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α1259Ἀλιτηρίουςsinners… see already alpha 1257 and alpha 1258) perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the first quotation given; all, like it, are in the masculine accusative plural. [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] Procopius, Secret History 12.27 …Matched in noteshighshort
χ444Χωρὶς ἱππεῖςcavalry away!… it -- on no discernible basis -- to the Attidographer Demon [FGrH 327].) Hignett (below) 65-6 insists that the story is demonstrably absurd. Others, in sharp contrast, take it as one of two items …Matched in noteshighshort
α245Ἄγκεσι[in] forests… It is perhaps extracted from the quotation given, though not demonstrably so; there are other extant possibilities in e.g. Theocritus and Oppian. [1] For this glossing cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 18.321, where …

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Ἀλιτηρίους

sinners

[Meaning them] disappointing, erring, failing. "You not only prepared [the way for] unsuccessful men to return, but you also pointed out sinners [amongst] all those under their command". And elsewhere: "or how could…

Ἀλιτηρίους· ἀποτυχόντας, ἁμαρτόντας, ἀστοχήσαντας. οὐ μόνον ἀπράκτους παρεσκεύασας ἐπανελθεῖν, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀλιτηρίους πάντων τῶν αὐτοῖς ἐντεταλμένων ἀπέδειξας. καὶ αὖθις· ἢ πῶς οὐκ…

meter and music

meter and music

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science and technology3

Gabriel Bodard1

Gabriel Bodard1

Nathan Greenberg ✝1

Nathan Greenberg ✝1

Stefano Sanfilippo1

Stefano Sanfilippo1

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α333Ἀγωνιούμενοιabout to be contenders… It is perhaps extracted from the quotation given, though not demonstrably so, and there are plenty of alternatives (beginning with Thucydides, Xenophon and Plato). [1] Quotation unidentifiable, but evidently from (or connected with) a …Matched in noteshighshort

α460Ἀδηλώσαςhaving disguised, having obfuscated… singular) of the verb a)dhlo/w. It is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation which follows. [1] Quotation not identified by Adler, beyond the suggestion that it be attributed to Aelian. In fact …Matched in noteshighshort

α462Ἀδημονῶνbeing distressed, being troubled… Latte's Hesychius, the NT (Philippians 2.26). [2] Probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation which follows. [3] Quotation unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

α471Ἀδιάδραστονinevitable… this adjective; neuter accusative if, as seems probable (though not demonstrable), it is extracted from the quotation which follows. [2] Greek idiom says "the inevitable". [3] Aelian fr. 220 Domingo-Forasté (219 Hercher).Matched in noteshighshort

α504Ἀδοξεῖταιis disgraceful… Greek -- is neuter. This makes it probable (though not demonstrable) that the headword is extracted from the quotation given. [2] Josephus, Jewish Wars 5.125 (which lacks the Suda's ga/r, "for": web address 1 …Matched in noteshighshort

α557Ἀεργηλήnon-working… nominative singular of the epic/poetic adjective a)erghlo/s, perhaps (though not demonstrably) generated by the feminine genitive singular a)erghla=s in the quotation given. [1] cf. Hesychius' glossing of a)erghlo/n with a)rgo/n. [2] An abbreviation of …Matched in noteshighshort

α663Ἀήσυρονlight-as-air… adjective. It must be quoted from somewhere; possibly, though not demonstrably, the quotation given here. [1] These glosses also occur, in various permutations, in Hesychius and elsewhere, including Apollonius's Homeric Lexicon. (But no instance …Matched in noteshighshort

α864Ἀκήλητονinexorable… Hesychius, shows), is evidently quoted from somewhere; perhaps, though not demonstrably, the epigram quoted. For the glossing cf. also the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 10.329, where a)kh/lhtos occurs. [2] Greek Anthology 7.9.7-8 (Damagetus, Damagetos), …Matched in noteshighshort

α896Ἀκληρίαςmisfortunes… feminine noun; if the latter, it is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Quotation (and individual) unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

α897Ἀκληρούντων(of) unfortunates… plural, of the verb a)klhre/w -- is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. cf. generally alpha 895, alpha 896. [1] Polybius fr. 192 Büttner-Wobst; again at pi 531 and upsilon 347. …Matched in noteshighshort

α950Ἄκραhigh… The headword adjective is feminine nominative singular, perhaps (though not demonstrably) generated by the feminine dative singular in the quotation given. [2] Arrian, Parthika fr. 43 Roos. (On Avgar, see alpha 177 and alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

α966Ἄκρατος οἶνος Ἀγαθοῦ Δαίμονοςunmixed wine of the Good Divinity… Divinity a "Daimon," a beneficent but unnamed power. Not the "demon" of the NT.) For a relief sculpture of the Agathos Daimon, see web address 2. [2] cf. under zeta 164.Matched in noteshighshort

α969Ἀκρατῶςintemperately… related to alpha 967 etc. It is perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the quotation given. [1] Quotation (transmitted, according to Adler, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

α984Ἀκρισίαlack of judgment… cannot be in doubt; cf. LSJ s.v. [4] From Lucian, Demonax 47. The humor lies in the possibility of interpreting "Acrisius" as "the man of bad judgment" or "the man who is not judged." …Matched in noteshighshort

α1178Ἀληθινὸς ἔρωςtrue desireThe headword phrase is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. For "true" cf. alpha 1177. [1] No equivalent glossing in other lexica. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 153 Zintzen.Matched in noteshighshort

α1281Ἀλκιμάχηmighty in battle… headword is perhaps generated by the epigram quoted, though not demonstrably so; ps.-Zonaras (next note) does not have it, and in any case the epigram has a Doric-dialect version. [1] Likewise in ps.-Zonaras. [2] …Matched in noteshighshort

α1466Ἀμαθέσινignorant, unawareThe headword, dative plural, is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] i.e. who had not heard. [2] Quotation not identified by Adler, but identifiable via the TLG as Josephus, Antiquities …Matched in noteshighshort

α1578Ἀμησάμενοςhaving shovelled up… more generally alpha 1574, and delta 654). Perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the first quotation given. (Ostensibly, the headword occurs also in Homer, Odyssey 9.247, but there it is from the LSJ's a)ma/w …Matched in noteshighshort

α1847Ἀναδέξασθαιto await… 1848. In the present entry it is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler tentatively suggested Aelian.) [2] Polybius 1.52.8. [3] Polybius fr. 100 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes …Matched in noteshighshort

α1848Ἀναδέξασθαιto endure… 1847. In the present entry it is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the Polybian quotation given. [1] Polybius 13.5.3; again, in part, at alpha 3018. [2] Likewise in Photius. [3] cf. generally alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

α2087Ἀνάστρῳstarless… headword, dative singular of this adjective, is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Iamblichus, Babyloniaca fr. 12 Habrich. (This poetic statement is a faint echo of Homer, Iliad 18.61.)Matched in noteshighshort

α2098Ἀνατάσειςthreats… in the accusative case; it is therefore probably (if not demonstrably) extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Polybius fr. 108 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes that Casaubon attributed this fragment to Polybius (p. 529). Bernhardy …Matched in noteshighshort

α2108Ἀνατραπέντεςconfused… of a)natre/pw, masculine nominative plural. It is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Aelian fr. 76b Domingo-Forasté (part of 73 Hercher); cf. already alpha 463, and again sigma 974. [2] …Matched in noteshighshort

α2127Ἀναφρονήσαντεςhaving come back to their right mindSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. The headword, perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given, is aorist active participle, masculine nominative plural, of a)nafrone/w. [1] Quotation (again at gamma 356) unidentifiable. See also alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

α2158Ἀνδράριονmanikin… shows, is the accusative case; it is perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the quotation given. For the plural see under pi 358. [2] Agathias, Histories 1.7 (p.30 Niebuhr). During the Gothic War (535-554 …Matched in noteshighshort

α2209Ἀνεβάλλετοwas striking up, was starting up… other lexica and scholia. The headword is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Arrian, History of Alexander's Successors fr. 21 Roos-Wirth (FGrH 156 F124). [2] See already alpha 1810.Matched in noteshighshort

α2270Ἀνενεγκώνhaving come roundThe headword participle is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. [2] Again at epsilon 827. [3] Iamblichus fr. 83 Habrich.Matched in noteshighshort

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