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Α alpha53
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ΕΙ epsiloniota1

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William Hutton26
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α15ἈβάντειοςAbanteios, Abantius, AbantianAdler cites as a comparandum Lexicon Ambrosianum 22, 23, 28. [1] This suppletion is suggested by the corresponding entry in the Lexicon of pseudo-Zonaras 5.1, which is identical to this entry apart from the …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1638Ἐξέπλευσενsailed outSimilarly in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is aorist of e)kple/w (cf. epsilon 1639), third person singular. If it is extracted from the quotation given, it is used in a figurative sense (LSJ s.v. I.A.2), but …Matched in noteshighshort
α778ἈκάθεκτοςungovernableSame entry in ps.-Zonaras; see further below. [1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica (references at Photius alpha700 Theodoridis); and cf. alpha 4458, where the headword is used of the emperor Aurelian. [2] In …

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Ἀβάντειος

Abanteios, Abantius, Abantian

The [house] of Abas. Also [attested is] Abantiades.

Ἀβάντειος· ὁ τοῦ Ἄβαντος. καὶ Ἀβαντιάδης.

gender and sexuality12

gender and sexuality12

meter and music12

meter and music12

trade and manufacture5

trade and manufacture5

Alexandra Trachsel2

Alexandra Trachsel2

James Vradelis2

James Vradelis2

Kostas Zafeiris2

Kostas Zafeiris2

Oliver Phillips ✝2

Oliver Phillips ✝2

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝1

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝1

Carl Widstrand1

Carl Widstrand1

Clayton Lehmann1

Clayton Lehmann1

Giorgos Akrivas1

Giorgos Akrivas1

Matthew Farmer1

Matthew Farmer1

Nicholas Wilshere1

Nicholas Wilshere1

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β273Βιβλιαφόροςbook-carrierAlmost identical similar entry in ps.-Zonaras, but see n. 2 below. See also epsilon 1572. [1] Favuzzi [cited under alpha 1990] 55-56 points out the similarities between this and Diodorus Siculus 21.4.1, on Agathocles; …Matched in noteshighshort

δ157Δεδοκιμασμέναapproved (ones), tested (ones)[1] Likewise in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is perfect middle/passive participle, neuter nominative/accusative plural, of dokima/zw; cf. generally delta 1327, delta 1328. It might be extracted from the quotation given here, though ps.-Zonaras does not …Matched in noteshighshort

δ654Διαμησάμενοςhaving cut through… via the TLG as a version of a sentence in Zonaras' epitome of Cassius Dio (vol. I p.297.11-12 Boissevain). See in brief C. Theodoridis in his Photius edition, vol.II p.LXXXIX. Favuzzi (below) 219-221 takes …Matched in noteshighshort

ε261Ἐδωρήσατοdonated[1] Likewise in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is third person singular, aorist middle, of dwre/w (cf. epsilon 260, delta 1477). It might be extracted from the quotation which follows, though ps.-Zonaras does not have it, …Matched in noteshighshort

ε413Ἐκκεκυμασμένουςhaving been washed out[1] Likewise in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is perfect middle/passive participle of e)kkumai/nw, masculine accusative plural. It is presumably extracted from the quotation given (though ps.-Zonaras does not have it). [2] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler suggests …Matched in noteshighshort

ε462Ἐκκλείουσιthey close outSame entry (but with the quotation foreshortened) in ps.-Zonaras. [1] The headword is present indicative active, third person plural, of the verb e)kklei/w (cf. epsilon 461); presumably extracted from the quotation given. [2] Polybius …Matched in noteshighshort

ε590Ἐκ πολλοῦfrom a great [time], from long ago[1] Likewise in ps.-Zonaras. The headword phrase is probably extracted from the quotation given (though ps.-Zonaras does not have it). [2] Aelian fr. 348 Domingo-Forasté (352 Hercher). This idiom can also mean "for a …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1560Ἔξαρνοςobstinately denying, obstinate in denying[1] Same gloss at Etymologicum Magnum 346.50; cf. ps.-Zonaras, epsilon755, with gloss a)rnou/menos (Hesychius epsilon3604, Scholia recentiora on Aristophanes, Clouds 1230a). See also ps.-Zonaras iota1124 [ = iota 728], where the same explanation occurs …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3331Ἐτώθαζονthey were mockingSame entry, minus the quotation, taken over by ps.-Zonaras. The primary headword -- presumably extracted from the quotation -- is imperfect, third person plural, of twqa/zw (tau 855). [1] Procopius, History of the Wars …Matched in noteshighshort

χ398Χορείανchoral dance[1] The headword (a single word in the Greek) is in the accusative case, evidently quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities. [2] What follows is also in Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 1.14D [1.25 Kaibel]; cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

α174Ἀγάστουof an admirable… of the mss for the gloss, qana/tou, is shared with Zonaras p.14 Tittmann and Eudemus (according to Adler's apparatus). Other sources (Photius; Bachmann, Anecdota graeca I p.7, 21) have the more comprehensible qaumastou=, "wondrous" …Matched in noteshighshort

α468Ἀδήσειςyou will delightSame entry in Hesychius, ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword is a unaspirated version of the a(dh/seis which occurs in Herodotus 5.39.2: the ephors tell King Anaxandridas that he "will …Matched in noteshighshort

α487Ἀδικοδοξίαmalevolence, machinatingSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. [1] Polybius fr. 95 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (p. 527) that this fragment was attributed to Polybius by Valesius (Henri de Valois 1603-1676). For a definite Polybian instance of this very …Matched in noteshighshort

α601ἈζμώθAzmoth, AzmavethSon of Jehoaddah (Septuagint Ioiada): I Chronicles 8.36 etc. (Same entry in ps.-Zonaras; similar one, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.)Matched in noteshighshort

α755Ἀθρήνιονwasps'-nestSame entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon (764). For the more usual spelling of the word, beginning an- (cf. alpha 753), see LSJ s.v. (web address 1 below), which cites …Matched in noteshighshort

α764ἌθρυπτοςunbrokenLikewise in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is the masculine/feminine nominative singular (here feminine: see next note) of the two-termination adjective a)/qruptos; cf. theta 519, theta 520, theta 521. [1] The second, third and fourth of …Matched in noteshighshort

α830Ἀκενόσπουδονshunning of vain pursuitsSame entity in ps.-Zonaras. The headword -- a single word in the Greek: neuter singular of an adjective which serves as an abstract noun -- is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

α860Ἀκηδήςuncared-for, uncaringFor the twin senses of the headword a)khdh/s glossed and illustrated here, see generally LSJ s.v. [1] Similar glossing in Photius and elsewhere. [2] Quotation (also in ps.-Zonaras) unidentifiable. [3] Aelian fr. 241b Domingo-Forasté …Matched in noteshighmedium

α886ἈκινησίαinactivitySame entry in ps.-Zonaras. [1] cf. eta 493. [2] Arrian, Parthica fr. 65.Matched in noteshighshort

α921Ἄκομψονunadorned, lacking in prestigeThe headword is neuter singular of this adjective, evidently quoted from somewhere (other than the quotation given, where it is masculine/feminine singular). Under the same lemma Photius, Lexicon alpha791 Theodoridis, begins with the second …Matched in noteshighshort

α924ἈκόνιτονaconiteSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. [1] Same glossing, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (1039). [2] Diogenes Laertius 5.8: the third line of a short poem of his own (= Greek Anthology 7.107.3) on …Matched in noteshighshort

α950ἌκραhighSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. [1] The headword adjective is feminine nominative singular, perhaps (though not demonstrably) generated by the feminine dative singular in the quotation given. [2] Arrian, Parthika fr. 43 Roos. (On Avgar, …Matched in noteshighshort

α956Ἀκρασίαςof incontinence, of lack of restraint, of want of self-control[1] Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius alpha836 Theodoridis. The headword, evidently quoted from somewhere, is either genitive singular (as assumed here) or accusative plural of the feminine noun a)krasi/a. [2] Josephus, Jewish …Matched in noteshighshort

α960ἈκρατίζωI have breakfast, I drink neat wineDespite the present headword (also in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, twice in the Ambrosian Lexicon), this verb is more commonly found as middle-voice a)krati/zomai. See LSJ s.v. cf. alpha 961. [1] Procopius, Secret …Matched in noteshighshort

α980Ἀκριβήςaccurate, exact, precise, sound, thoroughgoingSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. See also alpha 979, and cf. alpha 981, alpha 982. LSJ entry at web address 1. [1] Quotation unidentifiable (but see generally mu 147, mu 149). [2] Similar material in …Matched in noteshighshort

α1075Ἀλλαρίοις(with) victuals[1] Headword and gloss are in the dative case, as determined by the quotation now to follow. [2] Quotation unidentifiable -- and enigmatic: the particular Makedonios cannot be identified, and the headword noun itself …Matched in noteshighshort

α1215ἈλιγέρνηςAligernes, Aligernos, Aligernus, Aligern[1] Aligernos in Agathias (see next note); Aligernes here and in ps-Zonaras only. [2] Agathias, Histories 1.9 (abridged); repeated in part at omicron 966. This passage describes the fighting prowess of the Ostrogoth military …Matched in noteshighmedium

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