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geography55
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κ2804Κυψελιδῶν ἀνάθημα ἐν ὈλυμπίᾳKypselids' dedication in Olympia; Cypselids' dedication in Olympia… c.627–587). The whole entry is copied with small changes from Photius kappa1280 Theodoridis; and cf. the other references there. [1] Plato, Phaedrus 236B, with slight changes. Notably, the Suda has sfurh/matos for Plato's (and …Matched in noteshighmedium
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
α207Ἄγευστος θοίνης

κ2804

Κυψελιδῶν ἀνάθημα ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ

Kypselids' dedication in Olympia; Cypselids' dedication in Olympia

Plato in Phaedrus [mentions this]. "Beside the dedication of a wrought work by the Kypselidai was set up a colossus"; but it was not by the Kypselidai. They say it was a dedication by Kypselos, as Agaklytos under the…

Κυψελιδῶν ἀνάθημα ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ· Πλάτων ἐν Φαίδρῳ. παρὰ τὸ Κυψελιδῶν ἀνάθημα σφυρήματος ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ ἐστάθη κολοσσός· ἀλλ' οὐ τῶν Κυψελιδῶν. Κυψέλου δέ φασι τὸ ἀνάθημα, ὡς Ἀγακλυτὸς ἐν…

trade and manufacture

trade and manufacture

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gender and sexuality21

gender and sexuality21

meter and music10

meter and music10

Malcolm Heath

Malcolm Heath

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Oliver Phillips ✝3

Oliver Phillips ✝3

Elizabeth Vandiver2

Elizabeth Vandiver2

Kenneth Bumbaco2

Kenneth Bumbaco2

Nathan Greenberg ✝2

Nathan Greenberg ✝2

Alexandra Trachsel1

Alexandra Trachsel1

Andrew Morrison1

Andrew Morrison1

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝1

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝1

Carl Widstrand1

Carl Widstrand1

D. Graham J. Shipley1

D. Graham J. Shipley1

Frederick Williams1

Frederick Williams1

James Vradelis1

James Vradelis1

Konstantinos Kopanias1

Konstantinos Kopanias1

Mage Macchione1

Mage Macchione1

Matthew Farmer1

Matthew Farmer1

Nicholas Wilshere1

Nicholas Wilshere1

Richard Rodriguez1

Richard Rodriguez1

without a taste of the feast

… features also in, besides other lexica, two adjacent entries in Photius (alpha156 and alpha157 Theodoridis), and can be traced back to -- but not beyond -- two lemmata in the epitome of Phrynichus, Praeparatio …

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δ928Δίεξινoutlet; penetrationSame entry in Photius (and ps.-Zonaras). The headword as transmitted is the accusative singular of a feminine noun di/ecis, but LSJ recognises no such noun, and Theodoridis in his Photius edition obelizes it, proposing …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2424ἘπίκτητοςEpiktetos, Epictetus… exorcism. He is only known through Damascius' fragments quoted by Photius. According to Photius he wrote a commentary on Plato's Gorgias, which consisted of notes written down during Hierocles' lectures. See also iota 178. …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3442Εὐερμίαgood fortune, a stroke of luck from Hermescf. Photius, Lexicon epsilon2153 (without the quotations), and, more briefly under eu)ermh/s, Hesychius epsilon6804. Photius records a related verb eu)ernw= (epsilon2156), unattested and probably in error for eu)erme/w, for which see Pollux 5.135. [Theodoridis …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3640Εὐπάρυφαfinely-bordered… purple borders; however, the only unequivocal authority for that is Photius, Lexicon epsilon2282, which seems to be a description of the Roman laticlavium, an ornament to which the headword certainly might refer, but not …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ674Κατανωτίσασθαιto carry on one's back, to turn one's back on[1] Likewise in Photius. The headword, aorist infinitive of katanwti/zomai, is perhaps though not necessarily from the quotation given (which Photius does not have). See in any event LSJ s.v., I. [2] Damascius, Life …Matched in noteshighshort

κ2482Κρότωνος ὑγιέστεροςsounder than a tick; sounder than Croton… the more probable. Its first full sentence is taken from Photius, Lexicon kappa1114 Theodoridis, but omits the initial dei= necessary (as Porson realised) to make sense. Both sources ignore the distinction made by Herodian …Matched in noteshighshort

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

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

α1575Ἀμηγέπηany which way, somehow or other[1] So too in other lexica; references at Photius alpha1189 Theodoridis. From the scholia to Plato, Sophist 259D, where the headword appears. [2] Aristophanes, Acharnians 608 (web address 1), with scholion. [3] Adler suggested …Matched in noteshighmedium

α1920Ἀνακρουόμεθαwe strike up… alpha 1921. The present headword has the same gloss in Photius and ps.-Zonaras and also in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon. Theodoridis on Photius s.v. notes (without adopting) Reizenstein's attractive suggestion that it should actually be …Matched in noteshighshort

α2000Ἀναπεμπάζεινto ponder, to calculate, to count overSame entry in ps.-Zonaras; similar ones in Photius (s.v. a)napempa/zesqai) and Hesychius (s.v. a)napempa/zei and a)napempazo/menoi, on the second of which see below). [1] The Aeolic form for pe/nte "five" is pe/mpe -- both …Matched in noteshighshort

α2024Ἀναπλήσαςhaving filled up, having defiledSame entry in Photius (Lexicon alpha1605 Theodoridis), and previously in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon; similar ones elsewhere. The headword is aorist active participle, nominative accusative singular, of a)napi/mplhmi; the primary gloss is the corresponding form …Matched in noteshighshort

α2211Ἀνεβίωreturned to lifeSame material in Photius and elsewhere. cf. already alpha 1806, alpha 1807. [1] The headword is evidently quoted from somewhere; Theodoridis on Photius s.v. suggests Plato, Republic 614B, but there are numerous other possibilities. …Matched in noteshighshort

α2479ἌνισονunequalThe first part of this entry is also in Photius and other lexica. [1] See alpha 2444. [2] Barely attested outside lexicography, but Theodoridis on Photius s.v. suggests it may be quoted from Cyril …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2533ἌνθρωποςmanFrom an ancient Life of Pythagoras; cf. Photius, Bibliotheca 439a8-19. [1] Only three are explicitly flagged up; trei=s is also the figure in Photius; and Aemilius Portus emended to "three" here too. Nevertheless, a …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3224Ἄπλαστοςunfashioned, unfeigned[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius alpha2434 Theodoridis. The headword is taken to be quoted from the Septuagint (Genesis 25.27). [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 80 Zintzen = Photius, …Matched in noteshighshort

α4348Ἀτέχνοιςfor unskilled ones, to unskilled ones, with unskilled ones… and numerous. [1] Other lexica (Synagoge alpha1052, (Codex B) alpha2343; Photius alpha3083) have "guileless" (a)panou/rgois), here, surely correctly. Adler maintains the unanimous reading of the Suda mss: panou/rgois, "guileful". [2] Having begun with a …Matched in noteshighmedium

γ97Γεγωνόνloud, sonorous… 48. [1] Likewise already in Hesychius gamma249 (and elsewhere; on Photius, see next note), where the headword adjective is explicitly glossed as neuter nominative/accusative singular. It must be quoted from somewhere; extant instances are …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1547Δρύοχοιstocks… Timaeus Sophista, Platonic Lexicon delta983b); see already above. Likewise in Photius, Lexicon delta767 (both the Suda and Photius use Timaeus Sophista as an additional source). [5] Quotation (via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti, in Adler's …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2315Ἐπιεικῶςproperly… Also = Synagoge epsilon665 (with the omission of 'and sufficiently'); Photius epsilon1543; Etymologicum Magnum 359.35-8. For other comparanda and sources see the apparatus to Theodoridis' edition of Photius. [4] Procopius, De bellis [History of …Matched in noteshighmedium

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

ε3570Εὐλόφωςstrongly, patiently… Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 152 Zintzen (89 Asmus); cf. Photius, Bibliotheca 342a 32-35. The subject is Sallustius (sigma 62, sigma 63), as the Photius passage shows.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3586Εὐμοιρίαgood fortune[1] Same glossing in Photius and other lexica. [2] Appian, Annibaica 125 Viereck-Roos-Gabba. [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.73 Zintzen (32 Asmus); cf. Photius, Bibliotheca 337a 35-36. Athanassiadi on her fr.33B says, "What is …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3792Εὐφήμειspeak wellcf. epsilon 3793. [1] = Synagoge epsilon1008; Photius, Lexicon epsilon2360; Hesychius epsilon7269. Headword and glosses are present imperative active (the headword apparently quoted from Plato: cf. n. 3 below). These glosses reflect the literal …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3908Ἐφήσθηexulted over [someone]… lexica. The headword must be quoted from somewhere; Theodoridis on Photius s.v. suggests Xenophon, Hellenica 5.3.20. [2] Quotation not identified by Adler by identifiable via the TLG as Posidonius fr.101.10 Theiler ( = Athenaeus, …Matched in noteshighshort

η33Ἦ γάρn'est-ce pas? no?Same entry in Photius and in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon. The headword phrase is an appeal for confirmation, very common in Plato; Theodoridis on Photius s.v. offers Meno 97A and Theaetetus 160E exempli gratia.Matched in noteshighshort

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