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- ει278Εἰς καλόνfor goodSee e.g. Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 78; Plato, Meno 89E, Symposium 174E. cf. generically epsiloniota 279.Matched in noteshighshort
- ε699Ἐκκυκλεῖwheels out[Meaning he/she/it] uncovers. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] e)kkuklou/menos ["being wheeled out"], [meaning] having an e)kku/klhma.Matched in translationhighshort
- χ414Χοροῖσι τῶν τραγῳδιῶν ἄχθεταιhe is grieved at the choruses of the tragediansAristophanes, Birds 787-788 (web address 1: the Suda's e)kpeto/menos needs for metrical reasons to be e)kto/menos), immediately preceded by an explanation from the scholia to 787. The rephrasing and presentation of this quotation as …Matched in noteshighshort
- χ174ΧαίρωI delight, I rejoice[Used] with a dative. The [verb that means] I am glad. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "I rejoice in your coming." Oropicans speak this way. Euripides in Sisyphus [writes]: "I rejoice that you, …Matched in translationhighshort
- α4708Ἄχοςanguish, distress, sorrow[Meaning] a grief which brings silence. From this also [sc. comes the participle] a)xnu/menos ["he sorrowing"]. That is, he grieving. "Cease you from this grief; for no-one [is] beyond reach of evils." ['Beyond reach'] …Matched in translationhighshort
- α3559Ἀποστολαίdispatches[Meaning] discharges, gifts. Also [sc. attested is] a)po/stolos, the man sent out with an army in preparation for war. "Shattering some of the boats with their dispatches". That is, with their discharges. Also [sc. …Matched in translationhighmedium
- δ1093Δίκηςof justiceThe headword is the genitive singular of the noun di/kh (delta 1089, delta 1090, etc.), evidently quoted from somewhere, although not from either of the quotations given; perhaps from commentary to Aristophanes, Clouds 764 …Matched in noteshighmedium
- κ2468Κρονικώτεραmore antique, rather antique[1] The headword is comparative of the adjective kroniko/s, from the name of the god Kronos (cf. kappa 2467), neuter nominative/accusative plural. Same or similar glossing in other lexica, including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon, and …Matched in noteshighshort
- ε1137Ἐναύεινto supplicate[1] This meaning of the verb e)nau/w, labelled sense C in LSJ s.v., is unattested outside Photius (epsilon824 Theodoridis), the Suda, and ps.-Zonaras. They or their source seem to have confused e)nau/w "kindle" (sense …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1856Κναιόμενονbeing scratchedSame or similar entry in other lexica; see the references at Photius kappa813 Theodoridis. The headword is present middle/passive participle, masculine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular, of knai/w, a variant of kna/w. The …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ2198Κούφη γῆ τοῦτον καλύπτοιmay light earth cover him, may the earth covering him be lightThe headword phrase is otherwise unattested in this precise form, but for other versions in Attic tragedy and elsewhere see LSJ s.v. kou=fos, I.4.a; add Epistle 33.8 of the Emperor Julian. In Modern Greek …Matched in noteshighmedium
- δ1108Δίκροταdikrota, two-bankedThe headword is neuter plural of the adjective di/krotos, the primary meaning of which is "double-beating". It is employed with reference to the human pulse in all of Galen's treatises on this matter, and …Matched in noteshighshort
- ε3695ΕὐριπίδηςEuripidesProbably 480s - after 408 BCE; see generally John Gould in OCD(4) s.v. For a balanced and succinct investigation of Euripidean lore (with ample sourcing), see the Introduction (1-49) by David Kovacs in Euripides: …Matched in noteshighmedium