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- β555Βροτόςmortalcf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 2.248 and 7.425, where these two differently-accented words respectively occur; also in other lexica and scholia. [1] cf. beta 552, beta 553, beta 554. [2] cf. beta 551.
- β313Βλάβηharm… other lexica. [2] Aristophanes, Frogs 1151, with comment from the scholia there. (The scholiast means the neuter form in the "fault" sense.)
- β354Βοείαςox-hidesFrom the scholia to Homer, Iliad 11.843, where this accusative plural headword appears (of what a wounded warrior lies on).
- β230Βέλεμναdarts… entry in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon. From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 15.484, where this neuter plural occurs.
- β447Βουνιτῇσιto cowhandsFrom the scholia to this dative plural (as bwn-) in Callimachus, Hecale fr. 251. cf. alpha 496.
- β312Βιοῖοof a bow-stringFrom the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.49, where the headword (genitive singular) occurs; cf. already beta 292.
- β564Βρώμηςof food… or similar entries in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 10.177, where, as here, this genitive case occurs.
- β340Βληχρόνfaintcf. alpha 58. [1] cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 8.178, where the phrase tei/xea ... a)blh/xr' (sic) occurs (web address 1 below). The Suda's neuter singular blhxro/n seems to be quoted from Nicander, …
- β182Βατίςskate, rayFrom the scholia to Aristophanes, Peace 811, where the word batidoskopoi occurs; cf. mu 457.
- β317Βλακείαlaziness, sloth… cognates beta 314, beta 315, beta 316). [1] cf. the scholia to Aristophanes, Wealth [Plutus] 325, where the headword appears (web address 1). See also kappa 905. [2] From the scholia to Aristophanes, Frogs …
- β435ΒουλήςcouncillorFrom the scholia to Thucydides 3.70.5, a parenthetical phrase attached to the name Peithias (of Corcyra): e)tu/gxane ga\r kai\ boulh=s w)/n. But the scholiast got the wrong end of the stick: boulh=s is simply …
- β35Βαθυλήϊονdeeply-croppingLikewise or similarly in other lexica, and cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 2.147, where the neuter headword appears (as two words): text at web address 1.
- β127Βαρύβρομοςdeep-roaringAristophanes, Clouds 284 (abridged), with comment from the scholia there.
- β347Βλοσυρόςawesome… other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and cf. also the scholia to Homer, Iliad 7.212, where the dative plural of the headword occurs.
- β472Βουτύποςox-butcherFrom the scholia to Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 2.91, where the headword occurs; also in other lexica.
- β305Βιώτωlet him liveSame or similar entry in other lexica. From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 8.429, where the headword imperative occurs. cf. generally beta 297, beta 299, beta 303, beta 304.
- β322Βλάστηgrowth… appears to be quoted from Nicander, Alexipharmaca 49; see the scholia there.
- β551Βροτόενταblood-stained (ones), gory (ones)… or similar entry in other lexica, and also in the scholia to Homer, Iliad 6.480, where the formulaic phrase e)/nara broto/enta ("blood-stained spoils") first occurs.
- β398Βόσινsustenance… accusative singular, probably quoted from Oppian, Halieutica 3.243; see the scholia there.
- β573Βρύκουσαgobblingcf. beta 571, beta 572. [1] From the scholia to Aristophanes, Lysistrata 367: see note 3 below. [2] Aristophanes, Birds 26 (web address 1 below). The preceding sentence in the gloss is from the …
- β189Βατράχειονfrog-green[1] From the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 522, where the headword occurs; cf. mu 20. [2] From the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 1406, where the word occurs. [3] This (proverbial?) phrase is not otherwise …
- β223Βέβρυχενhas roared, has bellowed… Homer, Odyssey 5.412, where it describes a wave; see the scholia there.
- β300Βιῶναιto be aliveSame or similar entry in other lexica. From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 10.174, where the headword -- second aorist active infinitive of bio/w -- occurs. cf. generally beta 297, beta 299, beta 303, …
- β19Βαδιστέαnecessary to go… constructions). [1] The gloss may derive (as Adler suggests) from scholia to Aristophanes, Acharnians 394, where the present headword occurs (web address 1), but no surviving scholium uses that gloss. cf., however, scholia to …
- β108Βάρδιστοιslowmost (ones)From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 23.310, where the (masculine nominative plural) headword appears, in reference to horses. It is a dialectal form of the word used to gloss it, found mostly in poetry. …
- β61Βαλανάγραbolt-hookFrom the scholia to Aristophanes, Wasps 155, where the word "bolt" (balanos) appears. Similar material appears in other scholia, e.g. to Thucydides 2.4.3 and to Aristophanes, Birds 1159 (where bebala/nwtai occurs). The headword itself, …
- β314ΒλάξslackSimilarly, variously, in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to Plato, Gorgias 488A, where the accusative case of the headword occurs. See further under beta 315, and cf. beta 316, beta 317, beta …
- β506Βωτιάνειραman-feeding… fruitful countries" (web address 1). For the gloss see the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.155; also in Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and other lexica.
- β222Βεβριθυῖαweighed-down… Iliad 21.385 (where it refers to a quarrel); cf. the scholia there.. See also beta 221.
- β235Βελονοπώληςneedle-sellerFrom the scholia to Aristophanes, Wealth [Plutus] 175, where the headword occurs (web address 1); cf. pi 433. The individual's name must have been known to the audience, but cannot now be determined.