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Robert Dyer1
Roger Travis1

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α4304Ατταwhichever, some… for which the proof of truth has come in secrecy". Damascius [writes]: "Isidore concerned himself with some works of poetry, not as much as he was able, but as much as he had desire. …Matched in translationhighmedium
β490Βωμολόχοςaltar-ambusher… 'to take pride in (offering) altar-ambusher and importunate hopes.'" And Damascius on the subject of Isidore, "He was charming, the furthest imaginable from tricky wit and altar-ambushing" (i.e. from ingratiation).Matched in translationhighmedium
χ105Χαριεντίζεις καὶ καταπαίζεις ἡμῶν καὶ βωμολοχεύῃyou jest and make fun of us and would play tricksDamascius [writes]: "we are likely to have become the butt of the same jokes of the elegant people."

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Αττα

whichever, some

Has four meanings. Meaning as many as or whichever in Antiphon, but meaning some or some kind of in Demosthenes in the Philippics. But sometimes atta is redundant. In the speech On the Fraudulent Embassy Demosthenes…

Αττα· δʹ σημαίνει. ἀντὶ μὲν τοῦ ὅσα ἢ ἅτινα παρὰ Ἀντιφῶντι, ἀντὶ δὲ τοῦ τινὰ ἢ ποῖά τινα παρὰ Δημοσθένει ἐν Φιλιππικοῖς. ἐνιαχοῦ δὲ παρέλκει τὸ αττα. ἐν δὲ τῷ Παραπρεσβείας…

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α1172Ἄληθεςtruly… accentuation of the adjective, on the final syllable. [5] Perhaps Damascius (so Adler: Life of Isidore fr. 69a Zintzen); cf. in any event Plato, Laws 730B-C, "Truth heads the list of all things good, …Matched in noteshighshort

δ797Διατριβήschool, amusement, pastime… by comment from the scholia there. [3] Tentatively attributed to Damascius by Adler; now Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 380 Zintzen.Matched in noteshighmedium

χ474Χρῆμαthing; matter… e)c a)rxh=s e)/rgwn, an obvious scribal error. (Incorrectly attributed to Damascius, as Life of Isidore fr. 285 Asmus; cf. n. 5 below.) [2] Despite this helpful gloss, the quotation is unidentifiable. [3] Herodotus 7.188.3 …Matched in noteshighmedium

α1058Ἀλαζώνboaster, imposter… the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 269 (web address 2). [4] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 347 Zintzen (203 Asmus), using the related verb; cf. epsiloniota 89.Matched in noteshighshort

α2061Ἀνασεσυρμένηνexposed… Letter 67 (213C): see translation at web address 1. [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 312 Zintzen (176 Asmus); cf. alpha 4462 (end), delta 1070 (end), epsilon 3772 (end), sigma 688.Matched in noteshighshort

α2305Ἀνεπτεροῦτοwas on tiptoe with excitement… headword verb is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 341 Zintzen (194 Asmus). See again at epsilon 3031 and nu 161. [2] This material is in Photius and …Matched in noteshighshort

α4343Ἀτέραμνονtough… Aelian fr. 72 Domingo-Forasté (69 Hercher); cf. mu 497. [6] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 92 Zintzen (48 Asmus); cf. omicron 218.Matched in noteshighshort

α4348Ἀτέχνοιςfor unskilled ones, to unskilled ones, with unskilled ones… late antiquity. Only citations of significance are noted here. [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 125 Zintzen (75 Asmus. See generally Athanassiadi for text and commentary). The "she" in question is the 5th century …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1070Δίκαιοςjust[1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 56 Zintzen (26 Asmus, 28A Athanassiadi), quoting Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 592-3 (where the word is a)/ristos "bravest" rather than di/kaios, see web address 1) ; again at …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1461ΔώριοςDorian… address 1); see also lambda 786 and phi 753. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 98 Zintzen (50 Asmus), now 42D Athanassiadi; cf. alpha 764. Athanassiadi adopts Augusto Guida's emendation yuxh=s ("of the soul") …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ7Χαλαράloose [ones], open [ones]… quotation given. [1] Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 263 (web address 1). [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 196 Zintzen (123 Asmus).Matched in noteshighshort

χ121Χαρίσιονfavor[1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 349 Zintzen (216 Asmus); quoted at much greater length at alpha 4174. [2] A mangled version of Aristophanes fr. 202 Kock, now 211 Kassel-Austin. See also alpha 2082, …Matched in noteshighshort