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- β294Βίοςlife, lifestyleFrom the works of Philo. "The church of Christ establishes two styles of life, the one supernatural and above the common human way of life, not accepting marriage nor the procreation of children nor …
- β121Βάροςweight, influence, gravitas, dignity… follows (p. 517) Dindorf in opting for the alternative spelling filo/nikon instead of the Suda's filo/neikon. [3] Polybius 30.10.4. [4] Diodorus Siculus 33.28a (28b in Loeb edition); cf. iota 111. [5] Sophocles, Oedipus at …
- β437Βούλησιςwish, rational desirePhiloponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 5.24-33 Hayduck; cf. alpha 1315, pi 2376. [1] Wish (bou/lhsis) and choice (proai/resis) are closely related each other. These terms had a crucial importance in Greek moral philosophy, …
- β150ΒασίλειοςBasil, Basilius, Basileios… friend Gregory and to many others. On this Basil, also, Philostorgius has made a record in a story about him. He wrote as follows. "For in those times Basil flourished in Cappadocian Caesarea and …
- β202Βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεωςabomination of desolation… is said] that Antiochos [IV] Epiphanes, son of Seleukos [IV] Philopator, was a terrible and grasping man. On capturing the city by the spear he killed 150,000 [people] and then, making an insolent assault …
- β171Βάσσος ΚορίνθιοςBassos the Corinthian[1] Philostratos, Life of Apollonios of Tyana 4.26.
- β147Βασιλείαkingship… Laertius 7.122 (from the life of Zeno of Citium, Stoic philosopher); he has "the wise", rather than "the good", throughout; cf. delta 1424. [2] The source of what follows is unclear. [3] i.e. Philip …
- β10ΒαβύλαςBabylas… of the Great Martyr Artemius 54-5, adapting the account of Philostorgius (7 fr. 8, pp. 89-92 Bidez-Winkelmann), which is paraphrased somewhat differently by Photius. Babylas does not begin to make much of an impact …