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- γ455ΓρίοςGrios, ? Grinos… Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (545). The name of a hero, according to Herodian, On Prosody [Grammatici Graeci 3,1] 110.18 (accented *Gri=os there); possibly, then, an error for Grinos/Grinnos, mentioned in Herodotus 4.150.2-3 as …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ397ΓόργοςGorgos, Gorgus… Perhaps a descendant of Gorgos the son of the Messenian-War hero Aristomenes (for whom see Pausanias 4.19.4; Web address 1). [2] For Gorgos as an Olympic pentathlon victor see Pausanias 6.14.11 (Web address 2). …Matched in noteshighmedium
- γ22ΓαλάτειαGalateia, Galatea… for the putative connection between Galateia and Galas, the eponymous hero of the region. [3] Not a very common one, but see for instance Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 11.1009 (on a rock-cut inscription from Messenia, …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ73Γαῦλοςparasite, stooge, merchant-ship, bucket, pail… Odyssey 9.223, and to Aristophanes, Birds 598, and glosses on Herodotus 3.136.1 and 6.119.3. [1] Herodotos 6.17, on Dionysios of Phokaia (web address 2). [2] cf. mu 2. [3] Greek Anthology 6.35.5 (Leonidas of …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ356Γνωσιμαχῆσαιto challenge one's own opinion [on]… fifth and fourth centuries BCE with the meaning given here (Herodotus, Euripides, Aristophanes, Isocrates) but took on in parallel, during the Christian era, a precisely opposite one: to stick argumentatively to one's own opinion. …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ213ΓεφυρίςGephyraean (woman)[1] Herodotus 5.57 (web address 1 below). The present headword itself, however, is unattested outside lexicography.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ167Γεωπεῖναιland-paupers… the Platonic Lexicon of Timaeus. [2] From a gloss on Herodotus 2.6.2 (web address 1 below), where the word occurs (in reference to Egypt).Matched in noteshighshort
- γ401ΓοργύραdungeonDinarchus fr. LXXXIX.13 Conomis; Herodotus 3.145.1 (web address 1), as cited by Harpokration s.v. He also cites Aeschines, but no relevant passage can be identified. This does seem to be the authentic form of …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ379ΓονείαgenerationLikewise in ps.-Herodian, Epimerismoi [Partitiones] 16, and (according to Adler) the Ambrosian Lexicon.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ411ΓωβρύαςGobryas… C5 BCE, such as one of the seven regicides in Herodotus 3.70-79 (web address 1), who advised Darius against the Scythian campaign (Herodotus 4.132 and 134; web address 2 and web address 3). Also …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ307Γλοιώδηςoily, sticky, glutinousLikewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon; and similarly in ps.-Herodian. See gamma 306 for the cognate adjective gloio/s.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ178ΓέρραscreensAbridged and adapted from Harpokration s.v., who besides Herodotus and Demosthenes (below) cites [Demosthenes] 59.90. See also gamma 177, gamma 205. [1] See Herodotus 7.61.1. [2] Demosthenes 18.169.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ205Γέρροινwith a pair of wickers… at the battle of Plataea). [5] cf. gamma 177. [6] Herodotus 7.61.1 mentions gerra (web address 2). But the quotation which follows is from Xenophon, for which see n.7. [7] An abridgement of Xenophon, …Matched in noteshighmedium
- γ17Γαλακτοπότηςmilk-drinker… is not otherwise attested, but for other forms see e.g. Herodotus in reference to the Massagetae (1.216.4; web address 1) and the Libyans (4.186.1; web address 2); also Euripides, Electra 169 (web address 3), …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ55ΓαμψούςcurvedAccusative plural of this adjective, presumably extracted from Aristophanes: see below. cf. generally gamma 52, gamma 53, gamma 54. [1] From the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 337, where the phrase gamyou/s t' oi)wnou\s a)eronhxei=s …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ189ΓέργηθεςGergêthes… of Asia Minor (Strabo 13.1.70); alternatively Gergis in the Troad (Herodotus 7.43.2; Xenophon, Hellenica 3.1.15, 21-23). [2] See more fully at Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 12.524A-B (12.26 Kaibel), quoting Heraclides Ponticus; and cf. pi 1084, tau …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ466Γρύξαιto growl, to grumble, to grunt, to murmur, to mutter… quoted from somewhere; if so, extant possibilities include Isaeus (8.27), Herodas and Philostratus; note, however, that Latte on Photius s.v. cites instances of other forms of this verb in the Septuagint (Exodus 11.7, Joshua …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ473Γύγου δακτύλιοςGyges' ring… king of Lydia in c.680 BCE is radically different (see Herodotus 1.8-14, at web address 1); the version here summarizes Plato, Republic 359C-360B (web address 2). [1] For the noun sfendo/nh in this sense, …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ1ΓαβαώGabao, Gabaon, GibeonLikewise, according to Adler, in two entries of the Ambrosian Lexicon (92 and 55 respectively). The place in question is better known as Gibeon, present-day el Jib in the West Bank, some 8 km …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ486ΓυμνοπαιδείαGymnopaideia… the location of the Battle of Champions in c.546 BCE (Herodotos 1.82); cf. Barrington Atlas map 58 grid D3. The entry's initial definition of Gymnopaideia (feminine singular) as a wrestling-ground may be a misunderstanding …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ29Γαλῆweasel… Artemidorus) 'pains'. [5] Diogenianus 3.71 and other paroemiographers; first in Herodotus 4.192.3. [6] cf. tau 137. [7] cf. eta 464.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ472ΓύγηςGygesAfter the opening 'a Lydian', this entire entry quotes Herodotus 1.14.4-18.1 (web address 1 below); cf. delta 1289, tau 1084. For Gyges see also gamma 473. [1] The Greek has "both feminine and masculine". …Matched in noteshighmedium