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- ι785ἸχναίηIchnaie, Ichnaia, IchnaeaMore fully in Hesychius iota1154: 'Ichnaian territory: Macedonia, where Apollo had his oracle, and Themis Ichnaie is honored [Homeric Hymn to Apollo 94]'. Hesychius' source is Strabo 9.5.14.
- ε2175Ἔπηλυςimmigrant, incomerSame or similar entry in Hesychius and other lexica; and cf. epsilon 2174.
- χ223Χεύμασιin streams= Hesychius chi380, Synagoge chi65. The headword, dative plural of chi 222, is evidently quoted from somewhere; Cunningham and Hansen, in their edition of Hesychius, adduce Euripides Electra 152.
- χ198Χεράδοςshinglecf. Hesychius, Etymologicum Magnum 808.42, etc. From the A scholia to Homer, Iliad 21.319 (where the headword appears: web address 1 below). In the scholia, as well as Hesychius and the Lexica Segueriana, kai\ …
- γ216Γειοκόμονland-cultivatorThe headword occurs only here and, earlier, in Hesychius (gamma268), but is differently understood by each lexicographer. Hesychius evidently takes the headword to be the accusative case of a masculine noun geioko/mos, meaning "one …
- κ2539Κοιλάςhollow… be a mistake. Küster suggested emending to pedi/on ("plain"), comparing Hesychius kappa3233 (and for other geographical uses of the term 'hollow' cf. Hesychius kappa3234, ps.-Herodian 74, kappa 2536, kappa 2537). Adler also cites the …
- κ1631ΚινδαψόςkindapsosThe identity of this bird is obscure; cf. Hesychius kappa2729 (s.v. kindayoi/) who defines the word (in the plural) as "birds and kithara-like instruments and (?)Indians". The musical instrument also occurs as skindayo/s in …
- αι149Αἴθρια στέφηopen-air garlands, outdoor garlandscf. Hesychius sigma1869; Synagoge alpha519; Photius, Lexicon alpha579. The phrase is derived from an iambic trimeter ascribed by Hesychius to Cratinus' lost comedy Delian Women (fr. 22 Kock, now 24 K.-A.). See also generally …
- α2767Ἄντρονgrottocf. alpha 2765, alpha 2766. [1] Same glossing in Hesychius and elsewhere. [2] Same glossing in other lexica. Latte on Hesychius s.v. takes the adjective (masculine accusative singular) to be quoted from the Septuagint …
- χ218ΧερσίαwastelandLikewise in Hesychius and other lexica. The headword noun, feminine, is sometimes spelled xersei/a, but is a rarity either way.
- γ163Γεωμέτρηςgeometer… to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon; and very similarly already in Hesychius (gamma474). cf. gamma 164.
- ι12ἸάκωβοςIacobos, Jacob… On Iacobos, see PLRE II s.v. Iacobus(3). On his father Hesychius, see PLRE II s.v. Hesychius(8). [1] The qualifier is intended to distinguish this Drepanon from several others throughout the Mediterranean. But "Argos [Myth, …
- ι318Ἰλίεια ἈθηνᾶIlian Athenacf. Hesychius iota557. For Ilion (a.k.a. Troy) cf. iota 317, iota 320.
- ε3761Εὐσύνοπτονeasily-seen= Synagoge epsilon1003; Photius, Lexicon epsilon2344; cf. Hesychius epsilon7221. The headword, which must be quoted from somewhere, is either masculine/feminine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective; the latter, to judge by …
- γ351Γνώριμοιacquaintances, pupils[1] Hesychius (gamma738), earlier, had proffered the gloss maqhtai/ "disciples." [2] From pi 3120.
- ε2901ἘργάνηErgane, Worker… this epithet of Athena see generally LSJ s.v. [1] cf. Hesychius epsilon5652. (Photius, Lexicon epsilon1892, deriving from Pausanias the Atticist epsilon61, is different.) [2] Likewise, apparently in Hesychius loc.cit.; and LSJ provides a papyrological …
- ε1199Ἐν αἰθρίᾳin the outdoorsSame entry already in Hesychius (epsilon2608) and elsewhere. The headword phrase must be quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities. cf. alphaiota 148.
- α1229Ἀλιμενώτηςharbourless… an adjective, whether a)limenw/ths as here or a)lime/nwtos as in Hesychius, is not attested outside lexicography. cf. generally alpha 1227.
- α3510ἈπόρροιαoutflowDifferent glossing for this feminine noun in Hesychius s.v., where Latte regards it as quoted from the Septuagint (Wisdom of Solomon 7.25). Cf. alpha 3503.
- β25ΒαθάληBathale… in the Ambrosian Lexicon (191). But she omits to mention Hesychius s.v., more helpful because his two-part gloss is krh/nh ("a spring") and *)ameri/as. If the latter is to be construed as "of Ameria" …
- α1016Ἀκροπόλοισινin the ranges, in lofty places… plural, is quoted from Homer: Iliad 5.523 (so Latte on Hesychius s.v.) or Odyssey 19.205.
- α2590Ἀνωμαλίαirregularity, unevennessSimilar entry in Hesychius. See LSJ s.v. on the several senses of the feminine noun a)nwmali/a (initially literal but extending to e.g. the technical notion of grammatical irregularity or anomaly).
- κ2183Κουρήτων στόμαKouretes' mouth… (Mazarin ms.) 5.60, and Apostolius 9.95, as well as in Hesychius kappa3848. The present gloss is from Zenobius, though oi(=on "as in" appears there instead of oi( de\ "and others"; Hesychius uses the same …
- α728ἈθηναίαAthenaia, AthenaeaSame entry (lacking, Adler reports, in ms M) in Hesychius and elsewhere. For both these senses see again under alpha 729.
- ε2757Ἐπιφοιτᾷattends= Synagoge epsilon771; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1786; Hesychius epsilon5387. The headword -- third person singular, present indicative active, of e)pifoita/w -- must be quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities, beginning with Herodotus 2.73.1 on …
- α4445Αὐλίσκοιlittle pipes, little tubes… the gloss given in the only other lexicon (that of Hesychius: alpha8307) which includes this lemma.
- ε3946Ἐφορεύεινto overseeSame or similar entry in other lexica -- beginning with Hesychius epsilon7532, which adds 'from the ephors in Sparta'; and cf. also the scholia on Aeschylus, Persians 7, where this present active infinitive occurs. …
- ι540Ἱππημολγόςmare-milkerLikewise or similarly in other lexica (inc. Hesychius iota800), and cf. a scholion on Homer, Iliad 13.5 (web address 1), where mention is made (in the genitive plural) of a people called the Hippemolgoi.
- κ2780Κυρσάνιεwhippersnapper… address 2), with scholia; Photius, Lexicon kappa1236 and kappa1260 Theodoridis; Hesychius kappa4706 (and kappa4705), kappa4710; Photius s.v. skurqa/nia, alongside Hesychius sigma1181, sigma1182 and sigma1183. [1] Attested as such only here and in the Lysistrata …
- ε1217Ἐνεγκοῦσαbringing (to birth)… from somewhere, is aorist participle, feminine nominative singular (accusative in Hesychius), of h)/negkon used as aorist of fe/rw. cf. epsilon 1214.