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comedy36

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κ2216Κῴδιονsmall fleece, small sheepskin rug (for sleeping on) or cloak (against rain)… 9.661 and 657, Hesychius kappa4779 (cf. nu42, 44, mu911, etc.), Photius, Lexicon kappa1285 Theodoridis (cf. his entries at delta657, sigma525 and alpha2847; also Photius, Bibliotheca 250.443a.15), Ambrosian Lexicon 2057 and Anecdota graeca, ed. L. …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε1481Ἐντὸς ἑβδόμηςbefore (the) seventhcf. Zenobius 3.79; Hesychius epsilon3383; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1039. Such a stipulation is otherwise unattested. (Photius says the reason for it had been given in Callimachus' Aitia.) For the preposition e)nto/s in this sense see …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2843Ἐπώνυμοι

κ2216

Κῴδιον

small fleece, small sheepskin rug (for sleeping on) or cloak (against rain)

[Meaning] a sheep skin. Aristophanes [writes]: "if I do not hate you, may I become one little fleece of a sheep and be taught to join in singing a tragedy of Morsimus." A sheepskin rug is a skin prepared with the wool…

Κῴδιον· προβάτειον δέρμα. Ἀριστοφάνης· εἰ μή σε μισῶ, γενοίμην ἓν προβάτου κῴδιον καὶ διδασκοίμην προσᾴδειν Μορσίμου τραγῳδίαν. κῴδιόν ἐστι τὸ ἅμα τοῖς ἐρίοις σκευαζόμενον δέρμα.…

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gender and sexuality12

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meter and music6

Lauren Curtis

Lauren Curtis

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Alexander Tulin1

Alexander Tulin1

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝1

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝1

Carl Widstrand1

Carl Widstrand1

D. Graham J. Shipley1

D. Graham J. Shipley1

Dennis McHenry1

Dennis McHenry1

Elizabeth Vandiver1

Elizabeth Vandiver1

James Vradelis1

James Vradelis1

Kenneth Bumbaco1

Kenneth Bumbaco1

Konstantinos Kopanias1

Konstantinos Kopanias1

Oliver Phillips ✝1

Oliver Phillips ✝1

Stefano Sanfilippo1

Stefano Sanfilippo1

Eponyms

Same or similar entries in Photius and other lexica; see further below, n.1 See also epsilon 2842. The present entry with its rather odd beginning concerns the first of the two kinds of Eponym …

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α21Ἀβασάνιστοςuntested= Synagoge alpha4 (Lexica Segueriana 3.14); Photius, Lexicon alpha30 Theodoridis; perhaps ultimately derived in part from Phrynichus (Praeparatio rhetorica fr. 39 de Borries); cf. Hesychius alpha89 and a cluster of related entries: alpha 2276, …Matched in noteshighshort

α69ἈβραάμAbraham… ("Either Plato philonizes or Philo platonizes.") Cf. phi 448 and Photius, Bibliotheca 86b 25. [13] Abraham's grandfather (Genesis 11:22). Seruch in the LXX, שרוג śerūḡ in Hebrew. See also sigma 253. [14] Abraham's father …Matched in noteshighlong

α101ἌβυδοςAbudos, Abydos, Abydus… = the first sentence of Pausanias the Atticist alpha3 and Photius alpha63 Theodoridis; cf. also Zenobius 1.1, s.v. *)abudhno\n e)pifo/rhma (alpha 100), and Kassel-Austin, PCG III.2 p.376 on Aristophanes fr. 755. See generally sigma …Matched in noteshighshort

α714Ἀθέμισταlawless [things]… 715. [1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius alpha455 Theodoridis. The headword, neuter plural, must be quoted from somewhere. [2] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius alpha456 Theodoridis. …Matched in noteshighshort

α1500Ἀμαρτυρήτουςwitness-less… in the accusative plural here, but NB (homophonous) adverbs in Photius, Lexicon alpha1136 Theodoridis. Either way, a finer distinction in the Greek than it can readily be made to sound in translation. [2] Antiphanes …Matched in noteshighshort

α2475ἈνιππασίαAnippasia and Diippasia= Photius, Lexicon delta584. For the same material see again alpha 2758, delta 1043, delta 1235. In all four Suda entries, as already in Photius, the point is unfortunately spoiled by a mis-spelling of …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1090ΔίκηsuitLikewise in Photius. [1] Demosthenes 54.1 (web address 1), cited from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1111Δικτάτωρdictator… further, next note. [2] Likewise -- both elements -- in Photius (see further, next note) and other lexica. But these are late applications of the headword noun; for its earlier, literal sense see e.g. …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1235Διωμοσία καὶ ἀντωμοσίαdiomosia and antomosia, preliminary oath and counter-oath… two headwords at web addresses 1 & 2. [1] = Photius, Lexicon delta638; cf. Synagoge (Codex B) alpha1511, Hesychius delta2049; see also delta 1234. Before a trial in classical Athens, the oath at the …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1055Ἐμποίνιμοςpunishable… already epsilon 1054. [1] Similarly glossed in other lexica, e.g. Photius’ Lexicon epsilon760, where the Suda's klasqe/nti is drasqe/nti, “for a murder which has been committed” (and cf. the Suda ed.pr., with praxqe/nti, identical …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2147Ἐπεισφοραῖςby additional contributions, with additional contributions= Synagoge epsilon602, Photius epsilon1404. The transmitted headword purports to be the dative plural of e)peisfora/, a word not recognized by LSJ but arguably synonymous with ei)sfora/ (cf. epsiloniota 330). Outside lexicography, the word …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2691Ἐπιτήθηgreat-grandmother= Aelius Dionysius epsilon60, Etymologicum Genuinum s.v. Also basically = Photius, Lexicon epsilon1756, and Etymologicum Magnum 366.11, though Photius gives the final part as follows th\n de\ e)pithqh\n, th=s tou= patro\s mhte/ra kai\ th=s …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2701Ἐπίτιμονworthy, enfranchised… followed by two others (timwr/on, timhton). The Synagoge (epsilon760) and Photius (Lexicon epsilon1762) gloss exactly as here; and cf. also Etymologicum Magnum 366.33-35. [2] Lucian, Toxaris 26 (also in the Synagoge and Photius: see …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2961Ἐρήμη δίκηdeserted lawsuit[1] Likewise in Photius (Lexicon epsilon1910) and elsewhere, including several of the pareoemiographers. From the scholia to Plato, Apology 18C, where the phrase occurs. [2] Also (unglossed) in Photius, Lexicon epsilon1911; and, again, proverbial. …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3036ἙρμείαςHermeias… of Isidore fr. 122 Zintzen, 54 Athanassiadi (74 Asmus); cf. Photius, Bibliotheca 341a 9-12, 18-33. See also epsilon 3035. For Hermeias' wife Aedesia, see alphaiota 79; for his brother Gregory, see gamma 453. [1] …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3154Ἐς κόρακαςto the crows… also. The same version is found in the Lexicon of Photius, s.v. e)s ko/rakas). See generally J. Fontenrose, The Delphic Oracle (Berkeley & Los Angeles 1978) 383, L75 (= Parke/Wormell 309). [2] The word …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3272Ἑταιρισάμενοςassociating one's self… 3271, epsilon 3275, epsilon 3276, etc. [1] = Synagoge epsilon887; Photius, Lexicon epsilon2067. Both headword and gloss are aorist active participles in the nominative singular masculine (middle for the former and active for the …Matched in noteshighshort

η611Ἡσύχιος ΜιλήσιοςHesychius of Miletus, Hesychios of Miletos… Schultz cols.1323-1325 on this controversy. [4] The title given by Photius [cod.69 p.34a l.40 (Bekker)] is Roman and world history [*(istori/a *(rwmaikh\ kai\ pantodaph/]. He calls the divisions tmh/mata. According to Photius this work …Matched in noteshighmedium

ι525ἹππάςcavalryLikewise or similarly in other lexica; see the references at Photius iota160 Theodoridis. [1] See generally sigma 776, sigma 777, sigma 779. [2] Four, rather (as is clear from e.g. ?Aristotle, Athenaion Politeia 7.3). …Matched in noteshighshort

κ418Καρποῦ δίκηproduce lawsuit… present entry -- the first paragraph of which derives from Photius, the second from Harpokration -- is obviously superior, though some modern experts who would like to make sense of these allegedly different procedures …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ846ΚαταφάσκειaffirmsSame entry in Photius and other lexica. The headword is third person singular, present indicative active, of katafa/skw. Theodoridis on Photius s.v. notes (without actively endorsing) Dindorf's suggestion that it is quoted from Philo …Matched in noteshighshort

α302Ἀγορανομίαςmarket-supervisorship, market-supervisorships… or accusative plurals. [1] Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius alpha228 Theodoridis. [2] From Harpokration s.v., commenting on Demosthenes 24.112 and also citing ?Aristotle, Ath.Pol. 51.1. [3] Aristophanes, Acharnians 723-4 (web address 1), …Matched in noteshighmedium

α307Ἀγοραίαν δίκηνagora lawsuit, forensic lawsuit… because it appears in other lexica in different forms. In Photius (alpha231 Theodoridis) the lemma itself is the adjective only, i.e. di/khn is lacking; the Synagoge (alpha82) has di/khn as the first part of …Matched in noteshighshort

α308Ἀγοραῖος νοῦςmarketplace mind… 287. [1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius alpha233 Theodoridis. [2] Aristophanes, Knights 297-8 (web address 2: the manuscript reading is "I perjure myself before those who are looking"), with scholion. …Matched in noteshighshort

α309Ἀγοραῖοιmarketplace [men]… in a marketplace') also occur in other lexica (references at Photius alpha232 Theodoridis); Latte on Hesychius claims the headword as stemming from Acts 17.5 (genitive plural). [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 53 Zintzen …Matched in noteshighshort

α319Ἀγωγεύςprosecutor, thong… [3] Same or similar material in other lexica; references at Photius alpha304 Theodoridis. The only instances of this dative outside lexica etc. occur in Xenophon, On Horsemanship 6.5 and 8.4.Matched in noteshighshort

α342Ἄγραφα ἀδικήματαunwritten crimesSame or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha242 Theodoridis. The headword phrase (neuter plural) is vague-looking, but it belongs in a particular context: the procedure for eisangelia ("impeachment") in classical Athens. …Matched in noteshighshort

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