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ε2564Ἐπισημήνασθαιto have signified, to have sanctioned, to have validated, to have remarked upon… from Greece having sanctioned [it]." Meaning having validated [it]. And Polybius [writes]: "for who might not remark upon [sc. Hannibal's strategic prowess]?" Meaning might be struck, might be amazed. And elsewhere: "to mark these …Matched in translationhighshort
α3357Ἀπόκλητοιselect-men, apokletoi, apocleti… considering [only] their own judgements, they made war." And again Polybius: "they appointed 30 of the select-men to consult with the king." And again: "he convened the select-men and submitted to them the debate …Matched in translationhighshort
α3546Ἀπόστασιςdistance[Meaning] withdrawal from a [sc. certain amount of] intervening space. Polybius [writes]: "none of the citizens knew what was happening because of the distance, the city being large". [The terms] 'distance' and 'distancing' [a)postasi/a] …

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Ἐπισημήνασθαι

to have signified, to have sanctioned, to have validated, to have remarked upon

[Meaning] to have confirmed. "The ambassadors from Greece having sanctioned [it]." Meaning having validated [it]. And Polybius [writes]: "for who might not remark upon [sc. Hannibal's strategic prowess]?" Meaning might…

Ἐπισημήνασθαι· βεβαιῶσαι. ἐπισημηναμένων δὲ τῶν ἐκ τῆς Ἑλλάδος πρεσβευτῶν. ἀντὶ τοῦ κυρωσάντων. καὶ Πολύβιος· τίς γὰρ οὐκ ἂν ἐπισημήναιτο; ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐκπλαγείη, θαυμάσειεν. καὶ…

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science and technology2

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α4530Αὐτοτελήςself-sufficient[Meaning] capable. Competent. Polybius [writes]: "let these things be said on account of the prudence of the Romans and the folly of those who make light of what is beyond their understanding but think …Matched in translationhighshort

β137Βασανίζεινto test… through words; from the goldsmith's touchstone [ba/sanos], used metaphorically. And Polybius [writes]: "then, thinking he had [applied] the test of fire he was relieved of his suspicion." Also [sc. attested is] basani/sas ["having tested"]; …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1065ΔικαιοδοσίαjurisdictionPolybius [writes]: "whenever it is possible to receive the due from those who commit an offence either in accordance with the laws or in accordance with other established jurisdictions". Meaning praiseworthy starting-points.Matched in translationhighshort

ε455Ἐκλαβεῖνto receive[Meaning] to take hold of. Polybius [writes]: "whenever it is [sc. possible] to receive justice from those who committed injustice, either in accordance with [prevailing] laws/rules or in accordance with some other existing jurisdictions".Matched in translationhighshort

ε1136Ἐναύεινto kindle, to light a fire[Meaning] to share fire. Polybius [writes]: "if any one remained who had not died [sc. in the battle] and escaped the danger, [the Acarnanians decreed] that no city was to receive him or light …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε2907Ἐργολάβοςcontractor; profit-maker… [sc. attested is] e)/rgon, in reference to what is difficult. Polybius [writes]: "during their siege of Syracuse the Romans had a hard time, since they had not taken into due consideration Archimedes' ability".Matched in translationhighmedium

ε2732Ἐπιτροπήarbitration, adjudication, guardianshipcf. generally epsilon 2733. [1] The headword is common in Polybius (cf. n.2), but neither there nor in other writers does it bear the attested sense of this glossing word. Perhaps its presence here …Matched in noteshighshort

α2233Ἀνεκαλοῦντοthey summoned… such, this is a comment on a word used by Polybius, in his description of an episode in the late third century BCE: see Polybius 4.4.2-3 (the wording of which is largely reproduced here) …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2059Ἐπ' ἐξαγωγῇfor exportation… Isaac Casaubon (1559-1614) attributed it to Polybios; it appears as [Polybius] fr. 146 in Büttner-Wobst (533); and Adler suggested Aelian instead. Büttner-Wobst, without offering any explanatory notes, remains reluctant to attribute the fragment to …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2751Ἐπιφοραῖςby inflictions… epsilon5389 has a similar entry but with accusative plurals. [2] Polybius fr. 152 Büttner-Wobst. Here the headword appears in the accusative singular and in the sense of 'onslaught' rather than 'infliction'. Büttner-Wobst accepts Casaubon's …Matched in noteshighshort

α1557ἈμετάκλητονirrevocablePolybius 36.15.7, concerning King Pr(o)usias II of Bithynia; cf. pi 2913.Matched in noteshighshort

α2517Ἀνθομολογησόμεθαwe will make a covenant… with the commentary of Theodoret (PG 80, 1509ab). [2] From Polybius 29.17.1; more fully at phi 34. [3] Quotation unidentifiable. [4] A version of Diogenes Laertius 2.40, which purports to quote the beginning of …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2659ἈντίγονοςAntigonos, AntigonusA rearranged quotation of Polybius 5.9.8-10, on King Antigonos III Doson (lived c.263-221; reigned from 227) of Macedonia.Matched in noteshighmedium

α3088Ἀπετρίψαντοthey rebutted… Siculus 31.7.2 (of envoys to Rome in 164 BCE); cf. Polybius 31.1.Matched in noteshighshort

α3430Ἀπολυόμενοςdismissing… verb cf. alpha 3431 (active). [1] Quotation unidentifiable. (Attributed to Polybius by Valckenaer.)Matched in noteshighshort

α3897ἈρίσταινοςAristainos, AristaenusFrom Polybius 24.11. See phi 409 for more on Philopoemen. [1] Here the name appears mistakenly as Aristaenetus. [2] To confirm that they were acting under duress.Matched in noteshighmedium

α4217Ἀσταθμεύτουςnot encamped; without soldiers quartered[1] Polybius 15.24.3, concerning the behavior of Philip V of Macedon at Thasos. (The quotation, however, actually exemplifies the adjective anepistathmeutos, not the astathmeutos of the headword.) See already alpha 2298 and again alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

α4274Ἄσυλον ἱερόνinviolable shrine… phrase is presumably quoted from somewhere. Extant possibilities begin with Polybius 16.13.2. [2] Diodorus Siculus 36.15.2, on the trial of Saturninus (101 BCE). [3] cf. sigma 1350.Matched in noteshighshort

α4437Αὐλήcourt… on their way to execution. [2] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler suggested Polybius.)Matched in noteshighshort

α4512Αὐτονομουμένη πόλιςautonomously-governed polis… form is otherwise unattested, but compare e.g. the plurals in Polybius 21.22.10 and Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 14.147. [1] For no/mois xrwme/nh, compare Herodotus 1.173, 216, etc.; and alpha 4656. [2] For the verb u(pakou/ein …Matched in noteshighshort

α4656Ἀφρουρήτουςungarrisoned[1] Polybius 15.24.2-3, abridged; cf. already alpha 2298 and alpha 4217. The time is late C3 BCE, when Philip V of Macedon is campaigning in the north Aegean. For Thasos see theta 59 and …Matched in noteshighshort

αι198ΑἰμιλίαAemilia, AimiliaPolybius 31.26.1-8. See already alpha 3167, and again pi 1186, pi 1295.Matched in noteshighmedium

δ175Δεκαμναιαῖονten-mina, ten-mna… the quotation given. [1] An over-compressed version of (part of) Polybius 13.2; cf. sigma 653. [2] cf. delta 1516, mu 1144.Matched in noteshighshort

δ647Διαμαρτυρομένουςenjoining… Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable, but perhaps Polybius or (Adler) Aelian. [2] cf. delta 643. [3] Quotation (more fully already at alpha 4607) unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1096Δίκης ὀφθαλμόςeye of justicePolybius 23.10.3; Apostolius 6.8; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.889. cf. epsilon 3228 and the note there.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1330Δοκιμαστῆρεςscrutineers[1] The plural headword is very probably taken from Polybius 24.7.5; cf. chi 175. The gloss, also in ps.-Zonaras, is a rare, prefix-less variant of e)cetastai/ (cf. epsilon 1668). [2] Procopius, History of the …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1480Δωσιδίκους(those) subject to jurisdiction… this adjective, is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Polybius 4.4.3, on Dorimachos (cf. pi 272).Matched in noteshighshort

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