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χ44Χαλκιδῖτιςcopper-girl, penny-prostitute[Meaning] a whore in Josephus. [So called] from the cheapness of the coin given.Matched in translationhighshort
ε419Ἐκεχειρίαarmistice, holiday, rest… of the hands [xei/ras], being a sort of 'handholding' [e)xexeiri/a]. Josephus [writes]: "as if fused to their weapons they never take a rest from their training."Matched in translationhighshort
ε1164ἘνδείκνυμιI denounce, I point out… interests. Also [sc. attested is] e)ndei/casqai, in reference to accusing/prosecuting. Josephus [writes]: "for many people had accused innocents because of private grudges and personal disagreements".Matched in translationhighshort
ν177Νένακτοhad been crammed[Meaning he/she/it] had been filled. Josephus [writes]: "[he] rushed in together with the enemies; and every house had been crammed with infantrymen, and the roofs were full of raging people." [Formed] out of the …Matched in translationhighshort
χ154ΧαιρέαςChaireas, Chaereas… from epsilon 1094 (which mentions someone of this name in Josephus), but a common enough name anyway, in fact and fiction.Matched in noteshighshort
α767ἌθυρμαplaythingA children's toy. Josephus [writes]: "who was a plaything of the king and was exhibited to be teased and laughed at during the drinking sessions". And elsewhere: "it is not the part of men …Matched in translationhighshort
δ232Δεξιός[on the] right [side], dexterous, courteous… his right hand, and was planning to entertain [him]." And Josephus [writes]: "he sought to come down upon the right hand [of friendship]." That is, upon a treaty. The ancients also used to call …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4493Αὐτόθενfrom this very place, from that very place… on the course to injustice from this very place." And Josephus [writes]: "to send bribes to the king from that very place." Meaning from home. Or, 'from that very place' [meaning] from there, or …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4702ἌχθομαιI am sick [of], I am grieved by… And Aristophanes [writes]: "for I am sick of onions." And Josephus [writes]: "God was grieved at the survival of the king of the Amalekites and at the crowd's plundering of the cattle, because these …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1785Ἀμφορεαφόρουςamphora-bearers, amphora-carriers… [sc. attested is the phrase] "little Thasian amphoras", [meaning] jugs. Josephus [writes]: "he bought up with a Tyrian coin, which is worth four Attic [drachmas], four amphoras, and then sold [them] for the price …Matched in translationhighmedium
ει329Εἰσφθαρείςhaving gone in for ruin… to Aristophanes, Peace 72. The headword, though rare, occurs in Josephus Jewish War 1.513 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort
α1197Ἄληπτοςevasive, hard to catchSee also alpha 1198. [1] Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 5.8.11 (307). [2] Adler makes no comment. This word is not, in fact, securely attested in Aristophanes the comic poet (or any homonym); nevertheless Kassel-Austin admit …Matched in noteshighshort
α3783Ἀργὸν ἔτοςyear of no work, idle year, sabbatical yearSee also alpha 558. [1] From Josephus, Jewish War 1.60; again at iota 472. [2] Aristophanes, Clouds 53, preceded by comment from the scholia there.Matched in noteshighshort
β540Βρῖθοςweight… not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as Josephus, Jewish War 5.297 (web address 1). See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.LXXXIII. [3] Aristophanes, Frogs 1402, Euripides speaking (web address 2).Matched in noteshighshort
ει267Εἰσήρρησενwent into… identified by Adler, but TLG searching shows it to be Josephus, Jewish War 4.85 (web address 2).Matched in noteshighmedium

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