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λ491ΛίβερνοςLibernos, Libernus… knew from a Sibylline oracle that the earth would seal itself back together if the most valuable thing among humankind was pitched into the chasm, so some of them brought gold, and others silver, …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ777Λυγκεύςlygkeus; lynxes… the references at Photius lambda432 Theodoridis, where the problematic headword itself, here the singular lugkeu/s, is printed as (obelized) lugkes (unaccented; lu/gkes in Hesychius lambda1338). The singular lu/gc appears at lambda 779; and see …Matched in noteshighshort
λ251Λεοντεία δοράlion's hide… the phrase 'leo/nteios (sic) dora/' with 'its skin'. The adjective itself can mean anything pertaining to a lion or more specifically (as in the quotation here) its skin. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. Adler suggests Symeon …Matched in noteshighshort
λ25ΛάγοςLagos, Lagus… to visit [him] and, stretching down its wings while raising itself, protected him both from the direct ray of the sun and, whenever it rained, from heavy rain. It would terrify the ordinary birds, …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ717ΛόχμιοςthicketedThe headword adjective, in the nominative case, is itself unglossed; the glossing comes after its occurrence, in the quotation, in the accusative. cf. generally lambda 713, lambda 716. [1] Greek Anthology 6.32.2 (Agathias Scholasticus); …Matched in noteshighshort
λ54ΛακιδέαςLaodikeians, Laodiceans… fully at lambda 854, phi 768, and the Synesius passage itself (which goes on to mention 'Euthalios the Laodikean'). See the translation of A. Fitzgerald at web address 1. The Barrington Atlas lists seven …Matched in noteshighshort
λ31Λαγῴοιςon hares… that eating hare’s flesh means living luxuriously; and this headword itself can by extension cover all sorts of dainties or luxury foodstuffs (see LSJ s.v.).Matched in noteshighshort
λ8Λάβραξbass… byword/proverb, applying to gluttons, see Apostolius 10.38; and for Miletus itself cf. mu 1060. [1] Etymologically 'grabby', thus greedy, a sense present in a couple of the associated terms, lambda 7 and lambda 9. …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ824ΛυκοῦργοςLykourgos, Lycurgus… learned to hunt, and the other that learned to indulge itself, would each do nothing contrary to its [habit] if opportunity arose.' And at the same moment he ordered the dog-handler to let both …Matched in translationhighlong
λ604Λίσποιsmooths; half-dice… adjective for the adverb ("on account of incessant sitting at…"), itself governing e)pi\ + the article and infinitive. [6] Here a new sentence in our text begins "In which" (e)n w|(=), presumably from the …Matched in noteshighmedium