. [2] Unlikely. DL loc.cit. does say this (adding that physical philosophy came to …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2424ἘπίκτητοςEpiktetos, Epictetus… epigram written by a certain Leontianus in praise of the philosopher, found in an inscription in Pisidia. [3] For this man see OCD(4) s.v. Epaphroditus(1). The Greek text suggests that Epaphroditus would have been …Matched in noteshighmedium
γ450ΓρηγόριοςGregorios, Gregorius, Gregory… For Caesarius see kappa 1202. [4] cf. pi 1889. [5] Philostorgius pp. 111-113 Bidez-Winkelmann; quoted also at alpha 3397 and beta 150.Matched in noteshighlong
ι464ἸωάννηςIoannes, Johnc. AD 490-570s. See generally RE Ioannes(21); OCD4 Philoponus. [1] The work against Proclus is the treatise Against Proclus on the Eternity of the World; the work against Severus is unidentified.Matched in noteshighshort
η611Ἡσύχιος ΜιλήσιοςHesychius of Miletus, Hesychios of Miletos… in the first edition of the Suda. Another option is filoso/fou (Flach), i.e. Hesychius, 'a lawyer and philosopher' [2] Anastasius I, Byzantine emperior 491-518 CE. [3] It is unclear whether the Suda compilers epitomized …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1352ΔομετιανόςDomitian, Domitianus, Dometianos… delta 1351. [1] George the Monk, Chronicon 2.444.1-11. [2] cf. Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 8.8, where A. quotes Apollo's taunt to Achilles from Homer, Iliad 22.13. (On Apollonius see generally alpha 3420.) …Matched in noteshighlong
ε45Ἐγγαστρίμυθοςventriloquist… MacDowell (see Bibliography) has a useful note there (p.264). [5] Philochorus FGrH 328 F78. [6] For this episode see I Samuel 28 LXX. The present entry's allusion to it is unattributable. (Adler follows Gaisford …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1640ἈμμώνιοςAmmonios, Ammonius… omega 182). See web address 1 below (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy), and cf. sigma 33 (end). [1] 'The nickname Saccas (sack-carrier? wearer of sackcloth?) would seem to imply a humble origin, though other interpretations …Matched in noteshighshort
ει142Εἱμαρμένηfate… several definitions and/or etymologies for the word, mostly from Stoic philosophers, before ending with a Christian theological credo. [1] The Greek word is ge/nesis, a word that acquires the meaning "lot, that which is …Matched in noteshighmedium
α3397ἈπολινάριοςApollinarios, Apollinarius… heresy from the point of view of the Suda's source, Philostorgius, who was an Arian (the same passage is quoted at beta 150 and gamma 450).The Suda surprisingly has no entry for Athanasius, the …Matched in noteshighmedium
ι448ἸουστῖνοςIoustinos, Justinus, Justin… version) 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] …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1588Δυσαλθέςhard to cure… Cassius Iatrosophus) and later, in the Byzantine era, in theology, philosophy, and philology.Matched in noteshighshort