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χ246Χειρισμόνhandling[Meaning] treatment. Polybius [writes]: "whenever these things occurred with equal speed in handling." And elsewhere: "so that the handling of the affairs seemed not just illogical but even insane." Meaning treatment, activation.Matched in translationhighshort
χ130Χάρμαdelight[Meaning] joy, pleasure. Polybius [writes]: "delight and grief came over his heart at the same time."Matched in translationhighshort
χ395Χόρδευεmince; make sausages… using some relishes and dressing [them] with wicked acts." And Polybius says: "and there was a certain dandyism in most of them, exceeding their financial means." That is, [their] supply.

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[Meaning] treatment. Polybius [writes]: "whenever these things occurred with equal speed in handling." And elsewhere: "so that the handling of the affairs seemed not just illogical but even insane." Meaning treatment,…

Χειρισμόν· ἐπιχείρησιν. Πολύβιος· ὅταν γένηται ταῦτα κατὰ χειρισμὸν ἰσοταχῆ. καὶ αὖθις· ὥστε μὴ μόνον ἀλόγιστον, ἀλλὰ καὶ μανιώδη φαίνεσθαι τὸν χειρισμὸν τῶν πραγμάτων. ἀντὶ τοῦ…

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χ399Χορηγίαexpenditure; supplies[Meaning] donation/giving. And Polybius [writes]: "[...] not in effect to bring the supplies and the equipment for the army-camps along by sea or on pack-animals, but having travel money in their wallets for ten …Matched in translationhighshort

χ176ΧαιρώνειαChaironeia, Chaeronea, Khaironeia… BCE, but at least one other is known (245 BCE: Polybius 20.4.4-5; Plutarch, Aratus 16.1). [1] Only the second of these forms of the ethnikon is otherwise attested (Stephanus of Byzantium s.v., Polybius 27.1.4, …Matched in noteshighshort

χ465Χρείαservice… to penia 'poverty', and Bernhardy's rejection of the proposal. [2] Polybius 3.70.5 (web address 1), on Scipio. See further below, n.4. [3] Euripides fr.715; Arsenius 18.41e. [4] The transmitted *karxhdo/nion is opaque as it …Matched in noteshighshort

χ46ΧαλκίοικοςBronze-House, of the Bronze House; Chalkioikos… Euripides, Helen 228 & 245; Aristophanes, Lysistrata 1299; Lycurgus 1.128, Polybius 4.22.8 and 4.35.2. Pausanias 3.17.1-3 gives reasons for accepting the first of the three etymologies proffered here; he saw it himself, and reports …Matched in noteshighshort

χ96Χάραξpalisade; stake[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica. [2] Polybius 18.18.6; again at pi 2243. [3] Timostratus [sic] fr. 2 Kock and K.-A. The Suda and other lexica (for which see below) have "Demostratus", but …Matched in noteshighshort

χ175ΧαίρωνChairon, ChaeronFrom Polybius 24.7, on events of (?)180 BCE (see web address 1).Matched in noteshighmedium

χ230Χειμασκήσανταhaving spent the winter drilling… plural, of the rare verb xeimaske/w. [1] An approximation of Polybius 3.70.3-4 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort

χ430ΧωνεύωI cast a mould… a contracted form of xoaneu/w. [2] For an instance see Polybius 34.10.12. [3] This form xwnnu/w is the first person singular, present active indicative/subjunctive, of xw/nnumi, in use in later Greek.Matched in noteshighshort

χ474Χρῆμαthing; matter… this headword (and primary gloss) see already chi 474. [1] Polybius 9.22.6 (web address 1), where a)nqrwpi/nwn e)/rgwn has become the Suda's e)c a)rxh=s e)/rgwn, an obvious scribal error. (Incorrectly attributed to Damascius, as …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ498Χρήσιμονuseful… neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective (cf. chi 497). [2] Polybius 1.54.8 (web address 1 below).Matched in noteshighshort