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Ἀναπλήσας
having filled up, having defiled
… entry in Photius (Lexicon alpha1605 Theodoridis), and previously in Timaeus'
Platonic
Lexicon; similar ones elsewhere. The headword is aorist active participle, nominative accusative singular, of a)napi/mplhmi; the primary gloss is the corresponding form of …
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4348
Ἀτέχνοις
for unskilled ones, to unskilled ones, with unskilled ones
… [4] cf. tau 441 (and Harpokration and Photius s.v.). [5]
Plato,
Euthyphro 3A, supplies only the word "utterly," the synonyms being the lexicographer's. [6] Quotation unidentifiable, though one (proverbial-sounding) element of it, "the happiness …
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1900
Ἀνακηκεῖ
spouts forth
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… view that it is an error for the a)nakhki/ei in
Plato,
Phaedrus 251C; cf. Timaeus'
Platonic
Lexicon s.v. [2] See preceding note. (Also in e.g. Homer, Iliad 13.705.)
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2769
Ἄντυγες
rails, rims
… where the headword occurs. Also in other lexica, including Timaeus'
Platonic
Lexicon (perhaps, though not necessarily, generated by
Plato,
Theaetetus 207A). [2] Sophocles, Ajax 1029-31 (web address 1); cf. pi 2299, tau 1233.
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1292
Ἔνη καὶ νέα
old and new
The first part of this entry in also in Timaeus'
Platonic
Lexicon; see also Photius, Lexicon epsilon915. See also epsilon 1293, epsilon 1296. [1] cf. delta 1205, epsilon 1294, epsilon 1295, epsilon 1298, and …
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3420
Ἀπολλώνιος
Apollonios, Apollonius
… 8.29, as ta\ e)s *)apollw/nion to\n *tuane/a. [5] Philostratos 1.13.
Plato,
Republic 329C in reference to Sophocles' "natural force" in "service of Aphrodite." [6] Or "more superbly." [7] In contrast to Pythagoras fleeing the …
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705
Ἀθάνατος
immortal
… where the word "imperishable" occurs; repeated at alpha 4628. [2]
Plato,
Phaedrus 245C. [3] That is to say, "immortal" is an equivocal term. For the concept of "equivocity" (o(mw/numon; cf. omicron 299) see Aristotle, …
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3745
Ἄρατος
Aratus, Aratos
… 1 and 3, Diogenes Laertius 9.113. [30] SH 119. [31]
Plato
Cratylus 407D, Republic 535C; see the scholia there. [32] This addendum and the preceding one simply note words similar to the poet's name: …
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471
Χρή
it is necessary
… third person singular, present optative active. See chi 467. [9]
Plato,
Euthyphro 4C, where peuso/menon becomes the Suda's peuso/menoi: see web address 2 below.
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564
Χρυσῆν σειρήν
golden cord
The headword phrase is in the accusative. [1]
Plato,
Theaetetus 153C (web address 1), referring to Homer, Iliad 8.19. (where the two words are reversed: web address 2).
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101
Ἄβυδος
Abudos, Abydos, Abydus
… surely correctly; cf. alpha 104. The ultimate source may be
Plato,
Parmenides 130D, though there too the text is uncertain: perhaps ei)/s tin' a)/buqon fluari/an (web address 1), though the alternatives include ei)/s tina …
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138
Ἄγαμαι καρδίας
I admire at heart
… Acharnians 489 (web address 1). For the comment, cf. Timaeus,
Platonic
Lexicon s.v. a)/gami. [2] Aelian fr.125b Domingo-Forasté (122 Hercher). The allusion is presumably to something in Homer, Iliad 3 (where Menelaus and Paris …
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368
Ἀγρονόμοι
country-dwellers
… cicada, among other thematic coincidences, showed that Meleager drew upon
Plato,
Phaedrus 229A-230C and 259 (web address 1) for inspiration. But there are also inconsistencies, such as the cicada's inebriation from drinking dewdrops, which …
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856
Ἀκεῖσθαι
to heal
… Argonautica 1.765; cf. alpha 841. [1] From the scholia to
Plato,
Republic 364C, where the headword occurs. See also Photius s.v.
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1286
Ἀλκίνοος
strong-minded; Alkinoos, Alcinous
… the Odyssey; but note also e.g. A. the summariser of
Plato
(For both, see OCD(4) p.53.)
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1961
Ἀναμετρήσαιμι
might I measure out
… 144); cf. the scholia there. The line is quoted in
Plato's
Seventh Letter (345E). [2] At the toe-end of Italy (rho 122). [3] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler tentatively suggests Diodorus Siculus.)
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2055
Ἀνάρσια
untoward [things]
… other possibilities. [1] Same material in other lexica, inc. Timaeus'
Platonic
Lexicon, and cf. also the scholia to Homer, Iliad 24.365 (where a)na/rsioi occurs). [2] Quotation (and individuals) unidentifiable. Adler tentatively suggests Aelian; cf. …
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2102
Ἀνατί
with impunity
[1] From the scholia to
Plato,
Laws 871E, where the headword occurs. Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius alpha1691 Theodoridis. [2] Homer, Iliad 22.371; cf. alpha 2575.
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2819
Ἄξιος λαβεῖν ὁ μισθός
the wage [is] worth taking
… In any event, "worth not even a single" comes from
Plato,
Theaetetus 162E. [8] Zenobius 2.2. Perhaps because metal skewers were used as currency in archaic times.
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2889
Ἀπαμείρεται
takes away a share
From Homer, Odyssey 17.322, as quoted by
Plato,
Laws 771A (with the headword a)pamei/retai instead of a)poai/nutai) and elsewhere. The gloss guarantees that this is the passage in question; in Hesiod, Theogony 801 it …
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3231
Ἄπλητον
unapproachable, terrible
The headword is the epic and Ionic form of a)/platos (see LSJ at web address 1), here in the masculine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular. Different glossing in Hesychius, but the same in …
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3402
Ἀπόλογος Ἀλκίνου
Alkino(o)s' story, Alkino(o)s' tale
… in e.g. Comica Adespota fr. 743b Kock (not in K.-A.);
Plato,
Republic 614B; Aristotle, Poetics 1455a2; Aristotle, Rhetoric 1417a13-14 ("the tale of Alkinos ... is reduced to sixty lines in the presence of Penelope …
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3530
Ἀπὸ σκοποῦ
far from the aim, off-target
… first instance (Odyssey 11.344) but also occurs several times in
Plato;
cf. also Xenophon, Symposium 2.10.
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3708
Ἅπτεσθαι
to touch
… where the middle-voice headword infinitive occurs. [2] But see e.g.
Plato,
Ion 535A (web address 1).
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4036
Ἄρτια
even, exact
… (web address 1 below); cf. sigma 1009. [3] First in
Plato,
Parmenides 143E and 144A. [4] cf. pi 1278 perissa/ "odd."
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4302
Ἄσχετον
unmanageable
… lexica; again, evidently quoted from somewhere (extant possibilities begin with
Plato,
Cratylus 415D).
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4343
Ἀτέραμνον
tough
… 1 below); cf. mu 177. [4] From the scholia to
Plato,
Laws 853D, where a)tera/mwn appears: web address 2. [5] Aelian fr. 72 Domingo-Forasté (69 Hercher); cf. mu 497. [6] Damascius, Life of Isidore …
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246
Αἰόλλει
turns, variegates
… other forms. As ai)ole/w it appears among the etymologies in
Plato's
Cratylus (409A, cf. ai)o/lhsis at schol. Pindar Pythians 4.412, on the verb e)o/lei, perhaps related); the passage appears corrupt but is worth studying …
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297
Αἱρεῖ
takes
… other lexica, and in scholia on Homer, Iliad 3.446, and
Plato,
Theaetetus 142B. See also alphaiota 305, eta 496, etc. [2] Likewise or similarly in other lexica.
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110
Δαιδάλου ποιήματα
Daidalos' creations, Daedalus' creations
The phrase "Daidalou poiemata" occurs in
Plato,
Meno 97D-E, and this material derives from ancient comment on that passage. For Daidalos/Daedalus cf. already delta 106, delta 107, delta 108, delta 109; and see generally …
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