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α668Ἀϊδάαςlord, (?)HadadSame entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (797). Otherwise unattested. But at Hesychius alpha1758 Latte prints the headword as *ai)da/das, i.e. the Semitic storm-god Hadad, a manifestatation of beta 1 (and Zeus).Matched in noteshighshort
ε1393Ἔνορχαtesticles-in, uncastratedNeuter plural of this adjective, with same or similar glossing in other lexica. Probably quoted from Homer, Iliad 23.147 (fifty 'testicles-in' sheep -- i.e. rams -- to be sacrificed to the river-god Spercheios). cf. …Matched in noteshighshort
αι285Αἵρεσιςcapture, taking… is discussed at alphaiota 286. [2] Or perhaps, "dear to God." [3] Tittman attributes this passage to Philo Judaeus, Adler to Damascius (now adopted as fr. 292 Zintzen).Matched in noteshighshort
η350Ἡμίσεια Ἥμισυ παντόςhalf… not named, but DW suggests that it should be a god, the usual provider of poluwri/a in Aelian and elsewhere (see e.g. pi 1991).Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1658Δύσμηνιςwrathful… outside grammars and lexica, but see Pollux 1.39 (a 'wrathful god') and Greek Anthology 9.69.1.Matched in noteshighshort
γ456Γριπεύςfisherman, net-man… antiquity, seems to refer to Hermes' role as an underworld god, guiding the dead (see epsilon 2998), and is thus appropriate to describe the god to whom a doddering old man dedicates a gift. …Matched in noteshighshort
ι601Ἱρῶν μηνίσαςangered at the sacrificesHomer, Iliad 5.178 (web address 1), referring to a god. Genitive plural of i(era/, contracted form (cf. iota 600); aorist active participle of mhni/w (mu 956), masculine nominative singular, with tis qeo/s.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2658Κυκώμενοςbeing mixed up= Synagoge; Photius, Lexicon kappa1186 Theodoridis. From commentary to Homer Iliad 21.235 (web address 1) where the headword participle occurs, as here, in the masculine nominative singular (of the river[-god] Scamander). For the verb …Matched in noteshighshort
λ739ΛώτLot… 18-19. At the beginning of the story the Septuagint says "God appeared" to Abraham in 18.1 but in 18.2, 16, 22 they are referred to as "men." In 19.1 the two who go to …Matched in noteshighmedium
β24ΒαήλBael, Ba'al… in the Ambrosian Lexicon (49). Various Greek transliterations of the god-name Ba'al (see beta 1) occur. In Josephus, besides Baal, there are found Belias and Belos. In the Lucianic text of the Greek Bible …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2696Ἐπιτίμησιςcensure, rebuke… to one of the several instances (e.g. 17.16 LXX) where God's e)piti/mhsis is mentioned and he is directly addressed. For this headword in other senses see already epsilon 2695.Matched in noteshighshort
ι644ἸσμαήλIsmael, Ishmael… the child before its birth (Genesis 16:11), and means: 'may God hear'." See also Genesis 16:5 and Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 1.12.1 (web address 2): "now in a little time Abraham had a son by …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1813Ἐξ οὗout of which, out of whom… interpretation of 1 Corinthians 8.6: "For us there is one God, the Father, out of whom (e)c ou(=) are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom (di' …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ147ΜάνηςManes, Mani… 2) is set in contrast to the proper contract with God. [3] The Acts of Archelaus (cf. kappa 2174) gives this name or nationality to the father of Terebinthus. It perhaps represents a derogatory …Matched in noteshighlong
α3992Ἆρονlift!, raise!… the gloss is the vocative of the name of the god Ares. See also alpha 2961, alpha 3826 (the present entry in reverse), and alpha 3852.Matched in noteshighshort
ε488Ἔκλυενharkened to, heard… thing heard, with or without preposition (e.g. "he heard the god's words (acc.) from the messenger," but "he heard the voice (gen.) of the goddess"). [2] Though these glossing verbs are also deployed in …Matched in noteshighshort
ει153ΕἰνάλιοςEinalios… applied to Nereus in Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 325, and to a 'god' who is Poseidon in Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 888.Matched in noteshighshort
α1004Ἀκροκελαινιόωνgrowing black at the topLikewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 21.249, where the headword -- present participle, masculine nominative singular, of a)krokelainia/w -- occurs (of the river-god Scamander in his …Matched in noteshighshort
α1186ἈλληλούϊαAllelujah… 104.1 LXX, etc. The Hebrew word (הללויה hallelūyah) means "Praise God" in the plural imperative form. On "the One who is," see omega 105, omicron 438.Matched in noteshighshort
α3826ἎρεςAres… unglossed headword is the vocative of the name of Ares, god of war: see generally alpha 3852. The contrasting word given in the "gloss" is the second person singular, aorist active imperative, of a)ei/rw. …Matched in noteshighshort
ε795Ἐλέου βωμόςPity's altar… fr. 31 Kock (now 33 K.-A.) for P. as 'kindly god'; and for something similar in Epidaurus see LSJ s.v. e)/leos.Matched in noteshighshort
α4092Ἀρχήprinciple… a sort of cosmic burning in which all things, except god (a "principle"), are consumed. For evidence on Stoic conflagration see Stobaeus, Eclogae 1.20, p.171 Wachsmuth; Eusebius, Evangelical Preparation 15.18.3; Nemesius, On the nature …Matched in noteshighshort
δ15Δαΐμονοςof a daimonGenitive singulars of the noun dai/mwn (spirit, god, demon); conventional -- i.e. trisyllabic -- in the gloss, but quadrisyllabic (by diaeresis) in the headword, which must be quoted from somewhere. Plato, Cratylus 398B, etymologizes …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3787Εὐοῖ σαβοῖEuoi, Euoi, Saboi!… of the Bacchants or Maenads, the female worshippers of the god Dionysus (e.g. Euripides, Bacchae; Philodamus, Paean to Dionysus), and was explained by the ancient grammarians as "well to you!" (eu)= soi: Harpocration epsilon163 …Matched in noteshighshort
η212ἨλίαςElias, Elijah… the Septuagint called "Baal Fly (or Lord of the Fly), god of Accaron." This is a literal translation of the Hebrew בעל זבוב baʿal zeḇūḇ. Probably the OT writer is making a play on …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2563Ἐπὶ σημείουon a pole, on a standard… passage in the Septuagint: Numbers 21.8-9 (Moses, under instruction from God, makes a brass serpent and sets it up e)pi\ shmei/ou, to heal actual snake bites).Matched in noteshighshort
ι436ἸουλιανόςIoulianos, Iulianus, Julian [of Halicarnassus]… between the body of the Lord and the Word of God.Matched in noteshighmedium
α4250Ἀστράγαλοςknucklebone, astragal… represent the Hebrew concept of the finger or hand of God (cf. Kittel, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, vol. 2.20-21). Theodoret and John Chrysostom use the same word. No other ancient commentary is …Matched in noteshighmedium
ι448ἸουστῖνοςIoustinos, Justinus, Justin… Commodus: kappa 2007. [5] Or, On the Sole Government of God. [6] Dialogue with Trypho. [7] Quoted by Irenaeus. Marcion has a brief mention at mu 213.Matched in noteshighmedium
α4191Ἀσώματονincorporeal, bodiless… the Bodiless Spirits commemorated Michael's elevation to the command of God's "army". The title of "archistrategos" (Field Marshal) designated Michael's appointment as a replacement for the fallen Lucifer; cf. sigma 1147. The Byzantine liturgy …Matched in noteshighshort

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