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ι12ἸάκωβοςIacobos, JacobSon of Hesychius the physician; the man surnamed Psychristus ["Chilly"], from the exarchy of Damascus. His father went to Rhodes, then to Drepanon, the one in Argos [Myth, Place]; and when he came there …highmedium
ι13ἸάκωβοςIacobos, JacobA physician. He derived his lineage from Damascus. Reaching the greatest precision in science he was accomplished not only in diagnosing diseases but also in curing them, [working] carefully and competently, [having learned] both …highmedium
ι63Ἰατρόςdoctor[It has] a short [iota] in Aristophanes in Wealth: "what doctor, then, is there now in the city?". But in Homer [sc. it has a long one]: "a doctor man, you see [...]". "A …

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Son of Hesychius the physician; the man surnamed Psychristus ["Chilly"], from the exarchy of Damascus. His father went to Rhodes, then to Drepanon, the one in Argos [Myth, Place]; and when he came there he married the…

Ἰάκωβος, Ἡσυχίου υἱὸς ἰατροῦ, ὁ ἐπικληθεὶς Ψύχριστος, ἐκ τοῦ ἐξάρχου Δαμασκηνοῦ. εἰς Ῥόδον δὲ γενομένου τοῦ πατρός, εἶτα εἰς Δρέπανον τὸ ἐν Ἄργει, ἐλθόντος κἀκεῖ γήμαντος τὴν ἐξ…

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ι73ἸαχήνIakhen, IachimThis man was an Egyptian, a man dear to the gods and profitable in every respect. He lived in the reign of Senu the king of the Egyptians. He countered amulets and spells, and …highmedium

ι80ἼβυκοςIbykos, Ibycus[Ibycus] son of Phytios, but others [say] of Polyzelos the Messenian historiographer, others yet of Kerdas. His family was from Rhegium. From there he came to Samos when Polycrates the father of the tyrant …highmedium

ι112Ἴδιονone's own, characteristicThis is of two kinds, either like the property of a part -- as when we say, it is the property of the foot to walk, for we do not say that walking is …highmedium

ι114Ἰδιόξενοςprivate guest-friend[Meaning] one who is a guest-friend by himself in private. But a proxenos is one newly arrived from a foreign city, to whom the ambassadors are conducted. And this man introduces the embassies to …highmedium

ι159Ἱερατικὴpriest-craft, religion[Priest-craft] and philosophy do not originate from the same sources. But philosophy coming down from the one cause of all things to the foundation of [material] beings, through the middle of all kinds [of …highmedium

ι165Ἱερείας ἐνύπνιονpriestess's dreamBut others say it should rather be called Himeraia's dream. A certain old woman [named] Himeraia, so they say, thought she saw herself taken up into the heavens, and indeed as she entered the …highmedium

ι172ἹεροβοάμJeroboamBrother of Gideon, had a great many wives, from whom he begot 70 sons and one from a concubine. [Note] that Jonathan going up into Garizin (which is translated as "holy mountain") by telling …highmedium

ι173ἹεροβοάμJeroboamThis man built a palace in the city of Shechem and lived in it; he also built [a palace] in the city called Phanouel. Not much later when the festival of tabernacles was about …highmedium

ι176Ἱερογραμματεῖςsacred scribesThese among the Egyptians "were clever at speaking the truth about future events. And one of them reported to the king that a certain [child] would be born at that time to the Israelites, …highmedium

ι178ἹεροκλῆςHierokles, HieroclesA philosopher, from Alexandria. This man, along with his unchanging and magnificent breadth in thought to an outstanding degree and excelling in eloquence and abundance of the most beautiful nouns and verbs, used to …highmedium

ι199ἹέρωνHieron, HieroThis man was a tyrant, who "initially acquired by his own merit the kingship of the Syracusans and command of the[ir] allies, without inheriting either riches or fame or anything else ready-made from fortune, …highmedium

ι200ἹερώνυμοςHieronymos, HieronymusThis man was a tyrant. Some of the historians who wrote about his overthrow have described exhaustively the terrible things that occurred in connection with his overthrow, saying, for instance, that no tyrant, not …highmedium

ι222ἸηοῦIeou, Jehu[Jehu,] king of Samaria; [it was he] who killed Jezebel and the sons of Ahab in accordance with the word of Elijah the prophet. He collected all the multitude of the people and said …highmedium

ι275Ἰκρίαbenches, planks[Meaning] straight timbers, or plankings of the ship. Also [meaning] the benches of the theatres, which were in the assemblies as well; for they [sc. the people] used to be seated upon timbers. Before …highmedium

ι278Ἰκτεριᾶνto suffer from jaundice"For those who are suffering from jaundice every liquid seems to be bitter because the moisture around the tongue has this [kind of] liquid, which it tastes first and does not take hold of …highmedium

ι283ἼκτινοςkiteA kind of bird of prey which appears in the spring. And [there is] a proverb: "rolling down before kites." For when spring begins, the kite appears. Delighted by this they used to roll, …highmedium

ι291ἹλάριοςHilarios, Hilarius[Hilarius] of Antioch, the city in Syria, who held first place in the Council. He was affable by nature and in addition acute in speech and well-furnished with all kinds of books; nevertheless he …highmedium

ι320ἼλιονIlion, Ilium, TroyThe city of Phrygia. "When the affair of the Argonauts was over, the Red (Erythraean) Sibyl gave an oracle to the Greeks: [...]. In the territory of the Phrygians Tros, the father of Ilus …highmedium

ι368ἼνδακοςIndakos, IndacusA proper name. He flourished in the reign of Leo who was emperor after Marcian. He was illustrious for daring and very powerful in using his feet. As for his hands, he was better …highmedium

ι374ἸνδοίIndiansA barbarian nation. For war they had, as standards of the horsemen for every body of a thousand, a dragon that was stretched up on a pole, whose head was made [of] silver, with …highmedium

ι430ἸουδήθJudith[It is said] that in the time of Xerxes, king of the Persians, the Ethiopian kings rose up against the Persians, and when the king campaigned against them, the Jews looked to the revolt …highmedium

ι434ἸουλιανόςIoulianos, Iulianus, JulianThe son of the above-mentioned, who flourished in the reign of Marcus Antoninus. He too wrote Theurgica, Telestica, and oracles in epic verse, and other [works] which happen to be occult [treatises] on this …highmedium

ι436ἸουλιανόςIoulianos, Iulianus, Julian [of Halicarnassus][Julian] of Halicarnassus desired to renew the evil teaching of Severus, claiming that the body of Christ our God was incorruptible, that is, [because of] the union in the womb of his divinity and …highmedium

ι438ἸουλιανόςIoulianos, Iulianus, Julianus[Julianus,] the consul, who bought the imperial power. When he came into office, he immediately began to spend his leisure in luxury and drunkenness, applying himself lazily to the care of public affairs, and …highmedium

ι444ἸούνιοςIounios, JuniusA name. "Belonging to the class of knights, because he lived to eat, he was an associate of three rich men, a man who made his belly a god, a sniffer of frying pans; …highmedium

ι446ἸουστινιανόςIoustinianos, Iustinianus, JustinianAfter this man had founded the [church of the] Holy Wisdom, he purified and decorated with marble the hall which was formerly the Augusteion, which is interpreted 'fishmarket'; and he set up an equestrian …highmedium

ι447ἸουστινιανόςIustinianus, Ioustinianos, Justinian[Justinian], the Rhinotmetos ["The one with his nose cut off"], emperor of [the] Romans, son of Constantine; [it was he] who in addition to his other evil deeds gave political authority to harsh and …highmedium

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