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μ4Μαγγανείαtrickery… as mu 5). [2] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler suggests Aelian.) [3] Procopius, Secret History 1.13 (web address 1), on Antonina and Belisarius (beta 233); cf. Kaldellis (5). On Antonina see epsilon 671 note.Matched in noteshighshort
ε165Ἐγγυήσασθαιto have [a woman] betrothed [to oneself]… other lexica. For the sense cf. generally epsilon 169. [2] Procopius, Secret History 1.12-13 (web address 1); the quotation at mu 306 precedes this passage; cf. Kaldellis (5). Manuscripts of the Secret History read …Matched in noteshighshort
λ736Λῶροςthong, strap… lambda 282, tau 718. LSJ s.v. notes, besides, 'arch' (in Procopius).Matched in noteshighshort
ι718Ἰσχιάζεινto move the hips… similarly in other lexica. Examples (of its present participle) in Procopius. cf. generally iota 719.Matched in noteshighshort
λ693Λοῦτρονwash-water… Elmsley (1773-1825) has been universally accepted; cf. LSJ s.v. [2] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 1.13.17 (web address 2). A day prior to the Battle of Daras (Dara, Darai; in northern Mesopotamia; …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1455Δωρησάμενος χρήμασι μεγάλοιςhaving been presented with great sums of money… identified by Adler but is identifiable via the TLG as Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 4.13.30 (web address 1). See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.XCIII. The middle voice of dwre/w …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1859Ἐξκουβίτωρexcubitor… a guard or sentinel (literally: one sleeping outdoors). See e.g. Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 4.12.17, who pauses to comment on the word.Matched in noteshighshort
α3277Ἀποδαρθεῖνto doze off… which see also e.g. Xenophon, Cyropaedia 2.4.26.] Perhaps quoted from Procopius; see in any event under alpha 3124.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2315Ἐπιεικῶςproperly… sources see the apparatus to Theodoridis' edition of Photius. [4] Procopius, De bellis [History of the Wars of Justinian] 2.28.25 (web address 2), on Persian rule over Kolchis (Colchis, Lazike; cf. kappa 1979); cf. …Matched in noteshighmedium
ι135Ἱδρῶτιwith sweat… Quotation unidentifiable (though the idiom is one much favoured by Procopius). [2] Quotation unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1332Κεντηνάριονcentenarium, hundred-pounds-weight… 60.2, and frequently used by Byzantine authors, particularly Malalas and Procopius. Glossed in the Etymologicum Gudianum: "100 pounds; for the Romans call 100 centum". A centenarium is equal to 32 kilograms in weight; cf. …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3646Εὐπέτειαease… to Polybius, but TLG searching brings up something more concrete: Procopius, Secret History 7.21 (fu/sei ga\r oi( plei=stoi e)s to\ a(marta/nein eu)petw=s tre/pontai: web address 1). See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II pp.XCV-XCVI. …Matched in noteshighshort
α4378Ἄτρακτονarrow; spindle… 271. [2] Adler queried the attribution of this quotation to Procopius, and it is in fact unidentifiable. [3] Menander Protector fr. 31.1 Blockley (242-245); cf. kappa 2311. Blockley notes that Koch (Kok, Kokh, Coch) …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1655Δυσμαῖς βίουat life's settings… and parallels in LSJ s.v. dusmh/, I, and add e.g. Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 8.12.34. For the sun's setting(s) see epsilon 3468, sigma 6.Matched in noteshighshort
α2407Ἀνήκοοςignorant… headword adjective is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 1.24.12 (web address 1); cf. gamma 422, iota 469. On the praetorian prefect, John the Cappadocian; cf. …Matched in noteshighshort
α163Ἄγγαροςa)/ggaros… Same glossing in Hesychius and elsewhere. [2] An approximation of Procopius, Secret History 13.29 (web address 1), on Justinian; cf. Kaldellis (64). On Justinian, see generally iota 446. On his asceticism, see also alpha …Matched in noteshighshort
δ889Διαιτητήριονdwelling-place, living-room… Xenophon, Oeconomicus 9.4 (plural), possibly the genesis of the entry; Procopius, On Buildings 1.9.9 (singular).Matched in noteshighshort
ε1158Ἐνδελεχισμόςpersistence… the Monk, Chronicon 412.4-7. [3] An approximation and abridgement of Procopius, Secret History 6.2-3 (web address 1), Justin (cf. iota 449) and his companions set out from their Illyrian homeland; cf. Kaldellis (28) and …Matched in noteshighshort
α960ἈκρατίζωI have breakfast, I drink neat wine… as middle-voice a)krati/zomai. See LSJ s.v. cf. alpha 961. [1] Procopius, Secret History 15.8 (web address 1), on the lifestyle of Theodora; cf. Kaldellis (68). On Theodora, see alpha 956 note. [2] Because breakfast …Matched in noteshighshort
α1470Ἀμάθητοςignorant, simple[1] cf. generally alpha 1468, alpha 1469. [2] Procopius, Secret History 6.11 (web address 1), on the illiteracy of the eastern Roman emperor Justin I (518-527); cf. alpha 1952, iota 449, and Kaldellis (29). …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1495Κῆδοςcare, connection by marriage… 1484. See also kappa 1491, kappa 1492, kappa 1494. [2] Procopius, Secret History 4.37 (web address 1). The empress Theodora and the general Belisarius became in-laws with one another when Theodora's grandson became engaged …Matched in noteshighshort
ι449ἸουστῖνοςIoustinos, Justinus, Justin… at web address 1; cf. PLRE II s.v. Iustinus(4). [1] Procopius, Secret History 6.11 (web address 2); cf. alpha 1470, alpha 1952, epsilon 1915, and Kaldellis (29). [2] These are accomplishments of the emperor …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3248Ἔσχατα ἐσχάτων κακὰ διαπέπρακταιevils ultimate of ultimates have been perpetrated… e)sxa/twn pra/ttontas), which generated scholiastic comment. For the latter see Procopius, On the wars of Justinian 8.14.13 (e)/sxata e)sxa/twn kaka\ pa/sxousi). [1] (Deinias and Kunton, if they are real, are unidentifiable.) The similarity noted …Matched in noteshighshort
χ320Χιτώνchiton, tunic[1] Procopius, Secret History 9.9 (web address 1), on the empress Theodora (cf. alpha 956 note) as a young girl; cf. Kaldellis (41). [2] This gloss and etymology appear in the A and D …Matched in noteshighmedium
γ422Γραμματιστήςgrammarian… [2] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 462.5. [3] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.6.23 (web address 1, here with the words rearranged). In 540 CE Paulos (cf. PLRE IIIb s.v. …Matched in noteshighshort
χ444Χωρὶς ἱππεῖςcavalry away!… is otherwise attested only once and with a different sense (Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 8.13.14). [1] cf. delta 89. [2] cf. mu 1067, mu 1068.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2158Ἐπήγγελλενused to proclaim… perhaps Nicolaus of Damascus; see again at mu 1092). [3] Procopius, Secret History 6.12; quoted more fully at epsilon 1915. The verb form here is the gen. sing. masc. present active participle. "In accordance …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3272Ἑταιρισάμενοςassociating one's self… The headword e(tairisa/menos is presumably quoted from somewhere; perhaps from Procopius (via the Excerpta of Constantine Porphyrogenitus), who uses the word more frequently than others (e.g. History of the Wars of Justinian 1.25.7, 2.18.16, …Matched in noteshighshort
α2155Ἀνδραποδοκάπηλοςslave-dealer, slave-seller… where the word andrapodistes (see under alpha 2154) occurs. [2] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 7.16.19 (web address 1), from Totila's greetings to Pelagius, upon the latter's appearance to ask for temporary …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3708Εὐρώςdankness… where the accusative form of that participle, eu)rwtiw=nta, appears (e.g. Procopius, History of the wars of Justinian 3.13.18), since the similar glosses in Etym.Gud and Etym.Parv. use that form as a lemma. [3] Theocritus, …Matched in noteshighshort