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61 entries for Diogenes

  1. κ245ΚαλόνbeautifulA Stoic equivalence from Diogenes Laertius 7.100. See further, kappa 246.Matched in noteshighshort
  2. κ2709Κυνικὴ φιλοσοφίαCynic philosophyalpha 2723. See also Diogenes of Sinope at delta 1143 and delta 1144.Matched in noteshighshort
  3. κ2712ΚυνισμόςCynicism… goal of Cynicism is to live according to virtue, as Diogenes and Zeno of Citium say. The Cynics held that one should live frugally, eating the necessary foods, and should despise wealth and reputation …Matched in translationhighmedium
  4. κ395Καρκίνος λαγὼν αἱρεῖa crab is catching a hareDiogenianus 5.96, Apostolius 9.27, etc.Matched in noteshighshort
  5. κ2472Κρόνου πυγήKronos' buttockcf. Diogenianus 5.64 and other paroemiographers. For other proverbial phrases involving Kronos (kappa 2466) see kappa 2469, kappa 2470, and cf. kappa 2471.Matched in noteshighshort
  6. κ182Κακοὶ τῆς πονηρίας πίνουσι τὴν ὁμίχληνbad men drink the fog of villainyDiogenianus 5.99, etc.Matched in noteshighshort
  7. κ966Κατεπλάγηwas struck… in e.g. Plutarch, Moralia 331F (when Alexander the Great met Diogenes, katepla/gh to\n bi/on kai\ to\ a)ci/wma tou= a)ndro/s). The form is third person singular, aorist passive, of kataplh/ssw (Attic kataplh/ttw).Matched in noteshighshort
  8. κ427ΚαρτερίαenduranceA Stoic definition from Diogenes Laertius 7.93. cf. generally kappa 428, kappa 429, kappa 430, kappa 431, kappa 432.Matched in noteshighshort
  9. κ2348ΚρατυντήριαCorroborations, ConfirmationsFrom Diogenes Laertius 9.47; cf. Sextus Empiricus, Adversus Mathematicos 7.136; now lost. For Democritus see generally delta 447, delta 448.Matched in noteshighshort
  10. κ2341ΚράτηςKrates, Crates… of Askondas, a Theban, a Cynic philosopher, a student of Diogenes and Bryson the Achaean. He liquidated his property and gave the money to a money-changer, telling him that if his sons were philosophers …Matched in translationhighmedium
  11. κ401ΚαρνεάδηςKarneades, CarneadesDubious. Diogenes Laertius on "the" Karneades (kappa 400) knows of only one homonym, an elegiac poet (DL 4.66) -- and mentions no pupils of Anaxagoras (2.6-15; alpha 1981). The name Karneades is otherwise unattested …Matched in noteshighshort
  12. κ288Καμόντωνof those whose work is done… 'ghosts' (web address 1). On this epigram, wherein the philosopher Diogenes the Cynic, bound for Hades, addresses Charon [Author, Myth] (q.v. chi 135), see Gow and Page (vol. I, 408-409) and (vol. II, 441). …Matched in noteshighshort
  13. κ400ΚαρνεάδηςKarneades, Carneades… of Philosophy at web address 1. [1] Philokomos or Epikomos (Diogenes Laertius 4.62). [2] Karneades was the most recognized member of the "New" or "Skeptical" Academy. He succeeded Hegesinus as head of the Academy …Matched in noteshighshort
  14. κ1902Κοδάλου χοίνιξKodalos' choenix… with omicron, as here, but with omega: see Hesychius s.v., Diogenianus 5.69, and -- the ultimate source -- Hipponax [iota 588] fr. 151a. See also kappa 2212. For 'choenix' see generally chi 590, chi …Matched in noteshighshort
  15. κ2480Κροτοθορύβουloud applauseThe opening of a letter of Epicurus, quoted in Diogenes Laertius 10.5. Leontion was (allegedly) a courtesan with whom one of E.'s brothers was cohabiting. [1] Not a)nagno/nti soi (Suda) but a)nagno/ntas sou (D.L.).Matched in noteshighshort
  16. κ2451ΚρίτωνKriton, Criton, CritoC5/4 BCE. [1] See generally sigma 829. [2] Derived from Diogenes Laertius 2.121. [3] D.L. does not mention this, but does list 17 other works.Matched in noteshighshort
  17. κ150Κακίαvice, evilStoic doctrine from Diogenes Laertius 7.93 & 95 [1] For this distinction see (besides Diog. Laert.) Stobaeus, Eclogae 2.58.14 - 59.3 (ed. Wachsmuth). [2] For the Socratic antecedent of this position (i.e. that vices …Matched in noteshighmedium
  18. κ2436Κριὸς ἀσελγόκερωςoutrageously-horned ramcf. alpha 4140. In Diogenianus 5.61 and other paroemiographers. [1] Plato Comicus fr. 210 Kock, now 232 K.-A.Matched in noteshighshort
  19. κ1327Κενόσπουδοςzealous pursuit of frivolities… headword (the noun kenospoudi/a) is used by Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Diogenes Laertius, the emperor Marcus Aurelius, and Clement of Alexandria. [2] Used, among others, by Cicero, Letters to Atticus 9.1.1 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort
  20. κ2731Κύων παρ' ἐντέροιςa dog among the entrailsHesychius kappa4765; Photius, Lexicon kappa1283 Theodoridis; cf. Diogenianus 5.67a, etc.Matched in noteshighshort
  21. κ327Κάππαριςcaper… Capparis spinosa; see LSJ entry at web address 1. [2] Diogenes Laertius 7.32; cf. Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 9.370C = 9.10 Kaibel (and 9.370B [9.9] for oaths "by cabbage").Matched in noteshighshort
  22. κ246Καλὸν πρᾶγμαfine thing, fine fact… see n. 5 below -- this entry follows and abridges Diogenes Laertius 7.99-101 (in the context of a Stoic doxography); cf. already kappa 245. [1] cf. kappa 252, where these four kinds have been …Matched in noteshighmedium
  23. κ1711ΚλεάνθηςKleanthes, Cleanthes… (c.365-285) was a Theban. In Athens he followed the Cynic Diogenes' model and abandoned all his wealth. He inaugurated the model of wandering cynic philosopher which became particularly popularized in the C2 CE. See …Matched in noteshighmedium
  24. κ2730Κύων ΜολοττικόςMolossian dogDiogenes Laertius 4.20, quoting Comica adespota fr. 18 Kock, now Aristophanes fr. 958 K.-A. (The phrase "Molossian dogs" (sic) in Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 416-17, is not relevant here.) For Polemon see generally pi 1887; for …Matched in noteshighshort
  25. κ1429Κεστρᾶν τεμάχηmullets' slices… honest to make gains". The proverb is interpreted differently in Diogenianus 5.53 (Mazarin codex): "concerning the greedy, who pretend to fast; for the animal is insatiable" (on the gluttony of mullets, discussed in Aristotle, …Matched in noteshighmedium
  26. κ2034Κόνιονhemlock… the correct omega, for which cf. kappa 2275. [2] From Diogenes Laertius' short poem (2.46 = Greek Anthology 9.96) about Socrates (sigma 829).Matched in noteshighshort
  27. κ1852ΚνάπτωI cardFrom Diogenes Laertius 4.10. On Xenocrates, successor of Plato after Speusippus, see xi 42, pi 1707. The carding of wool in preparation for spinning is used as a metaphor for preliminary studies. For the …Matched in noteshighshort
  28. κ2711ΚυνισμόςCynicism… attributed to the Stoic philosopher Apollodorus (second century BCE). See Diogenes Laertius 7.121, where Apollodorus defines Cynicism as "a short-cut road (syntomos hodos) to virtue", and 6.104. Compare also also Stobaeus, Eclogae 2.114, 24-25 …Matched in noteshighshort
  29. κ1671Κισσηροειδέςpumice-like, pumice-stone-like… entry -- albeit in the single sigma version -- is Diogenes of Apollonia as quoted by Stobaeus and Aetius: the moon as a fiery pumice-like mass.Matched in noteshighshort
  30. κ112Καθιππάζεσθαιto trample underfoot[1] Diogenes Laertius 4.47. For Bion of Borysthenes cf. alpha 249, sigma 1377, and see generally OCD(4) s.v. Bion(1). See LSJ s.v. for both the original (and ongoing) equestrian sense of this verb and …Matched in noteshighshort

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