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δ32Δαλόςfirebrand[1] Same glossing in other lexica. [2] cf. Diogenianus 7.82.Matched in noteshighshort
αι176Αἱ λαχάνων προσθῆκαιthe additions of herbsSimilarly in several of the paroemiographers, e.g. Diogenianus 2.52, where the analogous 'Daedalus' wings' (delta 109) is adduced.Matched in noteshighshort
δ908Διεκπατῆσαιto go off trackFrom Diogenes Laertius 1.112 (which has the singly compound e)kpath=sai). For Epimenides see generally epsilon 2471.Matched in noteshighshort
α3600Ἀποτίσεις χοῖρε γίγαρταyou, pig, will give back grape-pipsDiogenianus 3.32 and other paroemiographers.Matched in noteshighshort
η608Ἡ συκάμινος συκαμίνῳ ῥύπτεταιthe mulberry-tree is cleansed by a mulberry-treeComica adespota fr. 1269 Kock, but not in K.-A.; Diogenianus 2.86, Appendix Proverbiorum 3.13, and other paroemiographers.Matched in noteshighshort
κ327Κάππαριςcaper… Capparis spinosa; see LSJ entry at web address 1. [2] Diogenes Laertius 7.32; cf. Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 9.370C = 9.10 Kaibel (and 9.370B [9.9] for oaths "by cabbage").Matched in noteshighshort
κ2034Κόνιονhemlock… the correct omega, for which cf. kappa 2275. [2] From Diogenes Laertius' short poem (2.46 = Greek Anthology 9.96) about Socrates (sigma 829).Matched in noteshighshort
α1194Ἄλλην δρῦν βαλάνιζεshake acorns from another oakSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. [1] Diogenianus 1.19. [2] Macarius 1.88.Matched in noteshighshort
α924Ἀκόνιτονaconite… 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 the supposed suicide of Aristotle (ib. …Matched in noteshighshort
δ209Δελφὸς ἀνὴρ στέφανον μὲν ἔχει δίψει δὲ ἀπόλλυταιa Delphian man has a crown but dies of thirst.cf. Diogenianus 4.26 and other paroemiographers, where the explanation is clearer. For Delphi see delta 210.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2133Κόρχοροςblue pimpernel… name for a)nagalli\s h( kuanh=, Anagallis caerulea. [2] Zenobius 4.57, Diogenianus 5.36a (repeated in Apostolius 9.100); scholia on Aristophanes, Wasps 239a, 239b (web address 1); scholia on Nicander, Theriaca 626a; often in the variant …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2324Κράνειοςdog-wood[1] cf. kappa 2322. [2] Near Corinth: Diogenes Laertius 6.77, etc. [3] cf. kappa 2323. [4] i.e. cranium, skull. For Kranion as Calvary/Golgotha (gamma 366) see Luke 23:33 (to\n to/pon to\n kalou/menon *krani/on), Matthew …Matched in noteshighshort
β78Βάλλειν μήλοιςto hit with apples[1] Diogenianus 3.63; and cf. mu 938, mu 942. [2] Quotation not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as a passage from Gregory of Nazianus' Funeral speech for Basil of Caesarea. [3] …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3569Εὔλογον ἀξίωμαprobable assumption, reasonable proposition[1] Diogenes Laertius 7.76 (a Stoic definition in the life of Zeno). [2] Diogenes Laertius 7.177 -- but here misread: the philosopher in question is not Cleanthes (kappa 1711) but his pupil Sphaerus (SVF …Matched in noteshighmedium
α517Ἀδώνιδος κῆποιAdonis' gardens… Hesychius. [2] From the scholia to Plato, Phaedrus 276B; cf. Diogenianus 1.14.Matched in noteshighshort
ε859Ἔλινοςvine… in this sense, in the text of Eustathius, Commentary on Diogenes the Periegete 1153.11, 43, and with a smooth breathing and oxytone accent in Etymologicum Magnum 330.40. [1] In fact Adler's punctuation suggests that …Matched in noteshighshort
αι76Αἰγυπτία κληματίςEgyptian vine-branch.This material is drawn from the opening chapters of Diogenes Laertius' Life of Zeno: briefly 7.1 (on the present headword phrase, for which 'Chrysippus [chi 568] in the first book of his Proverbs' is …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2464Κρόμμυα ἐσθίεινto eat onions[1] From Diogenes Laertius 1.83. For Bias see beta 270. [2] Aristophanes, Lysistrata 798, followed by comment from the scholia there (unhelpful: this is a retort to an offer of a kiss). [3] Aristophanes, …Matched in noteshighshort
α3722Ἄπυρα σῖταfireless rations, unfired rations… Siculus 19.96.4; Antigonos Monophthalmos campaigns in Nabataea, 312 BCE. [2] Diogenes Laertius 7.26. [3] From Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 1.31C-D (1.57 Kaibel), citing Alcman and Polybius; cf. generally alpha 1482.Matched in noteshighshort
α774ἈκαδημίαAcademy… and generally OCD(4) pp.2 ('Academy') and 638 ('gymnasium'). [1] From Diogenes Laertius 3.7-8 (= schol. Demosth. 24.114); cf. epsilon 338. See also (e.g.) Pausanias 1.29.2, 1.30.1-3. [2] Aristophanes, Clouds 1005-1008; cf. alpha 3682, mu …Matched in noteshighmedium
αι101Αἰείalway… both in the headword and in the examples.) [2] cf. Diogenianus 1.70; and see alpha 629. [3] From the scholia to Aristophanes, Lysistrata 855: see next note. The issue addressed is which case of …Matched in noteshighshort
α2190Ἀνδρὸς γέροντος ἀσταφὶς τὸ κρανίονan old man's head is a dried grape[1] Zenobius 1.96. This proverb recurs at alpha 4223. [2] Diogenianus 1.78 & 86. [3] Zenobius 1.90. This proverb (Euripides fr.799a Snell) recurs at epsilon 586, omicroniota 72, and upsilon 300. See generally Tosi …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2467Κρονικαὶ λῆμαιold-fashioned blindspots, old-fashioned eye-rheumsThe headword phrase (which did, as claimed, become proverbial: see Diogenianus 6.63) is generated from Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 581 (web address 1 below); and the entry as a whole draws on that line -- …Matched in noteshighshort
ε4009Ἐχῖνος τὸν τόκον ἀναβάλλῃa hedgehog would postpone childbirth… epsilon 4012, epsilon 4013. [1] Also in Photius; and cf. Diogenianus 4.91 and other paroemiographers. [2] From the scholia to Nicander, Theriaca 579. [3] Greek Anthology 6.45.1 (perhaps Leonidas of Tarentum), a grape-stealing hedgehog …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1683Ἀμύξειςyou will scratch, you will tear… scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.243, where the headword occurs. [2] Diogenianus 6.69; cf. mu 865. [3] Greek Anthology 7.218.11 (Antipater of Sidon), epitaph for the famous Corinthian courtesan Lais; cf. Gow and Page (vol. …Matched in noteshighshort
β236Βέμβηξtop… Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. [2] Greek Anthology 7.89.9-10 (in Diogenes Laertius 1.80), a man seeks advice from the sage Pittacus; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 70-71), (vol. II, 205-207), and another excerpt …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ1996Κομῆταιcomets[1] From Diogenes Laertius 7.152-3 (= Chrysippus fr.692 SVF) For "bearded" cf. Aristotle, Meteorologica 344a23. [2] cf. delta 1326 (and Pliny, Natural History 2.96, for do/kos). [3] cf. Aristotle, Meteorologica 342a36. [4] At this …Matched in noteshighmedium
α478Ἀδιαφορίαindifference… main body of the entry quotes, with only minor variations, Diogenes Laertius 7.104-107 (on Stoic doctrine). [2] Not the headword itself, a feminine noun, but the equivalent idiom using the neuter adjective. [3] This …Matched in noteshighlong

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