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ε
1308
Ἐνήλατα
rails
… extensive papyrus fragments (314.316 Radt) of Sophocles' satyr-play Trackers; cf.
Pollux
10.34.
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ε
1411
Ἐνωμότως
in a sworn manner
… 2.14; it then becomes common in Byzantine Greek. Noted by
Pollux
1.39, and cf. ps.-Zonaras epsilon754.22.
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1462
Ἐντερόνεια
inner-timbering
… commentary on the Aristophanes passage (Herodian, On Orthography 3.2 507.28,
Pollux
2.212, Hesychius epsilon3349; cf. epsilon 1460, tau 282), perhaps as a result of someone's speculation about whether this word should be read in …
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ε
1491
Ἐντροπίας
turnable
A similar entry occurs in Hesychius epsilon3409 (cf.
Pollux
6.180 -- and 1.248 on e)ktropi/as, also applied to vinegary wine). The headword adjective is unattested outside lexicography.
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ε
1670
Ἑξέτει
six-year
… is a difference of dialect, as the lexicographer implies here.
Pollux
1.54, discussing trie/ths/trieth/s, says that the paroxytone form means a three-year period of time, but the oxytone form is applied to three-year-old persons, …
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ε
1684
Ἐξέχειν τὸν ἥλιον
the sun to shine out
… = Aelius Dionysius epsilon43; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1201 Theodoridis; cf. e.g.
Pollux
9.123, Hesychius epsilon3821. [1] Not, however, in the standard proverb-collections. [2] Aristophanes fr. 389 Kock (404 K.-A.). [3] Aristophanes, Wasps 771-2 (with 'will …
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ε
1784
Ἐξόδιοι νόμοι
exit nomes, finales
… 478. [1] Less explicit gloss in Hesychius epsilon3934; and cf.
Pollux
4.108. [2] Cratinus fr. 276 Kock (308 K.-A.).
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ε
1978
Ἐπάρατοι
lovable (people)
… the reading is eparastoi, which Theodoridis on Photius s.v. (citing
Pollux
2.63 and 3.71) very plausibly claims as a corruption of eperastoi. If that is correct, as is assumed here, the two parts of …
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ε
2138
Ἐπεισήρρησεν
blundered in
… e)peise/rrw, 'rush in with ill luck to [someone]' (LSJ s.v.).
Pollux
9.158 notes the perfect e)peish/rrhken.
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ε
2507
Ἐπίπαστα
sprinklings
… this entry up to this point, prefer 'porridge'; and cf.
Pollux
6.61. (Thus there is really no need for K. Zacher's emendation to zwmw=|, noted by Adler.) [2] Aristophanes, Knights 103 (web address 1), …
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ε
2516
Ἐπίπληξις
castigation
… epsilon 1349) and the gloss are mentioned as synonyms at
Pollux
9.140.
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ε
2572
Ἐπισκαλμίσι
to the over-thole strakes
… part of the rowlock on which the oar rests'; cf.
Pollux
1.88, Hesychius s.v.
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ε
2578
Ἐπίσκηψις
denunciation
… 1). Likewise Lexica Segueriana 255.27 and Photius, Lexicon epsilon1698; cf.
Pollux
8.31, and epsilon 2083. Though used in the context of Plato's imaginary polis Magnesia, it is an item of vocabulary well-attested in classical …
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ε
2595
Ἐπισπαστῆρες
door-pulls
… plural form of the headword noun is attested only in
Pollux
10.23. Thus, if it is quoted from somewhere in that form, the source is indeterminable. But perhaps the entry is generated by the …
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ε
2691
Ἐπιτήθη
great-grandmother
… the headword is attested as meaning great-great-grandmother as well (Compare
Pollux
3.18, and LSJ s.v. at web address 1). Nauck (1963: 142 n.35) tentatively attributed some of this to Aristophanes of Byzantium, but see …
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ε
2750
Ἐπιφορήματα
desserts, additional desserts
… which use the word (Archippus, Philyllius); and other lexica --
Pollux
6.79; Hesychius epsilon5390; Photius, Lexicon s.v. tragh/mata (sic) -- give a generalized citation of Aristophanes on the subject. (The source behind Hesychius epsilon5390 …
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ε
2768
Ἐπιχειλές
rim-full
… glossed accordingly (cf. already Hesychius epsilon5426, glossing to\ e)llipe/s, and
Pollux
5.133) -- must be quoted from somewhere else. An extant possibility is Synesius, Dion 14.
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ε
2772
Ἐπιχειρημάτων
of attempts
= Synagoge epsilon777; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1804; and cf.
Pollux
2.154, 9.150. The headword is genitive plural of the neuter noun e)pixei/rhma (for which see already under epsilon 2770). It must be extracted from somewhere; …
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ε
2902
Ἐργαστῆρας
workmen
… an earlier instance in Xenophon (Oeconomicus 5.15), noted by both
Pollux
and Stobaeus. [2] Aelian fr. 262 Domingo-Forasté (264 Hercher). Adler agrees with Bernhardy in suspecting the reading ei)s au)to/n.
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ε
3201
Ἐς τάχος γράφει
writes with speed
… awkward as the jury-rigged English compound used here: 'beauty-writes'. (In
Pollux
5.102, we may note, kalligrafei= is perfectly acceptable.) The implication would seem to be that a writer striving for good Attic style should …
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ε
3442
Εὐερμία
good fortune, a stroke of luck from Hermes
… unattested and probably in error for eu)erme/w, for which see
Pollux
5.135. [Theodoridis now prints eu)ermw=.] This abstract noun is derived from the name of Hermes (epsilon 3037, epsilon 3038, epsilon 3034) in his …
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ε
3443
Εὐερνής
flourishing, growing well
Same or similar entry in other lexica, and see also
Pollux
1.230. Perhaps taken from Lucian, Verae Historiae 1.8, which attracted scholiastic comment.
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ε
3620
Εὐόφθαλμον
fine-eyed
[1] Neuter singular, glossed as in Photius; and cf.
Pollux
2.51. For the glossing term cf. already epsilon 3619. [2] Or "speciously". Antiphon fr. 60 Sauppe, from Harpokration s.v. eu)ofqa/lmws.
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ε
3640
Εὐπάρυφα
finely-bordered
… the headword certainly might refer, but not exclusively (more ambiguously
Pollux
7.46.3). Unless Herodian (1.16.3) and Irenaios (1.7.2) are being pleonastic, the sense of the headword can be separate from purple-ness. See also alpha …
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ε
3799
Εὐφορία
prosperity, productivity
… according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (2521); and cf.
Pollux
1.51, Hesychius epsilon7276. For the headword see also under mu 391 (end); for the glossing word see epsilon 3494.
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ε
3847
Ἐφεδρεύει
lies in wait
… [2] Likewise in Photius and other lexica, and cf. also
Pollux
1.209. The headword is third person singular, present indicative active, of e)fedreu/w. It must be quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities. [3] …
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ε
3856
Ἐφενάκιζον
they were playing the cheat
Similar entry already in Hesychius epsilon7379 (and cf.
Pollux
4.25). The headword is imperfect, third person plural (or, less probably, first person singular), of fenaki/zw (LSJ entry at web address 1). In general this …
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ε
3904
Ἐφήμερος
ephemeral, for a day
… or similar glossing in Photius and other lexica; cf. also
Pollux
1.65. [2] cf. scholion on Nicander, Alexipharmaca 249 (Medea). [3] From alpha 1695. The adjectives a)mfh/meros and a)mfhmerino/s are synonymous with e)fh/meros. *)amfhmerino/s …
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ει
132
Εἵλως
helot
… 134, epsiloniota 135. [1] This is probably incorrect. Another lexicographer,
Pollux,
famously defines the helots as ‘between free and slave’, and it is generally agreed nowadays that they were not chattel slaves (to be …
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η
13
Ἡβᾷ
comes of age, is of age
Same material, variously, in other lexica, and cf.
Pollux
2.20. Latte on Hesychius eta10 claims the headword as quoted from Euripides, Orestes 696; Theodoridis on Photius, Lexicon eta5, adds the possibility of Aeschylus, Agamemnon …
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