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Αἰολομίτρης
agile with a waistband [or: having a multicoloured or twisted or flashing waistband]; having a multicoloured diadem
The headword here,
a
compound
adjective,
is found twice in extant classical literature: Homer
and
Theocritus. (i) In Homer, Iliad 5.707, it refers to the waistband of the Boeotian Oresbius (mentioned only
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1499
Δραματουργήσας
having staged a drama, having fabricated
The headword,
aorist
active
participle, masculine singular nominative, of the verb dramatourge/w is treated in
a
recognizably related fashion in Synagoge delta359
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Photius, Lexicon delta744. However,
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ε
3191
Ἐσπείσατο
made libations [with someone]
[1] The headword is
aorist
middle of spe/ndw, third person singular. (It must be quoted from somewhere; there
are
numerous possibilities.) The middle voice is used for pouring
libations
with someone,
as
a
way …
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α
2101
Ἀνατεινάμενος
having held out as a threat
… the first quotation given. For the glossing cf. Hesychius s.v.
a)natei/nasqai.
[1] Polybius fr. 109 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (p. 529) that Valckenaer
attributed
this fragment to Polybius. [2] Quotation (transmitted, in
Adler's
view, via …
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ε
1598
Ἐξεθεάτρισαν
they made a spectacle of
… [1] Polybius fr. 141 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (532) that Casaubon
attributed
this fragment to Polybius. Schweighäuser suspected (ibid.) that the context of the fragment is the 180 BCE embassy of Kallikrates of Leontion to …
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α
460
Ἀδηλώσας
having disguised, having obfuscated
The headword is
aorist
active
participle (masculine nominative singular) of the verb
a)dhlo/w.
It is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation which follows. [1] Quotation not identified by
Adler,
beyond the suggestion …
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α
4177
Ἀσκὸς ἐν πάχνῃ
a wineskin in a frost
… on it (PG 80, 1848bc). [2] 1 Corinthians 9.27. [3]
Aristophanes,
Acharnians
1000-2 (web
address
1). What follows here derives from scholiastic comment on the line. [4] The Khoes, the second day of the …
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ε
1136
Ἐναύειν
to kindle, to light a fire
The headword is present infinitive of the verb e)nau/w;
again
epsilon 1137,
and
cf. Hesychius epsilon2705, epsilon2708, epsilon2709. [1] Polybius 9.40.5 (web
address
1 below). The passage, though incomplete in the manuscript transmission, tells …
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α
2877
Ἀπαλλάξας
having put aside, having put off, having abandoned
… fr. 387 Kock, now 414 K.-A.; Demosthenes 24.37. (See web
address
1 for the text of the latter.) Same material in Photius
and
elsewhere. [2] Xenophon,
Anabasis
3.2.28 (web
address
2). [3] Perhaps
Aelian
…
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α
2719
Ἀντιποιηθέντα
having been contentious
[1] Both the headword
and
the glossing word
are
aorist
participles in the
accusative
case. (The first,
although
in the passive voice, has the middle-voice functions of the second; cf. generally LSJ s.v.
a)ntipoie/w,
…
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ε
1789
Ἐξομηρευσάμενος
having taken hostages
The
active
verb e)comhreu/ein means taking hostages; its middle form e)comhreu/esqai, here
and
again
in epsilon 1790, can reflect the situation which such hostage-taking - literal or figurative - produces. Compare Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum …
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δ
6
Δᾳδουχεῖ
bears a torch, is a torch-bearer
… other lexica. The headword -- third person singular, present indicative
active,
of this verb -- must be quoted from somewhere. (Extant possibilities
are
all
late.) [2] On the daduch in
Athens,
selected from the …
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α
1935
Ἀναλεξάμενος
having reviewed, having recovered
[1] The headword is
aorist
middle participle, nominative masculine singular, of
a)nale/gw
(cf.
alpha
1934); presumably from the quotation which follows. [2] Short though it is, this quotation is reasonably identified by C. Theodoridis …
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α
2085
Ἀναστήσας
having evicted
The headword
(aorist
participle, masculine nominative singular, of
a)ni/sthmi)
has the same or similar glossing in other lexica, including
Apollonius'
Homeric Lexicon, where
a
version of Homer, Iliad 1.191 is quoted. [1] Perhaps
Aelian
…
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α
1647
Ἀμπαύσας
having hindered, having impeded
The headword (presumably extracted from the quotation given) is
aorist
active
participle, masculine nominative singular, of
a)mpau/w,
a
variant of
a)napau/w.
[1] Quotation not identified by
Adler,
but claimed for
Arrian
by Favuzzi [cited …
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δ
1327
Δοκιμάσας
having put to the test, having scrutinised
[1] This primary headword (evidently extracted from somewhere) is the
aorist
active
participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb dokima/zw, glossed with the same of kri/nw; same gloss in Synagoge delta337, Hesychius delta2124. The …
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α
1070
Ἀλλαξάμενος
having chosen, having exchanged
For this headword see
already
alpha
1069. Here
again
it is presumably extracted from the quotation given (where, oddly, this
aorist
participle functions
as
a
finite verb). [1]
Aelian
fr. 65e Domingo-Forasté, 62 Hercher …
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κ
672
Κατανομιστεύσας
having melted down into coinage
[1] The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is
aorist
active
participle, masculine nominative singular, of the rare verb katanomisteu/w. [2]
A
close
approximation
of Josephus, Jewish War 1.358, which has the compound …
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ε
1422
Ἐν παραβύστῳ
in a corner, in a closet
[1] Procopius, Secret History 1.17 (web
address
1), on
Antonina
and
Theodosius; cf. epsilon 671,
alpha
3955. The passage quoted
at
kappa 1103 immediately follows this; cf. Kaldellis (Secret History, 6-7). On
Antonina
and
…
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α
3080
Ἀπετάφρευον
they fenced off with a ditch
… (282 note 274) notes that the style is strongly Menandrian.
Having
no prior military experience, Mauricius was
appointed
general in the east in late 577 or early 578; cf. PLRE IIIb s.v. Mauricius(4)
and
…
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δ
1491
Δραγμὴ χαλαζῶσα
a drachma falling as hail; a handful falling as hail
… here but draxmh\ xalazw=sa in two earlier versions, Zenobius 3.27
and
Hesychius delta2351: see further on this discrepancy below -- has been claimed
as
a
fragment of
Attic
comedy
(Adespota
314 Kock, now 950 …
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η
505
ᾙρημένην
having chosen, having been chosen
… The headword is perfect middle or perfect passive participle of
ai(re/w,
feminine
accusative
singular. Same glossing in the scholia to
Aristophanes,
Ecclesiazusae 714, where it occurs with
a
passive sense. [2] The same participle …
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α
2202
Ἀναιρεθείς
having been taken up
The headword is the
aorist
passive participle, masculine nominative singular, of
a)nairei=n.
[1] Isocrates, Speeches 5.66 (web
address
1), cited from Harpokration s.v. (who does
add
"and
nurtured"). [2] cf.
alpha
2248. [3] cf. …
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α
3654
Ἀποχρησάμενος
having misused, having used to the full
For these twin meanings of the verb see LSJ s.v.
a)poxra/omai.
[1] John of
Antioch
fr.170 FHG (4.603), now 254 Roberto (438-439), on Constantine I the Great (ruled 306-337 CE); cf. kappa 2284. [2] …
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α
4595
Ἀφειδήσας
having been unsparing
[1] The headword is the
aorist
active
participle of
a)feide/w,
masculine nominative singular. Same glossing in other lexica; evidently quoted from somewhere; cf. eta 662. [2]
Aelian
fr. 93b Domingo-Forasté (90 Hercher). [3]
An
…
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α
1578
Ἀμησάμενος
having shovelled up
[1] The headword is masculine nominative singular,
aorist
middle participle, of LSJ's
a)ma/w
(A)
(cf.
alpha
1579,
and
more generally
alpha
1574,
and
delta 654). Perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the first quotation …
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α
1974
Ἀνανεωσάμενος
having revived
For this verb cf. generally
alpha
1973
and
alpha
2271. Its
aorist
middle participle, here, is evidently extracted from somewhere; there
are
numerous possibilities, esp. in historians from Thucydides onwards. [1] It is unclear …
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α
3571
Ἀποσφαλμήσας
having jumped away
The headword --
aorist
active
participle, masculine nominative singular, of
a)posfalma/w
-- is presumably extracted from the first quotation given. (The entry then moves on to the uncompound sfalma/w.) [1] Polybius fr. 18 Büttner-Wobst; …
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α
2732
Ἀντιτορήσας
having bored through
[1] The headword is
aorist
active
participle, masculine nominative singular, of
a)ntitore/w.
It is quoted from Homer, Iliad 10.267: see the scholia there,
and
same or similar entries in other lexica. [2] Quotation (transmitted, …
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αι
329
Αἰσθόμενοι
having perceived
[1] Cassius Dio 38.34.1. ('They'
are
the Gauls.) While forms of
ai)sqa/nomai
can govern the genitive (cf.
alphaiota
323,
alphaiota
324), here
ai)sqo/menoi
takes
as
its object
a
participial phrase in the
accusative.
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