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α309Ἀγοραῖοιmarketplace [men]… the headword as stemming from Acts 17.5 (genitive plural). [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 53 Zintzen (24 Asmus). A fuller version of the fragment is given at pi 658, where Adler notes several …Matched in noteshighshort
α403Ἀγχίνοιαtight-wittedness… accusative case, extracted from the quotation which now follows. [5] Damascius fr.71 Zintzen (31 Asmus), in Photius, Bibliotheke; cf. epsilon 3071, phi 404.Matched in noteshighshort
α405Ἀγχίσποροιnear-seeded… quotation (oi( qew=n a)gxi/sporoi: part of Aeschylus fr. 162). [2] Damascius fr.87 Zintzen (40 Asmus); cf. pi 1966.

α309

Ἀγοραῖοι

marketplace [men]

Has circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable; [meaning] men involved in a marketplace. Damascius [writes]: "[...] but he stood by and begged those who were defrauding, even including (?)skilled judges." But with…

Ἀγοραῖοι· προπερισπωμένως· οἱ ἐν ἀγορᾷ ἀναστρεφόμενοι ἄνθρωποι. Δαμάσκιος· ὁ δὲ παρίστατο καὶ ἐξῄτει τοῖς ἀποστεροῦσι μέχρι καὶ δικαστῶν ἀγοραίων. προπαροξυτόνως δὲ Ἀγόραιος, ἡ…

meter and music

meter and music

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8

science and technology5

science and technology5

trade and manufacture3

trade and manufacture3

Nicholas Wilshere1

Nicholas Wilshere1

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α764Ἄθρυπτοςunbroken… feminine, as in the quotation given; cf. theta 519. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 98 Zintzen (50 Asmus); again at delta 1461. On the Dorian mode "perceived as dignified and manly" see M.L. …Matched in noteshighshort

α773Ἀθύτουςsacrifice-less [ones]… in part at delta 679. See also theta 187. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 216 Zintzen (133 Asmus); more fully at sigma 139.Matched in noteshighshort

α994Ἀκροατὴς καὶ Ἀκροᾶσθαιhearer and to hear[1] For the verb see already alpha 993. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 58 Zintzen (28 Asmus). [3] Genitive plural, presumably extracted from the quotation which follows. [4] Julian, Oration 7 (206A).Matched in noteshighshort

α1015Ἀκρόπολιςacropolis… (Küster, Schweighäuser) of polemi/wn 'enemies' to po/lewn 'cities' here. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 302 Zintzen (308 Asmus), citing Polybius fr. 4.Matched in noteshighshort

α1588Ἀμήχανονunmanageable, without means… Iliad 15.14, where this word is used of Hera. [5] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 88 Zintzen (40 Asmus).Matched in noteshighshort

α2532Ἄνθρωποςman… and he is L. Moretti, Olympionikai (Rome 1957) no.272. [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.363 Zintzen (227 Asmus).Matched in noteshighshort

α3142Ἀπῆγενled away… from the quotation given, but there are numerous alternatives. [1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 144 Zintzen (88 Asmus); cf. sigma 62.Matched in noteshighshort

α4587ἈφέλειαsimplicityEntry out of alphabetical order. [1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.45 Zintzen (23 Asmus). cf. epsilon 3503, pi 2797.Matched in noteshighshort

αι89Αἰδοῖοςvenerable… scholia to Homer, Iliad 3.172, where the headword occurs. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 248 Zintzen (and Asmus). For Isidore, see iota 631; for Proclus, see pi 2473.Matched in noteshighshort

β316Βλακεύεταιgets lazy, is lazy… the verb blakeu/w; same glossing in Photius and elsewhere. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 21 Zintzen (237 Asmus, 16A Athanassiadi). [3] An approximation of Xenophon, Anabasis 2.3.11 (web address 1 below), on the …Matched in noteshighshort

γ107ΓελασείωI want to laugh[1] cf. already gamma 106. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 28 Zintzen (21 Asmus).Matched in noteshighshort

δ1233Διωλύγιονenormous… on this passage; Zenobius 3.34, 5.55 and other paroemiographers. [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 195 Zintzen (77 Asmus, 113M Athanassiadi).Matched in noteshighshort

δ1572Δύναμιςpower… a cross-reference to the preceding entry, delta 1571, q.v. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 112 Zintzen (61 Asmus, 48A Athanassiadi); quoted more fully at alpha 4304.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1088Ἐναγεῖςpolluted… is accusative plural, presumably extracted from the quotation given. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore, fr. 236 Asmus, 19 Zintzen, 20A Athanassiadi. Athanassiadi says, "The reference is clearly to the Christians." Compare epsilon 1584, and …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1181Ἐνδόμυχοςhole-in-the-corner, lurking within… 87 (on Erysichthon hiding away and gorging on food). [1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 28 Asmus, 59 Zintzen, 30B Athanassiadi.Matched in noteshighshort

ε2043Ἐπ' ἐλάχιστονvery little, to a very little extent… there are many alternatives, beginning with three in Thucydides). [1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 112 Zintzen (61 Asmus, 48A Athanassiadi); quoted more fully at alpha 4304.Matched in noteshighshort

ε2693Ἐπιτίθησινdispatches… For this use of e)piti/qhmi, see LSJ s.v. VI. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 233 Zintzen (263 Asmus).Matched in noteshighshort

ε3031ἙρμαῖονHermes-gift, godsend… 1). See already epsilon 3030, and again epsilon 3032. [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.341 Zintzen (194 Asmus); cf. alpha 2305, nu 161.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3586Εὐμοιρίαgood fortune… Photius and other lexica. [2] Appian, Annibaica 125 Viereck-Roos-Gabba. [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.73 Zintzen (32 Asmus); cf. Photius, Bibliotheca 337a 35-36. Athanassiadi on her fr.33B says, "What is really meant by eu)moiri/a …Matched in noteshighshort

η383Ἠνείχοντοthey were liable to… possibilities) is imperfect middle, third person plural, of e)ne/xw. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.29 Zintzen (21 Asmus).Matched in noteshighshort

ι122Ἰδιώτηςlayman, private individual, unskilled personFor the headword see also iota 121. [1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 60 Zintzen (28 Asmus); cf. epsilon 3988, mu 850, omicron 146. [2] cf. iota 116 (end) for a different spelling.Matched in noteshighshort

χ105Χαριεντίζεις καὶ καταπαίζεις ἡμῶν καὶ βωμολοχεύῃyou jest and make fun of us and would play tricks… simple expedient of changing its initial xarienti/zeis to xarienti/zei. [1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 149 Zintzen (88 Asmus); it quotes Republic 452B.Matched in noteshighshort

α4394Ἄτρυτοςunabating[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 240 Zintzen (142 Asmus); the Suda's philologia should be philoponia "love of toil." [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 187 Zintzen …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3570Εὐλόφωςstrongly, patiently… the second. The lexicographer might have extracted the adverb from Damascius, though there are instances in (fragments of) Sophocles and Euripides. [1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 329 Zintzen (298 Asmus). According to Athanassiadi, …Matched in noteshighshort

α483Ἀδικεῖνto do injustice… (web address 1 below). [3] Tentatively attributed by Adler to Damascius; now Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 371 Zintzen.Matched in noteshighshort

α1172Ἄληθεςtruly… accentuation of the adjective, on the final syllable. [5] Perhaps Damascius (so Adler: Life of Isidore fr. 69a Zintzen); cf. in any event Plato, Laws 730B-C, "Truth heads the list of all things good, …Matched in noteshighshort

α3356Ἀποκλήρωσιςallotment… [2] Quotation attributed to John Chrysostom by Tittman but to Damascius by Bernhardy; now Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 256 Zintzen; cf. lambda 465, pi 821. [3] Likewise or similarly in other lexica. The …Matched in noteshighshort

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