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Ἀνδρόπαις
man-boy
… Troilus). The term is also applied to (e.g.) Parthenopaeus in
Aeschylus,
Seven Against Thebes 533. See also alpha 2706, and generally LSJ s.v.
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2188
Ἀνδροπλήθεια
men-multitude
… to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword comes from
Aeschylus,
Persians 235.
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2212
Ἀνεβόησεν οὐράνιον
cried out heaven-high
… o( dh=mos a)nebo/a (779) -- to stage a contest between
Aeschylus
and Euripides; cf. omicron 935.
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2316
Ἄνες
grant, send
… of a)ni/hmi. [1] Dative of the beneficiary, as in (e.g.)
Aeschylus,
Choephori 489 ("grant me...").
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2574
Ἀν' οὖς ἔχων
having up ears
[1] A gloss on the headword phrase, which is
Aeschylus
fr. 126. [2] Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 674 (web address 1), with scholion.
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2581
Ἄνωγε
commands, has commanded
… is likely to be quoted from Homer (13 instances) or
Aeschylus
(2). cf. generally alpha 2583.
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2593
Ἀνῴμωξεν
wailed aloud
… The headword must be quoted from somewhere -- very probably
Aeschylus,
Persians 465; cf. Theodoridis on Photius s.v.
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2841
Ἄοζοι
attendants
… is made here between the headword -- for which see
Aeschylus,
Agamemnon 231 (dative plural), and next note -- and this adjective. (Seemingly, the headword has been misunderstood as the adjective no-branched, which has …
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2959
Ἀπαιόλημα
act of fraud
… lexica. The headword, a poetic neuter noun, is quoted from
Aeschylus,
Choephori 1002 (web address 1); see the scholia there.
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3217
Ἄπις
Apis
… the manuscripts. [1] alpha 3201. [2] Again at gamma 416.
Aeschylus
refers to Apis' role as a healer (Suppliant Women 260-265: web address 1).
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3570
Ἀποσφαλείς
having been turned aside
… must be quoted from somewhere, and the likeliest option is
(?)Aeschylus,
Prometheus Bound 472, which generated a quantity of scholiastic comment. cf. generally alpha 3076, alpha 3573.
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3882
Ἀριμάσπειος
Arimaspeian, Arimaspian, Arimaspean
… from the Scythian "arima", meaning "one", and "spou", meaning "eye");
(?)Aeschylus,
Prometheus Bound 803-6; and see generally OCD(4) p.152. There were also a people called the Arimaspai (or Ariaspai) who dwelt east of the …
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4095
Ἀρχηγέτης
chief
… in other lexica. The headword is tragedic vocabulary: see e.g.
Aeschylus,
Suppliant Women 251; Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 751.
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4266
Ἀστυδρόμια
astydromia, town-running
… is not in LSJ), though cf. the cognate verb in
Aeschylus,
Seven Against Thebes 220-1: ta/nd a)studromoume/nan po/lin, literally "this city with people running through the town". [1] The Theodaisia was an alternative name, …
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4291
Ἀσύστατον
incoherent
… this adjective -- masculine accusative singular -- is used of
Aeschylus).
See already alpha 2840, and cf. psi 127.
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4329
Ἄτεγκτος ἄνθρωπος παρηγορήμασιν
a man impervious to exhortations
… Likewise or similarly in other lexica. The headword phrase is
Aeschylus
fr.348 (some versions of which omit 'a man'). For the adjective a)/tegktos see also alpha 4330. [2] Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 336 (web address …
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4352
Ἀτημελία
neglect
… quoted from somewhere -- very probably (despite the masculine glossing)
Aeschylus,
Agamemnon 891; see the scholia there (with h)melhme/nas).
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4532
Αὐτούργητον
self-wrought
… 22, and phi 258. For heath, Erica arborea, cf. e.g.
Aeschylus,
Agamemnon 295 and omicron 131.
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4705
Ἄχναι
foam, down
… Gow and Page (vol. II, 341) and Paton (352-355). [3]
Aeschylus
fr. 336. [4] There seems to be a double dose of confusion here. Hippocrates uses the word a)/xnh only in the sense of …
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7
Αἰανὴς κύκλος
dread circle
… based on folk etymology. Fairly early examples occur, however, e.g.
Aeschylus,
Eumenides 672. [1] Sophocles, Ajax 672 (text at web address 1), with Lloyd-Jones' translation from the Loeb edition. The Suda's glosses are derived …
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57
Αἰγίπλαγκτος
Aigiplanktos, Aegiplanctus, goat-wandered
… either generic (the epithet 'goat-wandered' in the "Beacon Speech" of
Aeschylus,
Agamemnon 303: web address 1) or specific. As the latter, most probably Geraneia (gamma 182) in the Megarid, central Greece: so e.g. Barrington …
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62
Αἴγισθος
Aigisthos, Aegisthus
Son of Thyestes; murderer of Agamemnon (in
Aeschylus'
play of that name, and elsewhere); himself killed by Orestes. See generally OCD(4) s.v. 'Aegisthus' (p.17).
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180
Αἴλινον
ailinon, dirge, dirge-like
… Sophocles, Ajax 627, where the headword occurs. Also attested in
Aeschylus
(Agamemnon 121) and Euripides (Orestes 1395). See also Pausanias 9.29.6-9, and lambda 570. [2] Greek Anthology 6.348.1-2 (Diodorus). The Suda mss actually omit …
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245
Αἰόλαν
darkening, discolouring
… a shadowy journey to shadowy Hades cf. the scholia to
Aeschylus,
Seven Against Thebes 856-860a, b; Euripides, Phoenician Women 1484 and scholia. In the very late Orphic Hymn 78.4, Dawn is addressed as "you, …
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253
Αἰόλος
undulating, wavelike, advancing in a winding or rolling fashion, agile in turning side to side; multicoloured, discoloured, black or chestnut with white markings; easily moved, changeable, wily, quick-witted, liable to metamorphosis, disturbed in mind; whirling; self-generating in movement, ever-turning; lively, flashing, shimmering
… ambiguity is found in Athenian theatre and perhaps elsewhere: e.g.
Aeschylus,
Seven against Thebes 494 (of smoke, the sister accompanying fire and twisting in an intricate design of mingled colours, brilliant and sombre); Sophocles, …
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319
Αἰσιμία
apportionment
… stem from the headword's appearance (in the dative plural) in
Aeschylus,
Eumenides 996: e)n ai)simi/aisi plou/tou (web address 1).
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27
Βαθεῖαν αὔλακα
deep furrow
… the accusative case, is a version of baqei=an a)/loka in
Aeschylus,
Seven Against Thebes 593 (web address 1 below). The noun -- the subject of the initial glossing -- can be, variously, au)=lac (alpha …
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β
130
Βαρύμηνις
heavy in wrath
Same entry in other lexica. The headword appears at (e.g.)
Aeschylus,
Agamemnon 1482 (web address 1).
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β
329
Βλέπειν γὰρ ἄντικρυς δόξεις μ' Ἄρη
for you will think that I look a downright Ares
… see Apostolius 4.98. The chorus is parodying tragedic phraseology, e.g.
Aeschylus,
Seven Against Thebes 53.
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β
353
Βόεια
ox-like (ones)
… Aristophanes, Frogs 924 (where Euripides says this about his rival
Aeschylus:
web address 1 below), with scholion.
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