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λ297Λεπτολογίαsubtle argument… you [priest] of the thinnest foolishnesses." That is, of the most intelligent and most obscure discourses."Matched in translationhighshort
λ840Λύμηmaltreatment… torture and varied kinds of abuse; and with a punishment most fitting, crucified him on a hill conspicuous to all." Matched in translationhighshort
λ491ΛίβερνοςLibernos, Libernus… that the earth would seal itself back together if the most valuable thing among humankind was pitched into the chasm, so some of them brought gold, and others silver, others their crops, and others …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ311ΛεσχίδηςLeschides… poet. He joined King Eumenes on campaign. He was the most famous of the poets [?who did so?]. Companions of this man were Pythias the historian and Menander, a doctor.Matched in translationhighshort
λ686Λούκιος Σέργιος ΚατιλῖνοςLucius Sergius Catilina… of his fatherland, having bound in loyalty to himself the most rash and venturesome of the patricians. It is said that, after he sacrificed a man, the conspirers tasted the blood, as he brought …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ685ΛουκιανὸςLoukianos, Lucianus, Lucian… greatest degree among his contemporaries. For he also published doubtless most excellent letters, from which one may very easily learn what idea he held of divine matters. He was martyred in the time of …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ70ΛακρατίδηςLakratides, Lacratides; Lakrateides… Aristophanes, Acharnians 220. Develin (below) 48 dates Lakrateides -- the most authentic version of his name -- to the period 521/20-512/11. Broadly similar material, more briefly, in Hesychius lambda217 and Photius lambda55 (where the …Matched in noteshighshort
λ100Λαμπρῶςbrilliantly, brightly, clearly[1] Thucydides 2.7.1 and scholia, though the citations probably come most directly from Photius, Lexicon lambda78 Theodoridis (who has the whole of this opening part of the entry). The treaty in question, the Thirty …Matched in noteshighshort
λ389Λειποστράτιονarmy-abandoning, lipostration… suggests that lipostration was desertion, and this is also the most likely conclusion to be drawn from a scholion to Aristophanes, Knights 226, which reports that on some occasion Kleon (kappa 1731) accused the …Matched in noteshighshort
λ688ΛούκουλλοςLucullus… of the Armenians. Lucullus waged war on Tigranes too, capturing most of his cities and laying siege to [sc. the capital] Tigranocerta. Observing the Roman [army] and calculating that it was easy to count, …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ96ΛαμπρίαςLamprias… 1793. [2] This catalogue is preserved in several manuscripts (the most ancient being Parisinus gr. 1678 from the XIIth century), in some preceded with a letter. The letter is a forgery, dating from the …Matched in noteshighshort
λ739ΛώτLot… served idols and worshiped Beelphegor, and participated in sacrifices. But Moses incited against them those who had not sinned, and twenty-four thousand were killed. Phineas the priest seized an Israelite named Zambri, who had …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ254ΛεόντιοςLeontios, Leontius… the bishops and wished to rule even over the churches, most [of the bishops] applauded and marveled as whatever he said, declaring that it was very well stated; but [Leontios] kept silent. And when …Matched in translationhighlong
λ262ΛεωκόριονLeokorion, Leocorium, Leos-shrine… The daughters were probably worshipped at the Leokoreion, which was most probably somewhere in the Agora, although a few of the sources refer to it being e)n me/sw| tw=| *kerameikw=| (notably Harpokration s.v. Leokoreion, …Matched in noteshighshort
λ267ΛέωνLeon, Leo… reign, with bibliography. See Blockley [below] for another translation of most of this entry (vol. 2: 409 & 411) and for a brief discussion of the Suda's use of Malchus (vol. 1: 125), who …Matched in noteshighmedium