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α1988ἈναξιμένηςAnaximenes… and successor of Anaximander the Milesian; some said also of Parmenides. He flourished in the 55th Olympiad during the capture of Sardis, when Cyrus the Persian deposed Croesus.Matched in translationhighshort
α3935ἈρίστωνAriston, Aristo… other one of those subtle and crafty dialogues, like the Parmenides."Matched in translationhighshort
α101ἌβυδοςAbudos, Abydos, Abydus… correctly; cf. alpha 104. The ultimate source may be Plato, Parmenides 130D, though there too the text is uncertain: perhaps ei)/s tin' a)/buqon fluari/an (web address 1), though the alternatives include ei)/s tina bu=qon …

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Son of Eurystratos, Milesian, philosopher, student and successor of Anaximander the Milesian; some said also of Parmenides. He flourished in the 55th Olympiad during the capture of Sardis, when Cyrus the Persian deposed…

Ἀναξιμένης, Εὐρυστράτου, Μιλήσιος, φιλόσοφος, μαθητὴς καὶ διάδοχος Ἀναξιμάνδρου τοῦ Μιλησίου· οἱ δὲ καὶ Παρμενίδου ἔφασαν. γέγονεν ἐν τῇ νεʹ Ὀλυμπιάδι ἐν τῇ Σάρδεων ἁλώσει, ὅτε…

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α107Ἀγάζω>20 γενικῇI exalt overmuch… one example of the aorist passive doing so in Plato Parmenides 135E, which may be the ultimate inspiration for this comment (as it probably also is for Libanius (Epistles 826.2, 1156.1, and 1279.1) and …Matched in noteshighshort

δ39ΔαμάσκιοςDamaskios, Damascius… for Simplicius and Eulalius, pi 2251. [4] Specifically, on the Parmenides, the Phaedo, and the Philebus. [5] The Philosophical History, also known as Life of Isidore, is reconstructed from extensive quotations in the Suda …Matched in noteshighshort

δ957Διεσκεδασμένονdispersed, disseminated, scattered (?)… occurs in (e.g.) Aristotle, De audibilibus 801b; Proclus, In Platonis Parmenidem 71.15; Gregory of Nyssa, De virginitate 6.2; Hippocrates, De aeris aquis locis 8 and Epidemiae 4.1.14; Libanius, Epistles 1426.2. In none of these …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1052ΔιισχυρίζομαιI strongly affirm… or participation in the good)." Cf. Proclus' Commentary on Plato's Parmenides 882.1: "I do not affirm positively, he says, whether one should call it presence or participation (in the forms)." [1] Quotation unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1144Ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ καταφεύγοντεςtaking refuge in it… similar constructions see Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 15.313; Proclus, On Plato's Parmenides 966.6). [2] The overall quotation (from a Christian writer) is unidentifiable, but the figurative phrase 'staff of power' comes from Psalm 109.2 LXX. …Matched in noteshighshort

χ110Χαρίζεσθαιto indulge, to please, to pleasure… to Plato, Phaedrus 227C (web address 1 below). [1] Plato, Parmenides 137A, has o(/mws de\ dei= ga\r xari/zesqai ("For it is necessary, nevertheless, to be obliging"). See web address 2 below. [2] Plato, Theages …Matched in noteshighshort