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α966Ἄκρατος οἶνος Ἀγαθοῦ Δαίμονοςunmixed wine of the Good Divinity… Divinity a "Daimon," a beneficent but unnamed power. Not the "demon" of the NT.) For a relief sculpture of the Agathos Daimon, see web address 2. [2] cf. under zeta 164.Matched in noteshighshort
α3289Ἀπόδειξιςdemonstration… Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 2.22-23. cf. omicron 627. [1] A demonstration is, in fact, a certain type of syllogism, for a deductive argument (or "syllogism") is a demonstration when the premises from which the …Matched in noteshighlong
α1259Ἀλιτηρίουςsinners… see already alpha 1257 and alpha 1258) perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the first quotation given; all, like it, are in the masculine accusative plural. [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] Procopius, Secret History 12.27 …Matched in noteshighshort
α4386ἈτρέπτωςunhesitatinglyThe headword adverb is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Aelian fr. 70f Domingo-Forasté (part of 67 Hercher), of the Delphic priestess and King Croesus.Matched in noteshighshort
α896Ἀκληρίαςmisfortunes… feminine noun; if the latter, it is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Quotation (and individual) unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort
α2315Ἀνέρρωσενstrengthened anewThe headword is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Part of Aelian fr. 44a Domingo-Forasté (41 Hercher); cf. epsilon 126.Matched in noteshighshort
α969Ἀκρατῶςintemperately… related to alpha 967 etc. It is perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the quotation given. [1] Quotation (transmitted, according to Adler, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort
α2274Ἀνέντεςhaving loosened[1] The headword is perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the quotation given. For the first gloss cf. alpha 2458. [2] Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort
α2635ἈντέσχεwithstoodThe headword is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Josephus, Jewish War 3.321 (quoted approximately: see web address 1 below).Matched in noteshighshort
α2336Ἀνεσχήκειwas risenSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Perhaps from the Parthica of Arrian (see Roos p.49 n.184).Matched in noteshighshort
α2328Ἀνέστελλονthey were repulsing… tense, of the verb a)naste/llw -- is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [2] Aelian fr. 250b Domingo-Forasté (252 Hercher); cf. already alpha 1968 and again epsilon 215.Matched in noteshighshort
α2087Ἀνάστρῳstarless… headword, dative singular of this adjective, is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Iamblichus, Babyloniaca fr. 12 Habrich. (This poetic statement is a faint echo of Homer, Iliad 18.61.)Matched in noteshighshort
α950Ἄκραhigh… The headword adjective is feminine nominative singular, perhaps (though not demonstrably) generated by the feminine dative singular in the quotation given. [2] Arrian, Parthika fr. 43 Roos. (On Avgar, see alpha 177 and alpha …Matched in noteshighshort
α2127Ἀναφρονήσαντεςhaving come back to their right mindSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. The headword, perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given, is aorist active participle, masculine nominative plural, of a)nafrone/w. [1] Quotation (again at gamma 356) unidentifiable. See also alpha …Matched in noteshighshort
α3430Ἀπολυόμενοςdismissing… The headword, a present middle-voice participle, is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. For this verb cf. alpha 3431 (active). [1] Quotation unidentifiable. (Attributed to Polybius by Valckenaer.)Matched in noteshighshort
α4278Ἀσυμφυῆnot in keeping (with)… headword, neuter plural of this adjective, is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Also in ps.-Zonaras. [2] Quotation unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort
α471Ἀδιάδραστονinevitable… this adjective; neuter accusative if, as seems probable (though not demonstrable), it is extracted from the quotation which follows. [2] Greek idiom says "the inevitable". [3] Aelian fr. 220 Domingo-Forasté (219 Hercher).Matched in noteshighshort
α2353ἈνέφερενofferedThe headword is perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the quotation given. For this verb see also alpha 2352, alpha 2354, alpha 2355. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. (Attributed to Polybius by Valckenaer, to Aelian by …Matched in noteshighshort
α3976Ἁρμοζόμενοςfitting… cf. eta 532, eta 533. It is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [2] Polybius 8.25.9 (here abbreviated) on Philemenus at Tarentum (a city in southern Italy, cf. tau 112), 213/12 …Matched in noteshighshort
α4636Ἀφοπλίζεινto strip of armsThe headword infinitive is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] Likewise already, it seems, in Hesychius alpha8718, though truncated there. [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] From a scholium on Homer, Iliad …Matched in noteshighshort
α504Ἀδοξεῖταιis disgraceful… Greek -- is neuter. This makes it probable (though not demonstrable) that the headword is extracted from the quotation given. [2] Josephus, Jewish Wars 5.125 (which lacks the Suda's ga/r, "for": web address 1 …Matched in noteshighshort
α1466Ἀμαθέσινignorant, unawareThe headword, dative plural, is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] i.e. who had not heard. [2] Quotation not identified by Adler, but identifiable via the TLG as Josephus, Antiquities …Matched in noteshighshort
α245Ἄγκεσι[in] forests… It is perhaps extracted from the quotation given, though not demonstrably so; there are other extant possibilities in e.g. Theocritus and Oppian. [1] For this glossing cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 18.321, where …Matched in noteshighshort
α333Ἀγωνιούμενοιabout to be contenders… It is perhaps extracted from the quotation given, though not demonstrably so, and there are plenty of alternatives (beginning with Thucydides, Xenophon and Plato). [1] Quotation unidentifiable, but evidently from (or connected with) a …Matched in noteshighshort
α2528Ἀνθρώπινονhumanity… nominative/accusative singular or masculine accusative singular, is perhaps (though not demonstrably) generated by the neuter genitive singular in the quotation given. [1] From Diogenes Laertius 4.7 (on Xenocrates and Phryne). [2] See e.g. Lucian, …Matched in noteshighshort
α1178Ἀληθινὸς ἔρωςtrue desireThe headword phrase is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. For "true" cf. alpha 1177. [1] No equivalent glossing in other lexica. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 153 Zintzen.Matched in noteshighshort
α2978Ἀπεδοκίμαζενused to rejectThe headword is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given. [1] cf. alpha 3299. [2] Polybius 8.9.7, quoting Theopompus (FGrH 115 F225) on Philip II of Macedon.Matched in noteshighshort
α462Ἀδημονῶνbeing distressed, being troubled… Latte's Hesychius, the NT (Philippians 2.26). [2] Probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation which follows. [3] Quotation unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort
α557Ἀεργηλήnon-working… nominative singular of the epic/poetic adjective a)erghlo/s, perhaps (though not demonstrably) generated by the feminine genitive singular a)erghla=s in the quotation given. [1] cf. Hesychius' glossing of a)erghlo/n with a)rgo/n. [2] An abbreviation of …Matched in noteshighshort
α3150ἈπήλαυσεenjoyedThe headword (aorist of a)polau/w) is perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the quotation given. [1] Marcellinus, Life of Thucydides 26; see again under alpha 3377. The "misfortune" was the loss (from an Athenian …Matched in noteshighshort