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- δ519Διάγεινto spin out, to protract… whose imperfect, third person singular, features in the quotation. [1] Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.17; cf. kappa 912, lambda 297.
- κ882Καταψήσαςcaressing, having caressed… kappa 885, kappa 1030. [1] Polybius 10.18.3, on Scipio. [2] Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 2.11.
- λ214ΛεβηναῖονLebenaion, LebenaeumOf Asclepius, in Crete; mentioned by Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.34.
- κ2266Κῶμόςrevelry… also kappa 2265, kappa 2272. [2] Babrius 22.4 Crusius. [3] Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.39.
- ι46ἸάρχαςIarchasIn Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana (2.40-41 and passim) and Eusebius, Against Hierocles; cf. under tau 598.
- κ189Καλάβροψcrook… from *vre/pw (sc. later r(e/pw). [3] An awkward presentation of Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 2.11. [Both the text of Philostratus and Adler's ms F (Laurentianus 55.1) use the spelling kalau/ropi.]
- κ1672Κισσηφερήςivy-bearing, ivy-clad… reckoned to be an error for kisshrefh/s (attested in e.g. Philostratus).
- λ297Λεπτολογίαsubtle argument[1] Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 1.17; see also delta 519, kappa 912. [2] Hermippus fr. 22 Kock, now 21 K.-A.; also in other lexica. [3] Aristophanes, Clouds 320 (web address 1), with …
- η504ᾙρήκασιthey have taken… It must be quoted from somewhere: extant possibilities include Aeschylus, Philostratus, and Cassius Dio. [2] Perfect active participle of the same verb, masculine nominative plural. Again, evidently quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities include Thucydides, …
- ε3610ΕὐοδιανόςEuodianos, EuodianusE. of Smyrna has an entry in Philostratus' Lives of the Sophists; he lived in Rome and supervised the 'artisans of Dionysos' (the actors' trade guild) there.
- α3647Ἀποχετεύονταιthey are drawn off… rare headword verb must be quoted from somewhere -- probably Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 3.44 (of medical procedures).
- κ965<20Κατεπίμπρατοwas being burned to ashes… It must be quoted from somewhere (perhaps Cassius Dio or Philostratus, both of whom have instances).
- κ2613ΚύδνοςKydnos, Cydnus… Cay, in S Turkey; cf. already kappa 2612. [2] From Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 1.7 (quoted in full at epsilon 3504). The Suda mss omit the name 'Kydnos', but editors supply it …
- α2128Ἀναφοιτῆσαιto walk up… active infinitive of a)nafoita/w, must be quoted from somewhere (perhaps Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 8.28).
- χ567Χρυσίππειοι μαθηταίChrysippeian pupils, Chrysippian pupils… phrase (albeit with 'pupils' left implicit) see under epsilon 3504 (Philostratus).
- κ294ΚάμπτωI turnFor this verb see also kappa 295. [1] Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.39; cf. lambda 772.
- α3543Ἀποσπουδάζωνbeing unenthusiastic… the headword participle must be quoted from somewhere -- probably Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.2 (a passage quoted in Photius' Bibliotheke). cf. already alpha 3065.
- α4205ἈσπάσιοςAspasius, Aspasios[1] RE Aspasios(4); NP Aspasios(3); PIR2 A1262; Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 2.33. [2] [alpha 1124] Alexander; [mu 123] Mamaias. That is, the emperor M. Aurelius Severus Alexander (ruled 222-235). [3] [pi 819] Pausanias. …
- α2686ἈντινομῶI disobey… (LSJ s.v. question it), there is a good example in Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 6.20: qeoi=s d' a)ntinomei=n mani/a "It is madness to disobey the gods."
- γ298Γλῶσσα ταμιείουadvocacy of the treasurycf. [kappa 2765] Quirinus. Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 2.29, has a potted biography (this episode included) of Quirinus of Nicomedia.
- α1595Ἁμιλλητήριονcontest-ground… Lexicon. The headword, a neuter noun, is attested in e.g. Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 2.11 cf. generally alpha 1594, alpha 1597.
- α2392Ἀνείσθωlet him/her/it be excused… a)ni/hmi. It must be quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities include Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.40, 5.38.
- ε2874Ἐπτηχότεςcowering… the verb pth/ssw. It must be quoted from somewhere (perhaps Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 7.26). See also epsilon 2873 (and pi 3024).
- α2895Ἀπανισταμένουςhaving been forced to emigrate from… evidently quoted from somewhere; there are instances in (e.g.) Strabo, Philostratus, and Gregory of Nazianzus; and see also under epsilon 3646.
- η687ἨχώechoPhilostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 1.17; cf. theta 119 and under kappa 912. For echo/Echo see also eta 685, eta 686.
- μ1302ΜουσουργῶI make poetry… Pollux; Aelian uses the infinitive and the present participle, and Philostratus has an instance of the optative. The related noun mousorgo/s (mu 1303) is more common.
- α4330Ἀτέγκτουunrelenting… of this adjective, for which see already alpha 4329. [1] Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 6.3; cf kappa 2254, tau 598.
- κ2765ΚυρῖνοςQuirinus, Kyrinos[1] RE Quirinus(2); Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 2.29. [2] Quoted from gamma 298.
- γ253Γηρυόνεια δένδραGeryonian trees… the source of only the first of them is identifiable: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 5.5. For Geryon see generally gamma 254.
- ε2076Ἐπερρύηflowed uponThe headword (evidently quoted from somewhere; perhaps Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 2.548.8-11, on the inherited wealth of Herodes Atticus) is unattested prior to the third century CE. Adler indicates that the glossing in …