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ε2618Ἐπιστέλλειsends a message… the murderers." "But the general passed the words of the Persians on to the emperor through a secretary."Matched in translationhighshort
α4147ἈσίαAsia… and Cayster valleys, then to the kingdoms of Lydia and Persia (the latter first in Aeschylus, Persians 929?), then to the Roman province in western Anatolia, but, quite early also, to the easternmost of …Matched in noteshighshort
μ389Μέγας βασιλεύςGreat King[Meaning] the [king] of the Persians. [So called] because they used the greater power of the Persian Empire. To the other [kings] they added also the names of those who were ruled, as "of …Matched in translationhighshort
δ181Δεκατεύεινto pay a tithe… these the Greeks swore that, if they should conquer [the Persians], they would campaign [against the collaborators] and impose a tithe to the Pythian on all." "When I was invited to the tenth-day ceremony …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3208ἜστειλαI sentAorist of ste/llw, first person singular (evidently quoted from somewhere: Aeschylus, Persae 609?), glossed with a compound of the same verb.Matched in noteshighshort
α597ἈζησίαAzesia[Another name for] the maiden [Persephone], whereas Amaia [is] Demeter. And [there is] a proverb: Amaia looked for Azesia. In reference to those taking a long time in searches.Matched in translationhighshort
μ716Μετανεγνώσθηhad one's mind changed[Meaning he/she/it] was persuaded otherwise, and has ceased from anger. "[...] if Ajax has unexpectedly had his mind changed from anger against the Atreidae."Matched in translationhighshort
ι707ἼσχαναI held back, I restrained… white beets;" meaning [with] amusements, as for an invalid. I personally gave juice of chatter from books [and] from habits; not from barley-gruel but from the habits of men and from books.Matched in translationhighshort
λ582Λιπαρεῖ χειρίwith an importunate handMeaning one [sc. used] persistently, and continuously. Also [sc. attested is liparei= ["persistent"], [meaning] with abundant wealth. Sophocles [writes]: "Apollo! [hear me] who have come forward with an importunate hand, with much of what …Matched in translationhighshort
ι131Ἴδριαςknowledgeable… or other." And in the Epigrams [the word] i)dri/ths ["knowledgeable person"] [is used]: "knowledgeable of the land, knowledgeable also of the sea." Sophocles [writes]: "for if my nature is familiar with these words, I …Matched in translationhighshort
ν492Νοσηλείαcare of the ill, nursing… that have clearly been used to bandage some seriously wounded person. [1] The (incongruous) gloss is an abstract feminine noun in the nominative (and vocative) singular (lack of strength, weakness, sickliness); see LSJ s.v. …Matched in noteshighshort
α328Ἀγωνάρχαιcontest-judges… in the paroemiographers, e.g. Apostolius 1.25.) Possibly Contest, the divine personification of the agon (cf. Pausanias 5.26.3), though the apparently personifying language does not guarantee this. See further, next note. [3] Used in Plato, …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2807Ἐποποῖepopoi (in hoopoe-ese)… mouth of Pisetaerus (for a character drawn from Alcibiades 'the persuader of his companions' is a better name than Pisthetaerus; see Dunbar and others), the suffix is intended to represent -isti 'in the fashion/language …Matched in noteshighlong
χ410Χορόςchorus, orchestra… is] a saying: "a tragic chorus [is drawn] from 15 persons, a comic chorus from 24 persons."Matched in translationhighshort
ε529Ἐκομπολάκουνthey were boastingThird person plural, imperfect indicative active, of the verb kompolake/w. Glossed differently in a scholion on Aristophanes, Frogs 961 (where the headword is first person singular, spoken by Euripides: see web address 1, and …Matched in noteshighshort
α3254Ἀπόβλεπτονadmired[Meaning] esteemed. "A man admired by the Persian government because of his worthiness."Matched in translationhighshort
η188ἨκύρουνI was canceling, they were canceling… from epsilon 704 to here. [1] Imperfect of a)kuro/w, first person singular or third person plural. [2] Imperfect of kure/w, first person singular or third person plural. [3] Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 1159 (web …Matched in noteshighshort
μ145ΜανείηνI might be driven madAorist passive optative, first person singular, of mai/nomai (cf. mu 332, mu 336). It must be quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities, from Lucian onwards. (Latte on Hesychius mu234, where manei/hn is glossed …Matched in noteshighshort
α986ἈκρίσιοςAkrisios, AcrisiusFather of Danae (delta 57, alpha 987), grandfather of Perseus; see already at alpha 984. Both Sophocles and Euripides wrote plays about him. Perseus Encyclopedia entry at web address 1. [1] Likewise, according to …Matched in noteshighshort
α2188Ἀνδροπλήθειαmen-multitude… Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword comes from Aeschylus, Persians 235.Matched in noteshighshort
ν396ΝικόμαχοςNikomachos, Nikomakhos, Nicomachus… tragedies, including Alexandros, Eriphyle, Geryones, Aletides, Eileithuia, Neoptolemos, Mysoi, Oedipus, Persis, Polyxene, Trilogia, Metekbanousai, Tyndareus or Alkmaion, Teukros.Matched in translationhighshort
ι235ἸθαιγενήςlegitimateVariant of i)qagenh/s (iota 231), perhaps quoted from Aeschylus, Persians 306. For the ithai- prefix cf. iota 236.Matched in noteshighshort
λ843Λύπηpain, distress, vexation… is] an irrational contraction of the soul. Hence the excellent person must not feel pain. And the types of it [are] spite, envy, jealousy, worry, annoyance, foolishness, anguish, confusion. "Why does this vex me …Matched in translationhighshort
α2581Ἄνωγεcommands, has commanded… below. The present headword chould in theory be either second person singular imperative or third person singular indicative. The glossing (for which cf. Hesychius' entry on a)nw/gei, glossed with parakeleu/etai) indicates the latter ; …Matched in noteshighshort
α2593Ἀνῴμωξενwailed aloud… headword must be quoted from somewhere -- very probably Aeschylus, Persians 465; cf. Theodoridis on Photius s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1656ΔυσμεναίνωI bear ill-willOf person; see e.g. Euripides, Medea 874, and other examples in LSJ s.v. cf. generally delta 1657 (and Pollux 5.115).Matched in noteshighshort
γ277Γλάμωνbleary-eyed… eyes that are runny, like Charon [Author, Myth]. A bleary-eyed person [is] an unclean person. And Sophocles [sc. uses the term] in reference to a bird: "bleary in their feeding." Aristophanes in Frogs [writes]: …Matched in translationhighmedium
η362Ἠμπέσχετοput on [a garment]… in other lexica. The primary headword is aorist middle, third person singular, of a)mpe/xw (cf. alpha 1652). It must be quoted from somewhere; perhaps (as Latte on Hesychius claims) from Euripides, Medea 1159 (web …Matched in noteshighshort
ω192Ὡρκωμότηκενhas taken an oathPerfect active of o(rkotome/w, third person singular. Sophocles fr.1116a (this word only). For a different form of this verb see Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 46.Matched in noteshighshort
κ37Καθαρῶςclearly… Plainly. "Calling to council anyone who was noble amongst the Persians, he disclosed these matters."Matched in translationhighshort