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λ852ΛύσανδροςLysandros, LysanderOCD(4) 875. The principal architect of Sparta's victory in the Peloponnesian War; died 395 BCE. Poralla/Bradford no.504. Entry (also in Photius) lightly abridged from Harpokration s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
χ554Χρυσάμπυκαςgolden-frontleted [ones]… also the scholia to Homer, Iliad 358, the first of four instances where this accusative plural is used of horses (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort
αι360ΑἰσχύνομαιI am ashamed [at something](Entry lacking, Adler reports, in four of the mss.) cf. generally alphaiota 358, alphaiota 359, alphaiota 361, alphaiota 362.Matched in noteshighshort
α3729Ἀράβιος ἄγγελοςArabian messenger… Comica adespota fr. 268 Kock, now 920 K.-A. The word "four" is textually corrupt here but guaranteed by other citations; cf. delta 1516 (end), tau 217. [3] Cantharus fr. 1 Kock (and K.-A.). [4] …Matched in noteshighmedium
χ53Χαλκόπους Ἐριννύςbronze-footed Fury… (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there. For Furies cf. epsilon 2994, epsilon 2995.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1360ΔονᾶτοςDonatos, Donatus… was named (web address 2). (Entry lacking, Adler reports, in four of the manuscripts and a marginal addition in a fifth.)Matched in noteshighshort
ι790Ἰχνηλατῆσαιto track down… from somewhere, the likely source is Philo Judaeus, who has four instances.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1402Κέρκοςtail… the passage, continuing from their previous sentence with: "because [the fur] is soft enough to wipe clean eye crusts. wipe clean: to wipe off, to sponge away". The Suda conflates the last word of …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3217Ἑστιατορίαfeastification… this headword with the gloss eu)wxi/a. The rare headword occurs four times in the Septuagint. Latte (on Hesychius) claims it as quoted from Daniel 5.1, Theodoridis (on Photius) from 4 Kingdoms 25.30.Matched in noteshighshort
α400Ἀγχίμαχοςnear-fighting… -- in various plural cases, not this nominative singular -- four times in Homer, Iliad (13.5, 16248, 16.272, 17.165), and as a)gxe-.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2802Ἐπομβρίαheavy rainThe principal headword is commonly used in many genres: see LSJ s.v. The second form (a deverbative noun from e)pombre/w) is very rare. Both nouns appear in other lexica. See also epsilon 2803.Matched in noteshighshort
ει156Εἰνάτηρsister-in-lawThe headword occurs four times in Homer (always in the plural). The initial diphthong may be a metrical lengthening: see LSJ s.v. ei)na/teres (web address 1). [1] Or newly-married; cf. nu 588, nu 594, …Matched in noteshighshort
κ252Καλοῦ[of] fine, [of] noble… kappa 246, where the kinds of what is fine are four: what is just, what is brave, what is well-ordered, and what is scientific.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1789Κληρούχουςcleruchs[1] Accusative plurals [1] Herodotus 5.77.2, on the four thousand Athenian cleruchs established in Chalkis [Myth, Place] (Euboia) in the late C6 BCE: see web address 1. On cleruchs cf. generally kappa 1787, kappa …Matched in noteshighshort
δ899Διέζευξεunyoked… are built up from 'tetrachords', that is, from systems of four notes spanning a fourth. Successive tetrachords were either 'conjunct', that is, with a shared note (for example, d-g-c), or 'disjunct', separated by a …Matched in noteshighshort
κ384ΚάρθαιαKarthaia, CarthaeaMore precisely, one of the four poleis on the Aegean island of Keos. See generally OCD(4) s.v. Ceos; and cf. under beta 59. 'A certain place' is unnecessarily tentative; Stephanus of Byzantium rightly classifies …Matched in noteshighshort
μ7ΜαγδαληνήMagdalene, woman of Magdala… 69 grid C4. Mary (Maria) Magdalene features prominently in all four Gospels.Matched in noteshighshort
β333Βλεῖοyou might be hit(Entry lacking, Adler reports, in four of the manuscripts.) [1] Aorist middle/passive optative (second person singular) of ba/llein, quoted from Homer, Iliad 13.288. [2] epsilon 1025.Matched in noteshighshort
λ562ΛίνδιοςLindios, Lindius… 1719). See also next note. [2] Rather, one of the principal cities of that island. See generally OCD(4) s.v. Lindus.Matched in noteshighshort
α3279ἌποδαςfootlessEntry lacking, Adler reports, in four of the manuscripts (and marginal in two others). [1] Accusative plural, presumably quoted from alpha 1018. [2] alpha 1018 and alpha 1019. Huns, being horsemen, made clumsy pedestrians, …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3410Εὐδείελονclear, distinct, open to the sun… on Homer, Odyssey 2.167, where (web address 1), as on four other occasions in the work, this adjective occurs in the accusative singular as an epithet of Ithaca; cf. under epsilon 3395 and tau …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2083ΚορησόςKoresos, Coresos, Coresus… a Mount Kores(s)os near Ephesos. Koresia was one of the four cities on the Aegean island of Keos. [1] The second alternative given is textually dubious and was deleted by Bernhardy.Matched in noteshighshort
ε292ἘΐσκωI liken… cf. generally epsilon 286. [2] Addendum lacking, Adler reports, in four of the manuscripts, and added superscript in a fifth.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1654Κινυρομένηwailing… to shelter your children under your wing, when a snake four times coiled, darting from within the hut where the chicks were cared for, robbed you of your birthings. And when he came suddenly …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1884Ἕωλαleftover, stale, out-of-date… presumably quoted from Demosthenes 21.112. [2] This same list of four synonyms is found also in Lexica Segueriana 246.3; Photius, Lexicon 48.10-11; Etymologicum Magnum 352.32-33. Contrast Etymologicum Gudianum 577.19, where four different synonyms are …Matched in noteshighshort
ε956Ἔμβραχυin short… epsilon 1146. [1] Likewise in Hesychius epsilon231l, who then adds four adverbial options. [2] Aelian fr. 237 Domingo-Forasté (238 Hercher).Matched in noteshighshort
μ498ΜέλητοιMeletos-es… fact that a Meletos and an Anytos were the two principal prosecutors of Socrates in Athens in 399 BCE; cf. alpha 2800, mu 495, mu 496.Matched in noteshighshort
α4316ἌτταλοςAttalos, Attalus… 'finest deeds' = part of Polyb. 18. 41. 8-9. Polybios further defines those finest deeds as 'struggling on behalf of the liberty of the Hellenes'. (In section 9 Polyb. has e)nape/qane d', an insignificant …Matched in noteshighmedium
χ72Χαμαιρρεπέςgrovelling… Adler prints the headword with double rho, while noting that four of the mss (FGSM) have single, as does LSJ s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2290Κῷος πρὸς ΧῖονCoös against Chios, Coan against Chian… Chios meant not a single ace but the throw of four aces and Coös the throw of four sixes. This would give a better sense to the proverb "Chios, standing beside, does not allow …Matched in noteshighshort

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