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- γ219Γειωρίσαιto convert to Judaism… to mean someone not born Jewish but converted to Judaism (Philo 1.417, Isaiah 14.1), leading to the technical term גיור ("giur", conversion). Hesychius defines the plural as "neighbors joined to Israel from another race, …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ450ΓρηγόριοςGregorios, Gregorius, Gregory… For Caesarius see kappa 1202. [4] cf. pi 1889. [5] Philostorgius pp. 111-113 Bidez-Winkelmann; quoted also at alpha 3397 and beta 150.Matched in noteshighlong
- γ490Γυμνοσοφισταίnaked-sophists… alpha 425 (and beta 524), and generally Richard Stoneman, "Naked philosophers: the Brahmans in the Alexander historians and the Alexander Romance", Journal of Hellenic Studies 115 (1995) 99-114.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ147Γεννῆταιclan-members, clansmenAbridged from Harpokration s.v.. who besides Isaeus and Philochorus (below) cites Demosthenes 57.23-24. See also gamma 146, phi 693, phi 694. [1] Philochorus FGrH 328 F35b; cf. omicron 261, omicron 511. [2] Isaeus 7.13.Matched in noteshighmedium
- γ101Γεηρόνearthy, earthly… an adjective -- here neuter nominative/accusative singular -- used by philosophers: see LSJ s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ298Γλῶσσα ταμιείουadvocacy of the treasurycf. [kappa 2765] Quirinus. Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 2.29, has a potted biography (this episode included) of Quirinus of Nicomedia.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ253Γηρυόνεια δένδραGeryonian trees… the source of only the first of them is identifiable: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 5.5. For Geryon see generally gamma 254.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ22ΓαλάτειαGalateia, Galatea… Best-known for the story, first ascribed to the dithyrambic poet Philoxenus of Kythera (phi 393), of the love of the cyclops Polyphemus for her (see theta 475). Philoxenus was writing in the court of …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ466Γρύξαιto growl, to grumble, to grunt, to murmur, to mutter… 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 10.21). The …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ295Γλῶσσανtongue… accusative singular, is extracted from the quotation given. [1] Sophocles, Philoctetes 97-99 (web address 1 below), Odysseus speaking, with comment from a scholiast there who quotes line 96.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ353ΓνῶσιςknowledgeFrom John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's De Anima 75.19-23 Hayduck. For this headword see also gamma 354, gamma 355.Matched in noteshighshort
- γ388ΓοργίαςGorgiasc.485-c.380 BC. See generally RE Gorgias(8); OCD4 Gorgias(1); DK 82; Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 1.9. [1] In Sicily. [2] [epsilon 1002] Empedocles. [3] [pi 2170] Polus. [4] [pi 1180] Pericles. [5] [iota 652] …Matched in noteshighmedium
- γ41ΓάλλοςGallus… Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable; cf. tau 1175. [5] A witticism of the philosopher Arcesilaus (alpha 3950) in Diogenes Laertius 4.43.Matched in noteshighmedium
- γ143Γεννητικήprocreative [power]… [2] cf. theta 474. [3] cf. sigma 660. [4] John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 228.10-19. [5] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 192.1-3. In Alexander's text, the last clause has a)ge/nhta …Matched in noteshighmedium
- γ457Γρῖφοςriddle, conundrum… of allegory in some rhetorical lists of figures of speech. Philodemus, however, in reporting this, excludes griphos and urbane witticism from allegory, accepting enigma, paroemia (the misapplication of a proverb to a situation in …Matched in noteshighshort
- γ4ΓάγγηςGanges… entry, from "10 cubits tall.." on, is a quotation from Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 3.20.2-3, in a story about how the Ethiopians supposedly came to leave their original homeland in India and …Matched in noteshighmedium
- γ302ΓλῶτταtongueThree excerpts from John Philoponus' Commentary on Aristotle's De anima. [1] 405.21-406.7 (here abridged). [2] 380.27-381.22 (here abridged, and with some garbling). For the pharynx see phi 117. [3] 380.13-16 (here slightly abridged). Material …Matched in noteshighlong