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- κ1203ΚαίσωνοςCaeso, KaisoHere in the genitive case, so quoted from somewhere (probably Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, which has six instances). A Roman praenomen in the Fabian family.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ2283ΚῶνσοςConsusA Roman god of the granary, sometimes (e.g. in Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 2.31.2) misidentified with Greek Poseidon; see OCD(4) s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ276ΚαμάρινοιKamarinoi, Camarini… but of Camaria in central Italy; see Steph.Byz. s.v. (and Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 3.51.2).Matched in noteshighshort
- κ378Καρηβαρῶνfeeling heavy-headed= Aelius Dionysius kappa13, Synagoge, Photius. Present participle of the verb karhbare/w, masculine nominative singular; evidently quoted from somewhere. See also kappa 377.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ2092ΚοριολάνοιCoriolani, CoriolaniansUsed by e.g. Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Plutarch for the inhabitants of Corioli, captured by the Romans from the Volsci (omicron 923) in 493 BCE -- the episode which, allegedly, provided Cn. Marcius Coriolanus …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ2769ΚυρίτωνQuirites… Greek transliteration (and in the genitive plural, extracted from somewhere; Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Strabo have instances (but all as *Kuritw=n).Matched in noteshighshort
- κ478Καταβελεῖςarrow-struck… deca/menoi is preferred the origin of the headword is perhaps Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 9.21.4.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1787Κληρουχήσαντεςhaving divided by lot, having inherited land… regions other gods had their allotments and ordered affairs") or Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 6.55.2.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1046Κατηκόντισεshot down… the genitive case, as here: th=s *lusi/ou yuxh=s -- in Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Lysias 11, referring to the genius of the Attic orator Lysias (lambda 858). But since Dionysius is admiring it, not shooting …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1194Καίρωμαravel, thrum-row… where the threads of the warp are attached: so Aelius Dionysius. Attested in (e.g.) Callimachus frs. 80 and 547. Equivalent to kai=ros. See also kappa 1193, kappa 1195.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ2248Κωλύμηhindrance… the feminine headword see Thucydides 1.92, 4.27.3, and (plural) 4.63.1. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, On Thucydides' idioms 3, characterises it as poetic. cf. generally kappa 2249.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ46ΚαθέδραsiegeSame entry (from Aelius Dionysius kappa2) in Photius. [1] Thucydides 2.18.5, on the Spartans at Oinoe in 431 BCE (web address 1). The gloss was evidently thought necessary because the headword kaqe/dra has several …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1997Κόμμιgum… Lexicon, and Pausanias the Atticist s.v. pe/lanoi, and attributed to Dionysius Thrax fr.51 Linke. Tree sap is frequently termed "tears", starting with Herodotus 2.96: "its sap is gum". The headword itself, ko/mmi, is a …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1327Κενόσπουδοςzealous pursuit of frivolities… [1] The primary 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 …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1120Κατοικιδίουςdomestic, in-house, stay-at-home… (reflected in the headword translation here) see LSJ s.v. [1] Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 13.12.2 (in a passage describing the Gallic invasion of Rome).Matched in noteshighshort
- κ42Καθαιρήσετεyou will bring down, you will destroySame entry (from Aelius Dionysius kappa1) in Photius, Lexicon kappa21, but the Suda omits the crucial negative which begins the gloss. Aelius is saying that the headword kaqairh/sete, not kaqelei=te, is the correct form …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ120Καθοσιωθεῖσαιconsecrated… of kaqosio/w (cf. kappa 119, kappa 124, kappa 125). [2] Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 8.43.5: aristocratic Roman women attempt to placate Coriolanus (for whom cf. mu 210).Matched in noteshighshort
- κ522Καταδείσαςhaving come to fear greatlyLikewise in two adjacent entries (kappa242 and 243 Theodoridis) of Photius. [1] Evidently quoted from somewhere (there are numerous possibilities), the headword is aorist active participle of katadei/dw, masculine nominative singular; cf. delta 367. …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1044Κατηθλημένωνhaving been trained… presumably extracted from the quotation given: see next note. [2] Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 13.12.2: the invasion of Rome by the Gauls in 390 BCE. The verb form is the perfect passive participle, …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1557Κῆυξtern, sea-swallow; Keux, Ceyx… sea-swallow". The particular form is post-classical, used in ps.-Apollodorus 1.52, Dionysius, Ixeuticon 2.18, Babrius 2.115, Philostratus the Elder 2.17.11, ps.-Lucian, Ocypus 113. For i(e/rac "hawk," see iota 155. [2] Two characters in Greek mythology …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1324Κενότεροςmore empty, rather empty… a proverb see gamma 491, tau 1217. Parallels in Choeroboscus, Dionysius Thrax, and the Etymologicum Magnum suggest that the glosses may have been intended rather as additional illustrations of the comparative formation. [2] The …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ2489Κρωβύλοςtop-knot… Hesychius kappa4266. [2] = Photius, Lexicon kappa1123 Theodoridis (= Aelius Dionysius kappa40 Erbse), ultimately deriving from commentary to Thucydides 1.6.3 (web address 1); cf. scholia ad loc., and to Xenophon, Anabasis 5.4.13, Clement of …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1347Κέπφοςstormy petrel… (see the references at Photius kappa575 Theodoridis); ultimately from Aelius Dionysius, Attika Onomata k.21. [2] Also in the Etymologicum Magnum; already called "light" in Aristophanes of Byzantium, Nomina aetatum (fragmentum Parisinum) 20, and Suetonius, …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ495Κατάγεινto conduct, to recall… (as a TLG search reveals) it is an approximation of Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 3.21.10 (where instead of the Suda's nonsensical and redundant "conducting crowns", the original has "conducting triumphs" (qria/mbous)). The mss. …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1434Κέστροςdart, dart-sling, kestros, cestrus, kestrosphendone… the Suda; cf. Livy 42.65.9-10 (and a similar device in Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 20.1.4). For commentary, beyond what is proffered here, see Walbank 3.308-310. [1] For Perseus see pi 1370. [2] The …Matched in noteshighmedium
- κ2413Κρίβανονbaking-oven… 2414. [1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica (from Aelius Dionysius); see the references at Photius kappa1092 Theodoridis. This absurd etymology ignores the fact that bread was normally baked only from wheat, not from …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1344Κέντρωνrogue… for torture; repeated from kappa 1338. [6] An approximation of Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 20.3.3. See Favuzzi [cited under alpha 1990] 57-58.Matched in noteshighmedium
- κ2482Κρότωνος ὑγιέστεροςsounder than a tick; sounder than Croton… the other hand, follows Strabo 6.1.12.31f. and argues (Commentary on Dionysius Periegetes 369.18-32, cf. Commentary on the Odyssey 2.147.23-30) that the phrase refers to the proverbial athletic training and physical health of the people …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1711ΚλεάνθηςKleanthes, Cleanthes… 'upright' and u(pti/a 'fallen'. According to the Heliodorean commentary on Dionysius Thrax's Techne grammatike (GG I,3, 401,1), this denomination implies a metaphor abour boxing, which could have originated in Kleanthes' former occupation. [7] cf. …Matched in noteshighmedium
- κ2732Κύντιος Κικιννάτος δικτάτωρQuinctius Cincinnatus the dictator… 846. In earlier Greek sources the main surviving authority is Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities (e.g. 10.5.1ff). For Roman references to Cincinnatus, see: Cicero, de Senectute 56, de Finibus 2.12; Columella 1.pr.13; Livy 3.26; …Matched in noteshighmedium