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κ1043Κατηδολέσχησά σουI wearied you with my prattling… 32 (p.40.9 Bidez-Cumont). For a similar phrase, again in a philosophical context, see Plutarch, Moralia 503B (from the de Garrulitate), an anecdote about Aristotle wearied with the talk of an interlocutor. As in Julian's …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3501Εὐθυβόλῳstraight-throwing, accurate… in the masculine/neuter dative singular, evidently quoted from somewhere (perhaps Philo Judaeus, for whom this adjective in all forms was a great favourite).Matched in noteshighshort
ε519Ἐκνοσηλεύωνcuring completely… verb e)knoshleu/w. It must be quoted from somewhere -- perhaps Philo Judaeus, who uses it figuratively. cf. generally nu 491.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3617Εὐορκίαfidelity to an oath… attested in a variety of authors including Demosthenes, Appian and Philo Judaeus. cf. epsilon 3618, lambda 164, mu 277, rho 13.Matched in noteshighshort
ε209Ἕδεσινin shrines… must be quoted from somewhere. (There are extant instances in Philo Judaeus and Libanius.) [2] cf. epsilon 222, epsilon 248, epsilon 249.Matched in noteshighshort
κ402ΚάστωρKastor, Castor… erroneously say he was from Massilia. Rhetor. He was nicknamed 'philo-Roman'. This man married the daughter of Deiotarus the senator, who killed him together with his wife, because he had slandered him to Caesar. …Matched in translationhighshort
δ1224Διῴδειused to swell with anger… be quoted from somewhere, perhaps (as Latte on Hesychius suggests) Philo Judaeus, Legatio ad Gaium 254. LSJ entry at web address 1; and cf delta 1225, delta 1274, delta 1275.Matched in noteshighshort
ε118Ἔγκοτονspite, spiteful… may be that this primary headword too is extracted from Philo Judaeus (Legatio in Gaium 260), though Theodoridis opts for Herodotus 3.59.4. [2] Likewise in Hesychius (epsilon253) and elsewhere. Latte claims it as quoted …Matched in noteshighshort
α2302Ἀνεπόλειhe was repeating… somewhere. (Its only extant attestation outside the Suda is in Philo Judaeus, Legatio ad Gaium 310, but the subject there is feminine.)Matched in noteshighshort
κ1258Κεκωφῆσθαιto be deafened… The verb kwfa/w occurs five times in the passive in Philo Judaeus, including kekwfh=sqai in De congressu eruditionis gratia 65.7 (in a figurative sense) and kekwfw=sqai in Quod deterius potiori insidiari soleat 175.Matched in noteshighshort
κ469ΚάστωρCastor, Kastor… say he was from Massilia; an orator who was nicknamed "philo-Roman". He married the daughter of Deiotarus the senator, who killed him together with his wife, because he had slandered him to Caesar. He …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε1120Ἐναποματτόμενοιbeing imaged, receiving an impression… It must be quoted from somewhere; the extant instances include Philo Judaeus and John Chrysostom. See also Hesychius epsilon2652 (aorist infinitive, with gloss to\n tu/pon a)nalabei=n, epsilon2653 (future, with gloss e)napotupw/sei) and epsilon2654 (present …Matched in noteshighshort
η76Ἠγγύαwas giving as a pledge… was offering, was guaranteeing. Photius, Lexicon eta19 Theodoridis and Herennius Philo, De diversis verborum significationibus eta88 Palmieri (where perhaps the Photian entry is taken from) have the gloss w(molo/gei dw/sein, 'was agreeing to give'. …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3210Ἐστηλιτευμένονencolumned, enslabbed… somewhere. Outside lexicography, extant instances are confined to two in Philo Judaeus (Quis rerum divinarum heres sit 258, De congressu eruditionis gratia 58: both neuter), who has a fondness for this verb generally.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1231Διῳκισμένοςdispersed, scattered… verb dioiki/zw (cf. delta 1230). Evidently quoted from somewhere (perhaps Philo Judaeus, Quis rerum divinarum heres sit 83). The headword and gloss, without the syntactical comment, occur in Synagoge delta326, Photius delta682, and (in …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite… impiously using divine things against [other] divine things. The true philosophers ought indeed to be led by the knowledge of reality, which he does well to call 'philosophy' and the divine Paul has called …Matched in translationhighlong
ι503ἸώσηποςJosephus… of the Greeks in order to bring a charge against Philo by some story, for they were prejudiced against the surrounding Jewish nation. There is also another book of his [called] About a complete …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1674Δυσωπεῖσθαιto look askance at… be ashamed) are mainly not Attic writers: Chariton, Heliodorus, Polybius, Philo, Plutarch, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Dio Chrysostom, the emperor Julian, Libanius (see Francisco Adrados, 2002 s.v.) [6] This definition refers to the active form, …Matched in noteshighmedium
η462ἩρακλείδηςHerakleides, Heracleides, Heraclides[a] Of Oxyrhynchus. Philosopher; the son of Sarapion; he was nicknamed Lembus. He lived under Ptolemy VI, who made the treaty with Antiochus. He wrote philosophical and other works. [b] Heraclides of Lycia, a …Matched in translationhighshort
α858ἈκήAke, Acre… *)Akh=s for e(ca/kis; and for the same in another genre Philo Mechanicus, Poliorketika B53 Diels-Schramm [90.16 Th.], with Buecheler's *)/Akhs for a)kti/s.] [2] The hellenistic antiquarian Demetrius of Scepsis (on whom see generally OCD(4) …Matched in noteshighshort
μ173ΜάξιμοςMaximus, Maximos[Maximus] of Tyre, philosopher; he lived in Rome during the reign of Commodus. [He wrote] Concerning Homer and what is the ancient philosophy in him; Whether Socrates did not give a fine defence of …Matched in translationhighshort
α3916ἈριστοκλῆςAristocles, AristoklesOf Messene in Italy; Peripatetic philosopher. He composed On Philosophy, 10 books; Whether Homer or Plato is more Serious. In these books he catalogues all the philosophers and their opinions. He also wrote an …Matched in translationhighshort
κ2342ΚράτηςCrates, KratesSon of Timocrates; of Mallus; Stoic philosopher. He was nicknamed 'Homeric' and 'Critic' because of his intense engagement in grammatical and poetic discourses. A contemporary of Aristarchus the grammarian, in the time of Ptolemy …Matched in translationhighshort
ε3504ΕὐθύδημοςEuthydemos, Euthydemus… character of the city strange and not good for pursuing philosophy in. For nowhere were people more addicted to luxury -- jokers and brutes all -- and they were more interested in their linens …Matched in translationhighmedium
ι291ἹλάριοςHilarios, Hilarius… of books; nevertheless he had been a late learner in philosophical discourse. For as he had been required to devote his life to the public affairs of his fatherland, he had no leisure for …Matched in translationhighmedium
μ198ΜαρῖνοςMarinos, Marinusof Neapolis. Philosopher and rhetor. A pupil of the philosopher Proclus, and his successor. He wrote a Life of his teacher Proclus both in prose and in epic verse, and a number of other …Matched in translationhighshort
ε2424ἘπίκτητοςEpiktetos, EpictetusOf Hierapolis in Phrygia; a philosopher; a slave of Epaphroditus, one of the bodyguards of the emperor Nero. Disabled in a leg because of a flux, he lived in Nicopolis, [a city] of [the …Matched in translationhighmedium
γ450ΓρηγόριοςGregorios, Gregorius, Gregory… arts of grammar and poetry but excelled even more in philosophy, and was an accomplished rhetor. This man wrote many prose works; for his compositions count together approximately 30000 lines. Amongst them are the …Matched in translationhighlong
ι464ἸωάννηςIoannes, JohnGrammarian; of Alexandria; nicknamed Philoponus ["Industrious"]. His writings are very numerous, on grammar, philosophy, arithmetic, rhetoric, Holy Scripture; and against the eighteen arguments of Proclus and against Severus. However, he was rejected by the …Matched in translationhighshort
α4361ἈττικόςAttikos, Atticus… [= in] Armenia, and from youth he was taught to philosophize by a monk of the Macedonian sect. Then they were prominent in philosophy all through Sebasteia from their company with Eustathius, who we …Matched in translationhighlong

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