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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
κ826Κατατομήscarp… Against Demosthenes [writes]: "and sitting below by the scarp". And Philochorus [writes]: "and he inscribed [it] on the scarp of the rock".Matched in translationhighshort
ε3039Ἑρμῆς ὁ πρὸς τῇ πυλίδιHermes by-the-gatePhilochorus says that [the] nine archons dedicated a Hermes to the tribes by the gate.Matched in translationhighshort
δ1161ΔιόμειαDiomeia… (6.26 Kaibel); Plutarch, Themistocles 12); it was also where the philosophical school of the Cynics was founded by Antisthenes (Diogenes Laertius 6.16; alpha 2723). Pausanias 1.19.3 describes the altars devoted to mythological figures related …Matched in noteshighshort
η545ἩρώδηςHerodes… Ephemerides, an extremely learned composition, and letters and improvisatory speeches; Philostratus mentions them in the Lives of the Sophists. Hadrian the sophist succeeded him as head of his school. Herodes was a contemporary of …Matched in translationhighmedium
γ32ΓαληνόςGalenos, Galenus, Galen… geometer and architect. He composed many works on medicine and philosophy, and also on grammar and rhetoric; because they are familiar to everyone, I have not thought it necessary to catalogue them here. He …Matched in translationhighshort
δ45ΔαμιανόςDamianus, DamianosRE Damianos(2); NP Damianos; PIR2 F253; Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 2.23-4. [1] Again at sigma 1126 (end).Matched in noteshighshort
δ572Διακεκναισμένηworn-away… abandoning the habits of the horsemen, go over to the philosophers." And in Clouds: "for I could not bear for the horsemen to see me with my complexion worn-away."Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3955Ἔφοροιephors… Ephors were magistrates at Heraclea on the Black Sea. [3] Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.27. The use of pitch strips (similar to modern depilatory strips) and male hair removal was regarded as …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1554Δρύφακτοιrailings… the scholia to Aristophanes, Wasps 386: an anapaestic trimeter where Philocleon is giving instruction in a solemn form to be buried under the dru/faktoi, that is the wooden railings used in a lawcourt to …Matched in noteshighshort
β492Βωμόςaltar; podium… from Homer, Iliad 8.48 [2] For Crates (Krates) the Cynic philosopher see generally kappa 2341. One source-extract there appears to refer to this episode (there is mention of an altar) but in different terms; …Matched in noteshighshort
α249Ἀγκώνelbow… proverbial expression: wiping one's nose with the elbow. Bion the philosopher said: "my father was a freed slave, wiping his nose with his elbow;" it indicated clearly the saltfish-importer. See another proverbial expression, 'sweet …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ2702ΚυνήγιονHunting-ground, Kynegion, Cynegium… marveled at the corpse on the gravestone. And John, a philosopher, said that 'I discovered that a renowned man would die by this sculpture.' Afterwards Philippicus the emperor, when he was informed, ordered that …Matched in translationhighmedium
β114Βάρειςbarges… to Hades, Charon, see chi 135. On the ascetic skeptical philosopher, Diogenes the Cynic, cf. delta 1141, delta 1143, and delta 1144.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1596Δυσαρεστούμενοςdispleased… had been built by Nabis (nu 5) and destroyed by Philopoemen (phi 409). [3] Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 180-2 (web address 1); quoted also at epsilon 357. Note the substitution of ei) ('if') here for oi(/ …Matched in noteshighshort
μ801ΜέτωνMeton… also next note. [3] This phrase unintelligibly abridges one in Philochorus FGrH F122: "under [sc. the archon] Apseudes, the one before Pythodoros", i.e. 433/2. [4] Phrynichus fr. 21 Kock, now 22 K.-A.Matched in noteshighmedium
α4450ΑὐξέντιοςAuxentios, AuxentiusFrom Philostorgius, Historia ecclesiastica 5.2, p. 67-68 Bidez-Winkelmann. Auxentius, bishop of Mopsuestia (not to be confused with several homonyms, cf. upsilon 448), died in 360 CE. [1] In Cilicia; see under theta 154. [2] …Matched in noteshighmedium
β524ΒραχμάνBrahman, Brachman… Brahmans, and who they were, see generally Richard Stoneman, 'Naked philosophers', Journal of Hellenic Studies 115 (1995) 99-114. [2] Cross-referenced at mu 76. [3] Ganges: gamma 4.Matched in noteshighlong
κ2776ΚῦροςKuros, Kyros, Cyrus… convert to Christianity and an enthusiastic supporter of literature and philosophy. Selected by Pulcheria (pi 2145) to marry Theodosius II, Eudocia was instrumental in driving Pulcheria from politics in 441. See theta 145, note …Matched in noteshighmedium

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