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κ2498ΚροῖσοςCroesus, Kroisos… whole house to her. A certain friend of Croesus was Iononos, the son of Theocharides, who was very well-off. This man asked his father for gold, got it, and gave it to Croesus. Later …Matched in translationhighmedium
α104Ἄβυσσονabyss… that which not even a deep [buqo/s] can contain; but Ionians pronounce buqo/s as busso/s. From which also bussodomeu/ein ["to build in the deep"] appears to be said, from the verb du/nw ["I sink"] …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1029Διθυραμβοδιδάσκαλοιdithyramb-directors… up compound words and said endiaeriaierinechetous; such a man was Ion of Chios, the poet. He wrote a poem that began, "dawn star roaming the air, [crescent moon, white-winged precursor of the sun]." In …

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Κροῖσος

Croesus, Kroisos

[Croesus,] king of [the] Lydians, son of Alyattes. Previously it had been his lot to rule Adramytteion and the Theban plain; but after his father had campaigned against Caria he sent around messages telling his [sons]…

Κροῖσος, Λυδῶν βασιλεύς, υἱὸς Ἀλυάττου· ὃς τὸ πρότερον ἄρχειν ἔλαχεν Ἀδραμυττείου καὶ Θήβης πεδίου· στρατεύσαντος δὲ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Καρίαν περιήγγειλε τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ τὸν…

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α4382ἈτρέαAtreus… they contract: [such as] *Xoa= and *Mhlia= and *Sounia=. But Ionic [writers] contract the former, saying *)Atre/a and *phle/a short; therefore [it is] not necessary to lengthen [the syllables] in tragedies, unless the meter …Matched in translationhighmedium

η417Ἠώςdawn… is called h)w/s in the common dialect [koinê], e(/ws in Ionic, a)w/s in Doric, [and] from this in Aeolic au)w/n and with alteration of the u, ai)w/n.Matched in translationhighmedium

α731ἈθήναιοςAthenaios, Athenaeus… divided it among those who came to the festival. And Ion of Chios, when he won a victory in the tragic competition at Athens, gave every Athenian a jar of Chian [sc. wine]. And …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1736ἈμφικτυόνεςAmphiktyons, Amphictyons… he, as king, who convened the peoples. They were twelve: Ionians, Dorians, Perrhaiboi, Boiotians, Magnesians, Achaians, Phthiotians, Molians, Dolopes, Aenianians, Delphians, Phocians. But some say it is thus called from being neighbors to and …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1916ἈνακρέωνAnakreon, Anacreon… Parthenios', others Aristokritos'. He wrote elegies and iambics, all in Ionic dialect. He was born in the time of Polykrates the tyrant of Samos in the 52nd Olympiad, though some assign him to the …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3422ἈπολλώνιοςApollonius [Dyscolus], Apollonios [Duskolos]… Paronyms (1 book); On Comparatives; and On Dialects - Doric, Ionic, Aeolic, Attic; On Homeric Figures; On Fabricated History; On Modifications of Forms; On Necessary Accents (2 books); On Skewed Accents (1 book); On …Matched in translationhighmedium

α4084ἈρχέλαοςArchelaos, Archelaus… that he was the first to introduce natural philosophy from Ionia. He was a pupil of Anaxagoras of Clazomenae, and he had Socrates as a pupil. Some assert that he also taught Euripides. He …Matched in translationhighmedium

η536ἩρόδοτοςHerodotus, Herodotos… Lygdamis the son of Pisindelis. In Samos he practised the Ionian dialect and wrote a history in nine books, beginning with Cyrus the Persian and Candaules the king of the Lydians. He went back …Matched in translationhighmedium

κ2240ΚωλιάςKolias, Colias… had suffered in the chains. But others [say] that when Ion was sacrificing an offering of a ham [kwlh=], a hawk snatched it and settled on that spot [sc. to eat it]. Hence the …Matched in translationhighmedium

κ2497ΚροῖσοςKroisos, Croesus… the Greeks had been free. For the Kimmerian expedition against Ionia, earlier than Croesus, was not an overthrow of the cities but [sc. mere] plundering arising from a raid.Matched in translationhighmedium

χ525ΧριστόδωροςChristodoros, Christodorus… Heliopolis where the so-called Aphaka are), Land of Miletos in Ionia, Land of Tralles, Land of Aphrodisias, Description of the Statues in [the baths of] Zeuxippos [at Constantinople], and many other works.Matched in translationhighmedium

α729ἈθηναίαςAthenaiai, Athenaeae, Athenian women… K.-A.). [7] Here Photius' entry is carelessly abbreviated. Read: 'and Ion says that...': FGrH 392 F11. (For Themistocles see generally theta 124, theta 125, theta 126. He had several daughters; the one in question …Matched in noteshighmedium

α1448ἈλφειόςAlpheios, Alpheus… northwest past Mount Lykaion (lambda 799), and empties into the Ionian Sea (Barrington Atlas map 58 grid A2) west of Olympia. [1] Homer, Iliad 5.545 (web address 1). Pylos (cf. pi 3167) is in …Matched in noteshighmedium

α1912Ἀνακωχεύειrefrains… generally LSJ s.v. a)nokwxeu/w (sic). The ana- form, here, is Ionic. [1] Sophocles, Electra 732 (web address 1), with scholion; similar material in Photius, Hesychius and elsewhere. [2] cf. alpha 2238. [3] This rather …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3860Ἄρρητονaccursed… -- literally prayed against, and so accursed -- is the Ionic dialect version of a)rato/s [the SOL headword for the present entry is wrong in giving it double rho], and hence potentially confusable with …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1205ΔιοσημείαZeus-omen, Zeus-sign… word reminiscent of Euripidean language: see Andromache 227, Iph.Taur. 645, Ion 106, Iph.Aul. 1515, fr.856.4. [6] a)pie/nai: jussive infinitive; cf. Aristophanes, Wasps 386. [7] ei)s e)/nhn, "the day after tomorrow" (e)/nefin Hesiod, Works and …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε1031ἜμπληνI neared, they nearedHypothetical forms mentioned in this entry reflect the theory, promoted by Philoxenus of Alexandria (phi 394), that the Greek vocabulary was based on a core of monosyllabic verbs: see Dickey, 3.1.10 (p. 85). [1] …Matched in noteshighmedium

ει319Ἐς τὸ δέονfor the necessary… is more common in classical Attic prose; e)s occurs in Ionic, in some kinds of poetry (on the distribution of the two forms, see LSJ s.v.). There is no difference in meaning. [2] For …Matched in noteshighmedium

ι63Ἰατρόςdoctor[1] Aristophanes, Wealth [Plutus] 407, with scholion. [2] Homer, Iliad 11.514 (with epic/Ionic i)htro/s). [3] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 561.12-13. [4] Aristophanes, Clouds 332, with scholion. On Hippocrates, see iota 564. …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ418ΧοσρόηςChosroes, Khosrau, Khosraw… knowledge. [7] Parmenides was a disciple of one of the Ionian schools: see pi 675. The dialogue sees Socrates and Parmenides debating the existence of Platonic Forms. [8] The text of Agathias has geganwme/nos; …Matched in noteshighmedium