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α112ἈγαθίαςAgathias… (Asia Minor): Barrington Atlas map 56 grid D4. [3] For Procopius see pi 2479. A's own work was in turn continued by Menander Protector (mu 591). [4] See beta 233. [5] See nu 42. …Matched in noteshighmedium
α4378Ἄτρακτονarrow; spindle… 271. [2] Adler queried the attribution of this quotation to Procopius, and it is in fact unidentifiable. [3] Menander Protector fr. 31.1 Blockley (242-245); cf. kappa 2311. Blockley notes that Koch (Kok, Kokh, Coch) …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε1301Ἐνῆγενwas urging… of these glosses. (Different glossing in Photius, Lexicon epsilon916.) [2] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.12.7 (web address 1), a Christian legend incentivizes Chosroes (cf. chi 418) to pursue an attack on …

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A lawyer, of Myrina; the one who wrote the History as a continuation of Procopius of Caesarea, [comprising] the affairs involving Belisarius and the events in Italy and Libya; that is the affairs involving Narses in…

Ἀγαθίας· σχολαστικὸς, Μυριναῖος, ὁ γράψας τὴν μετὰ Προκόπιον ἱστορίαν τὸν Καισαρέα, τὰ κατὰ Βελισάριον καὶ τὰς ἐν Ἰταλίᾳ καὶ ἐν Λιβύῃ πράξεις, τουτέστι τὰ κατὰ Ναρσῆν ἐν Ἰταλίᾳ…

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ε1650Ἐξερρωγυῖαbroken… s.v. does not register this sense of the verb. [1] Procopius, Secret History 1.12 (web address 1), about Antonina the wife of Belisarius; quoted also at mu 306; cf. Kaldellis (5). On Antonina, see …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2315Ἐπιεικῶςproperly… sources see the apparatus to Theodoridis' edition of Photius. [4] Procopius, De bellis [History of the Wars of Justinian] 2.28.25 (web address 2), on Persian rule over Kolchis (Colchis, Lazike; cf. kappa 1979); cf. …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2838Ἐπωμίςshoulder-wrap… to the root-element 'shoulder'. See also under alpha 2513. [2] Procopius, Secret History 7.14 (web address 1), on the clothing style favored by adherents of the Byzantine circus guilds (cf. alpha 3460); cf. Kaldellis …Matched in noteshighmedium

β559Βρόχοιςwith nooses, with slip-knots… be quoted from somewhere else; there are numerous possibilities. [2] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 4.23.19 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (240). After Moorish soldiers led by the Roman rebel Stotzas (cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

δ233Δεξιόςclever, fortunate… 234. [1] The phrase "of his fingers" [tw=n daktu/lwn] in Procopius -- see next note -- has been omitted in the version here. [2] Procopius, Secret History 22.3-4 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (97). …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1236Διώμοτοςbound by oath, oath-boundcf. generally delta 1234, delta 1235, delta 1237. [1] Procopius, Secret History 26.2 (web address 1), discussing some of Justinian's reforms of the court system, such as the abolition of the rank of professional …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1915Ἐπαγγέλλειgives orders, asks for… under alpha 1990] 57. [3] Arrian, Parthica fr.31 Roos-Wirth. [4] Procopius, Secret History 6.12 (web address 1); cf. epsilon 2158 and Kaldellis (29). Procopius reports that the emperor Justin I was illiterate (see iota …Matched in noteshighmedium

α1021Ἀκρότομοςcut-off, sharp, abrupt… Saharan Atlas; cf. Barrington Atlas map 34 grid D2-D3. [5] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 4.20.23 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (235).Matched in noteshighmedium

α1067Ἀλλαντοπώληςsausage-seller… this material might come from scholia to Knights 141). [1] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.18.26 (web address 1), on the Byzantine general Petros (quoted approximately); cf. PLRE II s.v. Petrus(27). At …Matched in noteshighshort

α1259Ἀλιτηρίουςsinners… are in the masculine accusative plural. [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] Procopius, Secret History 12.27 (web address 1), on the emperor Justinian's nature and habits; cf. Kaldellis (60). On Justinian I, see iota 446.Matched in noteshighshort

α1585Ἀμήχαναirremediable… alpha 1588, and more generally alpha 1586, alpha 1587. [1] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 7.16.7 (web address 1). During the Ostrogoth's siege of Rome, probably in late 546 CE, Pelagius, a …Matched in noteshighshort

α2530Ἀνθρωποδαίμονεςhuman-demonsProcopius, Secret History 12.14 (web address 1), on Justinian and Theodora; cf. Kaldellis (58). On Justinian I, see generally iota 446. On his wife Theodora, see alpha 956 note.Matched in noteshighshort

α2764Ἀντωπεῖfaces, meets face to face… from somewhere. (The only extant instance outside lexicography occurs in Procopius of Gaza's Commentaries on Isaiah: 'the eagle ... faces the flashes of the sun'.) [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] Quoted from somewhere, probably Oppian, …Matched in noteshighshort

α3111Ἀπεψηφίσατοvoted off… by Dinarchus (fr. LVI.2 Conomis); cf. generally alpha 3656. [2] Procopius, Secret History 29.10 (web address 1), on Liberius; cf. Kaldellis (126). Liberius had been on trial before the Senate in Byzantion for his …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3124Ἀπείπατοdenied, refused… not identified by Adler, but identifiable via the TLG as Procopius, On the Wars of Justinian 8.32.3 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (534). (See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.XCII.) Perhaps again at …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3522Ἀπόσιτοςabstinent, fasting[1] Same glossing in other lexica. [2] Procopius, Secret History 13.29-30 (web address 1), on Justinian's asceticism; cf. Kaldellis (64). The "days of Pascha" would be the last days of Holy Week, concluding with …Matched in noteshighshort

α4702ἌχθομαιI am sick [of], I am grieved by… Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 6.142 (web address 3). [6] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.18.18 (web address 4). Outside the Persian-held city of Nisibis (cf. nu 426) in 541 CE, Roman …Matched in noteshighmedium

β490Βωμολόχοςaltar-ambusher… p.26.24-25 Keydell (1.19 Niebuhr). This work is a continuation of Procopius (pi 2479) and covers the years 553-59 AD, during which Narses (nu 42), the Persian-Armenian eunuch, was reconquering Italy. The passage describes the …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ223Δεξαμενήreceptacle… receiving converts) -- although the lexicographer interprets it differently. [1] Procopius, Secret History 3.24-5 (web address 1), abridged. In the latter part, 'her' (au)th/n) is a slip here for 'him' (au)to/n), i.e. Theodora's enemy …Matched in noteshighshort

δ351Δεινοίclever (ones), terrible (ones)… 424C, where deinoi/ (in the sense of clever) occurs. [2] Procopius, Secret History 2.13 (web address 1), on Belisarius and his stepson (and adopted son) Photius. [NB: Adler spoils the sense by printing 'all' …Matched in noteshighshort

δ590Διάκονοςdeacon, messenger[1] Abbreviated from Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 7.16.5 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (411). This refers to Pelagius, later Pope Pelagius I, not the earlier Pelagius who disputed with Augustine; see …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1251Διώροφονtwo-storey… 450, diw/rofon d' h)=n e(ka/stou tei/xous to\ u(/yos. See also Procopius, On Buildings 2.1.16. More broadly, note Genesis 6.16 LXX: neuter plural diw/rofa in God's instructions to Noah for building the Ark (and many …Matched in noteshighshort

ε902ἜλουσενwashedThe headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Procopius, Secret History 1.16 (web address 1); on the adopted son of Belisarios, the young Thracian Theodosius; repeated at epsilon 3596, and see also …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1158Ἐνδελεχισμόςpersistence… the Monk, Chronicon 412.4-7. [3] An approximation and abridgement of Procopius, Secret History 6.2-3 (web address 1), Justin (cf. iota 449) and his companions set out from their Illyrian homeland; cf. Kaldellis (28) and …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1289Ἐνεχώρουνthey were giving wayAn approximation and light abridgement of Procopius, Secret History 3.26 (web address 1), on Theodora; cf. Kaldellis (17). (The final word should be neuter plural: "were giving way to her in everything".) The verb …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1912Ἐπαγαγέσθαιto attract, to win over… as fragment 344, Athanassiadi as part of fragment 139. [3] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 6.28.24 (where the participle 'going' is singular, applying to Vitalius; cf. web address 1). In early 540 …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2041Ἐπεκώμαζενwas going wild, began to go wild… there, and there are known alternatives in John Chrysostom and Procopius. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. [2] Quotation not identified by Adler identifiable via TLG searching as Isidore of Pelusium, Epistles 1237.2. It uses the corresponding …Matched in noteshighshort

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