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α2355Ἀνέφερονthey were bringing up, they were recovering… not identified by Adler, but identifiable via the TLG as Synesius, In Praise of Baldness 2. Synesius recovers from his distress at becoming bald. [3] At issue here are two ways to say "I …Matched in noteshighshort
α2621Ἀντεγκλήμασιcounter-charges… Adler but identifiable via the TLG as a passage from Synesius, Letter 133. Synesius addresses his friend Olympius, mentioning what kinds of gifts he would like, such as military equipment (and what he would …Matched in noteshighshort
α2719Ἀντιποιηθένταhaving been contentious… II.) The headword itself is in fact extracted from the Synesius quotation given; when giving it, the Suda wrongly converts the participle from singular to plural (and replaces sou= "you" with ou) "not"). [2] …

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they were bringing up, they were recovering

[Meaning] they were recalling. "They were bringing up their friends, wherever one was." Alternatively [sc. in the first person singular, and in another sense] a)ne/feron ["I recovered"], I got control of myself. "On…

Ἀνέφερον· ἀνεμιμνήσκοντο. ἀνέφερον τοὺς ἐπιτηδείους, ὅπου τις εἶεν. ἢ Ἀνέφερον, ἑαυτὸν ἀνεκτώμην. διὰ ταῦτα ῥᾴων ἦν, καὶ ἀνέφερον. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἤμην. καὶ αὖθις· διὰ δὲ τὸ βάρος τῶν…

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α3135Ἀπειροκαλίαignorance of the beautiful, vulgar extravagance… Photius edition (vol.II p.XCVI) identifies the passage as one in Synesius, Letter 127 (p.217.10-11 Garzya). In the translation of A. Fitzgerald, Synesius says, "I shall not be so tactless as to spin out at …Matched in noteshighshort

α3321ἈποθνήσκονταςdyingThe entire entry is a quotation from Synesius, Epistle 113 (an exercize in ancient history: Synesius compares his situation to the battle of Thermopylai, 480 BCE). Another excerpt from this letter appears at eta …Matched in noteshighshort

α2180ἈνδροκλείδηςAndrokleides, Androcleides, AndroclidesThe son of Synesius, the Lydian from Philadelphia. This man taught in the time of Porphyry the philosopher, since he mentions him in his Concerning the Troublesome Rhetoricians.Matched in translationhighshort

α2061Ἀνασεσυρμένηνexposed… of pulling up clothing and revealing what is underneath. [2] Synesius, Letter 67 (213C): see translation at web address 1. [3] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 312 Zintzen (176 Asmus); cf. alpha 4462 (end), …Matched in noteshighshort

α2110Ἀνατρητοὺς ἐμβάδαςworn-through shoesThe headword phrase, accusative plural, comes from Synesius' Letter 52 (where it may mean shoes with holes for laces). See web address 1. [1] Aristophanes, Wealth [Plutus] 847 (a line split between Chremes and …Matched in noteshighshort

α2534ἌνθρωποςmanSynesius, Letter 57, p.197d Hercher. This letter is also known as the speech Against Andronicus: translation by A. Fitzgerald at web address 1 (go to paragraph 26). See again at theta 584.Matched in noteshighshort

α2562Ἀνοργίαςun-ritedness… must be quoted from somewhere; there are extant possibilities in Synesius and elsewhere. [2] Aristophanes, Lysistrata 898 (web address 1), with scholion. Using the euphemistic language of cult (see Henderson [below] 179 with 174), …Matched in noteshighshort

α2811Ἀξιόλογα βάρηnoteworthy weights… not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as Synesius, Letters 133.16 (with optative pe/mpoimen). See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.XCVI. The same passage is quoted at alpha 2621. [2] Quotation …Matched in noteshighshort

α3105ἈπέχωI receive in full… below, though not necessarily; there are numerous other possibilities. [1] Synesius, Epistle 95 (233b). See translation at web address 1. [2] Greek Anthology 6.147.1 (Callimachus); a man's dedication on behalf of his wife who …Matched in noteshighshort

α3388Ἀπὸ λεπτοῦ μίτου τὸ ζῆν ἠρτῆσθαιlife has hung by a fragile thread… extracted from the quotation given, is a perfect infinitive. [1] Synesius, Letter 4 (p.162a Hercher), narrative of a shipwreck: translation by A. Fitzgerald at web address 1 (see paragraph 14).Matched in noteshighshort

α3535Ἀποσμιλεύουσιparing down… a scholium on Aristophanes, Frogs 819, where smileu/mata occurs. [3] Synesius, Letter 101 (p.240d Hercher); repeated more fully at pi 170, where it is clear that the verb is not third person plural, as …Matched in noteshighshort

α4080Ἄρχε σὺ γὰρ γενεῆφι νεώτεροςbegin: for you are (my) junior in birth… Poseidon attempts to provoke Apollo. The comment is that of Synesius (Epistles 142, p.278d Hercher) on it (see A. Fitzgerald's translation at web address 2).Matched in noteshighshort

α4229Ἀστεμφέαunshaken… a support or prop for such a reed mesh. [4] Synesius, Dio (PG 66.1125c-d).Matched in noteshighshort