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74 entries for Perses

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
κ2742Κύρβασιςcap… kappa 2744 and pi 1602. The word is probably of Persian origin: see bibliography. [1] The particle me/n in most of the manuscripts suggests a 'some...others...' construction (though ms M omits it).Matched in noteshighshort
γ44Γάμβρειος στολήGambreian garb… Kaibel): "Themistocles received as a present from the King [of Persia] Lampsacus for wine, Magnesia for bread, Myus for fish, and Percote and Palaescepsis for bedding and clothing. And he also told him to …Matched in noteshighshort
ι401ἸοβιανόςJovianus, Jovian… but here with a change in the final noun (to 'Persians' from Homer's 'ships'. The garments are of course Greek, not Roman. (A chlaina is a thick woolen mantle or cloak, and a chiton …Matched in noteshighlong
α3460Ἀπόνοιαsenselessness… [3] Procopius, Secret History 7.8-11 (web address 3), on the personal styles adopted by adherents of the Byzantine circus guilds; cf. Kaldellis (32), gamma 142, epsilon 3640. [4] Julian, Epistles fr.165a.Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2807Ἐποποῖepopoi (in hoopoe-ese)… mouth of Pisetaerus (for a character drawn from Alcibiades 'the persuader of his companions' is a better name than Pisthetaerus; see Dunbar and others), the suffix is intended to represent -isti 'in the fashion/language …Matched in noteshighlong
κ304Κάνδυςkandus, kandys… garment with sleeves' (LSJ s.v.). The word commonly appears in Persian or Median contexts. [2] Quotation unidentifiable. Pollux 7.58 also cites the ka/ndus in association with 'pants' (a)nacuri/des: alpha 1993, epsilon 2838, phi 460); …Matched in noteshighshort
ει163ΕἴνυονI was putting on, they were putting on… quoted from somewhere but is not independently attested) is first person singular or third person plural, imperfect, of ei)nu/w, an Ionic variant of e(/nnumi.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1137Καυνάκηςkaunakes, mantleAn entry which combines quoted phrases from Aristophanes, Wasps 1138 and 1142 (web address 1) with comment from the scholia there. The jokes are expertly unravelled by MacDowell 278-9. The main point is that, …Matched in noteshighshort
μ210ΜάρκιοςMarkios, Marcius… Marcius (fl. early C5 BCE) was a historical or legendary personage is uncertain; see OCD(4) s.v. Marcius Coriolanus. In any event, tradition has it that he led Roman forces in conquest (493) over the …Matched in noteshighlong
α1725ἈμφιέννυμιI put around… it usually takes two accusatives, of the garment and the person; see LSJ at web address 1.Matched in noteshighshort
γ205Γέρροινwith a pair of wickers… 2.1.21 (web address 3). [8] From the description of the Persian battle-order at the battle of Kounaxa: Xenophon, Anabasis 1.8.9 (web address 4).Matched in noteshighmedium
η362Ἠμπέσχετοput on [a garment]… in other lexica. The primary headword is aorist middle, third person singular, of a)mpe/xw (cf. alpha 1652). It must be quoted from somewhere; perhaps (as Latte on Hesychius claims) from Euripides, Medea 1159 (web …Matched in noteshighshort
λ249ΛεοννάτοςLeonnatos, Leonnatus… (or more exactly Nesaean) horses were those of the Achaemenid Persian kings. [4] The companions (e(tai=roi) were an élite cavalry company of the Macedonian army, made up of noblemen. See Malcolm Errington in OCD …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3978Ἔφυρονthey were mixingThe headword is the third person plural, imperfect indicative active, of the verb fu/rw 'I mix'. Compare, with similar glosses, phi 852 (third person singular, present indicative active, of the same verb). Similar entry …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1737Ἐξήνθησενblossomed… five times in the Septuagint. [1] Aorist of e)canqe/w, third person singular; cf. epsilon 1543. [2] Aorist of e)canqi/zw, third person singular. Similarly glossed, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. [3] cf. epsilon …Matched in noteshighshort
α4445Αὐλίσκοιlittle pipes, little tubesSee generally LSJ s.v. au)li/skos. Sense IV there -- 'ear-ring (Persian)' -- seems to be the one required here, since that is the gloss given in the only other lexicon (that of Hesychius: alpha8307) …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1250Ἐνεπορπήθησανthey were pinned in… somewhere but is otherwise unattested is) is aorist passive, third person plural, of e)mporpa/w; cf. epsilon 1048.Matched in noteshighshort
δ538Διάδημαbandana, fillet, headband… in Hesychius. LSJ s.v. has refs for the royal (especially Persian) connection. cf. mu 1136.Matched in noteshighshort
α96Ἁβροχίτωνdelicate-tunic'd… Anthology 9.538; however, the word is first attested in Aeschylus, Persians 543, of beds (accusative plural: web address 1 below).Matched in noteshighshort
ε3820Εὐχαίτηςbeautifully-manedThis adjective is also applied to persons and to plants (with beautiful leaves). Mainly poetic, but see also e.g. Diodorus Siculus 20.54.1: not being this, the tyrant Agathocles habitually wore a chaplet (web address …Matched in noteshighshort
ε274Ἕεστοhad clothed himself, wore… The headword is an epic/poetic pluperfect middle-passive of e(/nnumi, third person singular. It is reckoned to be quoted here from Homer, Iliad 12.464; see also Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite 86 (and Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica …Matched in noteshighshort
ε541Ἐκουρίαneeded clipping… verb kouria/w "I want/need a haircut" (cf. kappa 2184), third person singular.Matched in noteshighshort
κ202Καλάσιριςkalasiris… garment, with tassels or fringe at bottom' and a similar Persian one; also the title of a comedy by Alexis. [2] In Herodotus 2.164, etc.: a branch of the military caste in Egypt.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2741Κυρβασίανcap… cockerel is in question (see web address 1). For the Persian cap see the next entry, kappa 2742; also kappa 2744 and pi 1602.Matched in noteshighshort
δ852Διβητήσιαdivetesia… also written as dibiti/sion or even diaith/sion, a non-Greek (perhaps Persian) word apparently designating a kind of garment. It appears in several Byzantine writers, notably Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus. The gloss dibi/kia is attested only …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1ΚαβάδηςKabades, Kavades; Kaveh, Kavad, Kavadh… address 1 below -- and elsewhere) was Sassanid King of Persia between 488 and 531. He is copiously mentioned (as a military opponent of Rome) in Procopius and elsewhere. A military garment was named …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1974Ἐπαποδυώμεθαlet us strip and set to work at… (extracted from the quotation given) is present middle subjunctive, first person plural, of the verb e)papodu/w; it does embrace both of the senses here translated. [2] Aristophanes, Lysistrata 615 (web address 1), with scholion.Matched in noteshighshort
λ676Λοπᾶσιdishes, plates; cloak-stealers… lwpa/si (likewise glossed as kle/ptais) in a Lucianic scholion; Dindorf persuasively suggested this to be a corruption of lwpodu/tais (cf. lambda 734).Matched in noteshighshort
ε3959Ἐφούδephod… differed according to its use by the high-priest, by other persons present at religious services, or as the object of idolatrous worship' (Catholic Encyclopedia ad loc., with more on these three areas: web address …Matched in noteshighshort