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biography32
rhetoric24

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Γ gamma4

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William Hutton28
Catharine Roth27
David Whitehead18
Antonella Ippolito6
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Craig Gibson2
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α2648Ἀντήρειςanswering, set-over-againstThe headword, extracted from the quotation given, is accusative plural of the poetic adjective a)nth/rhs. [1] Sophocles, Electra 89-90 (web address 1), with material from the scholia there; cf. pi 1673, phi 88. [2] …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3768Εὐτειχεῖ πάγῳon a well-walled hill; with a well-walled hillSame or similar entries in other lexica; and cf. a scholion on Homer, Iliad 1.129, where Troy is called 'well-walled' (eu)tei/xeon: web address 1). For parallel usage, see Euripides, Andromache 1010 (web address 2). …Matched in noteshighshort

α2648

Ἀντήρεις

answering, set-over-against

[Meaning] placed-opposite, meaning [sc. in this instance] equal to the dirges; a metaphor from those rowing, whenever they row equally and the ship is not thrust to one side. So "answering" [means] striking in response…

Ἀντήρεις· ἀντιθέτους, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἴσας τοῖς θρήνοις· μετῆκται δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν ἐρεσσόντων, ὅταν κατ' ἴσον ἐρέσσωσι καὶ μὴ εἰς θάτερον περιωθῆται ἡ ναῦς. ἀντήρεις οὖν ἀντικτυπούσας τοῖς…

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α3438

Ἀπὸ μηχανῆς

from a machine

cf. Diogenianus 2.84 and other paroemiographers; also the scholia to Plato, Clitophon 470A (and other scholia). For the proverbiality of the phrase see also e.g. Demosthenes 40.59: "Timocrates alone, as if from a machine, …

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α3464Ἀπὸ ξυστοῦfrom a spearHomer does not use the phrase a)po\ custou=. But this is surely an error for the phrase ou)dou= a)po\ cestou=, "from a polished threshold", which occurs twice in the Odyssey (18.33 and 22.72); cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

α1730ἈμφιθέατρονamphitheatreSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. [1] Agathias, Histories 1.14. Butilinus, defending the town of Parma (in northern Italy, between present-day Milan and Bologna) in 553 CE, ensconced his troops in an amphitheater, setting up an …Matched in noteshighshort

γ7ΓάδειραGadeira, Gades, CadizOn the city (present-day Cadiz; Barrington Atlas map 26, grid D5), see generally OCD(4) 597, s.v. Gades. The main paragraph of the present entry resembles a scholion to Gregory of Nazianzus PG 36.1055-6; Adler …Matched in noteshighmedium

γ412ΓωνίαcornerSee also gamma 413. [1] Similarly in the Ambrosian Lexicon (according to Adler) and elsewhere. [2] The source of this paragraph is Harpokration s.v. gwniasmo/s, with some omissions and modifications. [3] In their editions …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3215Ἑστιᾶνto feastThe primary headword is the present active infinitive of e(stia/w; also glossed in the entry is its present middle/passive infinitive. [1] From "to feed..." up to this point the entry = Synagoge epsilon869; Photius, …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3718ΕὐρύβατοςEurybatos, Eurybatuscf. Pausanias the Atticist epsilon83; Lexica Segueriana 257.13; Hesychius epsilon7129; Harpokration s.v. *eu)ru/baton. "Eurybatos" was a popular by-word for "scoundrel" since at least the time of Demosthenes (On the Crown 18.24: web address 1) …Matched in noteshighmedium

α1715Ἀμφιδέαςanklets, chainsFrom Harpokration s.v. a)mfide/ai (sic: there is no obvious reason why the Suda changes the headword from nominative plural to accusative plural). [1] Lysias fr. 100 Sauppe, now 116 Carey (OCT). This is meaning …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2679Ἐπιτείχισμαassault-fortAbridged from Harpokration s.v., commenting on the appearance of this neuter noun in Demosthenes 18.71, and also drawing attention to a related one in the same speech: see note below. See also epsilon 2677, …Matched in noteshighshort

κ826ΚατατομήscarpAbridged from Harpokration (and Suda) s.v. The headword describes a structural feature of both the assembly-place (on the Pnyx Hill) and the Theater of Dionysos in classical Athens. Lexicographical comment on it, exemplified here, …Matched in noteshighshort

α2833Ἄξονεςaxones, axlesThe first and principal part of this entry derives from Harpokration s.v. a)/coni (sic: dative singular, from the Demosthenes passage quoted -- see below). The headword applies not only to the axles on which …Matched in noteshighshort

αι33ΑἰγεῖονAigeion, AegeumFrom Harpokration s.v. On Aigeus see already alphaiota 32 (and generally OCD(4) p.16). [1] Harpokration uses a more plausible term, "hero-shrine" [heroon] - which indeed appears here too, in the final sentence. [2] Dinarchus …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1596Δυσαρεστούμενοςdispleased… who uses forms of this participle more often than other authors (and this particular form at 3.112.2, 9.3.4, 9.29.8). The quotations in the entry display words related to the headword, but not any form …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1535Ἔξαμμον μιλίουexammon of the Milion… exact meaning of “exammon” is unclear, it probably refers to a symbol or implement of measurement, such as a balance or container. Emperors often erected commemorative monuments in the vicinity of the Milion (mu …Matched in noteshighshort

α2196Ἀνδρωνῖτιςmen's chamber, men's quartersThere is another allusion to this episode (from the Celtiberian or "Fiery" War, of the mid C2 BCE) in kappa 2254, the general in question being Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 152 BCE). The source …Matched in noteshighshort

κ1110Κατῳκοδόμησενbuilt inIsaeus fr. 23 Sauppe, from the lost speech Against Diokles. Harpokration s.v. gives this reference in full, and there is no good case for thinking that it was meant to be Isaeus 8.41. See …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1161ΔιόμειαDiomeia… of the minority of Suda entries on the demes of Attica which do not follow a corresponding entry in Harpokration (because, in this instance, Harpok. has no entry for the deme itself; see rather …Matched in noteshighshort

α731ἈθήναιοςAthenaios, AthenaeusFl. c. AD 200. See generally RE Athenaios(22); NP Athenaios(3); OCD4 Athenaeus(1); Olson (2006), vii. [1] In Egypt (see nu 58). [2] cf. delta 359, sigma 1397. What follows is excerpted from Athenaeus 1.3D-4A …Matched in noteshighmedium

β524ΒραχμάνBrahman, Brachman… central paragraph derives from George the Monk, Chronicon 1.35.7-37.6. [1] 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 …Matched in noteshighlong

ι552Ἰπνόςoven[1] cf. scholia on Aristophanes, Wasps 836 and Birds 436; similar glosses in other lexica. See also iota 550. [2] cf. Greek Anthology 6.299.2 (Phanias), quoted further at theta 429. On this epigram, a …Matched in noteshighshort

γ12ΓάϊοςGaiusAlso known as Caligula (see, much more concisely, gamma 11), he reigned 37-41 CE. See generally OCD(4) s.v. Gaius(1). [1] = (with minor variations and omissions) George the Monk (Georgius Monachus), Chronicon 1.323.7-324.8. (This …Matched in noteshighlong

β157ΒασιλικήbasilicaAdler cites Preger, Scriptores originum Constantinopolitanarum 39-41, cf. 171. cf. sigma 1084. [1] cf. mu 1065. [2] See epsilon 1535 and the notes there. [3] Texts similar to the likely source for this passage …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2077ἈναστάσιοςAnastasios, AnastasiusAnastasios I (reigned 491-518), a.k.a. A. Dikoros (delta 1103), A. the Silentiary (alpha 2078). See Hugh Elton at De imperatoribus Romanis: web address 1. The present entry's material is John of Antioch frs.215-216 FHG …Matched in noteshighmedium

α4413ΑὔγουστοςAugustusDe Imperatoribus Romanis article by Garrett Fagan at web address 1. See already alpha 4412, and again kappa 1197. [1] More precisely, great-nephew of Julius Caesar; cf. Cedrenus (ed. Bekker) 300.22-24. [2] Or "from …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3947ἈρκαδίαArkadia, Arcadia… [1] In the heart of the Peloponnese, in Greece. See already alpha 3946, and generally OCD(4) pp.134-5, s.v. "Arcadia", "Arcadian cults and myths", and "Arcadian League". [2] See what follows here. [3] Again at …Matched in noteshighmedium

αι35Αἰγείρου θέαpoplarNB: the online headword is incorrect; it should be ai)/geiros, not the subsidiary lemma ai)gei/rou qe/a. [1] i.e. populus alba. Note, however, LSJ's belief that this term refers to the black variety, populus nigra. …Matched in noteshighshort

χ410Χορόςchorus, orchestra[1] Homer, Iliad 18.590 (Hephaestus decorates a shield for Achilles), and scholia on this verse. [2] Scholion on Aristophanes, Knights 589. (Not proverbial, despite this billing.)Matched in noteshighshort

α3205Ἀπιθήςinflexible, unyielding[1] The headword a)piqh/s is a poetic form for a)peiqh/s (cf. generally alpha 3116, alpha 3117); for impersonal senses of it see LSJ s.v. I.2 and II. In the present context its nominative case …Matched in noteshighshort

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