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α1859Ἀναδούμενοςwreathed… attested is the feminine accusative] a)nadoume/nhn, [meaning her] wreathed, crowned. Procopius [writes]: "thus [she was] wreathed with disgrace great in the eyes of all men."Matched in translationhighshort
α2056Ἀνάρτησιςcrucifixion, suspension; suspense… attested is the participle] a)nartw/menos, [meaning he] being hung up. Procopius [writes]: "and he returned to them with a letter suspending them [i.e. keeping them in suspense] by the same hopes."Matched in translationhighshort
α4378Ἄτρακτονarrow; spindle… I would crawl to it myself, dragging my foot." And Procopius [writes]: "when one of those defending themselves in the battlements sent forth a well-aimed arrow, he was hurt and killed." And Menander [writes]: …

α1859

Ἀναδούμενος

wreathed

[Meaning] having a crown placed [on one]. Also [sc. attested is the feminine accusative] a)nadoume/nhn, [meaning her] wreathed, crowned. Procopius [writes]: "thus [she was] wreathed with disgrace great in the eyes of…

Ἀναδούμενος· στέφανον τιθέμενος. καὶ Ἀναδουμένην, στεφανουμένην. Προκόπιος· αἶσχος ἀναδουμένην οὕτω μέγα πρὸς πάντων ἀνθρώπων.

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gender and sexuality1

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ε1650Ἐξερρωγυῖαbroken[Meaning she who has been] corrupted. Procopius [writes]: "a woman corrupted in character." "And the spirits of the hypaspists of Eudoxia were broken against Chrysostom."Matched in translationhighshort

α1407ἌλπειονAlp… to feminine plurals, Alpeis. [2] Herodian [the historian] 8.1.5. [3] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 6.28.28 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (377). Procopius's text in fact reads *ga/llous te kai\ *ligou/rous ("Gauls …Matched in noteshighshort

α2349Ἀνέφαπτονunaffected… Aelian, but identifiable via the TLG as an approximation of Procopius, Secret History 6.23 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (31). See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.XCII. In the text, the verb e)a/w …Matched in noteshighshort

δ233Δεξιόςclever, fortunate… 234. [1] The phrase "of his fingers" [tw=n daktu/lwn] in Procopius -- see next note -- has been omitted in the version here. [2] Procopius, Secret History 22.3-4 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (97). …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ806Δίαυλοςdouble-stretch… approximation (the verb should be active poiei=n, not poiei=sqai) of Procopius, Secret History 12.21 (web address 1). As part of his commentary on the demonic nature of Justinian (cf. iota 446), Procopius describes an …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1455Δωρησάμενος χρήμασι μεγάλοιςhaving been presented with great sums of money… identified by Adler but is identifiable via the TLG as Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 4.13.30 (web address 1). See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.XCIII. The middle voice of dwre/w …Matched in noteshighshort

α163Ἄγγαροςa)/ggaros… Same glossing in Hesychius and elsewhere. [2] An approximation of Procopius, Secret History 13.29 (web address 1), on Justinian; cf. Kaldellis (64). On Justinian, see generally iota 446. On his asceticism, see also alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

α249Ἀγκώνelbow[1] An abridgement of Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 3.20.4-7 (web address 1), the prison guard at Gelimer's Carthage palace releases the captive traders as Belisarius's (cf. beta 233, generally) fleet makes …Matched in noteshighmedium

α553Ἀένναοςever-flowing… Homer, Odyssey 13.109, where the phrase 'flowing waters' occurs. [2] Procopius, Secret History 19.10 (web address 1), on Justinian's greed and profligacy; cf. Kaldellis (88). On Justinian generally, see iota 446.Matched in noteshighshort

α640Ἀείρρυτοςever-flowing… the Ambrosian Lexicon. For this adjective cf. under alpha 3361 (Procopius: a figurative usage), chi 364 (Sophocles). [1] Masculine in the Greek.Matched in noteshighshort

α1952Ἀναλφάβητοςalphabet-less, illiterate[1] Procopius, Secret History 6.11 (web address 1); already at alpha 1470, and again at iota 449; cf. Kaldellis (29). [2] Reigned 518-527; cf. iota 449.Matched in noteshighshort

α2530Ἀνθρωποδαίμονεςhuman-demonsProcopius, Secret History 12.14 (web address 1), on Justinian and Theodora; cf. Kaldellis (58). On Justinian I, see generally iota 446. On his wife Theodora, see alpha 956 note.Matched in noteshighshort

α2699Ἀντίπαλονmatched in opposition… origin. [1] Same or similar material in other lexica. [2] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.3.52 (web address 1); in late autumn 539 CE, Armenian envoys urge the Persian king Chosroes (cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1655Δυσμαῖς βίουat life's settings… and parallels in LSJ s.v. dusmh/, I, and add e.g. Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 8.12.34. For the sun's setting(s) see epsilon 3468, sigma 6.Matched in noteshighshort

ε460Ἐκλελάκτικενhas kicked out… Lexicon 24, ps.-Zonaras 667.14. The meaning is also attested in Procopius, On the Wars of Justinian 1.24.14, quoted under iota 469. [1] There is perhaps an inconsistency between the second gloss a)pe/fugen and the …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1564Ἐξαρτήσαςhaving hung on… Peace 470-1 (Trygaeus speaking: web address 1), with scholion. [2] Procopius, Secret History 18.29 (web address 2), on Justinian (cf. iota 446 generally and Kaldellis (84)); the source reads e)n me\n ei)rh/nh| kai\ sps …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2041Ἐπεκώμαζενwas going wild, began to go wild… there, and there are known alternatives in John Chrysostom and Procopius. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. [2] Quotation not identified by Adler identifiable via TLG searching as Isidore of Pelusium, Epistles 1237.2. It uses the corresponding …Matched in noteshighshort

χ320Χιτώνchiton, tunic[1] Procopius, Secret History 9.9 (web address 1), on the empress Theodora (cf. alpha 956 note) as a young girl; cf. Kaldellis (41). [2] This gloss and etymology appear in the A and D …Matched in noteshighmedium