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κ2066Κόραξcrow, raven[1] cf. Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 114.10-11, and see generally e.g. S. Usher, Greek Oratory: tradition and originality (Oxford 1999) 2-4. [2] See kappa 171. [3] A species of military grappling-iron, …Matched in noteshighshort
α4000Ἁρπαλέοςgrasping, greedy… name, that of the fugitive treasurer (and boyhood friend) of Alexander the Great, who absconded to Greece -- eventually to Athens -- in 324 BCE with a large sum of money; the disappearance of …Matched in noteshighshort
μ617ΜένωI abide (by), I stand (by)… addenda and corrigenda she changed this to '151', an anonymous Alexander-history. In any event surely pertaining to the most celebrated Olympias of that (or any) era, the formidable mother of Alexander the Great. See …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1143ΔιογένηςDiogenes… already said that he died on the same day as Alexander the Great (in sc. 323).Matched in noteshighmedium
α320ἈγωγήconveyanceFrom Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 423.19-20 Wallies. See also alpha 321.Matched in noteshighshort
η99Ἡδονῆς ἀκρότηςsummit of pleasureAlexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 265.19-20 Wallies (explaining Aristotelian thinking about the different kinds and grades of perfection). cf. generally eta 97 and eta 98.Matched in noteshighshort
η685Ἠχώecho… see the notes below. [1] Aristotle, De anima 419b27; cf. Alexander of Aphrodisias, On Aristotle's De anima 48.18. [2] The Suda reads an unlikely w(/sper "like", instead of the relative o(/sper of Philoponus, translated …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1453ΔωρεάgiftSee web address 1 below for the LSJ entry. [1] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 340.26-27; see also alpha 2027.Matched in noteshighshort
κ966Κατεπλάγηwas struckOf respect, as in e.g. Plutarch, Moralia 331F (when Alexander the Great met Diogenes, katepla/gh to\n bi/on kai\ to\ a)ci/wma tou= a)ndro/s). The form is third person singular, aorist passive, of kataplh/ssw (Attic kataplh/ttw).Matched in noteshighshort
α3874ἈριδαῖοςAridaios, Aridaeus… ruled after the premature death (323 BCE) of his half-brother Alexander (alpha 1121). See generally OCD(4) pp.1128-9, under 'Philip(2) Arrhidaeus'.Matched in noteshighshort
η517ἨρικαπαῖοςErikapaios, Erikepaios, Ericapaeus, Ericepaeus… to her son (and father!) Eros; see also phi 72. Alexander of Aphrodisias quotes verses on Erikapaios in his Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics (821 Hayduck).Matched in noteshighshort
α354ἈγριᾶνεςAgrianes, Agrianians… small but nevertheless important light-infantry unit in the armies of Alexander and his successors; present at, for instance, the battles of Raphia and Kynoskephalai. See Arrian, Anabasis 1.5 and passim; also Diodorus, Quintus Curtius …Matched in noteshighshort
δ471ΔημοφῶνDemophon… one of Demosthenes' wicked uncles (see under delta 456); and Alexander the Great's butler (Diogenes Laertius 9.80).Matched in noteshighshort
ε2770Ἐπιχειρεῖνto argue, to prove, to attackA verbatim quotation of Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 541.10-11 (commenting on Topics 162a16).Matched in noteshighshort
ε3203Ἔστεuntil… (presumably referring to the Persians, prior to the conquests of Alexander the Great) unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort
μ172ΜαξιμῖνοςMaximinus… at Constantine VII Porphyrogenitius, De Virtutibus et Vitiis 1.194.1-9. [3] 'Alexander' here means Alexander Severus (ruled 222-235). See alpha 1124 and web address 3. Maximinus’ murder of Alexander’s associates is also mentioned in the …Matched in noteshighmedium
β514ΒραγχίδαιBranchidai, Branchidae… See generally A.B. Bosworth, Conquest and Empire: the reign of Alexander the Great (Cambridge 1988) 108-9, with bibliography.Matched in noteshighmedium
γ5ΓάγγραGangra… See e.g. Strabo 12.3.41; cf. Stephanus of Byzantium s.v., citing Alexander Polyhistor (fr. 42 Müller), although Steph. also attests to a city of the same name in Arabia (192.24).Matched in noteshighshort
β524ΒραχμάνBrahman, Brachman… paragraph derives from George the Monk, Chronicon 1.35.7-37.6. [1] a.k.a. Alexander the Great (356-323), alpha 1121. On his encounter with the Brahmans, and who they were, see generally Richard Stoneman, 'Naked philosophers', Journal of …Matched in noteshighlong
α3868ἈρριανόςArrianos, Arrianus, Arrian… [3] epsilon 851, presumably. [4] Wholly surviving: the Anabasis of Alexander, in 7 books, and its companion-piece the Indika; On Hunting. (Both of these titles, and subjects, take Xenophon as a model.) Partially surviving …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2306ΚωφήνKophen, CophenThe present-day R. Kabul, in Afganistan, crossed by Alexander the Great; cf. Barrington Atlas map 6 grid C3. Another R. Kophen, which is generally identified as the modern-day Kuma in Russia, flowed into the …Matched in noteshighshort
μ79Μακρὸν τεῖχοςlong wall… suggests that this stray phrase comes either from an anonymous Alexander-history (FGrH 151) or from Symeon Metaphrastes. For Sely[m]bria, in any event, see sigma 307. [2] tau 461.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1244Διώνυμοιfamous, renowned… be either delta 1178 or his son delta 1179. [6] Alexander the Great, presumably (alpha 1121).Matched in noteshighshort
δ500Διαβάλλεινto bring across, to cross, to mislead, to slander… close approximation of Arrian, Anabasis 3.29.3 (with the proper names 'Alexander' and 'Oxos' supplied from the context); cf. omega 127. [7] A marginal gloss, absent from mss GTFV. It seems to be taken from …Matched in noteshighmedium
ω229Ὡς ἐς πᾶν ἀπορίας ἀφικέσθαιarrive as (if) at a state of total perplexity… from somewhere. No precise parallel is extant, but cf. Plutarch, Alexander 35.8: ei)s pa=n a)pori/as kai\ de/ous e)lqei=n.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1451Κεφαλισμόςmultiplication-table… translated here, see LSJ s.v. [1] Aristotle, Topics 163b25-8. [2] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topics 586.3-8 Wallies (Heath, p. 93). The Suda's unconventional spelling of two hundred follows Alexander; cf. Smyth §347 …Matched in noteshighshort
δ982Διεφορήθηplundered… verb see also delta 983. [1] Diodorus Siculus 17.14.1, on Alexander the Great at Thebes (335/4 BCE): web address 1. See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.LXXVI.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3437Εὐεξίαvigor… (up to the end of the entry) is taken from Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle’s Topics 20.21-21.4. Alexander is commenting on Topica 157b14-24, where Aristotle argues that the greater the good, the greater …Matched in noteshighmedium
α505Ἀδοξόταταutter improbabilities, very improbable [things][1] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentary on Aristotle's Topica 548.4-6 (in respect of Topica 159a19-20, where this neuter plural occurs).Matched in noteshighshort
ω71ὨλήνOlenOCD(4) 1035-6. [1] Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 305 (4.305 Pfeiffer); Alexander Polyhistor FGrH 273 F64.Matched in noteshighshort