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αι116ΑἰθέριοςAitherios, Aetherius, Etherius… (on the orthodox identification of his brother, mentioned here, with Simplicius the Neoplatonist philosopher: sigma 448). cf. also pi 204.Matched in noteshighshort
α1303Ἅλμη οὐκ ἔνεστ' αὐτῷthere is no salt in him; there is no sauce in him… putrefaction: salt, brine, vinegar (de Temperamentis 1.533 Helmreich, cf. De simplicium medicamentorum temperamentis ac facultatibus 1.12.377.10f. Kuehn vol. 11, Peri\ a(/lmhs). Presumably brine is distinguished from salt as being a solution in which the …Matched in noteshighshort
δ843Διὰ χρόνουafter a time… qermai/nei kai\ leptu/nei. And as demonstration of that, Galen, De simplicium medicamentorum temperamentis ac facultatibus libri XI, 6 perí glêchônos, writes: “it makes it easy to spit out thick and sticky fluids from thorax …

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Αἰθέριος

Aitherios, Aetherius, Etherius

Epic poet. He wrote various things, including a Wedding Song in epic verses for Simplicius his own brother.

Αἰθέριος· ἐπῶν ποιητής. ἔγραψε διάφορα, καὶ Ἐπιθαλάμιον δι' ἐπῶν εἰς Σιμπλίκιον τὸν ἴδιον ἀδελφόν.

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δ1205ΔιοσημείαZeus-omen, Zeus-sign… form in later Greek; see Hesychius delta1918 dioshmei/a: tera/stion shmei=on; Simplicius on Aristotle, Physics 221b23; John Lydus, De ostentis 1; 15b; 37; 38; [John Lydus] De mensibus 2. However, I doubt that we should …Matched in noteshighmedium