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η546ἩρωδιανόςHerodianos, Herodianus, Herodian… ruled AD 161-180. [4] delta 1171: Dionysius. [5] phi 447: Philo.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3045ἝρμιπποςHermippos, Hermippus… AD. See generally RE Hermippos(8); OCD4 Hermippus(3). [1] Phi 447: Philo. [2] RE Herennius(45). [3] For one of them, on educated slaves, see under alpha 97 and iota 706. [4] This addendum comes from …Matched in noteshighshort
α69ἈβραάμAbraham… part directly from George the Monk, in part indirectly from Philo of Alexandria; see further in the notes below. [1] cf. Matthew 27:25 (web address 1). [2] The Suda's attention to Chaldean astrology derives …Matched in noteshighlong
μ436Μεθορμιζόμενοςchanging harbors, sailing from one harbor to another… meqormi/zw. This participle (in various case forms) is used by Philo and Christian writers, always with a figurative sense.Matched in noteshighshort
β121Βάροςweight, influence, gravitas, dignity… follows (p. 517) Dindorf in opting for the alternative spelling filo/nikon instead of the Suda's filo/neikon. [3] Polybius 30.10.4. [4] Diodorus Siculus 33.28a (28b in Loeb edition); cf. iota 111. [5] Sophocles, Oedipus at …Matched in noteshighmedium
α3420ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, Apollonius… present entry draws on the problematic "biography" of him by Philostratos, for whom see phi 421-423 (and OCD(4) p.1137, under 'Philostrati'). [1] Philostratos (1.4) follows the Homeric portrait of Proteus (Odyssey 4.349ff) as residing …Matched in noteshighlong
ε3123ἘσσαῖοιEssenes, Essaioi… 1.328.7-10, 329.11-17, 344.19-21. The Essaioi or Essenoi are mentioned by Philo, Josephus, Pliny, and later authors (see Catholic Encyclopedia entry by E.P. Graham at web address 1, Jewish Encyclopedia entry by Kaufmann Kohler at …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε80Ἐγκατέσκηψανthey fell upon… with neuter plural subject); probably (as Latte on Hesychius suggests) Philo Judaeus, De vita contemplativa 2, its only independent attestation. [2] Aelian fr. 286 Domingo-Forasté (288 Hercher); cf. lambda 465. [3] This, also in …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite… Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite at web address 1; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry by Mark Lamarre at web address 2; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry by Kevin Corrigan and Michael Harrington at web address 3. …Matched in noteshighlong
κ2341ΚράτηςKrates, Crates… entry derives from Diogenes Laertius 6.85-88, with extra material from Philostratus and elsewhere. [1] See D.L. 6.88 (citing Demetrius of Magnesia). The point was not to punish the sons but to recognize that, if …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ400ΚαρνεάδηςKarneades, Carneades… generally Gisela Striker in OCD(4) s.v. Carneades; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy at web address 1. [1] Philokomos or Epikomos (Diogenes Laertius 4.62). [2] Karneades was the most recognized member of the "New" or "Skeptical" …Matched in noteshighshort
χ79ΧαναάνCanaan… with the devil-possessed daughter in Matthew 15:22. [3] See e.g. Philo Judaeus [of Alexandria], On Abraham 133.Matched in noteshighmedium
η462ἩρακλείδηςHerakleides, Heracleides, Heraclides… logos, which leaves us little the wiser. [3] Ptolemy VI Philometor, reigned 180-145 BC. [4] See generally RE Herakleides(44); PIR2 H87. [5] This proverbial phrase (from Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 1.19) is quoted …Matched in noteshighshort
α858ἈκήAke, Acre… *)Akh=s for e(ca/kis; and for the same in another genre Philo Mechanicus, Poliorketika B53 Diels-Schramm [90.16 Th.], with Buecheler's *)/Akhs for a)kti/s.] [2] The hellenistic antiquarian Demetrius of Scepsis (on whom see generally OCD(4) …Matched in noteshighshort
α4084ἈρχέλαοςArchelaos, Archelaus… largely from Diogenes Laertius 2.16. [1] Or 'called a natural philosopher by choice.' At any rate, see again under delta 1080. [2] Unlikely. DL loc.cit. does say this (adding that physical philosophy came to …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2342ΚράτηςCrates, Krates… Crates and the Kritikoi/, as revealed through their influence on Philodemus, see R. Janko's edition 128-34. [3] alpha 3892. [4] Ptolemy VI (reigned 180-145). [5] See Pfeiffer 238-9 on the nature and scope of …Matched in noteshighshort
η472ἩράκλειτοςHerakleitos, Heraclitus[1] Heraclitus of Ephesus (fl. 500 BCE), Presocratic philosopher, known for his emphasis on processes of change and the complementarity of opposites: see web address 1 (Daniel W. Graham, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy); OCD(4) …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3504ΕὐθύδημοςEuthydemos, Euthydemus… opening sentence, the entry is an ever-increasingly loose approximation of Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.7 (cf. web address 1). See also alpha 3193, kappa 2613, omicron 80, sigma 689. [1] Barrington Atlas map 66 …Matched in noteshighmedium
χ568ΧρύσιπποςChrysippus, Chrysippos… (p.316), also MacTutor at web address 1, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy at web address 2, and cf. chi 567, chi 569. Chrysippus was the principal systematizer of Stoicism. He is considered to have been, …Matched in noteshighshort
α3927ἈριστόξενοςAristoxenos, Aristoxenus… Puglia, southern Italy. [1] Xenophilos of Khalkis, a student of Philolaos of Kroton. [2] Theophrastus 11 no. 13 FHS&G. [3] 336-333. [4] For whom see delta 1062. See also Dicaearchus 3 Mirhady. [5] The …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2424ἘπίκτητοςEpiktetos, Epictetus… epigram written by a certain Leontianus in praise of the philosopher, found in an inscription in Pisidia. [3] For this man see OCD(4) s.v. Epaphroditus(1). The Greek text suggests that Epaphroditus would have been …Matched in noteshighmedium
γ450ΓρηγόριοςGregorios, Gregorius, Gregory… For Caesarius see kappa 1202. [4] cf. pi 1889. [5] Philostorgius pp. 111-113 Bidez-Winkelmann; quoted also at alpha 3397 and beta 150.Matched in noteshighlong
ι464ἸωάννηςIoannes, Johnc. AD 490-570s. See generally RE Ioannes(21); OCD4 Philoponus. [1] The work against Proclus is the treatise Against Proclus on the Eternity of the World; the work against Severus is unidentified.Matched in noteshighshort
δ39ΔαμάσκιοςDamaskios, Damascius… on the Parmenides, the Phaedo, and the Philebus. [5] The Philosophical History, also known as Life of Isidore, is reconstructed from extensive quotations in the Suda and Photius. See bibliography below.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1476ΔῶροςDoros, Dorus… Though Adler cites Damascius’ Life of Isidore (perhaps more properly Philosophical History) as the source of this entry, as a matter of fact the Philosophical History is in the main reconstructed from the Suda …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1352ΔομετιανόςDomitian, Domitianus, Dometianos… delta 1351. [1] George the Monk, Chronicon 2.444.1-11. [2] cf. Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 8.8, where A. quotes Apollo's taunt to Achilles from Homer, Iliad 22.13. (On Apollonius see generally alpha 3420.) …Matched in noteshighlong
λ802ΛύκειονLykeion, Lyceum… fact not mentioned here: being the chosen location for the philosophical school founded by Aristotle in the C4 BCE. See generally OCD(4) pp.160 (under 'Aristotle') and 1108 (under 'Peripatetic school'). [1] Theopompus FGrH 115 …Matched in noteshighshort
ι159Ἱερατικὴpriest-craft, religion… of matter. The sentence seems incomplete. [2] Greek and Egyptian philosophy evidently cannot be reconciled. [3] Greek religion has borrowed some beliefs from Egypt, including the idea of metempsychosis.Matched in noteshighmedium
δ469ΔημοφάνηςDemophanes… must be D. of Megalopolis (C3 BCE), a politically active philosopher: see Polybius 10.22.2, Plutarch Philopoimen 1 ('Megalophanes' there) and generally R.M. Errington in OCD(4) s.v.; cf. phi 409.Matched in noteshighshort
α2657ἈντιγενίδηςAntigenides, Antigenidas… aulode -- no doubt a mistake for "aulete" -- of Philoxenos [the dithyrambist Ph. of Kythera, c.435-c.380 BC: see phi 393]; perhaps it was he [= Antigenidas] who had to accompany the chorus through …Matched in noteshighshort