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μ618ΜένωνMenon, Meno… superior to them and supported by an extract in Stobaeus. Meno was a mercenary general of Aristippus the Aleuad of Larisa (PW 1.1372-74; Gehrke pp. 189-90), who belonged to the pro-Persian faction in that …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1150ἈλευάδαιAleuadai, Aleuadae, Aleuads… lexica, including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon. From the scholia to Plato, Meno 70B, where the headword occurs. cf. under epsilon 3952 and sigma 438, and see generally OCD(4) p.55.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2324Κράνειοςdog-wood[1] cf. kappa 2322. [2] Near Corinth: Diogenes Laertius 6.77, etc. [3] cf. kappa 2323. [4] i.e. cranium, skull. For Kranion as Calvary/Golgotha (gamma 366) see Luke 23:33 (to\n to/pon to\n kalou/menon *krani/on), Matthew …Matched in noteshighshort
μ1215Μοναχῇby the only way[1] More exactly, the feminine dative singular of an adjective, used adverbially, glossed with an adverb of the same stem formed with -ws. Besides the instance now given, see also e.g. Plato, Laws 720E. …Matched in noteshighshort
μ410Μεθαρμοζόμενοςcorrecting oneself, adapting (?)The same entry is given in e.g. Hesychius (mu525) and Photius mu179 Theodoridis, where the editor (following Dobree) obelizes the transmitted headword meqarmozo/menos as an error for meqormizo/menos "changing anchorage". Thus the present entry …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2602Ἐπισταθμευόμενοιproviding billets, providing quarters[1] The headword participle e)pistaqmeuo/menoi, again at epsilon 2603, does not lend itself to these glosses; it must be faulty (perhaps, slightly out of alphabetical order, e)pistaqmw/menoi, "pondering"?). [2] Phokaians, rather. [3] Polybius 21.6.1 …Matched in noteshighshort
ε4032Ἐχόμεναpertaining toThe headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is present middle/passive participle, neuter (nominative and) accusative plural, of e)/xw. See also epsilon 4033. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. This makes it impossible to be certain whether …Matched in noteshighshort
α875ἈκιδαλίαAkidalia, Acidalia… long fragment of the Plokamides (Braids), by the hellenistic poet Menophilus of Damascus, preserved in Stobaeus 4.21a.7.Matched in noteshighshort
αι216ΑἰνειάδεςAineiades, Aeneades, sons of Aeneas[1] The Trojan-war hero, evidently; see alphaiota 214. The participle katago/menoi here is omitted in certain manuscripts. [2] In Perraebia (N.Greece). [3] For this variant see e.g. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Ainia.Matched in noteshighshort
ε1022ἘμπλασσόμενοιhittingThe same headword, as transmitted, as epsilon 1021 (q.v.) -- but see n.2 below. [1] Present participle, masculine nominative plural, presumably extracted from the quotation given. [2] Aelian fr. 250d Domingo-Forasté. Adler's note reads: …Matched in noteshighshort
ι577Ἵπποςhorse[1] This first quotation is from P. Herennius Dexippus (delta 237): FGrHist 100 F26. Dexippus, a 3rd-cent. AD historian, wrote an account of Alexander’s successors, a history from legendary times to his own, and …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε1954ἘπαναβαίνωI go up onLexicon Syntacticum Laurentianum 36.3 also says that this verb is construed with the dative and the genitive, but cf. epsilon 1958. The entry is absent from ms.T. [1] Quotation (also in ps.-Zonaras) unidentifiable. [2] …Matched in noteshighshort
κ54Καθεσταμένοςhaving been appointedThe headword is perfect middle/passive participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb kaqi/sthmi (for which see also kappa 53, kappa 113, kappa 114, kappa 115). [1] Perhaps [KK] an approximation of Josephus, Jewish Antiquities …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3664Εὖ πράττεινdo well, fare well… Letter to Herodotus 35; Letter to Pythocles 83; Letter to Menoeceus 121). The Athenian demagogue Cleon (kappa 1731) seems in odd company here, but see chi 164.Matched in noteshighshort
δ250ΔέραςskinIncompetently adapted from John of Antioch fr.15.3 FHG (5.548), now 26.3 Roberto; the original has 'Jason and his associates' (justifying the plural participle parageno/menoi which is retained here) and has them taking Medea and …Matched in noteshighshort
ει179Εἴργεσθαιto be hindered, to be stoppedFor this verb, cf. epsiloniota 180, epsiloniota 200, epsiloniota 217. [1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica. The headword infinitive is presumably quoted from somewhere. [2] Quotation not identified by Adler, but a TLG …Matched in noteshighshort
λ30Λαγὼς περὶ τῶν κρεῶνa hare [runs] for his life[1] = Photius, Lexicon lambda24 Theodoridis; cf. Zenobius 4.85 and other paroemiographers. For Rhegion, in the toe-end of Italy, see rho 120, rho 121 (with the cowardice aspect), rho 122. For the idiom 'for …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε134Ἐγκύκλιοςcyclical, periodicFor this adjective cf. epsilon 133. [1] Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 7.8.2, says that the Avars (*)/abaroi) called their leaders Khagans or Khans (*xaga/noi: see chi 2, chi 3). [2] The use of e)gku/klion plou=ton …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2628ΚυθέρειαKythereia, Cytheria[1] Hesiod, Theogony 198 (web address 1). For Kythera see kappa 2629. [2] An attempt to explain the meaning of this epithet etymologically, by its similarity to keuqo/menon; see again under kappa 2738. Compare …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1591Δυσανασχετοῦσιthey are displeasedThe headword and the glosses are third person plurals; first gloss in future indicative; headword and second gloss in present indicative. The headword must be quoted from somewhere: there are several possibilities, chiefly in …Matched in noteshighshort
χ306ΧιλιοστύςchiliostysFor this entry (prefigured at kappa 274), after the initial gloss, cf. eta 634 and especially iota 374. The source of the material -- transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti -- …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ357Λείβεται τοῖς δακρύοιςis soaked with tears[1] For the headword phrase see n.4 below. (For its verb cf. lambda 358) For 'wet through' cf. delta 512, epsilon 765. [2] Aristophanes, Knights 327 (web address 1), followed by comment from the …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2284ΚωνσταντῖνοςConstantine the Great, Constantine IConstantine I, the Great (again kappa 2285); ruled 306-337 CE. For bibliography and discussion of his reign see Hans A. Pohlsander's DIR article at web address 1, the Catholic Encyclopedia article at web address …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2907Ἐργολάβοςcontractor; profit-maker[1] For this usual meaning of e)rgola/bos as "contractor" (clearly from the noun e)/rgon and the verb lamba/nein), see e.g. Plato, Republic 373B; Plutarch, Pericles 31; and many epigraphical attestations. LSJ entry at web …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1280ἈλκιβιάδηςAlcibiades, Alkibiades451/0-404/3. See generally P.J. Rhodes in OCD(4) s.v. (pp.52-3). The present entry is attributed by Adler to the biographies of notable individuals by Hesychius of Miletus (C6 CE); and specifically, the section beginning 'This …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3695ΕὐριπίδηςEuripidesProbably 480s - after 408 BCE; see generally John Gould in OCD(4) s.v. For a balanced and succinct investigation of Euripidean lore (with ample sourcing), see the Introduction (1-49) by David Kovacs in Euripides: …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ131ΜαναΐμManaim, MananeNothing more is known about Manaim. For the name, see de Boor 1889, 170 (and cf. Acts 13.1). *pa/tria II.97 reads *mananah=. Beginning with 'and it was a just measure' (h)=n de\ di/kaion me/tron) …Matched in noteshighmedium
η465ἩράκλειοςHerakleios, Heraclius[1] 'Emperor' translates basileus, the usual equivalent (in the Suda and elsewhere) of the Latin imperator; but in any case Heraclius was the first Byzantine ruler to use basileus as his official title rather …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ1065ΜίλιονMilion, milestoneMilion = 'milestone'. See mu 1064 for the generic definition. The present entry treats Constantinople's Milion, a marble arch with a gilded roof erected by Constantine between the Hippodrome and Hagia Sophia in the …Matched in noteshighmedium