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α143Ἄγαν ἐγκεῖσθαι τῷδεto be too vehement against someoneFuller entry in Photius (Lexicon alpha104 Theodoridis) and elsewhere -- prompted by the use of this idiom (of the Spartans) in Aristophanes, Acharnians 309 (web address 1): oi(=s a)/gan e)gkei/meqa.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2054Ἐπενεγκώνbringing a charge againstThe headword is the aorist active participle, masculine nominative singular, of the compound verb e)pife/rw. (For this sense of it see generally LSJ s.v., I.3.) It is perhaps extracted from the quotation given here, …Matched in noteshighshort
η358

α143

Ἄγαν ἐγκεῖσθαι τῷδε

to be too vehement against someone

For instance to make accusations and to lambaste.

Ἄγαν ἐγκεῖσθαι τῷδε· οἷον αἰτιᾶσθαι καὶ ἀποτείνεσθαι.

food

food

208

208

trade and manufacture100

trade and manufacture100

meter and music96

meter and music96

science and technology80

science and technology80

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ΑΙ alphaiota

28

28

ΕΙ epsiloniota16

ΕΙ epsiloniota16

Robert Dyer

Robert Dyer

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28

D. Graham J. Shipley15

D. Graham J. Shipley15

Ioannis Doukas15

Ioannis Doukas15

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝13

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝13

Oliver Phillips ✝13

Oliver Phillips ✝13

Carl Widstrand11

Carl Widstrand11

Malcolm Heath11

Malcolm Heath11

Ross Scaife ✝11

Ross Scaife ✝11

Alexandra Trachsel7

Alexandra Trachsel7

Elizabeth Vandiver7

Elizabeth Vandiver7

Konstantinos Kopanias6

Konstantinos Kopanias6

Matthew Farmer6

Matthew Farmer6

James Vradelis5

James Vradelis5

Nathan Greenberg ✝4

Nathan Greenberg ✝4

Gabriel Bodard3

Gabriel Bodard3

Nicholas Wilshere3

Nicholas Wilshere3

Alan Sommerstein2

Alan Sommerstein2

Andrea Consogno2

Andrea Consogno2

Andrew Morrison2

Andrew Morrison2

Chad Schroeder2

Chad Schroeder2

Claudia Mársico2

Claudia Mársico2

Kenneth Bumbaco2

Kenneth Bumbaco2

Kostas Zafeiris2

Kostas Zafeiris2

Richard Rodriguez2

Richard Rodriguez2

Wm. Blake Tyrrell2

Wm. Blake Tyrrell2

Amelia Mathias1

Amelia Mathias1

Braden Studhalter1

Braden Studhalter1

Bradley Buszard1

Bradley Buszard1

Cindy Whitcomb1

Cindy Whitcomb1

Clayton Lehmann1

Clayton Lehmann1

Dennis McHenry1

Dennis McHenry1

Edward Whitehouse1

Edward Whitehouse1

Ekaterini Tsalampouni1

Ekaterini Tsalampouni1

Jeffery Murphy1

Jeffery Murphy1

Joseph McAlhany1

Joseph McAlhany1

Joseph Wrightson1

Joseph Wrightson1

Mage Macchione1

Mage Macchione1

Mary Pendergraft1

Mary Pendergraft1

Massimo Forconi1

Massimo Forconi1

Peter Anderson1

Peter Anderson1

Sean M. Redmond1

Sean M. Redmond1

Timothy Pepper1

Timothy Pepper1

Valentini Kalfadopoulou Mellas1

Valentini Kalfadopoulou Mellas1

Victoria Papaprodromou1

Victoria Papaprodromou1

Ἢ Μορσίμου τὶς ῥῆσιν ἐξεγράψατο

or (if) someone has copied out a passage of Morsimos

Aristophanes, Frogs 151 (web address 1), with scholion. The phrase is a deliberately anti-climactic end to a list of criminals one would encounter in the underworld. For its afterlife as a proverb see Apostolius …

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ε1482Ἐν τῷ μέρει τις καὶ τὸ πῦρ σκαλευσάτωlet someone also take a turn to poke the fireComica adespota fr. 568 Kock, but not in K.-A.. [1] Quotation (illustrative of the first part of the headword phrase; see also epsilon 1483) unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

β429Βουλεύσεωςconspiracy… (On the genitive case of the headword see the note at beta 216.) [1] On this see D.M. MacDowell, Athenian Homicide Law (Manchester 1962) 60-2. [2] On this see S.C. Todd, The Shape of …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ41Καθ' αὑτοῦ ΒελλεροφόντηςBellerophon against himself… beta 231, iota 400, sigma 515. [2] The four terms are arranged (in most of the manuscripts) in a square diagram with diagonal lines connecting the corners. The preposition dia/ (with accusative) "because of" …Matched in noteshighlong

ε2709Ἐπιτολμῆσαιto make a daring attack on[1] The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is aorist active infinitive of the compound verb e)pitolma/w. For another instance of it with the dative see under alpha 4218. [2] Aelian fr. 262 …Matched in noteshighshort

η39Ἡγεμονία δικαστηρίουpresidency of a jurycourtFor the headword phrase, used in Aeschines 3.14, see also eta 40. (Both entries present a static picture of the administration of justice and the specific duties of the various magistrates at Athens; in …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ191Χελώνη μυιῶνa tortoise [uncaring] of flies[1] cf. Appendix Proverbiorum 5.27 (etc.) [2] Julian, Epistles 82.106; cf. tau 368. (Thersites features in Homer, Iliad 2, as an ugly Greek soldier who speaks out against Agamemnon and is quickly silenced with …Matched in noteshighmedium

η121Ἢ ἐν ὁδῷ καθελώνor overpowering on a roadFrom Harpokration s.v., a gloss on the appearance of the phrase in a law (on unintentional homicide) quoted in Demosthenes 23.53 (web address 1). cf. omicron 47. [1] e)nexqe/nta; Harpokration has the superior e)nedreu/onta, …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1329Δοκιμασίαν ἐπαγγεῖλαιto institute a dokimasia.Same entry in Photius; similar ones elsewhere. In classical Athens those who took an active role in politics by making proposals in the ekklesia, boule or law courts, i.e. rhetores or hoi politeuomenoi, as …Matched in noteshighshort

κ2161Κοτίνου στεφάνῳwith a wreath of wild oliveThe headword phrase occurs in Aristophanes, Wealth 586, and the main paragraph of the entry draws on the scholia there. [1] The wild olive, the ko/tinos, that stood southwest of the temple of Zeus …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ1342Κεντροτύποςstriking with a goadThe two glosses make a distinction between a passive "goad-struck" (i.e. someone deserving torture, like ke/ntrwn, kappa 1344), and an active "goad-striker" (e.g. charioteer); these should be distinguished by accent (kentro/tupos vs. kentrotu/pos, LSJ …Matched in noteshighshort

α207Ἄγευστος θοίνηςwithout a taste of the feastThe headword phrase, illustrative of an idiom noted in LSJ s.v. a)/geustos, I -- is presumably quoted from somewhere. It features also in, besides other lexica, two adjacent entries in Photius (alpha156 and alpha157 …Matched in noteshighmedium

η40Ἡγεμονία δικαστηρίουpresidency of a jurycourtFrom Harpokration s.v. Though prompted by a phrase in Aeschines, the implicit source of the entry as a whole is ?Aristotle, Athenaion Politeia 56-59 (web address 1). And see already eta 39. [1] Aeschines …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ1518Κημὸν καταμηλῶνprobing down with a funnel[1] Aristophanes, Knights 1150. The noun khmo/s is properly a muzzle (kappa 1519), but here it refers to the funnel-shaped mouth of a voting urn: see kappa 1520 and LSJ s.v. II.2. [2] From …Matched in noteshighshort

κ682Καταξαίνειν εἰς φοινικίδαto card [someone] into purpleFrom a scholion on Aristophanes, Acharnians 320. For the verb, see also kappa 681, kappa 683, kappa 684. [1] A close approximation of Aristophanes, Acharnians 320-321 (web address 1); quoted again at phi 788. …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2737Ἀντιφερίζειςyou are measuring yourself againstAristophanes, Knights 813-814 (web address 1), with scholia. For Themistocles see theta 124, theta 125, theta 126. The scholiasts found the adjective e)pixeilh= at the end of 814 probematic. Some took it to mean …Matched in noteshighshort

κ1012Κατευμεγεθεῖνto act big over [someone]This verb is a favourite of St Cyril of Alexandria, and Theodoridis on Photius s.v. goes as far as to suggest that the passage generating the entry is from his Commentary on Nahum 28 …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2255Ἐπὶ βύρσης ἐκαθέζετοhe was sitting on a hideApostolius 7.75; Appendix Proverbiorum 2.80; cf. Lucian, Toxaris 47-50. [1] Imperfect in a past general condition is to be found in classical usage (see Smyth's Greek Grammar, §2342 [web address 1]), though the use …Matched in noteshighmedium

α88Ἁβρὸς λειμὼν καὶ νοτερὸς καὶ εὐθαλήςa meadow delicate and moist and flourishingThe precise relationship between the headword phrase -- a re-arranged version of part of Aelian fr. 126a Domingo-Forasté (123 Hercher), quoted in epsilon 3095 -- and the quotation which serves as its gloss is …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1047Ἔμπορός εἰμι σκηπτόμενοςI am a merchant-shipper as an excuseFor 'merchant-shipper' see already epsilon 1045, epsilon 1046. The present entry draws on the scholia to Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 1027 and/or Plutus [Wealth] 904) where something very similar to the headword phrase appears. (The headword …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1136Ἐναύεινto kindle, to light a fireThe headword is present infinitive of the verb e)nau/w; again epsilon 1137, and cf. Hesychius epsilon2705, epsilon2708, epsilon2709. [1] Polybius 9.40.5 (web address 1 below). The passage, though incomplete in the manuscript transmission, tells …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1638Δυσθανατῶνταlonging for death, about to die a difficult death… entry in ps.-Zonaras. The headword (extracted from the quotation given) and the gloss are present participles in the masculine accusative singular. For the verb dusqanata/w see LSJ s.v.; it is not to be confused …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1150Ἐν γῇ πένεσθαι μᾶλλον ἢ πλουτοῦντα πλεῖνbetter to be a poor man on land than to make a voyage as a rich oneAntiphanes fr. 101 Kock, now 290 K.-A.; Diogenianus 4.83 and other paroemiographers. cf. eta 5.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3191Ἐσπείσατοmade libations [with someone][1] The headword is aorist middle of spe/ndw, third person singular. (It must be quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities.) The middle voice is used for pouring libations with someone, as a way …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1402Δορυφορεῖattends (as a bodyguard)The headword is present indicative active, third person singular, of the verb dorufore/w, literally 'carry a spear' or 'be a spear-carrier'. (For the noun cognate with this verb see delta 1403.) It must be …Matched in noteshighshort

α1344Ἀλλότριον ἀμᾷς θέροςyou are reaping someone else's summer-cropChrysocephalus 1.81 and other paroemiographers; and cf. the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 392 (ta)llo/trion a)mw=n qe/ros).Matched in noteshighshort

δ158Δεδοξοποιημένονwith a reputation for judgmentAn abridged version of Polybius 18.15.16 -- from the end of his celebrated digression on treachery (18.13-15). Besides the abridgement, this version does not, when quoting the relevant extract, repeat the headword participle dedocopoihme/non …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1061Ἐμοὶ δὲ τοιοῦτον ἔργον ἔστ' εἰργασμένονsuch a deed have I accomplished as to stop the mouths of each and every one of my enemies as long as there is anything left of the shields from PylosAristophanes, Knights 844-46 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there. For Kleon see generally kappa 1731. For his military success at Pylos and Sphacteria, in the SW Peloponnese, see generally Thucydides 4.1-41 …Matched in noteshighshort

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