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χ477υνκνοων—Χρήματα χρήματ' ἀνήρ πενιχρὸς δ' οὐδέποτ' ἐσθλόςmoney money (is the) man but a pauper (is) never noble… see also pi 1450. This quotation and the one from Sophocles which follow seem to be tenuously connected with the rest of the entry. The only association is that they contain instances of the …Matched in noteshighmedium
χ535Χρόνου πόδαtime's foot… however, the word for 'foot' in the nominative case). [2] Sophocles, Electra 1292 (web address 3), with comments deriving from the scholia. The text of Sophocles has optative e)cei/rgoi for the Suda's e)cei/rgei and …Matched in noteshighshort
χ9Χαλάσω τὴν ἱερὰν ἄγκυρανI will loose the holy anchor

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υνκνοων—Χρήματα χρήματ' ἀνήρ πενιχρὸς δ' οὐδέποτ' ἐσθλός

money money (is the) man but a pauper (is) never noble

[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who are successful due to wealth. Aristodemos says [this]. And Alcaeus mentions Aristodemus: "for as Aristodamos once in Sparta", he says, "spoke a speech that was not…

Χρήματα χρήματ' ἀνήρ, πενιχρὸς δ' οὐδέποτ' ἐσθλός· ἐπὶ τῶν διὰ πλοῦτον εὐημερούντων. Ἀριστόδημός φησι. μέμνη- ται τοῦ Ἀριστοδήμου καὶ Ἀλκαῖος· ὡς γὰρ δή ποτ' Ἀριστόδαμον φασὶν ἐν…

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… other paroemiographers. See also under alpha 4613, kappa 1642. [1] Sophocles fr.685 (of children). [2] Euripides, Hecuba [Hekabe] 80. [3] Diodorus Siculus fr.12 Walton (64 Dindorf), of unknown location.

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χ142Χαρτόνjoyful [thing]cf. chi 141. [1] Sophocles, Trachiniae 227-8 (web address 1 below), with scholion. The passage juxtaposes the neuter headword xarto/n and a verb of the same root, xai/rein (translated here as "joyful welcome").Matched in noteshighshort

χ243Χειρίανin the hands ofSophocles, Ajax 494-5 (web address 1), with scholion to 495. These lines are spoken by Tecmessa to Ajax, so xeiri/an is in the feminine accusative singular.Matched in noteshighshort

χ274Χηλαργοῖςto flashing-hooved [ones]The headword adjective, dative plural, is quoted from Sophocles, Electra 861 (where editors print Dindorf's xalargoi=s, from the scholia: web address 1 below). The gloss is taken from the scholia to this line. For …Matched in noteshighshort

χ340Χλιδήluxury… pi 1273, upsilon 178, upsilon 408, and phi 617. [5] Sophocles, Electra 51-53 (web address 2), with scholion to 52.Matched in noteshighmedium

χ354Χλωρανθείςhaving been made pale… participle, masculine nominative singular, of the deponent verb xlwrai/nomai. [2] Sophocles fr. 1114 Radt.Matched in noteshighshort

χ364Χοάςpourings… adverb 'unjustly' (e)kdi/kws) before 'deceased'; see also epsilon 400. [2] Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 469–73, with variants (TLG, using the Budé text of Dain and Mazon, has i(ra\s, a)eiru/tou, qi/gwn), word order (tou=to xeu=m’, …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ492Χρῆ μοιdeclares to me, delivers an oracular response to me… indicative active, of xra/w; cf. epsilon 4043, chi 547. [2] Sophocles, Electra 35 (web address 1), with scholion.Matched in noteshighshort

χ512Χρηστήριαsacrifices… neuter plural headword is extracted from the quotation given. [1] Sophocles, Ajax 220 (web address 1), with scholion. See further, chi 513. [2] cf. chi 522. [3] Addendum lacking, Adler reports, in ms S.Matched in noteshighshort

χ245ΧειρίζωI handle… bibliography) at web address 2. [5] A close approximation of Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 383-6 (web address 3); for a better version see delta 1456. Here the discrepancies may stem from the wrong interpretation of …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ53Χαλκόπους Ἐριννύςbronze-footed FurySophocles, Electra 491 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there. For Furies cf. epsilon 2994, epsilon 2995.Matched in noteshighshort

χ118ΧάριςkindnessSophocles, Ajax 522 (web address 1), with scholion. For xa/ris, see chi 114 and references there.Matched in noteshighshort

χ141Χαρτάdelightful [things]… or similarly in other lexica. [2] From the scholia to Sophocles, Ajax 554b.Matched in noteshighshort

χ250Χειροδάϊκτα θύματαhand-slain sacrificesFrom the scholia to Sophocles, Ajax 219 (where the headword adjective xeiroda/i+kta, neuter plural, appears with sfa/gi[a]: web address 1 below).Matched in noteshighshort

χ268Χειρῶναξhand-master, master of hands… Adler, Lexicum Ambrosianum 145. The headword is perhaps quoted from Sophocles fr. 44 Radt or Lucian, Somnium 9. [2] For this nominative plural cf. under gamma 189 (= tau 1192) and pi 1084 ; …Matched in noteshighshort

χ328Χθονίας βροντάςearth-shaking thunderclaps… is unclear whether this phrase is quoted from anywhere. [3] Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 1606. (For deities that are both chthonic and Olympian, see Burkert 199-202, 208.) See also Hesychius and, according to Adler, …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ331Χθονοστιβῆearth-treading [things]… the quotation, is neuter plural of this rare adjective. [1] Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 301 (web address 1), with scholion; cf. nu 550.Matched in noteshighshort

χ359Χνόαςnaves, hubs… body of this entry is taken from the scholia to Sophocles, Electra 716 (web address 1), where the headword (the accusative plural of xno/h) appears. See also Herodian the Grammarian 3.1.305.22. [1] That is, …Matched in noteshighshort

χ361Χνοῦςchaff, powder, fuzz, down, veneer… 196, and see also Hesychius s.v. Perhaps extracted here from Sophocles (fr.1115 Radt) or Aristophanes (Clouds 978), though Adler links it with Psalms 1:4 LXX on the basis of Hesychius' quotation from there (ta\ …Matched in noteshighshort

χ386ΧολῶI anger, I enrage, I provoke… specified thing, which angers someone in the accusative: see e.g. Sophocles, Trachiniae 1035, and generally LSJ s.v. Similar entries in syntactic lexica.Matched in noteshighshort

χ445Χωρὶς τὰ Μυσῶν καὶ Φρυγῶν ὁρίσματαseparate are the boundaries of Mysians and Phrygians… given. The first quotation merely illustrates the commonplace 'separate'. [1] Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 808-10 (web address 1), interspersed with the scholia thereto. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 213 Zintzen (132 Asmus); see …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ513Χρηστήριονoracular responsecf. the scholia to Sophocles, Ajax 220 (web address 1) -- already chi 512 -- and similar entries in other lexica.Matched in noteshighshort

χ534Χρόνος γὰρ εὐμαρὴς θεόςfor time (is) a kindly godSophocles, Electra 179, with interpretations from the scholia there. cf. mu 897.Matched in noteshighshort