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λ256ΛεόντιοςLeontios, LeontiusThis man also became a heretic at Antioch. Photius the patriarch wrote against him. For this man addressed audacious and blasphemous nonsenses concerning the "homoousios" to Flavianus.Matched in translationhighshort
ε2786Ἐπλάττετοwas pretending= Synagoge epsilon782; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1817. The headword is Attic imperfect indicative middle/passive, third person singular. It must be quoted from somewhere; perhaps, as Theodoridis suggests in his Photius edition, from Demosthenes 18.231 (on …Matched in noteshighshort
α1772ἈμφιστείδηςAmphisteides… alpha 1771, which gives a cross-reference to gamma 118. In Photius the name, purportedly from Menander, is Amphietides.Matched in noteshighshort
κ674Κατανωτίσασθαιto carry on one's back, to turn one's back on[1] Likewise in Photius. The headword, aorist infinitive of katanwti/zomai, is perhaps though not necessarily from the quotation given (which Photius does not have). See in any event LSJ s.v., I. [2] Damascius, Life …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1064ΔικαιογένηςDikaiogenes, DicaeogenesProbably C4 BCE; OCD(4) 447. Entry also in Photius; from Harpokration s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2755Ἐπιφροσύνῃwith thoughtfulnesscf. Synagoge epsilon773, which offers two further glosses, and Photius, Lexicon epsilon1789, which omits the second. See also the scholia to Oppian, Halieutica 4.437; Hesychius epsilon5403 (where the nominative case is glossed); and scholia …Matched in noteshighshort
α2210Ἀνέβησενcaused to mountSame entry in Photius and elsewhere. [1] Herodotus 1.80.2, where Cyrus orders his men to mount camels.Matched in noteshighshort
α3584Ἀπόταφοςtomb-lessAbridged from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v., citing Dinarchus' impeachment of Agasikles (fr. XVI.2 Conomis).Matched in noteshighshort
λ852ΛύσανδροςLysandros, Lysander… Peloponnesian War; died 395 BCE. Poralla/Bradford no.504. Entry (also in Photius) lightly abridged from Harpokration s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
κ522Καταδείσαςhaving come to fear greatlyLikewise in two adjacent entries (kappa242 and 243 Theodoridis) of Photius. [1] Evidently quoted from somewhere (there are numerous possibilities), the headword is aorist active participle of katadei/dw, masculine nominative singular; cf. delta 367. …Matched in noteshighshort
α2386Ἀνείρηκε τὸν χρησμόνhe has proclaimed the oracleSame entry in Photius. The headword phrase is presumably a quotation, but unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2677Ἐπιτειχίζειbuilds a wall against= Synagoge epsilon752; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1745. The headword must be quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities are all from the Christian era. For the verb see also the next entry, epsilon 2678.Matched in noteshighshort
μ301ΜαχάταςMachatas= Harpokration (and Photius) s.v. The name Machatas is attested in C4 BCE Macedon, e.g. as that of the father of Harpalus, boyhood friend (and eventually renegade treasurer) of Alexander the Great; cf. alpha …Matched in noteshighshort
ι115Ἰδιοπραγεῖpursues one's own interestsSame entry in other lexica; see the references at Photius iota26 Theodoridis. The headword must be quoted from somewhere; perhaps Diodorus Siculus, who favours this verb.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3493Εὐθημοσύνηgood management, orderliness, tidiness[1] Same glossing in Photius and the Etymologicum Magnum; see also theta 78. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 101 Zintzen (51 Asmus); cf. Photius, Bibliotheca 349b 18. [3] Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.5.7 (web address …Matched in noteshighshort
α3543Ἀποσπουδάζωνbeing unenthusiastic… Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.2 (a passage quoted in Photius' Bibliotheke). cf. already alpha 3065.Matched in noteshighshort
α2240Ἀνεκρούετοwas being checkedSame entry in Photius and elsewhere. The headword (third person singular, imperfect middle/passive, of a)nakrou/w) must be quoted from somewhere. See e.g. Plutarch, Caesar 42.1.Matched in noteshighshort
α2348ἈνευφήμησενshriekedSame entry in Photius and elsewhere. For the verb see already alpha 2347. [1] Plato, Phaedo 60A (web address 1 below), concerning Xanthippe, wife of Socrates (cf. under sigma 829, tau 1070).Matched in noteshighshort
ε3908Ἐφήσθηexulted over [someone]… lexica. The headword must be quoted from somewhere; Theodoridis on Photius s.v. suggests Xenophon, Hellenica 5.3.20. [2] Quotation not identified by Adler by identifiable via the TLG as Posidonius fr.101.10 Theiler ( = Athenaeus, …Matched in noteshighshort
α3224Ἄπλαστοςunfashioned, unfeigned[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius alpha2434 Theodoridis. The headword is taken to be quoted from the Septuagint (Genesis 25.27). [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 80 Zintzen = Photius, …Matched in noteshighshort
α2726ἌντισσαAntissa… Terpander (on whom see tau 354). Abridged from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v., commenting on its appearance in Demosthenes 23.132.Matched in noteshighshort
μ601ΜενεκράτηςMenekrates, Menekrates… 7.1-2. [1] Menetor in one manuscript, but Manektor is correct; Photius s.v. a)ntapopai/zein preserves a quotation from it. [2] 'and Hermione' (Meineke).Matched in noteshighshort
ε3603Εὐνούσταταwith a very favorable disposition… used adverbially. It must be quoted from somewhere; Theodoridis on Photius s.v. plausibly suggests Diodorus Siculus 19.6.3 (on support for Agathocles).Matched in noteshighshort
κ1767Κλειτοριάζεινto [touch the] clitorisSame entry in Photius; similar ones in other lexica; see the references at Photius kappa763 Theodoridis. cf. generally mu 1462. The word kleitori/s and its cognates are post-classical. In the C5 BCE Stesimbrotos of …Matched in noteshighshort
α53ἌβιτοςAbitos, Abitus… Historia religiosa, Vita 3.12 (lightly abridged). See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.LXXXI.Matched in noteshighshort
η34Ἠγάσαντοthey were surprised[1] From the Synagoge (Lexica Segueriana 248.14); also in Photius, Lexicon eta17. The scholia to Homer, Iliad 3.181 have h)ga/ssato: e)qau/masen (as in Laurentianus 59.16 fol.187r, which reads h)ga/sato). [2] From the Synagoge (Lexica …Matched in noteshighshort
α3160ἈπημείφθηexchangedSame entry in Photius and elsewhere. The headword is quoted from Xenophon, Anabasis 2.5.15 (web address 1). When this verb is used to mean "answer" in Homer, it is joined with a verb of …Matched in noteshighshort
λ738Λῷστοςfinest… in other lexica and several scholia (see the references at Photius lambda501 Theodoridis); and cf. lambda 726, lambda 728, lambda 729, omega 76. [2] Only here and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon.Matched in noteshighshort
α2432Ἀνῄρηκενhas done away withSame entry in Photius and elsewhere. [1] Demosthenes 19.2 (web address 1 below). What is implied (by headword and gloss alike) is not murder but political neutralization.Matched in noteshighshort
ι26ἸάμβλιχοςIamblichus, Iamblichos… 27.] [1] This novel survives only in the epitome of Photius (Bibliotheca cod. 94) and a number of fragments scattered throughout the Suda. [2] The surprisingly large number of books (39) seems to be …Matched in noteshighshort