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α207Ἄγευστος θοίνηςwithout a taste of the feastThe headword phrase, illustrative of an idiom noted in LSJ s.v. a)/geustos, I -- is presumably quoted from somewhere. It features also in, besides other lexica, two adjacent entries in Photius (alpha156 and alpha157 …Matched in noteshighmedium
α3520Ἀποσιμῶσαιto moon [someone]; to make ships swerveThe headword is aorist active infinitive of the rare verb a)posimo/w, literally 'I make [someone or something] flat-nosed' (cf. sigma 437). [1] See generally on this J. Henderson, The Maculate Muse (New Haven 1975) …Matched in noteshighshort

α207

Ἄγευστος θοίνης

without a taste of the feast

[Meaning someone] living a (?)refined life. Also [sc. attested is the plural] a)/geustoi, [meaning those] lacking experience. [Something] "lacking taste" has four meanings: either that which is lacking flavor as yet,…

Ἄγευστος θοίνης· ἀστείως βίου ἔχων. καὶ Ἄγευστοι, ἄπειροι. Ἄγευστον, τετραχῶς· ἢ γὰρ τὸ ἀχύμωτον μὲν τέως, δυνάμενον δὲ χυμωθῆναι, ὡς τὸ ὕδωρ· ἄποιον γὰρ ὂν δύναται χυμωθῆναι· ἢ…

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gender and sexuality36

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meter and music25

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α4177Ἀσκὸς ἐν πάχνῃa wineskin in a frost… on it (PG 80, 1848bc). [2] 1 Corinthians 9.27. [3] Aristophanes, Acharnians 1000-2 (web address 1). What follows here derives from scholiastic comment on the line. [4] The Khoes, the second day of the …

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κ1882Κνώδοντοςof a spear's tooth, of a swordAn approximation of Sophocles, Ajax 1024-1026 (from which the present headword, in the genitive case, is extracted: see web address 1), with scholion. [1] Literally, knw/dontes are the teeth of a hunting spear, which …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3768Εὐτειχεῖ πάγῳon a well-walled hill; with a well-walled hillSame or similar entries in other lexica; and cf. a scholion on Homer, Iliad 1.129, where Troy is called 'well-walled' (eu)tei/xeon: web address 1). For parallel usage, see Euripides, Andromache 1010 (web address 2). …Matched in noteshighshort

α4599Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξαςhaving let go and having set freeThe first part of the entry (as far as n.2) is an abridgement of the one in Harpokration s.v. [1] Demosthenes 36.25; Isaeus 5.14. [2] Demosthenes 36.2. [3] Hyperides fr. 181 Jensen; see already …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the AreopagiteLinks to works by and about Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite at web address 1; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry by Mark Lamarre at web address 2; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry by Kevin Corrigan and …Matched in noteshighlong

ε2498Ἐπὶ ξυροῦon a razorThe illustrative quotations provided in this entry actually illustrate a slightly different figure of 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 …Matched in noteshighshort

χ394Χοόςof a chous[1] According to LSJ (s.v. xo/es; web address 1) a xou=s and a xoeu/s are the same thing; approximately 5.7 pints. See also chi 362. [2] Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 347-348 (web address 2). What precedes …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2708Ἐπιτολῆςof a raising= Synagoge epsilon766; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1766. Headword and glosses are genitive singulars. (The headword is presumably quoted from somewhere. Extant possibilities are numerous; and cf. under theta 205.) Similar, but largely in the nominative …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3904Ἐφήμεροςephemeral, for a daySee also epsilon 3902, epsilon 3903. [1] Same or similar glossing in Photius and other lexica; cf. also Pollux 1.65. [2] cf. scholion on Nicander, Alexipharmaca 249 (Medea). [3] From alpha 1695. The adjectives …Matched in noteshighshort

α3438Ἀπὸ μηχανῆςfrom a machinecf. Diogenianus 2.84 and other paroemiographers; also the scholia to Plato, Clitophon 470A (and other scholia). For the proverbiality of the phrase see also e.g. Demosthenes 40.59: "Timocrates alone, as if from a machine, …Matched in noteshighmedium

γ420Γραμματείουof a grammar-school… given. [1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 179 Zintzen (109 Asmus); cf. pi 1828. [2] grammatei=a here used in a different sense from the first quotation. [3] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler tentatively suggests Symeon Metaphrastes.) …Matched in noteshighshort

ε49Ἐγένετο καὶ Μάνδρωνι συκίνη ναῦςeven Mandron got a fig-wood shipSlightly expanded from Photius, Lexicon epsilon33 Theodoridis. See also Zenobius 3.44 (Choliambica adespota fr. 8) and other paroemiographers; cf. mu 138, sigma 1324 (end). [1] Mandron is not regarded by Athenian prosopography as an …Matched in noteshighshort

α3464Ἀπὸ ξυστοῦfrom a spearHomer does not use the phrase a)po\ custou=. But this is surely an error for the phrase ou)dou= a)po\ cestou=, "from a polished threshold", which occurs twice in the Odyssey (18.33 and 22.72); cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

χ430ΧωνεύωI cast a mouldCompare ps.-Herodian 152 and (according to Adler) Lexicum Ambrosianum 431 & 438. [1] LSJ s.v. registers xwneu/w as a contracted form of xoaneu/w. [2] For an instance see Polybius 34.10.12. [3] This form xwnnu/w …Matched in noteshighshort

δ808Διαυλωνίζεινto go through a channelSame entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, a comparable one in the Ambrosian Lexicon. Post-Suda, Etymologicium Magnum 743.19-20 relates it specifically to winds; and see LSJ s.v. For the etymology cf. generally alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

η342Ἡμιολίαιςone-and-a-half-bankers… the second quotation here). [2] Polybius fr. 162 Büttner-Wobst; quoted again at upsilon 299. For keletes (another type of ship), see kappa 1301. Büttner-Wobst notes (535) that Valesius (Henri de Valois 1603-1676) attributed this …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1573Δύναμιςcapability, capacity, ability, potentiality, power… principal part of this entry derives from two of the ancient commentators on Aristotle. In sequence: Alexander of Aphrodisias, On the Topica 348.24-32, 349.18-19; John Philoponus, On the de anima 34.6-19, 265.12-20. [1] Copied …Matched in noteshighlong

η60ἩγίαςHegiasDamascius, Life of Isidore fr.351 Zintzen (221 Asmus, 145B Athanassiadi) on Hegias, successor of Isidore as diadochus in the Athenian Academy. [1] It is not clear who his father was. Martano (see bibliography below) …Matched in noteshighmedium

α1770Ἀμφιστεφέεςcrowned-around, surrounding like a crownSame or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha1369 Theodoridis. The nominative plural headword is a variant reading at Homer, Iliad 11.40 (web address 1): referring to the three heads of the …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1435Δοχμήa hand's breadth[1] Approx. three inches; but contrast delta 1434. [2] From a scholion on Aristophanes, Knights 318 (web address 1); see already delta 1434.Matched in noteshighshort

κ1352Κεραμέως πλοῦτοςa potter's wealthComica adespota fr. 749 Kock (but not in K.-A.); and in several of the paroemiographers (e.g. Apostolius 9.71).Matched in noteshighshort

α3242Ἄπνουςnot breathingThese anecdotes come from Diogenes Laertius' Life of Empedocles (8.51-77, at 59-61), with a different order and some different readings; for a selection of the latter, see the notes below. For Empedocles see generally …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2130ἈνάχαρσιςAnacharsisC6 BCE. See generally Michael Gagarin in OCD(4) s.v. (p.77). Anacharsis is first mentioned in Herodotus (4.46 & 76-77). Most of the present entry's material is taken from Diogenes Laertius 1.101-105. (Some has already …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1149ΔιόδωροςDiodoros, Diodorus, DiodoreBorn Antioch, date unknown; died Tarsus 390 CE. Doctrinally associated with the interpretative school of Antioch, in opposition to that of Alexandria. See vol. 1, pp. 452-54 of the Cayré work below and pp. …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ1052Κατηναρισμέναςhaving been slaughteredThe headword is the perfect passive participle, feminine accusative plural, of katenari/zw ('I kill outright'). It is quoted here from Sophocles, Ajax 26, with comment from the scholia there; cf. lambda 356. The scholiast …Matched in noteshighmedium

α4669ἈχαΐαAkhaia, Achaia, Achaea… of the first paragraph of the entry seems to be a quotation or a paraphrase of some account from the first few centuries CE (perhaps an epitome of Pausanias 7.16.1-10), but the source is …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ1573Κιβδηλίαadulteration, dishonestyThe gloss is taken from the scholia to Aristophanes, Birds 158; see further below. cf. generally kappa 1574, kappa 1575. [1] The senses are all connected: debasing coinage can involve shaving off some of …Matched in noteshighshort

α69ἈβραάμAbraham… from George the Monk, in part indirectly from Philo of Alexandria; see further in the notes below. [1] cf. Matthew 27:25 (web address 1). [2] The Suda's attention to Chaldean astrology derives from Philo, …Matched in noteshighlong

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