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λ832Λυμαντικόςdestroyer… fr.84 Diels/Kranz, and Hermarchus fr.34 Longo Auricchio; also in (e.g.) Philo Judaeus and Epictetus.Matched in noteshighshort
λ744Λωφήσαντοςhaving abated… somewhere; there are numerous extant instances (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Josephus, Philo Judaeus, Cassius Dio, et al.). See also lambda 745, lambda 746, lambda 747.Matched in noteshighshort
λ307ΛεσβώναξLesbonaxOf Mytilene, a philosopher, lived in the age of Augustus, father of the philosopher Potamon. He wrote many philosophical treatises.Matched in translationhighshort
λ309Λέσχηlounging, lounge; conversation… and places in which men were accustomed to congregate and philosophize. So says, too, Hierocles in [book] 1 of Philosophical Subjects. Herodotus [writes]: "and yet when a conversation had taken place, [sc. about] which …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ72ΛακύδηςLakydes, Lacydesson of Alexander of Cyrene; a philosopher, who was head of the new Academy. He wrote philosophical works including On Nature.Matched in translationhighshort
λ297Λεπτολογίαsubtle argument… not devote himself to subtle argument or extend his discourses." Philostratus the Lemnian writes [this] about Apollonius. Hermippos in Demesmen [sc. also uses the word.] "I am already seeking to chop logic, and to …Matched in translationhighshort
λ802ΛύκειονLykeion, Lyceum… gymnasia in Athens. Theopompus says that Peisistratos created it, but Philochorus [says] that it came into existence under the chairmanship of Pericles.Matched in translationhighshort
λ874Λυττῶντεςraging… from somewhere in this form, might come from e.g. Lucian (Philopseudes 40) or Philostratus (Life of Apollonius 4.10); note, however, that the equivalent and earlier Hesychius lambda1471 has accusative(s), which might point to (e.g.) …Matched in noteshighshort
λ659Λογοτόποςsummary syllogismAmong philosophers [a summary syllogism] [is] a combination of both, as for example in "if Plato is alive, Plato is breathing; but the first [is true], therefore the second [is true]". The summary syllogism …Matched in translationhighshort
λ265ΛέωνLeonSon of Leon; of Byzantium, Peripatetic philosopher and sophist. A pupil of Plato or, as some [say], of Aristotle. He wrote about the reign of Philip and Byzantium in 7 books; Teuthranticus; On Besaeus; …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ572Λίνοςflax, flaxen thread… [sc. when attested as a proper name] 'Linos' [is] a philosopher among Thebans.Matched in translationhighshort
λ523Λίθος[the] stone… have made oaths at a particular stone, as Aristotle and Philochorus show.Matched in translationhighshort
λ214ΛεβηναῖονLebenaion, LebenaeumOf Asclepius, in Crete; mentioned by Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.34.Matched in noteshighshort
λ645ΛογγῖνοςLonginusLonginus, Cassius. Philosopher. Teacher of the philosopher Porphyry; a polymath and critic. He lived in the time of the Caesar Aurelian, and was executed by him for having conspired with Zenobia, the wife of …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ137ΛασίοιςshaggyThe saying [is] about Philoctetes: "This man perhaps second to none of the first-born families, lies ill-fated [more] than all in life, alone [far] from others, with dappled or shaggy beasts."Matched in translationhighshort
λ3Λαβαῖςwith handles… he made into handles of knives. And elsewhere: "handles of philosophy", [i.e.] arithmetic and geometry.Matched in translationhighmedium
λ670ΛολλιανόςLollianos, LollianusC2 AD. See generally Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 1.23. Unlikely to be the same as L. the novel-writer (OCD(4) p.857).Matched in noteshighshort
λ729Λῴονοςbetter… quoted from somewhere; Sophocles proffers two instances (Oedipus Tyrannus 1513, Philoctetes 1099), but neither lends itself to the specificity of the glossing phrase. For the comparative lwi/+wn see also lambda 726, lambda 728.Matched in noteshighshort
λ803Λυκεῖον ποτόνLykeian drinkFor the headword phrase see Sophocles, Philoctetes 1461: 'o springs and Lyk(e)ian drink'. cf. the scholia thereto; also Zenobius 4.99, and Hesychius lambda1375.Matched in noteshighshort
λ505Λιγύμοχθοςshrill-distressed… (see web address 1). For the myth of the nightingale Philomela and her son Itys, see Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.424-674 (and cf. alpha 651).Matched in noteshighshort
λ688ΛούκουλλοςLucullus… that his multitude was unable to help him. Antiochus the philosopher, at rate, when mentioning this battle says that the sun never looked down on its like. Strabo says that so effortlessly did the …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ32Λάγυνοςflask, flagon… is almost unique but does occur in Proclus, Eclogae de philosophia Chaldaica fr. 1, line 2 (= Oracula Chaldaica 202 des Places), where it describes the hall of God.Matched in noteshighshort
λ583Λιπαρήςimportunate, persistent… 64c Domingo-Forasté (part of fr. 61 Hercher), about an Epicurean philosopher; for another part see under the next entry, lambda 584. [2] Quotation unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort
λ165ΛαχάρηςLachares… appearance; as to virtue, he deserves to be called a philosopher rather than a sophist. He was an especially pious man, and having lost his sight he regained it.Matched in translationhighmedium
λ306Λεσβίσαιto lesbise… Photius lambda207 Theodoridis. [3] Aristophanes, Wasps 1346, web address 1 (Philokleon referring to a girl piper), with scholion.Matched in noteshighshort
λ254ΛεόντιοςLeontios, Leontius… by the Ister, whom Homer calls hand-to-hand fighters. The heretical Philostorgius associates this Leontios with himself in his book as following his Arian heresy. [Leontios] had one son. When he saw that the child …Matched in translationhighlong
λ310Λεσχηνείαgossip… lesxhnw/ths (best attested as Diogenes Laertius' favoured word for a philosopher's pupil: 1.43, 2.4-5).Matched in noteshighshort
λ368Λειξούραgluttony… is actually derived, is defined in ps.-Zonaras, and occurs in Philogelos 243 with that meaning. Kriaras (Dictionary of Mediaeval Greek Vernacular Writing) does derive li/couros from li/chs = lixa. He also records the Early …Matched in noteshighshort
λ14Λαγαριζόμενονscraping a living… (web address 1). Bdelycleon ("Loathes-Cleon") explains to his gullible father Philocleon ("Loves-Cleon") how the Athens' imperial allies view the Athenian people living on their meager jurymen’s wages while the demagogue Cleon (kappa 1731) and …Matched in noteshighshort
λ267ΛέωνLeon, Leo… declared that a food stipend be granted to Eulogius the philosopher, one of the eunuchs said that the funds would be appropriately spent on the soldiers, but Leo replied: "I wish it would happen …Matched in translationhighmedium

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