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β437Βούλησιςwish, rational desire… what is thought to be good as an end in itself (EN 1111b26, 1113a2; see also De anima 433a23, Topica 146b5, and EN 1111b19). For its part, choice is the result of a wish; …Matched in noteshighmedium
α159ἈγαπῴηνI would love; if you please… according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (338). The headword itself must be quoted from somewhere: perhaps Plato, Republic 473B (a passage quoted by Stobaeus). See also alpha 160 (and under alpha 150).Matched in noteshighshort
αι288Αἱρεσιῶτις πολιτείαheretical polity, heretical way of life… No equivalent entry in other lexica; and the headword phrase itself is unparalleled. [2] alpha 3834, alpha 3835.Matched in noteshighshort
α3289Ἀπόδειξιςdemonstration… rendered "the essential". In the Suda example, animal belongs "by itself" (which, in accordance with the previous distinction, is the same as "essentially") to man. [3] tekmh/rion and shmei=on are Aristotle's technical terms. A …Matched in noteshighlong
α3056Ἀπέσβηκεhe had quenched… Statesman [Politicus] 269B (web address 1 below), the headword form itself is also attested in Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.8.13.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3779Εὔτροχονsmooth running… headword is evidently extracted from the quotation given. The quotation itself (already under alpha 3516, q.v.) uses the neuter singular of the adjective eu)/troxos -- literally well-wheeled (LSJ entry at web address 1) -- …Matched in noteshighshort
ε248Ἕδοςhedos… Lexicon. The headword is perhaps extracted from Plato, Symposium 178B (itself quoting Hesiod, Theogony 117), though Timaeus' coverage is wider than his title suggests and there are many other possibilities. See also epsilon 222, …Matched in noteshighshort
α717Ἀθεωρητίunobservedly… and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon (785). The adverb itself is perhaps quoted from Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 1.9.2. [2] From Harpokration s.v., who cites Antiphon the Sophist (87 B67 Diels-Kranz) for the word.Matched in noteshighshort
ε700<20Ἐκυλινδεῖτο πρὸ τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ[he] was rolling before his feet… e.g. Socrates, Historia ecclesiastica 2.28 (Vetranio and Constantius). The idiom itself is at least as old as Plato, Republic 432D. For the verb cf. kappa 2663.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1997Κόμμιgum… starting with Herodotus 2.96: "its sap is gum". The headword itself, ko/mmi, is a non-Greek word, perhaps Egyptian (LSJ s.v.).Matched in noteshighshort
δ1051ΔιίσχωI have power over… the genitive case. [2] (Contrast iota 724.) The verb diisxu/w itself occurs in Philo Judaeus, Cyril of Alexandria, and elsewhere.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1328Κενῶν φάουςof those empty of light… [De primo frigido] 948E, citing Chrysippus fr.430. The lexicographers' phrase itself is believed to come from Attic tragedy: Adespota fr.219* Snell & Kannicht.Matched in noteshighshort
μ424Μεθήσεινto be about to release… Homer, Iliad 6.330 (where the participle meqie/nta occurs). The headword itself must be quoted from somewhere else; perhaps Euripides (Medea 751) or Plato (Laws 951D), though there are numerous later possibilities. See also mu …Matched in noteshighshort
μ761Μετ' ἐναργείαςaccompanied by evidenceNo equivalent entry in other lexica. The headword phrase itself, though presumably quoted from somewhere, is unidentifiable, but appears to stem from Epicurean philosophy. For Epicurus, 'evidence' or the 'evident fact' (cf. generally epsilon …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2606Ἐπίστασθαιto understand… Topica 130a19-22). [1] So the Suda version, but Alexander wrote 'itself' [au)to/]. [2] i.e. one has understanding. [3] i.e. one practices understanding.Matched in noteshighshort
λ470Λῆροςdementia, delirium… only through the decay of some other inward part; mind itself is impassible." (J.A. Smith translation: web address 1) [2] Otherwise unattested definitions. Ironically, given the pains of the Aristotelian commentator to differentiate damage …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ1640Κίνησιςmotion, movement… that moves the door)is moved, it must be moved by itself. In other words, it is a mover that is moved. [3] This is a reference to Aristotle's Prime Mover: that is a mover …Matched in noteshighlong
α776Ἀκάθαρτοςimpure, unclean, uncleansed[1] While the headword itself could be either masculine or feminine (singular) in gender, this glossing word is feminine. Perhaps, therefore, the origin of the entry -- also in ps.-Zonaras -- was a comment …Matched in noteshighshort
ε943Ἐμβεβλημέναin-grown… Harpokration s.v. -- for Aristotle (fr. 274 Rose). The headword itself appears in Demosthenes 53.15, on which Harpok. was commenting.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2215Ἐπήσπαιρενwas panting, was struggling against… (imperfect indicative active, third person singular, of e)pispai/rw), which is itself attested only at Plutarch, Alexander the Great: Luck or Virtue? 327C (at the time of A's departure for the East Hellas 'was still …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3371Εὐανθὴς γλῶσσαflowery tongue… figurative, at any rate to judge by the phrase (seemingly itself a quotation) used to gloss it here. Bernhardy attributed the gloss to Synesius or Damascius; Adler suggests a scholion on Gregory of Nazianzus.Matched in noteshighshort
μ727Μεταποίνιονretributive, after-punishing… headword adjective is presumably extracted from the quotation. The quotation itself, consisting of a string of appositional accusative phrases in a dactylo-epitritic meter, must be a fragment of a longer statement, probably from choral …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite… lost their importance after Alexandria was founded. However, the city itself kept its role until the first centuries of the Roman empire. [8] For the solar eclipse on the day of the passion of …Matched in noteshighlong
δ552Διαείδεταιis discerned… (web address 1), and on Iliad 13.277, where the headword itself occurs (web address 2). This verb is diaei/dw (A) in LSJ, from dia/ and the root veid-. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1151Καχέκταιdisaffected, sickly… plural, is presumably extracted from the quotation given. The quotation itself was attributed by Bernhardy to Polybius, presumably on the strength of other passages in that author which use the headword kaxe/kths in this …Matched in noteshighshort
β204Βδελυρόςdisgusting… Socrates), though not necessarily so; Timaeus' Lexicon does not confine itself to Plato. [2] Aelian fr. 160 Domingo-Forasté (163 Hercher). [3] Likewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.Matched in noteshighshort
δ486Δήπουθενdoubtless, presumably… end -- derives from Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon s.v. (which has itself probably been generated by either Plato, Ion 534A or Philebus 62E). [1] This alternative gloss, repeated at the end of the entry, would …Matched in noteshighshort
γ463ΓρύλλοςGryllos, Gryllus… principal part of the entry is abridged from Harpokration s.v., itself prompted by Hyperides fr. 101 Jensen. For Xenophon see generally xi 47, xi 48. His sons were almost certainly born sometime after 399 …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1440Ἔνστασιςestablishment, inauguration; obstruction… it are lacking, Adler reports, in mss TFV. The quotation itself is unidentifiable. (Adler tentatively suggests Symeon Metaphrastes.)Matched in noteshighshort
κ902Κατεάγηwas broken… times (kappa 903, omega 258, tau 100), but that passage itself surely derives from a boxing metaphor used by Plato (Gorgias 515E and 524C, Protagoras 342B).Matched in noteshighshort