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κ2777ΚῦροςKyros, Cyrus, Kurash… Greek etymology for Cyrus's name (cf. kappa 2775), but in Persian his name was Kurash (see web address 3). [4] Nicolaus of Damascus FGrH 90 F67. [5] For basilinda cf. beta 160, beta 161.Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2618Ἐπιστέλλειsends a messageThe headword, extracted from the quotation immediately following, is third person singular, present indicative active, of the verb e)piste/llw. [1] Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 106-7 (web address 1), with glosses from the scholia. [2] An …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2776ΚῦροςKuros, Kyros, Cyrus… an early Byzantine title, see POxy. 1206.1 (iv CE), Procopius Pers. 1.8, Just. Nov. 38 tit. Cyrus attained the consulship in 441. [5] Eudocia was a convert to Christianity and an enthusiastic supporter of …Matched in noteshighmedium
α3339ἈποκατέστηνI restored… manuscript ambiguity as whether the headword and gloss are third person singulars -- so that the headword is likely to be extracted from the quotation given -- or first persons; she prints the latter …Matched in noteshighshort
α2818ἈξιόςAxios, AxiusThough the name is attested amongst historical persons (e.g. five in Athens: see vol.2 of the Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, s.v.), its inclusion here probably stems from the personified River Axios in Homer, …Matched in noteshighshort
α2216Ἀνέγνωσανthey induced… refers to the reappearance of Cyrus, the heir of the Persian throne, in the Median palace, and the bad advice given by the Magi summoned to interpret Astyages' dream (120ff.).Matched in noteshighshort
α4015ἈρσάκηςArsakes, Arsaces… debased, in Hesychius, to the summary entry: a)/rsakes: oi( basilei=s *persw=n)Matched in noteshighmedium
λ734Λωποδύτηςcloak-stripper… Plutus [Wealth] 165, where this verb occurs (present indicative, third person singular). [4] Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 3.7.19, on Romanus's victory over Baram's Persian army (589 in Albania, south of the Caucasus Mountains); cf. de …Matched in noteshighshort
δ929Διεξιφίσωyou fought to the death… instance the famous Athenian (and Plataean) defeat of the invading Persian army at the Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE, immortalised in book 6 of Herodotus. For Marathon cf. mu 177; for Miltiades, mu 1067, …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ350ΜεγάβυζοςMegabyzos, Megabyzus… version, from Herodotus onwards, of the name of several prominent Persians; and cf. under zeta 9.Matched in noteshighshort
ι564ἹπποκράτηςHippocrates, Hippokrates… in Epid. 6.3.18 (Loeb ed, vol. iv, 229) for killing persons with severe healing methods. "H. killed fever patients with burning, much wrestling and hot baths, bad procedure." So what kind of teacher would …Matched in noteshighlong
χ418ΧοσρόηςChosroes, Khosrau, KhosrawChosroes I (Persian Anushirvan), the twentieth Sassanid king of Persia who ruled 531-579; cf. PLRE IIIa s.v. Chosroes I Anoushirvan. The bulk of this entry, after the initial gloss, quotes Agathias, Histories 2.28; cf. …Matched in noteshighmedium
ν50ΝαυάτοςNauatos, Novatus, Novatian… the rule of Valens (364-378). However, as an Arian, Valens persecuted all the Homoousians, which included Novatians. A misunderstanding of this point may be the source of the present claim. On Valens, see omicron …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3278Ἐτέθησανthey were disposedThe headword is aorist indicative passive, third person plural of ti/qhmi. It is probably, though not demonstrably, extracted from the quotation given here. [1] Quotation unidentifiable (but evidently from historiography of the Christian era). …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2521ΚτησίαςKtesias, Ctesias… kappa 1873. [2] a.k.a. Artakhshathra (Artaxerxes) II, Great King of Persia 404-359.Matched in noteshighshort
λ58ΛακκόπλουτονPit-rich, Pit-wealthy… 54. This sea-battle took place between the Greek city-states and Persia in 480 BCE in the straits between the Athenian harbor at Piraeus and Salamis, a small island in the Saronic Gulf.Matched in noteshighshort
α3068Ἀπέστησενremoved… emendation due to Schweighäuser, Büttner-Wobst (p. 515) reads kaqi=kto (third person singular, pluperfect indicative middle-passive of the verb kaqikne/omai, I come down to, reach, touch) for the Suda's kaqh=sto (third person singular, pluperfect indicative …Matched in noteshighshort
α829ἈκελιμᾶςAkelimas, Akepsemas, Akepsimas… course, compel the inference, it is best understood as a personal name, and, if so, a variant of such a name found in other forms elsewhere. A very strong contender is Akepsemas/Akepsimas, similarly accented …Matched in noteshighshort
α1495Ἁμαρτήσοιmight errThe headword is future optative, third person singular, of a(marta/nw (cf. alpha 1493, alpha 1494). This form is used by George of Pisidia (de expeditione Persica 1.137-8): after mentioning "the second Pharaoh" he appends …Matched in noteshighshort
α4127Ἄσατοwas sated… King Artaxerxes Ochus (ruled 359/8-338), who reconquered Egypt for the Persian Empire, see generally omega 284.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2766ἘπίχαρμοςEpicharmos, Epicharmus… so on -- cf. omicron 973.) Epicharmus applied it to personality. How much change will make a man a different person? And he appears to have argued that a debtor who borrowed money yesterday …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2174ΚούβρικοςKoubrikos, Cubricus, The Pious, Mani; ManichaeanThe headword probably represents Persian qyrbkr as a title or name Qirbakkar, 'The Pious' (see Puech p.25 and n.73, citing its use for Mani in Parthian and other documents, as well as for Christ). …Matched in noteshighshort
ει225Εἰσαγωγεύςintroducer[1] Or: who introduces [someone] to a particular person. [2] Procopius, Secret History 12.26 (web address 1), in a story about a monk seeing the emperor; cf. Kaldellis (60). The monk had come from …Matched in noteshighshort
μ147ΜάνηςManes, Mani… of Terebinthus. It perhaps represents a derogatory name of the Persians and Greeks for the Arsacid royal family from Parthia, to which Mani belonged, as uncivilised nomads. The Persian cities were under the Arsacids …Matched in noteshighlong
β490Βωμολόχοςaltar-ambusher… for deceitful words and acts that a politician or other person uses to ingratiate himself into the favor of others. [1] From Aristophanes, Frogs 358, cited more fully at theta 583 (web address 1). …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ618ΜένωνMenon, Meno… of the Great King' (Meno 78d2 f.). He joined the Persian pretender Cyrus in the campaign narrated by Xenophon in the Anabasis (1.2.6, 20f.; 4.13ff., etc.). The unflattering portrait in the passage quoted here …Matched in noteshighmedium
η45Ἦγενcelebrated, led… Julianus 'the Apostate', who ruled 360-363 (and died on this Persian campaign), see generally iota 437. For this quotation cf. gamma 484 and epsilon 322; Adler tentatively attributes it to Eunapius.Matched in noteshighshort
α4576Ἀφελέςsimple… this aphorism to the generals contemplating an attack on the Persian garrison at Onogouris (Onoguris, probably near the modern-day western Georgia village of Khuntsi, Barrington Atlas map 87 grid H2; cf. Everill (1-6)); cf. …Matched in noteshighmedium
χ173ΧαίρομαιI am rejoicedFrom delta 89. [1] "I rejoice" [xai/rw] is first person singular, present active indicative, while "I am rejoiced" [xai/romai] is the corresponding middle/passive form. This "Datism" appears in Aristophanes, Peace 291 (web address 1 …Matched in noteshighshort
γ484Γυμνικοὶ ἀγῶνεςgymnastic contests… in the quotation given. [1] Or perhaps, more exactly, 'in Persepolis'; see LSJ s.v. *Pe/rshs, I.b. [2] The quotation reappears at eta 45, and cf. epsilon 322. Adler tentatively attributed it to Eunapius; now …Matched in noteshighshort