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γ365Γοητείαsorcery, wizardry… [gohtei/a] and magic [magei/a] and witchcraft [farmakei/a] differ; Medes and Persians discovered them. So magic is of course invocation of beneficent spirits for the production of something good, like the oracles of Apollonius of …Matched in translationhighmedium
γ13Γάϊος ΛαυτώριοςGaius Laetorius, Gaios Lautorios… war and up to a certain point he tried to persuade a certain youth among his tentmates who surpassed the others in appearance to willingly let him enjoy the beauty of his body, but …Matched in translationhighlong
γ44Γάμβρειος στολήGambreian garb… Kaibel): "Themistocles received as a present from the King [of Persia] Lampsacus for wine, Magnesia for bread, Myus for fish, and Percote and Palaescepsis for bedding and clothing. And he also told him to …

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Γοητεία

sorcery, wizardry

[Meaning] magic. Sorcery [gohtei/a] and magic [magei/a] and witchcraft [farmakei/a] differ; Medes and Persians discovered them. So magic is of course invocation of beneficent spirits for the production of something…

Γοητεία· μαγεία. γοητεία καὶ μαγεία καὶ φαρμακεία διαφέρουσιν· ἅπερ ἐφεῦρον Μῆδοι καὶ Πέρσαι. μαγεία μὲν οὖν ἐστιν ἐπίκλησις δαιμόνων ἀγαθοποιῶν δῆθεν πρὸς ἀγαθοῦ τινος σύστασιν,…

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γ484Γυμνικοὶ ἀγῶνεςgymnastic contests"When he was in Persia, Julian held gymnastic contests." That is, as many [contests as are] nude.Matched in translationhighshort

γ411ΓωβρύαςGobryasThat of several high-ranking Persians prominent in the C6 and 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 …Matched in noteshighshort

γ277Γλάμωνbleary-eyed… eyes that are runny, like Charon [Author, Myth]. A bleary-eyed person [is] an unclean person. And Sophocles [sc. uses the term] in reference to a bird: "bleary in their feeding." Aristophanes in Frogs [writes]: …Matched in translationhighmedium

γ205Γέρροινwith a pair of wickers… term can also mean] places which are fenced in; also Persian shields [made] out of twigs. And Attic [writers use] gerra for all sorts of coverings. Some are coverings which are Persian and of …Matched in translationhighmedium

γ116Γέλως πλατύςbroad laughterThe Persian "had driven to such an extent of insolence as to pour broad scorn upon his informants." Simocat[t]a says [this].Matched in translationhighshort

γ390ΓοργόνεςGorgons… such frightening faces that those seeing [them] died; of whom Perseus killed one with a sickle-headed spear.Matched in translationhighshort

γ22ΓαλάτειαGalateia, Galatea… Galatia [is] a region. Also [sc. attested is] Galatias, a personal name.Matched in translationhighshort

γ170ΓεώργιοςGeorgios, Georgius, George… On the Emperor Heraclius and On the War against the Persians. In addition [he wrote] Histories of the Avars and in prose an Encomium on the Martyr Anastasios.Matched in translationhighshort

γ178ΓέρραscreensStrictly speaking the screens are Persian artefacts; loosely speaking "screen" was the word for any sort of covering, whether of hide or of some other material. Hence Demosthenes in the [speech] For Ktesiphon calls …Matched in translationhighshort

γ207ΓέσιοςGesios, Gesius… courageous integrity of his soul; for when Heraiskos was being persecuted by the emperor Zeno he hid him in his own house, disregarding the danger, and even, when he got sick in his flight …Matched in translationhighmedium

γ239Γῆμ' ἐπῆρεset [me] on marrying[Meaning she] persuaded [me] to marry. Properly the [verb] "set on" [is used] to mean filled with conceit and exalted, [she] promising that the woman would bring a great dowry, claiming she was a …Matched in translationhighshort

γ287Γληχώglecho… entry for pennyroyal. But Glichon [spelled] with iota [is] a personal name. "A man of profound wisdom and hidden thoughts; Rufinus and Glichon [were] administrators of emperor Theodosius."Matched in translationhighshort

γ288Γλίσχρονsticky, greedy, stingy… parsimonious, miserly, completely filthy. "But I proved to be a person hard for such people to get rid of, and I still stuck like glue to the truth, since I had truly become rich …Matched in translationhighmedium

γ392ΓοργόνηGorgon… about Diopeithes the Athenian, who introduced a law that a person from the town [sc. Athens] staying in Peiraeus should suffer the death-penalty. Then on one occasion this man was through no fault of …Matched in translationhighmedium

γ428Γραῦςhag[sc. A term for] both a female person and the topmost foam that forms on beans when they boil over. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "these behave much differently from other pots." But in poetry …Matched in translationhighshort

γ450ΓρηγόριοςGregorios, Gregorius, Gregory… seat of the imperial city and preference was given to persons more common than this man who on the basis of his talent and splendour of his life surpassed them all.Matched in translationhighlong

γ452ΓρηγόριοςGregorios, Gregorius, Gregory… Caesarea in Palestine along with his brother Athenodorus. They became personal followers of Origen, who was partly responsible for introducing them to the Christian faith. After studying with him for five years they were …Matched in translationhighmedium

γ74Γαυνάκας ἀμπεχόμενονcloaked in mantles… gaunaka (also kaunaka, Latin gaunaca) is a thick mantle of Persian or Babylonian origin (cf. Assyrian "gaunakka"); see kappa 1137. Clement of Alexandria mentions them at Paedagogus 2.9.77.1.Matched in noteshighshort

γ91Γέγηθεis rejoicing… The headword -- perfect (with present sense) of ghqe/w, third person singular -- is attested in many authors from Homer and Euripides, but seems to be quoted here from Oppian, Halieutica 2.458; the gloss …Matched in noteshighshort

γ266Γίγις ΓίγιδοςGigis, GigidosThat of a Persian maid mentioned in Plutarch, Artaxerxes 19 (following Ctesias); she helped her mistress, queen Parysatis, poison a rival. The second element in the headword gives the genitive case.Matched in noteshighshort

γ410ΓώβαριςGobaris… Gobares is given as a variant. Either way, it sounds Persian.Matched in noteshighshort

γ422Γραμματιστήςgrammarian… 465 note) for Chosroes (cf. chi 418) as the attacking Persian king demands a ransom from the city; cf. Kaldellis (86). See additional context at alpha 2363, alpha 2461, alpha 3035, alpha 3485, alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

γ454ΓρήνικοςGrenikos, Granikos, Granicus, Graneikos… the site of Alexander the Great's first battle against the Persians, in 334 BCE. (Arrian, Anabasis 1.12-16; Diodorus Siculus 17.18-21; Plutarch Alexander 16). See in brief John Lazenby in OCD(4) p.626 (s.v. Granicus -- …Matched in noteshighshort

γ457Γρῖφοςriddle, conundrum… character of a game but also a serious side. The person solving the riddle received a particular portion of meat, the loser(s) had to drink salted water. Athenaeus cites with evident pleasure many riddles …Matched in noteshighshort

γ461Γρῦgrunt, ugh… about to be quoted, and to Knights 877 (where a personage with the name 'Gruttos' is referred to: web address 2); Hesychius gamma938; Anecdota Graeca I (Bekker) 228.2; Theognostos in Anecdota Oxoniensia 2.19.20. [2] …Matched in noteshighmedium