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γ388ΓοργίαςGorgias… [1] In Sicily. [2] [epsilon 1002] Empedocles. [3] [pi 2170] Polus. [4] [pi 1180] Pericles. [5] [iota 652] Isocrates. [6] [alpha 1283] Alcidamas. [7] 460-457 BC. (Porphyry fr. 209 Smith = FGrH 260 F23.) …Matched in noteshighmedium
β183Βαττολογίαbattology, empty repetition… mh\ battalogh/shte w(/sper oi( e)qnikoi/, dokou=sin ga\r o(/ti e)n th=| polulogi/a| au)tw=n ei)sakousqh/sontai)."Matched in noteshighshort
ε2718Ἐπιτωθάζωνmocking, teasingThe headword is present active participle, masculine nominative singular, of the compound verb e)pitwqa/zw; cf. generally tau 855. It has the same glossing not only in Photius and other lexica but also in the …Matched in noteshighshort
α4218ἈστάθμητονuncertainThe unglossed headword is presumably extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Quotation unidentifiable, but Adler (apparatus) suggested Polybius. It may be an aphorism or proverbial saying, also reflected in Leo the Deacon (History …Matched in noteshighmedium
α979Ἀκριβήςaccurate, precise… the last sentence. The difference between "inquisitive" (filopra/gmwn) and "curious" (polupra/gmwn) in Greek is not as apparent to the modern reader as the difference between the terms used here in English. Both Greek terms …Matched in noteshighmedium