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ι504ἸώσηποςJosephusJew; historian. Vespasian orders Josephus to be guarded, intending to send him shortly to Nero. Josephus, when he heard this, said that he wished to say something to him alone. Vespasian sent away everyone …Matched in translationhighmedium
ι503ἸώσηποςJosephus… named Christians after him has not has not died out.' Josephus says such things about Christ in the 18th book.Matched in translationhighmedium
α3039Ἀπερείδομαι τὸν πόκονI put forward the fleece… wanting to pour forth their spirit into those men." And Josephus [writes]: "he said [for them] to pour forth their wrath on the man to blame [for the revolt]." So a)perei/sasqai [sc. means] to …Matched in translationhighmedium
μ772Μετέωροςraised-up, stirred-up… stirred-up for the sight of Olympia, [Aemilius] set out." And Josephus [writes]: "[he] annoyed the many, who were [sc. already] stirred-up for the coming war." "They were stirred-up in their souls and still vacillating …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ232Δεξιός[on the] right [side], dexterous, courteous… his right hand, and was planning to entertain [him]." And Josephus [writes]: "he sought to come down upon the right hand [of friendship]." That is, upon a treaty. The ancients also used to call …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1078Δικαιοῦνto think just, to exact justice… the Gabii think just". Meaning consider to be just. And Josephus: "and they, reckoning the exaction of justice to be an insult, drew down many of the weapons and departed to a certain place."Matched in translationhighmedium
α3566Ἀποστυγοῦντεςabhorring, loathing[Meaning they] hating. Josephus [writes]: "Antiochus having abhorred [...]". "Fabricius was appointed commander for the war against Pyrrhus. For when the armies were facing each other, a certain man who was on night watch …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4493Αὐτόθενfrom this very place, from that very place… on the course to injustice from this very place." And Josephus [writes]: "to send bribes to the king from that very place." Meaning from home. Or, 'from that very place' [meaning] from there, or …Matched in translationhighmedium
γ98ΓεδεώνGideon… present entry, after the opening phrase, is an approximation of Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 5.210 & 215-217 (web address 1 below). Josephus' account itself summarizes Judges 7.1-8 LXX. Ending the story where he does, the …Matched in noteshighmedium
α4702ἌχθομαιI am sick [of], I am grieved by… And Aristophanes [writes]: "for I am sick of onions." And Josephus [writes]: "God was grieved at the survival of the king of the Amalekites and at the crowd's plundering of the cattle, because these …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1785Ἀμφορεαφόρουςamphora-bearers, amphora-carriers… [sc. attested is the phrase] "little Thasian amphoras", [meaning] jugs. Josephus [writes]: "he bought up with a Tyrian coin, which is worth four Attic [drachmas], four amphoras, and then sold [them] for the price …Matched in translationhighmedium
ι470ἸώανοςIoanos, Ioasos, Jehoash, JoashJosephus, Jewish Antiquities 9.166-9 (web address 1). Josephus gives the king's name as *)iw/asos; in the Septuagint it is *iwas. Perhaps the Suda (or its source) has confused the name with *)iwa/nnhs "John." cf. …Matched in noteshighmedium
α3375Ἀπολαβόντεςhaving intercepted… difficult ravines, they compelled them to accept disgraceful terms." And Josephus [writes]: "having pursued the enemy they intercept them in a ravine and kill them all." And elsewhere: "for the place was pleasing to …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ739ΛώτLot… in 18.1 the Massoretic text has "LORD" instead of "God." Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.196, simply calls them "angels." [2] Genesis 18.16-33. [3] The biblical account mentions how the Sodomites, surrounding the house …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ95ΔαυίδDavid… the witch of Endor, see 1 Sam. 28.3-25. [5] cf. Josephus Antiquities of the Jews 6.344-345, 347, and note 8 below. [6] cf. 1 Kingdoms 31.3. [7] Up to this point the entry is …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ94ΔαυίδDavid… for Asahel (a member of the Thirty) described similarly, and Josephus for Asahel outrunning a horse (Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 7.14). [6] Literally, "332 myriads." In the MT, 2 Samuel 24:9 the total is 1,300,000; …Matched in noteshighmedium
α449ἌδερHadad, Ader, AderosMost of this entry is quoted directly from Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 8.200-204; see web address 1 below for the text on Perseus. Information about Hadad is also to be found in I Kings 11:14-23. …Matched in noteshighmedium
η544ἩρώδηςHerodes, Herod, Herod the Great… Compostella. See Catholic Encyclopedia entry at web address 1. [4] Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 19.8.2. [5] This passage presents a confused version of Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 2.9. Eusebius referred to Acts 12:1-2 ("About that time …Matched in noteshighmedium
ι176Ἱερογραμματεῖςsacred scribes[1] Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 2.205. For Moses see generally mu 1348. [2] Or Senues: see also sigma 233. [3] Aelian fr.108a Domingo-Forasté (105 Hercher); cf. iota 73, sigma 284.Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3139ἘσθήρEsther… reigned 486-465: xi 54). Rather, the Greek sources, and especially Josephus (Jewish Antiquities 11.198ff.) show the name Artaxerxes; therefore an alternative identification with Xerxes' immediate successor, Artaxerxes I Makrocheir (reigned 465-424), has been suggested. …Matched in noteshighmedium
α2642Ἀντέχειholds out, withstands… not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 12.203. [8] Diodorus Siculus 29.9, on events of 189 BCE. [9] Likewise (minus the grammatical point) in other lexica; …Matched in noteshighmedium
ι173ἹεροβοάμJeroboamJosephus, Antiquities of the Jews 8.225-6 (web address 1); cf. iota 172.Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3123ἘσσαῖοιEssenes, Essaioi… 329.11-17, 344.19-21. The Essaioi or Essenoi are mentioned by Philo, Josephus, Pliny, and later authors (see Catholic Encyclopedia entry by E.P. Graham at web address 1, Jewish Encyclopedia entry by Kaufmann Kohler at web …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2434Κριόςram, battering ram… quoted section in both entries is a close paraphrase of Josephus, Jewish War 3.214-217 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighmedium
ει267Εἰσήρρησενwent into… identified by Adler, but TLG searching shows it to be Josephus, Jewish War 4.85 (web address 2).Matched in noteshighmedium
α2461Ἀνίειgave up… Adler but identifiable via the TLG as an abbreviation of Josephus, Jewish War 5.10. See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.LXXXIII. [6] Quotation unidentifiable. [7] Perhaps Arrian: see p.50 Roos. (In any event …Matched in noteshighmedium
α4694ἈχίαςAhijah, Achias, AkhiasJosephus, Jewish Antiquities 8.267-272; derived from 1 Kings (3 Kingdoms LXX) 14. See also iota 174.Matched in noteshighmedium
β202Βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεωςabomination of desolation… Also mentioned in I Maccabees 1:54, 6:7; Diodorus Siculus 34/35.5.1; Josephus, Jewish War 1.34. The noun bde/lugma, from bdelu/ssw or bdelu/ssomai, literally means a feeling or expression of loathing or revulsion, and hence the …Matched in noteshighmedium
ει83Εἰκόςprobable… but identifiable via the TLG as a close approximation of Josephus, Jewish War 7.314, with pro\s ei)=kon ('towards a point of least resistance'; for the idiom cf. Plutarch, Fabius 16.2) for the Suda's pro\s …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2315Ἐπιεικῶςproperly… Kolchis (Colchis, Lazike; cf. kappa 1979); cf. Kaldellis (136). [5] Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 12.198 (web address 3). [6] Quotation unidentifiable. [7] Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 4.10.2; on Chosroes II's (cf. alpha 2015 note) escape from …Matched in noteshighmedium