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- ε2744ἘπιφάνιοςEpiphanios, Epiphanius… of Hypatia (upsilon 166). [1] This suggests that they were born into Christian families, but later were converted to paganism.
- α3909ἈρίστιπποςAristippos, Aristippus… 836 (web address 1 below). The second trimeter, "having been born a male and from a male line", appears to be an addition. [3] Euripides, Bacchae 317-318 (web address 2).
- γ463ΓρύλλοςGryllos, Gryllus… generally xi 47, xi 48. His sons were almost certainly born sometime after 399 BCE. Gryllos, who bore the same name as his grandfather (xi 47), served as an Athenian cavalryman and was killed …
- γ32ΓαληνόςGalenos, Galenus, GalenBorn AD 129. See generally RE Galenos; OCD4 Galen; PIR2 G24. [1] Marcus (Aurelius), reigned 161-180 (mu 214, mu 215, mu 216); Commodus, reigned 180-192 (kappa 2007); Pertinax, reigned 192-193. See V. Nutton, 'The …
- δ1142ΔιογένηςDiogenes… in (e.g.) Snell, TGrF pp.185 and 254-8. [1] Or: was born. [2] i.e. the suppression of Athenian democracy by the Thirty, a.k.a Thirty Tyrants: 404/3 BCE.
- ε1292Ἔνη καὶ νέαold and new… becomes "the city where such a mortal would have been born". Thus, the passage can easily be understood if the word bro/ton is integrated after e)gge/nhtai. It is also possible that two different entries …
- κ2341ΚράτηςKrates, Crates… 517. [3] 328-325. The Suda actually says that Krates was "born" then, but for "flourished", h)/kmaze, see D.L. 6.87. [4] cf. theta 606. [5] cf. beta 492 (with the note there) and theta 19. …
- χ568ΧρύσιπποςChrysippus, Chrysippos… II,3,2), and Pausanias (1.17.2; SVF 3,19) state that Chrysippus was born in Soloi, and Strabo adds that his parents emigrated from Soloi in Cyprus to Tarsus in Cilicia, early in the third century BCE, …
- κ2098ΚορνοῦτοςCornutus… 62.29; Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. *Te/rgis; Etymologicum Magnum s.v. *Zeu/s and omega 182. The first and principal paragraph of the present entry is Aelian fr. 86 Domingo-Forasté (83 Hercher). [1] Titus Livius (Livy) …
- μ216ΜάρκοςMarcus, Markos… 1902) 278f. [3] Faustina. [4] An error: Marcus Aurelius was born in 121 and died in 180. [5] This whole entry, after the initial glossing, is in fact taken (with only slight changes) from …
- ι503ἸώσηποςJosephusBorn 37/38 CE. See also iota 504, and generally Tessa Rajak in OCD(4) s.v.; Catholic Encyclopedia at web address 1. [1] John the Baptist, mentioned by name below, and cf. under alpha 985, eta …
- δ1149ΔιόδωροςDiodoros, Diodorus, DiodoreBorn Antioch, date unknown; died Tarsus 390 CE. Doctrinally associated with the interpretative school of Antioch, in opposition to that of Alexandria. See vol. 1, pp. 452-54 of the Cayré work below and pp. …
- αι286Αἵρεσιςschool, sect… of Greek skepticism (360-270: pi 3238, cf. pi 3241), was born. [15] The philosopher Clitomachus (according to Sextus, M. 9.182, Carneades' pupil) is representative of this school. [16] This Suda passage is quoting Sextus …
- μ618ΜένωνMenon, Meno… out in 431 (Thuc. 2.22.3)? Or could he have been born in Athens and later followed Aristippus to Thessaly as his boyfriend? [2] This reading is also found at eta 223. It is not …
- α3420ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, Apollonius… Domitian intended his arrest (Philostratos 7). [8] Literally, "(he was) born not in the distant past nor recently." [9] Or "Gymnosophists." [10] Diogenes Laertius 8.59-62 (Empedocles). [11] Diogenes Laertius 8.2-3, 20-21 (Pythagoras). [12] Diogenes …
- δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite… s.v. 'Dionysius(4) the Areopagite'. [1] According to Acts 17.32-34 Dionysius, born at Athens in the first century AD of aristocratic origin, was one of the judges of the Areopagus. He is said to have …
- λ692Λουτράbaths… that author, nor indeed anywhere else. The expression 'to be borne down along the current' was proverbial: see Plato, Republic 492C, and the paroemiographers (e.g. Gregorius 2.87, Apostolius 9.59).
- ι13ἸάκωβοςIacobos, Jacob… see generally under alpha 4173. [3] Pheidias: phi 246. [4] Zeuxis: zeta 38.
- α1352Ἀλλ' οὐ διὰ τὴν ἐν τῷ ποδὶ πρὸς τὴν λύραν ἀμετρίαν τρίανbut not through the disproportion in the foot for the lyre… Its proverbial status, implied by the present gloss, is not borne out by inclusion in the paroemiographic collections, but see Plutarch, Moralia 439C and 534C.
- κ1714ΚλέαρχοςKlearchos, Clearchus… 1514 (end). [9] That is, 'Thunderbolt', the special weapon of Zeus. Also an epithet of Zeus, hence 'Thunderer'. Clearchus probably wished to emphasize his descent from Zeus. Compare Justin 16.5. Note the later use …
- κ1711ΚλεάνθηςKleanthes, Cleanthes… a few fragments; the most important is the Hymn to Zeus. The main fragments are preserved in Diogenes Laertius and Stobaeus, together with Cicero and Seneca.
- ει142Εἱμαρμένηfate… quoted text says: "the divinity and intelligence and fate and Zeus are all one, and he [sc. the divinity] is also called by other names". [5] A quotation from Chrysippus or some of his …
- α18ἌβαριςAbaris, Avars… Louth (110, map). [7] Priscus fr.30 FHG (4.104), still 30 Bornmann and 30 Carolla. Carolla identifies (69 note) the first part up to *sabi/nwras as not literally Priscan; it has evidently been abstracted from …