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α3968ἉρμάτιοςHarmatios, HarmatiusThis man had very great influence on Zenonis the empress and on Basiliscus himself. He was killed by the emperor Zeno and the citizens were overjoyed at the slaughter of this man. For in …Matched in translationhighmedium
αι286Αἵρεσιςschool, sect… and ways of life: Megaric, Eretrian, Cyrenaic, Epicurean, Annicerian, Theodorean, Zenonian (the one also [called] Stoic), Academic, Peripatetic. [He does] not [include] Cynic, or the one from Elis, or Dialectical. As to the Pyrrhonian, …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4387Ἄτρεστοςdauntless[1] Greek Anthology 7.117.3-4 (= Zenodotus in Diogenes Laertius 7.30), on Zeno. On this epigram, a eulogy for the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, see Gow and Page, vol. I (198-199), vol. …

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This man had very great influence on Zenonis the empress and on Basiliscus himself. He was killed by the emperor Zeno and the citizens were overjoyed at the slaughter of this man. For in the time of emperor Leo, he cut…

Ἁρμάτιος· οὗτος μέγιστον ἴσχυσε παρὰ τῇ Ζηνωνίδι τῇ βασιλίσσῃ καὶ αὐτῷ Βασιλίσκῳ. ἐσφάγη δὲ ὑπὸ Ζήνωνος τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ὑπερήσθησαν οἱ πολῖται τῇ τούτου σφαγῇ. ἐπὶ γὰρ Λέοντος…

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α3970ἉρμάτοςHarmatos, Harmatius… as Harmatos was his relative, unsuspectingly permitted him to meet Zenonis the empress, [and] since there was frequent converse between them and since their beauty was not easy to overlook, both loved each other …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ128Δαιτὸς ἐΐσηςof an equal banquet[Meaning] from feasting divided equally. But Zenodotus says [it means] "of good [feasting]," since nourishment is good for mankind. Since the first human beings, who did not have bountiful nourishment, snatched it by force …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1141ΔιογένηςDiogenes… Xenocrates' gentleness, of Aristotle's artistic sense, of Theophrastos' gravity, of Zeno's austere and noble ways, of Plato's dignity, of Polemo's self-control? For there is not one of these men who, despite being good in …Matched in translationhighmedium

χ568ΧρύσιπποςChrysippus, Chrysippos… systematizer of Stoicism. He is considered to have been, with Zeno, co-founder of the Stoa. He wrote on areas of philosophy defined by Zeno: logic, ethics, and physics. He was among the first to …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1267Δὶς ἑπτὰ πληγαῖς πολύπους πιλούμενοςan octopus pounded with twice seven blows[1] Zenobius 3.24. Repeated at pi 1996, q.v. [2] Zenobius 3.33; attributed to Empedocles in a scholion on Plato, Gorgias 498E. [3] Apostolius 6.27; Gregorius 1.89, 2.88; scholion on Plato, Axiochus 367B; Tosi [cited …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2190Ἀνδρὸς γέροντος ἀσταφὶς τὸ κρανίονan old man's head is a dried grape[1] Zenobius 1.96. This proverb recurs at alpha 4223. [2] Diogenianus 1.78 & 86. [3] Zenobius 1.90. This proverb (Euripides fr.799a Snell) recurs at epsilon 586, omicroniota 72, and upsilon 300. See generally Tosi …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2819Ἄξιος λαβεῖν ὁ μισθόςthe wage [is] worth taking… this is Euripides, Medea 319-320. See web address 3. [5] Zenobius 2.4. Phrynichus, Praeparatio sophistica fr. 228. [6] Aristophanes, Frogs 614 (web address 4). Later proverbial: Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1685. [7] = …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3831Ἀρετήarete, virtue, excellence… "melancholy" means "excess of black bile". [4] The Older Stoics (Zeno, Cleanthes and Chrysippus). [5] These are the Stoics Panaetius and Posidonius (Diogenes Laertius 7.128). The orthodox Stoic thesis (as held by Zeno and …Matched in noteshighmedium

β461Βοῦς ἐπὶ σωρῷan ox on a grain-heap[1] Zenobius 2.75. [2] cf. Zenobius 2.79.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1091Δίκη δίκην ἔτικτε καὶ βλάβη βλάβηνsuit begat suit and hurt hurtTosi (see under alpha 378) no.488. [1] Zenobius 3.28. [2] Zenobius 3.20.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1204Διὸς ἐγκέφαλοςZeus' brain, Zeus' morselMore fully in Zenobius 3.41, and cf. other paroemiographers; Tosi [cited under alpha 378] no.1420. See also beta 145. One might compare (in the broadest of terms) the soft, pungent cheese dip of Lyon …Matched in noteshighshort

ε49Ἐγένετο καὶ Μάνδρωνι συκίνη ναῦςeven Mandron got a fig-wood shipSlightly expanded from Photius, Lexicon epsilon33 Theodoridis. See also Zenobius 3.44 (Choliambica adespota fr. 8) and other paroemiographers; cf. mu 138, sigma 1324 (end). [1] Mandron is not regarded by Athenian prosopography as an …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1481Ἐντὸς ἑβδόμηςbefore (the) seventhcf. Zenobius 3.79; Hesychius epsilon3383; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1039. Such a stipulation is otherwise unattested. (Photius says the reason for it had been given in Callimachus' Aitia.) For the preposition e)nto/s in this sense see …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1546Ἐξάντηdanger-free, out of danger… explained. For the entry so far, cf. Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon, Zenobius 3.95, Hesychius, and other lexica. [4] Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 2.18.22; a Roman soldier makes three attempts to scale the wall and parapet of …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ123Χάριταςfavors; Graces… 2906, epsilon 1676, epsiloniota 267, and sigma 10. [2] cf. Zenobius 1.36; see also alphaiota 386 where the Suda mss read fanerw=s ("openly") -- as translated here -- rather than the a)fane/rws ("in secret") …Matched in noteshighshort

α425ἈδάμAdam… the Athenians. Hence the Parmenideses and the Protagorases and the Zenos. Hence the Stoas, and the Areopaguses and the Epicureans. Hence the dirges and breast-beatings of the tragedians and the jestings and raillery of …Matched in translationhighlong

α783ἈκάκιοςAkakios, Acacius… nominated to serve in that priesthood with the backing of Zenon. Since he was a natural leader and took all the churches under his direct control, he exercised a deliberate discrimination concerning those who …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3722Ἄπυρα σῖταfireless rations, unfired rations… ["fireless fare"], [meaning] that made up of fruit and vegetables. "Zeno used used fireless fare and a thin cloak." Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)/puros oi)=nos ["unfired wine"], the kind that is not …Matched in translationhighshort

α4458ΑὐρηλιανόςAurelian, Aurelianus, Aurelianos… the city to the death penalty for being disgraced by Zenobia. He was by nature stubborn and murderous, and more a forcible general than an elected emperor, and, being harsh and unapproachable in every …Matched in translationhighmedium

β86Βάλλωνpelting, smiting"[Pelting] Socrates and Zeno with jokes out of Dionysiac festivals, and judging their followers deserving to be driven out from the whole land and sea, as being banes of both cities and commonwealth; but …Matched in translationhighshort

δ825Διαφθονούμενοςbeing envied"Being envied by Zeno he remained silent."Matched in translationhighshort

ε226Ἐδημοσίωσανthey confiscated[Meaning] they made public property. "Under Zeno Theoderic had his property confiscated, despite having sent ahead a thousand camel-loads of gold and silver." And elsewhere: "Aeschines, when he was collaborating in some legal case …Matched in translationhighshort

ε768ἘλέαEleaName of a city. The home town of Zeno. It was previously called Hyle, being a colony of the Phocaeans, a frugal city which could nourish only good men. He loved it better than …Matched in translationhighshort

α98Ἄβρωνος βίοςAbron's life[1] cf. Zenobius 1.4. For this adjective see e.g. alpha 70, alpha 73, alpha 86. [2] Attested here only.Matched in noteshighshort

α100Ἀβυδηνὸν ἐπιφόρημαAbydene dessert… shore of the Hellespont: see alpha 101. [2] See also Zenobius 1.1 and other paroemiographers. For a different explanation (involving taxes and harbor dues) see Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 14.641A [14.47 Kaibel], citing Aristeides, On Proverbs.Matched in noteshighshort

α101ἌβυδοςAbudos, Abydos, Abydus… Pausanias the Atticist alpha3 and Photius alpha63 Theodoridis; cf. also Zenobius 1.1, s.v. *)abudhno\n e)pifo/rhma (alpha 100), and Kassel-Austin, PCG III.2 p.376 on Aristophanes fr. 755. See generally sigma 1330, sigma 1331, sigma 1332. …Matched in noteshighshort

α125ἈγαθώνιοςAgathonios, Agathonius… Tarshish. See generally tau 137 and OCD(4) s.v. (p.1433). [3] Zenobius 1.2. On Agathon (an Athenian poet of the late C5 BC) and his reputation for softness see alpha 124; and on his aulos …Matched in noteshighshort

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