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304 entries for Josephus

α3283Ἀποδέονlacking, needing… is the infinitive] a)podei=n ["to lack"], [meaning] to fall short. Josephus [writes]: "so an infantryman has little need of burden-bearing creatures; that is, mules." "So far did he fall short of claiming the kingdom …Matched in translationhighshort
δ779Διαταφρεύειtunnels through… be quoted from somewhere, probably from its only independent attestation: Josephus, Jewish War 1.99.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2356Ἐπικατέσεισενshook down on[Meaning he/she/it] threw down on. Josephus: "when Antiochus was besieging Jerusalem, as Eleazar the son of Matthias saw that the tallest of the elephants was ornamented, he suspected that Antiochus was [riding] on it. …Matched in translationhighshort
α3039Ἀπερείδομαι τὸν πόκονI put forward the fleece… wanting to pour forth their spirit into those men." And Josephus [writes]: "he said [for them] to pour forth their wrath on the man to blame [for the revolt]." So a)perei/sasqai [sc. means] to …Matched in translationhighmedium
χ154ΧαιρέαςChaireas, Chaereas… from epsilon 1094 (which mentions someone of this name in Josephus), but a common enough name anyway, in fact and fiction.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3115ἜσσαEssaApparently mentioned, as Syrian, in Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 13.393 (though it may be an error for Gerasa). Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.Matched in noteshighshort
α1056Ἀλαζονείαboastfulness… they do not have, as if they had [them]." And Josephus [writes]: "for they were boasting as if the burning of the city were a blessing."Matched in translationhighshort
ε2821Ἐποφθαλμίσαςsetting greedy eyes on… royal/imperial power." That is, of being covetous [of it]. And Josephus [writes]: "because of being greedy for the greatness of wealth." And elsewhere: "the innkeeper killed him out of desire for the gold."Matched in translationhighshort
ε2129ἜπειξιςhasteThe headword noun is attested from Josephus and Appian onwards. It is one of the glossing nouns at kappa 810; and cf. also, for cognate words, epsilon 2114, epsilon 2115, epsilon 2116.Matched in noteshighshort
ι208ἸεχονίαςJechonias, Jehoiachin… Salathiel. Also in the Septuagint (2 Chronicles 36.8 etc.) and Josephus.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3258Ἐσχεδίαζονthey were improvising… Or they were speaking on the spur of the moment. Josephus [writes]: "they were being improvised to give pleasure to those who were inciting the war." And Polybios [writes]: "[...] and [that] they had …Matched in translationhighshort
ε327Ἔθνοςnation, people, tribe… in the [speech] Against Aristocrates and in the ninth Philippic. Josephus in his History of the Maccabees says e)qnopa/gktou ["nation-packed"].Matched in translationhighshort
α767ἌθυρμαplaythingA children's toy. Josephus [writes]: "who was a plaything of the king and was exhibited to be teased and laughed at during the drinking sessions". And elsewhere: "it is not the part of men …Matched in translationhighshort
α4195ἈσωχαῖοςAsochaios, Asochaeus[1] A king of Egypt, mentioned in Josephus, Jewish War 6.436, for his capture of Jerusalem. [2] In this form, only here -- but see next note. [3] Asochis was in Galilee (present-day Israel); …Matched in noteshighshort
α3122Ἀπειλημμένοςthreatened… from somewhere. There are instances in Attic oratory (Antiphon, Aeschines), Josephus, and elsewhere. cf. generally alpha 3121, alpha 3123.Matched in noteshighshort
β62ΒαλανεώτηςBalaneate… of Balaneai/Balanea/Leukas: so Stephanus of Byzantium s.v.; mentioned also in Josephus, Jewish Wars 1.428 (web address 1). Adler reports an identical entry in the Ambrosian Lexicon.Matched in noteshighshort
ε404Ἐκδοχεῖονreceptacle… a neuter noun connected with epsilon 386, is common in Josephus; and see generally Lampe s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
ι459ἸωακείμIoakeim, Joachim, Jehoiakim… of Judah who fought with Nebuchadnezzar (4 Kingdoms 23-24 LXX; Josephus, Jewish Antiquities book 10 passim).Matched in noteshighshort
κ2074ΚορέαςKoreai, Coreae… Here in the accusative case, so evidently quoted from somewhere. Josephus has the only two extant instances (Jewish Antiquities 14.49; Jewish War 1.134) outside the Suda.Matched in noteshighshort
ι490ἸωνάθηςIonathes, Jonathan… Jonathan appears with various spellings: *)iwna/qhs as here (also in Josephus), *)iwna/qas, *)iw/naqos. For *)iwna/qan see under iota 172.Matched in noteshighshort
μ649Μεσαίτατοςmiddlemost… to hills in the middle of a plain, as in Josephus, Jewish Wars 2.511 ("that mountain which lies in the very middle of Galilee": web address 1), or structures tall in the middle, as …Matched in noteshighshort
α816Ἀκαταιτίατοςunaccusable… accusative). LSJ s.v. (web address 1) cites 2 passages of Josephus, Jewish War, for this adjective; there are in fact 6 in all.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1615Δυσέντευκτοςhard to deal with… fourth century BCE (Theophrastus, Characters 19.3); also used by Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, Philo Judaeus, and Patristic writers.Matched in noteshighshort
ε869ἘλισσαῖοςElissaie, Elisha… [1] Prophet, successor of Elijah: 3 Kingdoms 19.16 etc. [2] Josephus uses this form.Matched in noteshighshort
ε1222Ἐνεδοίαζενwas in two minds… q.v.) must be quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities begin with Josephus and Appian.Matched in noteshighshort
μ772Μετέωροςraised-up, stirred-up… stirred-up for the sight of Olympia, [Aemilius] set out." And Josephus [writes]: "[he] annoyed the many, who were [sc. already] stirred-up for the coming war." "They were stirred-up in their souls and still vacillating …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ232Δεξιός[on the] right [side], dexterous, courteous… his right hand, and was planning to entertain [him]." And Josephus [writes]: "he sought to come down upon the right hand [of friendship]." That is, upon a treaty. The ancients also used to call …Matched in translationhighmedium
γ486ΓυμνοπαιδείαGymnopaideia… in honour of the Spartiates who died at Thyraiai. And Josephus [writes]: "and no place in the city was naked, but all had bodies dead either from famine or from civil war".Matched in translationhighshort
α2278Ἀνεξερεύνητονnot to be searched out… adjective, evidently quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possiblities, including Josephus (Jewish War 5.569) and Cassius Dio.Matched in noteshighshort
η484Ἠργολαβηκώςhaving contracted, under contract… the verb e)rgolabe/w (cf. epsilon 2907). Probably quoted here from Josephus, Jewish War 2.293: 'Florus, as if having contracted to stir up the war...' (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort