Skip to content
Σ
ReadSuda
Browse
Topics
Random
About
Aa
Settings
Searching…
⌕
Search
Α
Letters
⤨
Random
Aa
Settings
Keyboard shortcuts
j
Next entry
k
Previous entry
g
Toggle Greek
/
Search
?
Show shortcuts
Close
Search
Search the Suda
⌕
Search
All
Headwords
Translation
Greek
Notes
Filters (2)
Keyword
✓
epic
27
biography
20
geography
17
dialects, grammar, and etymology
14
poetry
10
rhetoric
10
chronology
9
definition
8
philosophy
8
ethics
6
medicine
5
daily life
4
18 more
mythology
4
religion
4
zoology
4
historiography
3
history
3
women
3
art history
2
imagery
2
law
2
military affairs
2
science and technology
2
aetiology
Letter
Α
alpha
18
Δ
delta
4
Ε
epsilon
3
Η
eta
2
Vetting status
high
27
Length
Short
18
Medium
9
Translator
✓
Malcolm Heath
27
27 entries
Relevance
Adler order
Longest first
epic
×
Translator: Malcolm Heath
×
Clear all
α
311
Ἀγορῆθεν
from the agora
Out of the agora.
high
short
α
312
Ἀγορήν
gathering, meeting
[Meaning an] assembly.
high
short
α
313
Ἀγορηταί
assembly-men
[Meaning] advisers, wise men.
high
short
1
1
athletics
1
athletics
1
botany
1
botany
1
children
1
children
1
clothing
1
clothing
1
meter and music
1
meter and music
1
tragedy
1
tragedy
1
α
315
Ἀγοστῷ
in an embrace
[Meaning] in the embrace. In the Epigrams: "you did not go unnoticed by the Graces nor by joyful Academe, in whose embrace I tell all comers of your beneficence".
high
short
α
327
Ἀγών
contest, training, arena
Training with a view to competitions. [sc. Also attested is the accusative case] a)gw=na; and Homer [sc. uses this term for] the actual place where the competition takes place. Thucydides in [book] 5 [writes]: …
high
short
α
1630
Ἄμμορος
fate-less
[Meaning] one who is ill-fated.
high
short
α
1631
Ἄμοτον
incessant
[Meaning] incessantly, insatiably.
high
short
α
1639
Ἀμμωνιανός
Ammonianos, Ammonianus
Grammarian, honoured by his association with Syrianus and also by their innate similarity in character and physique -- in Homer's words, 'in appearance and stature and nature most similar'; for each of them was …
high
medium
α
1641
Ἀμμώνιος
Ammonius, Ammonios
Son of Ammonius; of Alexandria; an acquaintance of Alexander. He succeeded Aristarchus as head of school, before Augustus was monarch.
high
short
α
1817
Ἀναγαλλίς
Anagallis
[Anagallis], the female grammarian from Corcyra, who attributes the invention of ball-games to Nausicaa, the daughter of Alcinous.
high
short
α
1989
Ἀναξιμένης
Anaximenes
Son of Aristocles, of Lampsacus, rhetor; pupil of Diogenes the Cynic and the grammarian Zoilus of Amphipolis, who abused Homer; teacher of Alexander of Macedon, and accompanied him on his campaigns. When king Alexander …
high
medium
α
2186
Ἀνδρομέοιο
human, man's
[Meaning] of human flesh.
high
short
α
2745
Ἀντιφῶν
Antiphon
Son of Sophilus; of Athens, of the deme Rhamnus. No one is recognised as his teacher; nevertheless, he was the leader in the judicial style [of oratory] after Gorgias. He is said to have …
high
short
α
3215
Ἀπίων
Apion
Son of Plistonicus; nicknamed Mochthus ["Toil"]; of Egypt (but according to Heliconius, a Cretan). Grammarian. A pupil of Apollonius son of Archibius; he also attended Euphranor's lectures when he was an old man, more …
high
medium
α
3423
Ἀπολλώνιος
Apollonius, Apollonios
Son of Archebulus or Archibius. He wrote on Homeric diction, arranged alphabetically.
high
short
α
3916
Ἀριστοκλῆς
Aristocles, Aristokles
Of Messene in Italy; Peripatetic philosopher. He composed On Philosophy, 10 books; Whether Homer or Plato is more Serious. In these books he catalogues all the philosophers and their opinions. He also wrote an …
high
short
α
3924
Ἀριστόνικος
Aristonicus, Aristonikos
Of Alexandria. Grammarian. He wrote On the [critical] signs in the Theogony of Hesiod and in the Iliad and Odyssey; 6 books of Ungrammatical Words.
high
short
α
4113
Ἀρχιμήδης
Archimedes
Of Tralles. Philosopher. [He wrote] a commentary on Homer; and Mechanics.
high
short
δ
99
Δαφίδας
Daphidas
Of Telmessos. Grammarian. He wrote about Homer and his poetry, [claiming] that he did not tell the truth: for the Athenians did not fight at Troy. This man was indiscriminately abusive, and did not …
high
medium
δ
430
Δημήτριος
Demetrius, Demetrios
Nicknamed Ixion; grammarian; of Adramyttium. He lived at the time of Caesar Augustus, and spent his time in Pergamum. He got this nickname (according to some) because he was caught stealing gold leaf from …
high
medium
δ
457
Δημοσθένης Θρᾷξ
Demosthenes the Thracian, Demosthenes Thrax
This man wrote a Paraphrase of the Iliad in prose; an Epitome of the works of Damagetus of Heraclea; On Dithyrambic Poets; Paraphrase of Hesiod's Theogony.
high
short
δ
1240
Δίων
Dion, Dio
Son of Pasicrates; of Prusa. Sophist and philosopher; they called him 'Golden Mouth' [Chrysostomos]. He affected gravity to such an extent that he went out wearing a lion's skin. He was physically slight, and …
high
medium
ε
359
Ἑκαταῖος
Hecataeus, Hekataios
Of Abdera. Philosopher. He also had a nickname, 'critic grammarian', as having a grammatical training. He lived in the time of the Successors. His books are as follows: On the Poetry of Homer and …
high
short
ε
2004
Ἐπαφρόδιτος
Epaphroditus, Epaphroditos
Of Chaeronea. Grammarian. He was a slave born in the house of the grammarian Archias of Alexandria, who educated him; he was then bought by Modestus, governor of Egypt, and taught his son Petelinus. …
high
medium
ε
3046
Ἑρμογένης
Hermogenes
Of Tarsus; nicknamed Xyster. Sophist. The philosopher Musonius attended his classes. He lived under the emperor Marcus [sc. Aurelius], and had great natural talent. When he was lacking in years his wisdom by contrast …
high
medium
η
455
Ἡρακλέων
Herakleon, Heracleon
Of Egypt (from a village Tiloteus, which is subject to Heracleopolis). Grammarian. He taught in Rome. He wrote a commentary on Homer (organised by book) and on the lyric poets; On Imperative Verbs in …
high
short
η
463
Ἡρακλείδης
Herakleides, Heraclides
Son of Heraclides; of Pontus, from Heraclea in Pontus. Grammarian. He attended the school of the famous Didymus in Alexandria. When he heard that Aper, the pupil of Aristarchus, was achieving distinction in Rome, …
high
medium