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- δ496ΔήφηλαDephelaA city [mentioned] in Josephus.
- ε260Ἐδωρεῖτοbegan to present (somebody with something)… began to honour [somebody] with presents. "[Vespasian] began to present [Josephus] with clothing and other valuables."
- ε976ἘμεχωνῖταιEmechonitesName of a people in Josephus.
- ε2944ἜρρεψεinclinedJosephus [writes]: "however, the plan inclined to Herod's advantage as well."
- ι475ἸώεσδροςIoesdrosIn Josephus, Jewish War 2.628.
- ι450ἸοῦστοςJustus, Iustus… to compile a Jewish History and write certain commentaries; but Josephus proved this man a fraud. For he was writing at the same moment as Josephus.
- κ651Καταμησάμενοςheaping on[Meaning he] throwing at, pouring over. Josephus [writes]: "[Josephus] tearing his clothing and heaping dust on his head [...]"
- ε3303Ἐτεχνίτευεwas contriving[Meaning he/she/it] enquired with cunning and craft. Josephus [writes]: "[she] was contriving to learn in what way he excels so much in virtue.”
- κ919Κατέδειwas binding[Meaning he/she/it] was fettering. Josephus [writes]: "and [Delilah] was binding this man [Samson] with the vine-branches as tightly as possible."
- ε3179Ἐσπάρασσενwas provoking, was tearing up[Meaning he/she/it] was annoying. Josephus [writes]: "[John of Gichala] was provoking [people already] stirred-up for the coming war."
- δ226Δεξιάςhandshakes… sent a chiliarch and ordered him to give handshakes to Josephus."
- κ69Καθεῖτοwas sent downJosephus [writes]: "a certain detachment of infantry was sent down there to guard the approach."
- ε1527Ἐξαλλομένουςjumping out[Meaning them] leaping up. Josephus [writes]: "...[that] those who were jumping out of their country while it was aflame on their account did not deserve rescuing."
- δ941Διεργάζεταιdoes in[Meaning he/she/it] destroys, kills. Josephus [writes]: "striking him in the groin from below with a spear he instantly does him in." Also [sc. attested is] diergasqei/s ["done-in"], [meaning he who has been] destroyed.
- ε997Ἐμπαροινοῦντεςbehaving as if drunken[Meaning they] acting offensively. And Josephus [writes]: "they behaved so drunkenly in their actions."
- ε2996Ἐριοπώλιονwool-shopRare, but see e.g. Josephus, Jewish War 5.331. cf. epsilon 2997.
- α760Ἀθροίζειgathers together… he/she/it] brings together. "Gathering them together, they encouraged each other." Josephus [sc. writes this].
- χ44Χαλκιδῖτιςcopper-girl, penny-prostitute[Meaning] a whore in Josephus. [So called] from the cheapness of the coin given.
- κ807ΚατασχεδιάσωI speak rashly about… of a greater prison, if I speak rashly about God". Josephus [sc. writes this].
- λ466ΛηουΐαςLeviJewish proper name, extracted from somewhere; Josephus has similar spellings, *lhoui/s or *leui/s.
- ε1430Ἐνράσσειdashes against[Meaning he/she/it] rushes impetuously against. Josephus [writes]: "Samson dashes against the very gates and the doorposts and the bars, and whatever other woodwork was around them."
- ε2529Ἐπιπολαίωςsuperficially[Meaning] on the surface. Josephus [writes]: "[one of the defenders] wounded him [ = Vespasian] superficially, as the distance limited the force of the missile."
- α3759ἈργαριζίνArgarizinIn Syria; the toponym Argarizein (sic) occurs in Josephus, Jewish War 1.63.
- ε875ἜλθεμοςElthemos, ElthemusJosephus, Jewish War 1.381 (an Arabian general): text at web address 1.
- ε3932Ἐφίπταταιflies overPresumably prompted by a specific text, e.g. Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 3.25.
- ε1799Ἐξόνbeing allowed.[Meaning being] possible. Josephus [writes]: "but now, hoping to put the Jews to shame by being unwilling, even though it was possible, to harm them [unnecessarily ...]".
- α2294Ἀνεπικλήτωςblamelessly… [writes]: "the envoys of each side went home blamelessly." And Josephus [writes]: "it is right that you should be kind to me since I have kept my faith in you blameless."
- ε2380Ἐπικλάσωσινthey would bend… in case, inclined to lamentation, they would bend the soldiers". Josephus [writes]: "resting on his achievements -- for they had learned [sc. about them] from him -- [and] bemoaning the slowness of the arrival".
- α3519Ἀποσημήνασθαιto announce, to explain, to indicate… a)poshmh/nasa ["she having explained"], [meaning she] having shown, having told. Josephus [writes]: "having explained [this] to the leaders of the Philistines she concealed some of the soldiers inside to ambush [Sampson]." But Palaistinos [sc. …
- γ275ΓίσχαλαGischala… Israel): Barrington Atlas map 69 grid B3. Mentioned frequently by Josephus.