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ι654ἸσοκράτηςIsocrates, Isokrates… To Demonicus (1.35, imperfectly quoted: see web address 1) of Isocrates [iota 652].Matched in noteshighshort
α331Ἀγωνιᾶνto contest… word is a)gwnia=n, the infinitive of the verb a)gwnia/w, which Isocrates uses in 4.91 (see alpha,334). The equivalent entry in the immediate source, Harpokration, glosses a)gwni/an, the accusative case of the noun a)gwni/a, and …Matched in noteshighshort
α4074Ἀρχαῖοςold-fashionedFrom Harpokration: see below. [1] cf. already alpha 4073. [2] Isocrates 4.8 (web address 1), which in fact uses a)rxai/ws, the adverb cognate with the present headword a)rxai=os. The Suda has attributed to Isocrates …

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Ἰσοκράτης

Isocrates, Isokrates

[Isocrates] said: "for he who displays poor judgement in his own affairs will never give sound advice about other people's."

Ἰσοκράτης εἶπεν· ὁ γὰρ φαύλως διανοηθεὶς περὶ τῶν ἰδίων, οὐδέποτε καλῶς βουλεύσεται περὶ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων.

gender and sexuality

gender and sexuality

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Stefano Sanfilippo1

Stefano Sanfilippo1

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α441Ἀδελφειόςbrother… e.g. Herodotus 1.65 and 4.67); see LSJ s.v. a)delfidou=s. [2] Isocrates 19.30; Hecataeus FGrH 1 F8; Apollophanes fr.4 Kock and Kassel-Austin (but note that Harpokration, the Suda's source here, says "Strattis or Apollonophanes"). [3] …Matched in noteshighshort

α2191ἈνδροτίωνAndrotion… Androtion; FGrH 324. [1] [alpha 2193] Andron. [2] [iota 652] Isocrates.Matched in noteshighshort

α2664ἈντίθεσιςantithesisAbridged from the opening of Harpokration s.v. [1] Isocrates 12.2 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort

α2923Ἀπαριθμησόμενοςintending to secure payment… in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable. [2] Isocrates 5.26; cited from Harpokration s.v. [3] Possibly a quotation, or simply an illustrative phrase.Matched in noteshighshort

α3377Ἀπολαύεινto enjoy; to reap [the results of][1] Isocrates 8.81. [2] Marcellinus, Life of Thucydides 26; cf. alpha 3150.Matched in noteshighshort

α4556ἈφαρεύςAphareus… (Oxford 1971) 247-8. [1] [iota 543] Hippias. [2] [iota 652] Isocrates. [3] 400-397.Matched in noteshighshort

δ558ΔιάθεσιςdispositionAbridged from Harpokration s.v.; also in Photius. [1] Isocrates 11.14 (web address 1). [2] Variously attributed to Antiphon the orator (fr. 85 Sauppe) and his namesake the sophist (87 B 63 D.-K.). [3] So …Matched in noteshighshort

δ956Διεσκαριφησάμεθαwe trivialized… destroyed" is the second, associated verb in the original source, Isocrates 7.12 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort

ε2327Ἐπιθέτους ἑορτάςextra festivals… as again here, the headword phrase is accusative plural. [1] Isocrates 7.29. [2] Harpok. cites Lysias fr. 178 Sauppe (now 224 Carey OCT) for this. [3] Lysias fr. 116 Sauppe (now 158 Carey OCT). …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2561Ἐπισημαίνεσθαιto signify approvalAbridged from Harpokration s.v. cf. epsilon 2562, epsilon 2564. [1] Isocrates 12.2; Isaeus fr.82 Sauppe.Matched in noteshighshort

ε2605Ἐπίσταθμοςquartermaster… also, summarily, epsilon 2604. For Hekatomnos see epsilon 367. [1] Isocrates 4.162, cf. 120.Matched in noteshighshort

η229Ἠλινδημένονoverturned, rolled over… also eta 230, alpha 1233. [1] Dinarchus fr.X.2 Conomis. [2] Isocrates 13.20, 15.213 -- and see LSJ s.v. for other instances of the k- (and middle-voice) version.Matched in noteshighshort

η428Ἤπειρονcontinent… (see also Photius) s.v.; cf. eta 429. [1] See e.g. Isocrates 5.97 and 103, 6.26 and 73.Matched in noteshighshort

κ179Κακῶς εἰδότεςbadly understanding= Harpokration (and Photius) s.v. [1] Isocrates 8.32 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort

α3383Ἀπολελοιπότεςhaving left behindThe headword (quoted from Isocrates: see below) is perfect active participle, masculine nominative plural, of a)polei/pw. The entry derives from Harpokration s.v. (virtually verbatim, though see note below). [1] Not "Socrates", as the transmitted …Matched in noteshighshort

δ171ΔέκαtenAbridged from Harpokration s.v., who besides Isocrates and Lysias (below) cites Androtion FGrH 324 F10. [1] Isocrates 18.5. [2] Lysias fr. 79 Sauppe, now 88 Carey OCT.Matched in noteshighshort

δ172Δεκαδαρχίαιtenfold-regimesAbridged from Harpokration s.v., an entry generated by Isocrates 4.110 and 5.95; also cited are Isocrates 12.67 and (as below) Demosthenes. [1] In the late C5 BCE, after their victory in the Peloponnesian War. …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2301ἘπιδοκιμάζωI make trial of [someone or something on behalf of someone else]… here, it is attested only once, in a quotation from Isocrates 2 (To Nicocles) 28 in the Anthology of Joannes Stobaeus, with the present participle e)pidokima/zontas. The transmitted text of Isocrates, however, has there …Matched in noteshighshort

α139ἌγαμαιI admire, I marvel at, I am amazed at… web address 1. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. [2] An approximation of Isocrates 4.84 (web address 2). [3] "You", in the accusative singular.Matched in noteshighshort

α150Ἀγαπᾶνto love, to receive favorably, to be content with.… There are classical Attic instances in Plato (Meno 75C) and Isocrates (Letters 6.6); and see generally LSJ s.v. a)gapa/w, III.1.Matched in noteshighshort

α766Ἀθυμότεροςmore dejected, rather dejected… quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities include Xenophon (Anabasis 1.4.9) and Isocrates (Letters 4.8).Matched in noteshighshort

α1461ἈμάδοκοςAmadokos, AmadocusAbridged from the equivalent entry in Harpokration, which cites Isocrates (5.6) and Theopompus (FGrH 115 F101) for this; cf. kappa 1421.Matched in noteshighshort

α1924ἌνακτεςlordsFrom Harpokration s.v., commenting in the first instance on Isocrates 9.72. [1] Aristotle fr. 526 Rose. [2] cf. generally alpha 1923 (and see also alpha 1897). [3] This abstract noun is here in the …Matched in noteshighshort

α2275ἈνεξάλειπτοςindelibleThe headword adjective is first attested in Isocrates 5.71. See also alpha 2034, tau 882.Matched in noteshighshort

α3007Ἀπεληλαμένοςhaving been expelled… singular, is not simply generic, it might be quoted from Isocrates 15.50.Matched in noteshighshort

α3219Ἀπιστεῖνto distrust, to disobey… Harpokration s.v. [1] Harpok. cites Antiphon (fr. 22 Sauppe) and Isocrates (Epistle 2.12) for this. [2] Harpok. cites Demosthenes (9.38) 'and many others' for this. [3] Plato, Apology 26E, where a)/pistos seems to mean …Matched in noteshighshort

α3394Ἀπόλιδαςcitiless, polis-less… so evidently quoted from somewhere; the possibilities include Lysias (20.35), Isocrates (8.44) and Xenophon (Hellenica 6.3.1). See also alpha 3395.Matched in noteshighshort

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