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α2914Ἀπαραγγέλτωςwithout orders… from the quotation given (though it also occurs elsewhere in Polybius: 16.3.1, of a sea-battle, web address 1). [1] Polybius fr. 11 Büttner-Wobst.Matched in noteshighshort
ε727Ἐκ χειρὸς βοηθεῖν τοῖς πράγμασιto assist matters forthwith[1] Polybius 5.62.7.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2904Ἐργαστικόςlabouring-manPolybius 10.16.1, on the Roman capture of Carthago Nova (Cartagena) in 209 BCE.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2047ΚόννουςtrinketsThe headword, evidently extracted from the quotation carelessly given (Polybius 10.18.6, web address 1), is accusative plural of the noun ko/nnos (in Polybius ko/nos). [1] (Carthaginian) girls in Polybius. [2] A word otherwise unattested; …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1252Ἐνεργόνenergetic… presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] An approximation of Polybius 8.16.7.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2562Ἐπισημαινόμενοςdistinguishing, signifying, approving… Adler notes (ms A repeats material for epsilon 2561); nevertheless Polybius does, twice (1.35.1, 16.28.3), use this present middle participle, masculine nominative singular, of e)pishmai/nw.Matched in noteshighshort
α2008Ἀναπείραιςwith exercises… the quotation given, is dative plural of alpha 2006. [1] Polybius 10.20.6, on P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus in Spain.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3463Εὐήθηςfoolish… in other lexica. For this adjective cf. epsilon 3460. [2] Polybius fr. 49 Büttner-Wobst (with the related adverb).Matched in noteshighshort
ε1782Ἐξοδίαexpedition… headword see also epsilon 1783. [1] Also spelled e)codei/a. [2] Polybius 8.24.4, abridged: web address 1.Matched in noteshighshort
ε284Ἐζυγοστατεῖτοwas hanging in the balance… extracted from the quotation given. [1] cf. zeta 189. [2] Polybius 1.20.5 (on the First Punic War), with the final vowel elided.Matched in noteshighshort
χ246Χειρισμόνhandling… accusative case, presumably extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Polybius 10.44.9. [2] Quotation unidentifiable; Adler suggests Polybius again; cf. in any event upsilon 269.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1565Δυεῖνtwo… du/o, instead of duoi=n (for which see delta 1584). [1] Polybius fr. 32 Büttner-Wobst. [2] Polybius fr. 33 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (p. 518) that Dindorf, followed by Schweighäuser, rejected this fragment.Matched in noteshighshort
α3018Ἀπέλυσενfreed… The headword verb is quoted from Homer, Iliad 1.95. [2] Polybius 13.5.3. The lexicographer gives h(=|, "by which means", here as h(\; for the correct version see already alpha 1848.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3426Εὐδοκουμένηνacceptable, finding favor, held in renown… the present middle/passive participle, feminine accusative singular, of eu)doke/w. [2] Polybius fr. 48 Büttner-Wobst; individual unknown.Matched in noteshighshort
ε308Ἐθελοντήνwillingly… the quotations given. (It is indeed a particular favourite of Polybius, but occurs first in Herodotus, Xenophon, Lysias and Isaeus.) [1] For related ones see epsilon 307, epsilon 310. [2] Polybius fr. 129 Büttner-Wobst. …Matched in noteshighshort
β131Βαρυνόμενοςweighed-down… middle/passive participle, is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Polybius 23.12.1, on the last days of Philopoimen (phi 409), which entailed a hurried journey from Argos [Myth, Place] to Megalopolis - see delta …Matched in noteshighshort
κ638Κατάλυσιςlodgings[1] Polybius 8.31.5, on Hannibal in Tarentum (213/12 BCE). Tarentum (Taras) is present-day Taranto, in Puglia, southern Italy; cf. tau 112 and tau 113.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2903Ἐργαστήριονworkshop[1] No equivalent glossing in other lexica. [3] Polybius 10.20.7. The phrase invoked comes from Xenophon, Agesilaus 1.26 (web address 1 -- itself an echo of Hellenica 3.4.17), and it became quasi-proverbial; besides Polybius, …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1393Κεραίαyard-arm… fully in Photius iota239 Theodoridis (s.v. i(sto\s kai\ kerai/a). [2] Polybius 14.10.11 (on Scipio in Africa in 204 BCE).Matched in noteshighshort
α2797Ἀνυστικωτέραmore effective… The headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Polybius 8.3.3, on the celebrated Roman siege of Syracuse (Sicily) in 213-211 BCE. Walbank (below) ad loc. calls this "a favourite theme" in Polybius; …Matched in noteshighshort
α2297Ἀνεπισήμαντονuncommemorated… the quotation given, is accusative singular of this adjective. [1] Polybius 11.2.1 (recast). On Hasbrubal, younger brother of Hannibal (d. 207 BCE), see OCD(4) p.647, s.v. 'Hasdrubal(2)'.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2000Κομιδήcare, provision, conveyance, transport… Herodotus 4.134.2 (web address 1). See also kappa 2001. [2] Polybius fr. 56 Büttner-Wobst.Matched in noteshighshort
β421ΒουκάραςBoukaras, Bucaras[1] An approximation of Polybius 1.75.8-9; quoted from tau 305. This river, at the isthmus connecting Carthage to the rest of Libya, is better known as the Bagradas (or Macaras, Barrington Atlas map 32 …Matched in noteshighshort
β480ΒῶλιςBolis[1] Polybius 8.19.1 (web address 1). This quotation appears as a marginal gloss in ms A (so Adler), and appears to have been drawn from epsilon 637; see there for further detail.Matched in noteshighshort
η532Ἡρμόσαντοthey fitted, they fixed… 533, eta 534 (and alpha 3976 for the gloss). [2] Polybius fr. 162a Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (535) that this fragment was attributed to Polybius by Casaubon. [3] Polybius fr. 51 Büttner-Wobst. While not agreeing, …Matched in noteshighshort
α3605Ἀπὸ τοῦ κρατίστουin all good faithThe phrase is a favourite one in Polybius: besides the two instances given here, see 6.56.3, 8.17.4, 8.24.10. [1] Polybius fr. 118 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (530) that Dindorf deemed this fragment to be genuinely …Matched in noteshighshort
ει80Εἰκοβολεῖνto talk at random, to shoot missiles at random… venture'. [1] Likewise or similarly, variously, in other lexica. [2] Polybius fr. 35 Büttner-Wobst.Matched in noteshighshort
δ958Διεσκευασμένηνprepared… singular, of the verb diaskeua/zw; see also delta 756. [1] Polybius 7.14.1b, a fragment preserved via the Excerpta Constantiniana; cf. Livy 24.31.6.Matched in noteshighshort
α1868Ἀναζυγαῖςwithdrawals… 40.38), though perhaps [DW] there is a likelier instance in Polybius (5.52.3). [2] Polybius 5.110.5. Kephallenia (Cephalonia, Kephalonia, Cephallania; cf. kappa 1448; Barrington Atlas map 54 grid C5) is the largest Ionian island off …Matched in noteshighshort
α722Ἀθεσίανfickleness… given here, which the other lexica do not have. [2] Polybius 3.78.2 (imperfectly quoted; for a better version see under alpha 334). [3] Polybius 2.32.8 (again approximated rather than quoted). [4] Polybius 15.24.6 (considerably …Matched in noteshighshort

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