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2621
Ἀντεγκλήμασι
counter-charges
… Adler but identifiable via the TLG as a passage from
Synesius,
Letter 133.
Synesius
addresses his friend Olympius, mentioning what kinds of gifts he would like, such as military equipment (and what he would …
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2719
Ἀντιποιηθέντα
having been contentious
… II.) The headword itself is in fact extracted from the
Synesius
quotation given; when giving it, the Suda wrongly converts the participle from singular to plural (and replaces sou= "you" with ou) "not"). [2] …
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3135
Ἀπειροκαλία
ignorance of the beautiful, vulgar extravagance
… Photius edition (vol.II p.XCVI) identifies the passage as one in
Synesius,
Letter 127 (p.217.10-11 Garzya). In the translation of A. Fitzgerald,
Synesius
says, "I shall not be so tactless as to spin out at …
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3321
Ἀποθνήσκοντας
dying
The entire entry is a quotation from
Synesius,
Epistle 113 (an exercize in ancient history:
Synesius
compares his situation to the battle of Thermopylai, 480 BCE). Another excerpt from this letter appears at eta …
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425
Ἐκκείμεθα
we lie exposed
[1]
Synesius,
Epistle 95 (233B), which contains the headword (first-person plural, present indicative, of e)/kkeimai). In the translation of A. Fitzgerald (web address 1): "... you [my brother] are the only person in the …
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713
Ἔκφορος
carried-away
[1]
Synesius,
Epistle 130. In a similar entry the Lexicon Vindobonense (epsilon183) attributes this quotation explicitly to
Synesius.
A. Fitzgerald translates: "I feel that I am not master of my grief ..." (web address …
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1851
Ἐξωρχησάμην
I danced out, I expressed, I revealed
[1]
Synesius,
Epistle 137.273b. The headword is aorist of e)corxe/omai, first person singular. Contrary to his usual reticence,
Synesius
spoke freely about philosophy when he had only just met Herculian, the addressee of this …
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3032
Ἑρμαῖόν
Hermes-gift, godsend
… by Adler, but identifiable via the TLG as one from
Synesius,
Letter 131 (p.226.7-9 Garzya). See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.XCVI.
Synesius'
point is that the wicked enrich themselves by taking advantage …
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2061
Ἀνασεσυρμένην
exposed
… of pulling up clothing and revealing what is underneath. [2]
Synesius,
Letter 67 (213C): see translation at web address 1. [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 312 Zintzen (176 Asmus); cf. alpha 4462 (end), …
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2811
Ἀξιόλογα βάρη
noteworthy weights
… not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as
Synesius,
Letters 133.16 (with optative pe/mpoimen). See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.XCVI. The same passage is quoted at alpha 2621. [2] Quotation …
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3105
Ἀπέχω
I receive in full
… below, though not necessarily; there are numerous other possibilities. [1]
Synesius,
Epistle 95 (233b). See translation at web address 1. [2] Greek Anthology 6.147.1 (Callimachus); a man's dedication on behalf of his wife who …
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4080
Ἄρχε σὺ γὰρ γενεῆφι νεώτερος
begin: for you are (my) junior in birth
… Poseidon attempts to provoke Apollo. The comment is that of
Synesius
(Epistles 142, p.278d Hercher) on it (see A. Fitzgerald's translation at web address 2).
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44
Βακάντιβος
loiterer
… gloss in Photius (Lexicon beta28). The plural baka/ntiboi occurs in
Synesius'
Epistle 66, characterized by the writer as a foreign ("slightly barbarous") word.
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86
Βάλλων
pelting, smiting
Synesius,
Dio 1.102-106 Terzaghi (PG 66.1117c-d), where all these present participles are dative, not nominative. cf. kappa 1531. [1] sigma 829, sigma 830. [2] zeta 77. [3] delta 1183.
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403
Βόστρυχος
lock
… Ecclesiazusae 954-5 (web address 1 below); cf. delta 1361. [3]
Synesius,
Encomium on Baldness 21 (PG 66, 1204b); cf. omicron 515, which has "to say", and pi 1254.
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1183
Διονυσίων σκώμματα
insults of the Dionysia
… if not, its origin is unidentifiable. [1] An approximation of
Synesius,
Dion 1.103 (PG 66.1117c), where Socrates and Zeno are specified as the targets; cf. beta 86. [2] From delta 1168, q.v. (This sentence …
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1461
Δώριος
Dorian
… instead of the manuscripts' tu/xhs. [3] Apostolius 3.61. [4] From
Synesius,
Praise of Baldness 4, PG 66.1173c; cf. lambda 638.
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121
Ἐγκραγών
having shouted at
… e)gkra/zw. It must be quoted from somewhere. Adler implicitly suggests
Synesius,
Letter 79 (225b), where the headword and loidorhsa/menos (not the present gloss's dia-) occur in fairly close conjunction. Another possibility, and one which …
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383
Ἐκ γειτόνων
from neighbors, in the neighborhood
[1]
Synesius,
Letters 142.278D Hercher, on one who avoids arrogance. See translation at web address 1. See generally alpha 1056 for a)lazonei/a "arrogance, boastfulness" and mu 371 for megalofrosu/nh "pride, high-mindedness." For the idiom …
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890
Ἔλλογος
rational, sentient
[1]
Synesius,
On Kingship 6 (PG 66.1061c).
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1062
Ἐμοί τε ἐπιστολαί
I have letters
… Toup's attribution of it to either the emperor Julian or
Synesius.)
[1] A byword for superior pride, Capaneus, one of mythology's Seven Against Thebes, boasted that not even Zeus could stop him scaling the …
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1166
Ἐνδεῖκται
complainants, informers
… tw=n kata\ th\n *)Asi/an e)ndeiktw=n ktl). [2] An approximation of
Synesius,
Epistles 119.12 (257a). See translation at web address 1.
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1509
Ἐξάγιστος
accursed
… [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.47 Zintzen (23 Asmus). [3]
Synesius,
Encomium of Baldness PG 66.1204a: quoted also at theta 335 and theta 381.
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2028
Ἐπεδαψιλεύσατο
lavished, was lavish
… 2281. For the etymology cf. delta 104, delta 105. [1]
Synesius,
Epistle 72 (p. 219b Hercher), referring to Andronicus. See translation at web address 1.
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2171
Ἐπηλυγάζονται
they are being obfuscated
… Aelian fr. 246 Hercher, 244a Domingo-Forasté (cf. epsilon 1137). [4]
Synesius,
Encomium on Baldness 21.5 (PG 66.1204b), with minor textual divergences.
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165
Χαίρειν εὖ πράττειν πολλὰ φρονεῖν
greetings, do/fare well, be high-minded (?)
… the latter use of xai/rein cf. chi 156, chi 161.
Synesius
in his Epistle 140 comments on using the uncommon expression πολλὰ φρονεῖν instead of the usual xai/rein or eu) pra/ttein. A. Fitzgerald translates …
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