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α3598Ἀπότιμοςdishonoured… scholia to Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 215, where the phrase "the god dishonoured amongst gods" occurs.Matched in noteshighshort
α4525Αὐτός τι νῦν δρῶν εἶτα τοὺς θεοὺς κάλειdo something now (and) then call upon the gods… Nauck (which has dai/monas, not the Suda's tou\s qeou/s). Cf. "God helps those who help themselves." Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1290.Matched in noteshighshort
χ78ΧαμώςChamos, Chemosh… of the name כמוש kemōš. The Old Testament attributes the god to the Moabites: see e.g. Numbers 21:29, Jeremiah 31:13, 1 Kingdoms [3 Kings] 11:1-8. The lexicographer is not following the Septuagint, however, but …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1451Δῶρα θεοὺς πείθει καὶ αἰδοίους βασιλῆαςgifts sway gods and revered kings… 45 for the related maxim that Death is the one god without an interest in gifts.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3736Εὐσεβεῖνto act piouslycf. epsilon 3735. [1] Sophocles, Philoctetes 1441-3 (with "gods" there: web address 1). [2] Tentatively attributed by Adler to Damascius; now Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 386 Zintzen.Matched in noteshighmedium
α4112ἈρχίλοχοςArchilochus, Archilochos, Arkhilokhos… For this verb cf. alpha 3513. [2] Apollo. [3] A god of war: epsilon 1498. [4] Apollo's priestess and mouthpiece. [5] A promontory in the southern Peloponnese; modern Cape Matapan. [6] "Cricket"; a hero. …Matched in noteshighmedium
ι501ἸωσαφάτJehoshaphat, Jehosaphat… a great measure of peace and prosperity, the blessing of God resting on the people "in their basket and their store." The great mistake of his reign was his entering into an alliance with …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ219ΚαλλιερῶI obtain good omens, I obtain favorable sacrificial signs… is every sacrifice which they offer [that is] pleasing to God." [4] Or, "pagans."Matched in noteshighmedium
μ1037Μιαιγαμίαιpolluted marriages, incestuous marriages… 110.88), with certain omissions: an alternative "or sons of the gods, according to Symmachus" (found at sigma 295) and the names of the unjust ancestor, Cain, and the just one, Seth. This tale seems …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1230Διῳκίσατοdispersed, scattered… a)nassome/nois e)nari/qmios "all of us, we are sons of one [God], whoever has power as well as whoever is counted among the subjects"; id. Contra Julianum 1 (PG 35.636.14) kai/ moi sunaganaktei/tw pa=s o(/stis …Matched in noteshighshort
μ1345Μωρούςfools… Corinthians 3:19 ("the wisdom of this world is foolishness for God").Matched in noteshighshort
γ98ΓεδεώνGideon… Septuagint and in Josephus: it is the "cowardly" 300 that God wanted, as being more likely to credit any success to him than to any courage of their own.Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite… of Christian faith against pagan worship. [11] "which comes from God": literally “the wisdom of God”, the knowledge of things created, philosophy; The expression comes from Paul (see below). [12] See n.11. [13] Amos …Matched in noteshighlong
αι285Αἵρεσιςcapture, taking… is discussed at alphaiota 286. [2] Or perhaps, "dear to God." [3] Tittman attributes this passage to Philo Judaeus, Adler to Damascius (now adopted as fr. 292 Zintzen).Matched in noteshighshort
η350Ἡμίσεια Ἥμισυ παντόςhalf… not named, but DW suggests that it should be a god, the usual provider of poluwri/a in Aelian and elsewhere (see e.g. pi 1991).Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1658Δύσμηνιςwrathful… outside grammars and lexica, but see Pollux 1.39 (a 'wrathful god') and Greek Anthology 9.69.1.Matched in noteshighshort
ι601Ἱρῶν μηνίσαςangered at the sacrificesHomer, Iliad 5.178 (web address 1), referring to a god. Genitive plural of i(era/, contracted form (cf. iota 600); aorist active participle of mhni/w (mu 956), masculine nominative singular, with tis qeo/s.Matched in noteshighshort
λ739ΛώτLot… 18-19. At the beginning of the story the Septuagint says "God appeared" to Abraham in 18.1 but in 18.2, 16, 22 they are referred to as "men." In 19.1 the two who go to …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2696Ἐπιτίμησιςcensure, rebuke… to one of the several instances (e.g. 17.16 LXX) where God's e)piti/mhsis is mentioned and he is directly addressed. For this headword in other senses see already epsilon 2695.Matched in noteshighshort
μ147ΜάνηςManes, Mani… 2) is set in contrast to the proper contract with God. [3] The Acts of Archelaus (cf. kappa 2174) gives this name or nationality to the father of Terebinthus. It perhaps represents a derogatory …Matched in noteshighlong
ε795Ἐλέου βωμόςPity's altar… fr. 31 Kock (now 33 K.-A.) for P. as 'kindly god'; and for something similar in Epidaurus see LSJ s.v. e)/leos.Matched in noteshighshort
η212ἨλίαςElias, Elijah… the Septuagint called "Baal Fly (or Lord of the Fly), god of Accaron." This is a literal translation of the Hebrew בעל זבוב baʿal zeḇūḇ. Probably the OT writer is making a play on …Matched in noteshighmedium
ι436ἸουλιανόςIoulianos, Iulianus, Julian [of Halicarnassus]… between the body of the Lord and the Word of God.Matched in noteshighmedium
ι448ἸουστῖνοςIoustinos, Justinus, Justin… Commodus: kappa 2007. [5] Or, On the Sole Government of God. [6] Dialogue with Trypho. [7] Quoted by Irenaeus. Marcion has a brief mention at mu 213.Matched in noteshighmedium
δ748Διασείστουςshaken… cf. kappa 2602 note [4]), perhaps in allusion to the gods above and the proverb, "For only the dice of a god always fall well" (Sophocles fr. 895P = 809N; cf. alpha 607).Matched in noteshighshort
α4348Ἀτέχνοιςfor unskilled ones, to unskilled ones, with unskilled ones… says that he would not discuss anything with any other gods than the ones Socrates has just named, Emptiness and Clouds and Tongue. [8] Homer, Odyssey 8.296-97: Hephaestus lays a snare for the adulterous …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε1087Ἐνάγειleads in, leads on… of Bacchic rites because it is unreasonable to worship a god who e)na/gei men to madness; 5.49.8, eagerness for gold and silver can e)na/gei someone to fight and die).Matched in noteshighshort
μ1339Μωρία διὰ Χριστόνfoolishness for Christ's sakeJohn Chrysostom, On the Incomprehensible Nature of God 2 line 71 Malingrey (= PG 48, 710bc). [1] Chrysostom uses the preposition kata/ here, dia/ (as in the present lemma) a little earlier.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1227Δίωκε ἀρετήνpursue excellence… dikaiosu/nhn, eu)se/beian, pi/stin, a)ga/phn, u(pomonh/n, prau+paqi/an; "But you, man of God, [flee the love of money and material goods] and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness" (web address 1); cf. 2 Timothy 2.22, …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2593ΚύβειροςKubeiros, Kybeiros… German 1977) 281-5. Burkert also cites a dedication to the god who "jests" by the way as pointing to a burlesque element in the Lemnian cult (S. Follet, Revue philologique 48 (1974) 32-34). This …Matched in noteshighshort