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33 entries for having made a libation

ε1877Ἑορτὴ πολλὰ ἔχουσαa festival having many things… proverbs (and their glosses, here combined) are differentiated: 'a festival having many things' and 'a festival having feet (po/das)'.Matched in noteshighshort
μ549Μεμαγμένηνkneaded… of the Spartans at Pylos (kappa 1731), exploiting progress already made by Demosthenes (the speaker here).Matched in noteshighshort
χ333ΧλαμύςchlamysThe chlamys was a short cloak made from a single piece of cloth, with a straight side fastened about the neck, clasped at the shoulder, and having a rounded lower side; cf. Tarbell (284). …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1842ἈναγυράσιοςAnagyrasian… father Amyntor after Phthia, Amyntor's concubine, falsely accused him of having seduced her. (He was later cured by Cheiron.)Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1189Διοπομπεῖσθαιto escort [evil] away… abyss of ills] which they used to say when they made purifications, for they used to send to that place all that they wanted to cleanse off" (cf. Strabo 8.6.8; Pausanias 8.15.8). For further …Matched in noteshighshort
α749Ἄθως καλύπτει πλευρὰ Λημνίας βοόςAthos conceals the flank of a Lemnian cow… ought to be the mountain, not the cow, that is "made of white stone".) For confirmation that the 2000-meter-high Mt. Athos (cf. alpha 745) does, at sunset, cast its shadow as far as the …Matched in noteshighshort
α2886Ἁπαλώτερος τρύχνουmore tender than trychnon… for a bewildering range of different plants and fruits.) Despite having every appearance of being a proverb, no such phrase occurs in the paroemiographers.Matched in noteshighshort
α842Ἀκεσίας ἰάσατοAkesias healed… become Akesias" (Epistulae 476.5). The proverb clearly implies that Akesias made things worse than they were before. It may be that the possible etymology of Akesias's name from a verb that means both to …Matched in noteshighshort
γ457Γρῖφοςriddle, conundrum… "to test memory" (mnhmo/neia), and distinguishes it from enigma as having not only the character of a game but also a serious side. The person solving the riddle received a particular portion of meat, …Matched in noteshighshort
α675Ἄϊδος κυνῆHades' dog-skin [helmet]… the kind in question allegedly owed its name to being made of dogskin. [1] Zenobius 1.41. [2] cf. generally gamma 390.Matched in noteshighshort
α4582Ἀφέντες τὴν ὑπέραν τὸν πόδα διώκουσινthey let go the brace and chase the sheet[1] A proverb using nautical terminology, as is made explicit in Harpokration s.v. (from which the present entry derives). [2] Hyperides fr. 181 Jensen (from the first of the two speeches For Chairephilos, on …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1426Κέσκος οὐκ ἦνit was not Keskos… the headword and seem to speak, as here, of 'not having' (ou)k e)/xein) it, which Erasmus and Meineke wished to emend to oi)kei=n ('inhabited'). For paroemiographers see e.g. Zenobius 4.51. A city called Kestos …Matched in noteshighshort
μ1365Μυίας δάκρυονMuia's tear… 1445, delta 1446, delta 1447. [2] The distinction apparently being made here between 'Thebans' and 'Boiotians' is otiose.Matched in noteshighshort
α1828Ἀνάγκηnecessity[1] Greek Anthology 6.219.23-24 (attributed to Antipater of Sidon), having taken shelter in a lion's den, a Gallus drives the animal away by beating his tambour; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 33); (vol. …Matched in noteshighshort
α4438Αὐλητοῦ βίον ζῇςyou are living a piper's life… -- the common currency of ancient religion -- have not made advance provision for the participation of the piper but can be persuaded to hire him (or her) ad hoc.Matched in noteshighshort
β55Βακχεία ποιμαντικήBacchic herdsmanship… penance for killing Icarius, who introduced wine to Athens and made them drunk). Dionysus is addressed in Nonnus, Dionysiaca as "Shepherd who enchants or delights men" (16.336, 38.105), in much the same way as …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1189Καιρόςopportune time… [3] Quotation unidentifiable. (At iota 436, a similar allegation is made about Julian of Halicarnassus.)Matched in noteshighmedium
ε1294Ἔνηthe day after tomorrow; the old… 172, where our texts read aspirated e(/nhn, following the distinction made in Harpocration (epsilon54 Keaney) and other lexica (see epsilon 1295), rather than the smooth breathing in this citation and at Hesychius epsilon1116. The …Matched in noteshighshort
β587ΒύβλονByblian… or its component parts; the papyrus sheets, rolls and books made from it; and the writings thereon, especially sacred ones -- ultimately, indeed, "the Bible" (through bybl-/bibl- assimilation). [2] Aelian fr. 44f Domingo-Forasté (41 …Matched in noteshighmedium
αι60Αἰγίςgarment; net; web; cuirass; wood-grain… [2] What 'saying' (not in Harpok.) is meant is not made clear. [3] On pines see generally LSJ s.v. ai)gi/s, III. [4] The Suda here ascribes what Herodotus says (above) to Nymphodorus; cf. primary …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2498Ἐπὶ ξυροῦon a razor… speech: e)pi\ curou= a)kmh=s ('on a razor's edge'), which was made popular by its appearance in Homer, Iliad 10.173 (web address 1), a passage cited by the Etymologicum Magnum in its entry on e)pi\ …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2290Κῷος πρὸς ΧῖονCoös against Chios, Coan against Chian… e)/ndon "inside", ignoring the rough breathings in the process (aspiration having been lost in Byzantine Greek pronunciation). The gambling terms are also the adjectives from the place-names Chios and Cos, which gives rise to …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1407Κερκωπίζεινto play the ape… of monkeys and apes as mimics, and the association is made explicit from Photius onwards. It seems likely, given this divergence, that different lexicographers were merely guessing at the meaning of the verb from …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2482Κρότωνος ὑγιέστεροςsounder than a tick; sounder than Croton… Porson realised) to make sense. Both sources ignore the distinction made by Herodian (On the declension of nouns 3.2.733.4-5,29-30 = Lentz's edition 1.36) between *kro/twn, the S Italian city (and its eponymous hero) and …Matched in noteshighshort
α1510Ἅμματα[Kasiotic] knots… 317. [5] Greek Anthology 6.219.4 (attributed to Antipater of Sidon), having taken shelter in a lion's den, a Gallus drives the animal away by beating the tambour; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 33); …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε555Ἐκ παντὸς ξύλουout of every timber… other material than wood for the comparison, e.g. a spearhead made out of savory. The first context of it seems to be criticism of Socrates' behaviour as a soldier. All such occurrences are rather …Matched in noteshighshort
α4348Ἀτέχνοιςfor unskilled ones, to unskilled ones, with unskilled ones… the unanimous reading of the Suda mss: panou/rgois, "guileful". [2] Having begun with a definition of an adjective, the entry now turns to two cognate adverbial forms, which have different meanings according to the …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3864Ἐφέσια γράμματαEphesian letters… encountered the practitioners of these "curious arts" and succeeded in having them burn many of their sacred books (Acts 19.19). Modern discussion of the Ephesia grammata is extensive. Bernabe [below] gives and discusses secondary …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1491Δραγμὴ χαλαζῶσαa drachma falling as hail; a handful falling as hail… doing so. It would have been helpful if Zenobius had made this certain by adding the participle 'as archon' (for which see sigma 77, sigma 1386, phi 761, and cf. e.g. omicron 764 for …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2807Ἐποποῖepopoi (in hoopoe-ese)… 1639, delta 1029) to stop reciting lines, for he has made his point! [12] Acharnians 64. The first exclamation is one of mock despair; cf. Peace 248 (note 18 below), on seeing the dress …Matched in noteshighlong