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- δ376Δηθάκιςmostly… its variant without the final sigma were much used by Nicander and Oppian.Matched in noteshighshort
- ει136Εἰλυθμόςden, lair… similar entry in other lexica, and cf. the scholia to Nicander, Theriaca 385, where the headword appears in the accusative case.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1646Κινώπεταvenomous creatures… glossed in the Etymologicum Magnum and in a scholion on Nicander, Theriaca 27; cf. kappa 1881.Matched in noteshighshort
- β322Βλάστηgrowth… accusative is the headword. It appears to be quoted from Nicander, Alexipharmaca 49; see the scholia there.Matched in noteshighshort
- β518Βράσσειboils… The headword occurs in (and is probably quoted here from) Nicander, Alexipharmaca 359. See also epsilon 37, kappa 1153 (and beta 520).Matched in noteshighshort
- η677Ἠχήνsound… lexica. Accusative singulars, the headword one quoted from somewhere (probably Nicander, Alexipharmaka 304, where it appears, and where the scholia have the first of Suda's glosses; see also eta 684).Matched in noteshighshort
- ε194Ἐδάσαντοthey divided… this gloss is the same as the one attaching to Nicander, Alexipharmaka 10.Matched in noteshighshort
- ε2620Ἐπιστείβωνtreading on… singular is authentically quoted from somewhere, the source is perhaps Nicander (Theriaca 32 or 570). cf. sigma 1075.Matched in noteshighshort
- ε2449Ἐπιλλύζουσαwinking at… of e)pilu/zw ('hiccup at'). A similarly-formed participle e)pillu/zwn occurs at Nicander, Alexipharmaca 81. As for e)pilli/zousa, it is attested outside lexicography only at Nicander, Theriaca 163 (in reference to a snake). Only the second …Matched in noteshighshort
- ν295Νῆne… 3.530, the scholia to which are drawn on here. [2] Nicander, Theriaca 33.Matched in noteshighshort
- α1485ἈμμανίταιAmmanitai, Ammanitae, Ammanites, Ammonites… 19.38 LXX, etc. [2] So in e.g. a fragment of Nicander [nu 374] quoted in Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.61A (2.57 Kaibel); but single mu there, i.e. a)mani=tai.Matched in noteshighshort
- α4216Ἀσταγὲς ὕδωρnot (merely) trickling water… registered by LSJ s.v.; other instances in Apollonius Rhodius and Nicander. The headword phrase is from Callimachus, Hecale fr. 317 Pfeiffer, and the gloss from the scholia there.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1560Κηφηῒς γῆKephean land… as a periphrasis for 'Ethiopia' (alphaiota 126, alphaiota 127) by Nicander, Alexipharmaka 100 (accusative case); cf. the scholia there. Similarly (adjective only), according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon; and more fully than the …Matched in noteshighshort
- μ1375Μυδόωσανbeing sodden… ad loc. A similar gloss appears in the scholia on Nicander, Theriaca 308 (where the lemma is mudo/wntes). For the verb muda/w see also mu 1374, mu 1377.Matched in noteshighshort
- ν99Ναὶ μήνyes indeed… p. 331, p. 352. It becomes frequent in later poetry (Nicander, Oppian) and prose (especially Clement of Alexandria).Matched in noteshighshort
- α1622Ἁμορβόςattendant, shepherd… The headword is attested in Hellenistic and later poetry (Callimachus, Nicander, Oppian). Despite the etymology suggested here, the headword itself and several other words related to it all have a smooth breathing: see LSJ …Matched in noteshighshort
- β362Βολεῶναςdunghills… follows. Harpokration s.v. has the nominative plural and -- citing Nicander (FGrH 343 F3), Dinarchus (fr. III.3 Conomis) and Philemon (fr. 221 Kock = 186 K.-A.) -- rather different content overall.Matched in noteshighshort
- ε3718ΕὐρύβατοςEurybatos, Eurybatus… were Oichalians by birth, Olos and Eurybatos, two hard-hearted men." Nicander [writes]: "Aiginean Eurybatos the complete scoundrel." Aristotle mentions him in Book 1 of On Justice. And Douris, in Book 4 of The History …Matched in translationhighmedium
- μ1364Μυίαγροςfly-catcher… mu1772 and Photius mu564 Theodoridis; see also the scholia to Nicander, Theriaca 409, where mua/grous occurs (of a type of snake). The LSJ entry on this headword documents something entirely different: a hero or …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ376Καρήατοςhead's, of a head… virtually the same gloss in one of the scholia to Nicander, Alexipharmaca 133: karh/atos: kefalh=s. Before the Hellenistic poets, karh/atos occurs only once (Homer, Iliad 23.44: web address 1) but thereafter quite often as …Matched in noteshighshort
- β340Βληχρόνfaint… The Suda's neuter singular blhxro/n seems to be quoted from Nicander, Theriaca 446, which the scholia there gloss with a)sqene/s. [2] Alcaeus fr. 319 Lobel-Page (16 Bergk). [3] Pindar fr. 245 Snell-Maehler.Matched in noteshighshort
- μ293Μαυλίαςknives… plural, is normally mau=lis, -idos, as used in Callimachus and Nicander. The gloss is cited from the scholia to Thucydides 1.6.1 (web address 1), as a Just-So reference to the early Hellenes wearing knives …Matched in noteshighshort
- ε2860Ἐπρήσθηwas burned… has the corresponding form of the compound e)mpi/mprhmi; rather, apparently, Nicander, Theriaca 403 (cf. the scholia there). [2] Aelian fr. 162 Domingo-Forasté (159 Hercher), quoted more fully at mu 349 (with yet another compound: …Matched in noteshighshort
- δ1684Δυσπαίπαλοςrugged, steep… feminine nominative singular. It must be quoted from somewhere; probably Nicander, Theriaca 145, referring to Mt Othrys in Thessaly. The headword spelled (as it should be) with alphaiota is out of alphabetical order here. …Matched in noteshighshort
- μ1256Μορόειςmoroeis… singular, i.e. the form given as the headword here, in Nicander, Alexipharmaka 569, where (as elsewhere in that writer) it means deadly or fatal; LSJ s.v., II. But in the neuter plural it is …Matched in noteshighshort
- λ175Λαιδρόςbrash, impudentThe headword adjective occurs in hellenistic poetry, e.g. Callimachus and Nicander, and it is similarly glossed in the scholia to the latter (Theriaca 689); see also Hesychius lambda123 and lambda124. (Both of these Hesychius …Matched in noteshighshort
- αι392Αἶψαswiftly… is paralleled only in a scholion to the occurrence in Nicander, Alexipharmaca 463. [2] Greek Anthology 6.190.1-2 (Gaetulicus); cf. lambda 270. Find further extracts from this epigram, the poet Leonidas's dedication to Aphrodite, at …Matched in noteshighshort
- λ635Λογάδεςwhites of the eye… Etymologicum Magnum 572.36 (citing a fragment of Callimachus); scholia to Nicander, Theriaca 292. [2] Greek Anthology 5.270.5-6 (Paul the Silentiary). Here 'hyacinth' is not the flower but the blue-white precious stone; see LSJ s.v., …Matched in noteshighshort
- ε3904Ἐφήμεροςephemeral, for a day… other lexica; cf. also Pollux 1.65. [2] cf. scholion on Nicander, Alexipharmaca 249 (Medea). [3] From alpha 1695. The adjectives a)mfh/meros and a)mfhmerino/s are synonymous with e)fh/meros. *)amfhmerino/s is a technical medical term referring …Matched in noteshighshort
- λ71Λάκτινpestle… a)litri/banos see alpha 1146. [2] Callimachus, Hecale fr.286, repeated by Nicander, Theriaca 109. (A modern reader might object that a pestle is not at all like a ladle.)Matched in noteshighshort