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δ114Δαιμονᾶνto be demon-possessed[Meaning] to be held by a demon, and to be mad. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] daimonh/sas ["being demon-possessed"]. "He departed from life when demon-possessed, through the occurrence of certain symptoms of …Matched in translationhighshort
α2530Ἀνθρωποδαίμονεςhuman-demons"Being demons they took on a human body and, having become human-demons in this way, they shook the entire inhabited world."Matched in translationhighshort
δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite… Dionysius narrated in his letter to the inspired Polycarp. A demonstration giving a precise idea of his wisdom and his eloquence is the style of the books he wrote, that could never be surpassed: …

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Δαιμονᾶν

to be demon-possessed

[Meaning] to be held by a demon, and to be mad. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] daimonh/sas ["being demon-possessed"]. "He departed from life when demon-possessed, through the occurrence of certain…

Δαιμονᾶν· ὑπὸ δαίμονος κατέχεσθαι, καὶ μαίνεσθαι. καὶ Δαιμονήσας. ὁ δὲ ἐξέλιπε τὸν βίον δαιμονήσας, διὰ τὸ γενέσθαι τινὰς ἐπισημασίας τοῦ δαιμονίου διὰ τὴν περὶ τὸ ἱερὸν…

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χ574Ἐπιστολὴ Ἀναστασίας τῆς μάρτυρος πρὸς ΧρυσόγονονEpistle of Anastasia the martyr to Chrysogonos… servants of God, that despicable man dispenses for worship of demons; and what I vowed to give to the servants of God, he gives to shameful and unholy men. And for this reason I …Matched in translationhighlong

α1259Ἀλιτηρίουςsinners… elsewhere: "or how could this man fail to be some demonic sinner?"Matched in translationhighshort

ε2627Ἐπιστήμηscience, understanding… accurate than another in two ways. First, when one science demonstrates the principles of another one. For example, physiology is more accurate than medicine. In the same fashion, for the same reason, geometry also …Matched in translationhighmedium

χ444Χωρὶς ἱππεῖςcavalry away!… it -- on no discernible basis -- to the Attidographer Demon [FGrH 327].) Hignett (below) 65-6 insists that the story is demonstrably absurd. Others, in sharp contrast, take it as one of two items …Matched in noteshighshort

δ627Διαλεκτικήdialectic[Meaning] the demonstrative [art]. "[He] having grasped little of dialectic." Dialectic is knowledge of true things and of false things and of things which are neither [true nor false]. It is about signifiers and …Matched in translationhighmedium

α114Ἀγαθοεργίαbeneficence… similar to the divine is something that he [Isidore] clearly demonstrated in his deeds: his beneficent zeal and the generosity that he extended to everybody, but especially the elevation of souls from the manifold …Matched in translationhighmedium

α376Ἄγροικος ἐξ ἄστεοςa rustic out of town… rather, first of all he is unaware that he is demonstrating his own wealth. For if he were not very rich, his wife would not have chosen him or boasted about the glory of …Matched in translationhighmedium

α4316ἌτταλοςAttalos, Attalus… strife. This Attalos, upon inheriting power, first brought forth a demonstration of his policy and power of action by restoring Ariarathes to the kingship. [Note] that [when] Attalos, husband of Apollonia [and] king of …Matched in translationhighmedium

β10ΒαβύλαςBabylas… -- or some say Decius -- was prompted by some demon to go into a crowded church, Babylas stood in front of the door and kept him from coming in, saying that as far …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ368Δεισιδαιμονίαfear of the gods, piety, superstition… great things." And Polybius of Megalopolis says concerning Timaeus: "he demonstrated great cleverness and audacity in accusing his neighbors, but in his own denials he is full of dreams and marvels and unreliable stories …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1082Δικαιώματαstatutes… or unlawfully; and "testimonies" [martu/ria] because it bears witness and demonstrates what [penalties] they will undergo who violate these [judgments]. But condemnations [are] also [called] dikaiw/mata.Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1145ΔιογένηςDiogenes… in nature. This, too, the tragic hero Haemon, Sophocles’ [character], demonstrated, when he was in love with Antigone and quarreled with his father Creon [Author, Myth]; for you see he likewise charged with a …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1156ΔιοκλητιανόςDiocletian… for his rule, Diocletian grew old peacefully for three years, demonstrating his abundant virtue, though not completely abandoning Hellenic religion.Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1183Διονυσίων σκώμματαinsults of the Dionysia… is boastfully stingy, doggier than dogs and more troublesome than demons."Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1352ΔομετιανόςDomitian, Domitianus, Dometianos… shameful of fates. This man, under the influence of some demonic bewitchment, grew spiteful of his brother and did away with him by poison, out of his passion for power. And although the affairs …Matched in translationhighlong

ε1468Ἔντευξιςconversation… good is incomplete –- if indeed one is wants to demonstrate on the basis of such an argument that for this reason pleasure is not a good thing, one would not make any further …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε2171Ἐπηλυγάζονταιthey are being obfuscated… a cloak, said 'It is clear in the skin,' and demonstrated the malady with his finger. We identify a lascivious youth by his hair."Matched in translationhighmedium

α462Ἀδημονῶνbeing distressed, being troubled… Latte's Hesychius, the NT (Philippians 2.26). [2] Probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation which follows. [3] Quotation unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

α471Ἀδιάδραστονinevitable… this adjective; neuter accusative if, as seems probable (though not demonstrable), it is extracted from the quotation which follows. [2] Greek idiom says "the inevitable". [3] Aelian fr. 220 Domingo-Forasté (219 Hercher).Matched in noteshighshort

α504Ἀδοξεῖταιis disgraceful… Greek -- is neuter. This makes it probable (though not demonstrable) that the headword is extracted from the quotation given. [2] Josephus, Jewish Wars 5.125 (which lacks the Suda's ga/r, "for": web address 1 …Matched in noteshighshort

α655Ἄημαblast… Lexicon. The headword, a neuter noun, is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [2] Sophocles, Ajax 674-683 (web address 1 below), here reproduced with several errors; cf. epsilon 4016, lambda 545.Matched in noteshighmedium

α864Ἀκήλητονinexorable… Hesychius, shows), is evidently quoted from somewhere; perhaps, though not demonstrably, the epigram quoted. For the glossing cf. also the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 10.329, where a)kh/lhtos occurs. [2] Greek Anthology 7.9.7-8 (Damagetus, Damagetos), …Matched in noteshighshort

α896Ἀκληρίαςmisfortunes… feminine noun; if the latter, it is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Quotation (and individual) unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

α897Ἀκληρούντων(of) unfortunates… plural, of the verb a)klhre/w -- is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. cf. generally alpha 895, alpha 896. [1] Polybius fr. 192 Büttner-Wobst; again at pi 531 and upsilon 347. …Matched in noteshighshort

α969Ἀκρατῶςintemperately… related to alpha 967 etc. It is perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the quotation given. [1] Quotation (transmitted, according to Adler, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

α984Ἀκρισίαlack of judgment… cannot be in doubt; cf. LSJ s.v. [4] From Lucian, Demonax 47. The humor lies in the possibility of interpreting "Acrisius" as "the man of bad judgment" or "the man who is not judged." …Matched in noteshighshort

α1178Ἀληθινὸς ἔρωςtrue desireThe headword phrase is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. For "true" cf. alpha 1177. [1] No equivalent glossing in other lexica. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 153 Zintzen.Matched in noteshighshort

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