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  1. 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
  2. ε519Ἐκνοσηλεύωνcuring completely… verb e)knoshleu/w. It must be quoted from somewhere -- perhaps Philo Judaeus, who uses it figuratively. cf. generally nu 491.Matched in noteshighshort
  3. δ1573Δύναμιςcapability, capacity, ability, potentiality, power… sequence: Alexander of Aphrodisias, On the Topica 348.24-32, 349.18-19; John Philoponus, On the de anima 34.6-19, 265.12-20. [1] Copied to delta 508, where the present entry's ba/llein 'to throw" is correctly diaba/llein "to slander". …Matched in noteshighlong
  4. ε3769Εὐτοκίαeasy delivery, fertility… (LSJ entry at web address 1) was especially favoured by Philo Judaeus.Matched in noteshighshort
  5. κ1258Κεκωφῆσθαιto be deafened… The verb kwfa/w occurs five times in the passive in Philo Judaeus, including kekwfh=sqai in De congressu eruditionis gratia 65.7 (in a figurative sense) and kekwfw=sqai in Quod deterius potiori insidiari soleat 175.Matched in noteshighshort
  6. κ2626ΚυΐσκωI produce offspring… for the verb (in the sense of 'produce offspring'); e.g. Philo Judaeus, Life of Moses 1.13.2. LSJ also cites an instance with a male subject where the verb connotes 'impregnate'. This may be the …Matched in noteshighshort
  7. δ1674Δυσωπεῖσθαιto look askance at… be ashamed) are mainly not Attic writers: Chariton, Heliodorus, Polybius, Philo, Plutarch, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Dio Chrysostom, the emperor Julian, Libanius (see Francisco Adrados, 2002 s.v.) [6] This definition refers to the active form, …Matched in noteshighmedium
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. ε2627Ἐπιστήμηscience, understanding… epsilon 2626. The present entry begins by drawing on John Philoponus, On Aristotle's de anima 23.17-34 Hayduck; then follows material from Diogenes Laertius (see note 4 below) and Alexander of Aphrodisias (see note 5 …Matched in noteshighmedium
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. α2973Ἀπέδειfell short of… s.v. a)pode/ontes. [2] Pausanias 8.49.3 (web address 1 below). For Philopoimen see generally phi 409.Matched in noteshighshort
  15. ι564ἹπποκράτηςHippocrates, Hippokrates… (Jouanna, p.18). [3] gamma 388; Jouanna p.422, note 52. [4] philosophou taken with Democritus, not Gorgias: see Adler's apparatus (Gaisford, following Soranus and Tzetzes). For Democritus see delta 447, delta 448. [5] pi 2365; …Matched in noteshighlong
  16. ε3046ἙρμογένηςHermogenes… in the present article are discussed in Heath (1998). [3] Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 2.7, 577-8. [4] Homer, Iliad 1.201 and passim. [5] Antiochus of Aegae: RE Antiochos(65); Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists …Matched in noteshighmedium
  17. δ1240ΔίωνDion, Dio… generally RE Dion(18); NP Dion(3); OCD4 Dio Cocceianus; PIR2 D93; Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 1.7. [1] In Bithynia (present-day Bursa in Turkey); Barrington Atlas map 52 grid E4. [2] Dio, Oration 11.Matched in noteshighmedium
  18. δ1588Δυσαλθέςhard to cure… Cassius Iatrosophus) and later, in the Byzantine era, in theology, philosophy, and philology.Matched in noteshighshort
  19. ε3605ΕὔξενοςEuxenos, EuxenusPhilostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 1.7 [1] cf. chi 163. On talking birds as pets, see OCD(4) s.v. "pets." [2] cf. mu 479.Matched in noteshighmedium
  20. α4554Ἄφαντον φῶςsecret light… quotation given. [1] cf. pi 3217, pi 3222. [2] Sophocles, Philoctetes 296-299 (web address 1 below); cf. again pi 3222.Matched in noteshighshort
  21. α540Ἀδύνατοιincapables, handicappeds… Lysias 24. 13, 26 (web addresses 2 and 3). [4] Philochorus FGrH 328 F197a.Matched in noteshighshort
  22. λ214ΛεβηναῖονLebenaion, LebenaeumOf Asclepius, in Crete; mentioned by Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.34.Matched in noteshighshort
  23. ε1056Ἔμπυονinflamed, pus-filled… entry in other lexica; and cf. the scholia to Sophocles, Philoctetes 1378.Matched in noteshighshort
  24. 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
  25. α1187Ἀλληλουχίαcoherence, consistency, continuity… Hesychius but different glossing. A word with applications in medicine, philosophy, and rhetoric: see LSJ s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
  26. μ922Μήληprobe… 649, kappa 652, kappa 1518, mu 940. [2] cf. John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle’s De anima 292.19-21. As usual, Philoponus' quotation is modified: his text has lh/mhs "rheum" rather than mh/lhs "probe." [3] John …Matched in noteshighshort
  27. α3647Ἀποχετεύονταιthey are drawn off… rare headword verb must be quoted from somewhere -- probably Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 3.44 (of medical procedures).Matched in noteshighshort
  28. μ1261ΜόρσιμοςMorsimos, MorsimusFor this pairing see already mu 1260. [1] For Philokles see phi 378 and psi 176. Morsimos had a son Astydamas (alpha 4264). For the adjective psychros, 'frigid', 'weak', see psi 176. [2] 'A …Matched in noteshighmedium
  29. δ1028Διηχήsound-transmissioncf. John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 354.15.Matched in noteshighshort
  30. λ3Λαβαῖςwith handles… music, geometry and astronomy proffer "handles" by which to grasp philosophy.Matched in noteshighmedium

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