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α3997Ἀρρώστημα νοσήματος διαφέρειan ailment differs from a diseaseA Stoic doctrine quoted (with fair accuracy) from Diogenes Laertius 7.115. cf. nu 495 (end).Matched in noteshighshort
ι229Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς καὶ θεὸς ἡμῶνJesus the Christ and our God… ed.3 (1957, reprinted 1986) 3 no.17b (p. 118); cf. Vassiliev, Anecdota Graeco-Byzantina 60 ff. The Latin translation of this entry made in the 13th century by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, achieved a wide …Matched in noteshighlong
ε499Ἐκ Μασσαλίας ἥκειςyou are coming out of MassaliaFor a variant on this see epsilon 3161. (The present entry's version occurs only here.) For Massalia, present-day Marseilles, see mu 242.Matched in noteshigh

α3997

Ἀρρώστημα νοσήματος διαφέρει

an ailment differs from a disease

[An ailment differs from a disease]; "for an ailment is a disease accompanied by weakness, whereas a disease [is] a strong impression of something that seems worth choosing. And just as in the body certain proclivities…

Ἀρρώστημα νοσήματος διαφέρει· ἀρρώστημα γάρ ἐστι νόσημα μετὰ ἀσθενείας, τὸ δὲ νόσημα οἴησις σφοδρὰ δοκοῦντος αἱρετοῦ. καὶ ὡς ἐπὶ σώματος εὐεμπτωσίαι τινὲς λέγονται, οἷον…

gender and sexuality546

gender and sexuality546

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trade and manufacture506

meter and music339

meter and music339

constitution153

constitution153

architecture137

architecture137

ΕΙ epsiloniota129

ΕΙ epsiloniota129

Malcolm Heath74

Malcolm Heath74

Ross Scaife ✝58

Ross Scaife ✝58

Oliver Phillips ✝47

Oliver Phillips ✝47

Ioannis Doukas46

Ioannis Doukas46

Carl Widstrand35

Carl Widstrand35

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝31

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝31

D. Graham J. Shipley26

D. Graham J. Shipley26

James Vradelis23

James Vradelis23

Nathan Greenberg ✝21

Nathan Greenberg ✝21

Elizabeth Vandiver19

Elizabeth Vandiver19

Konstantinos Kopanias18

Konstantinos Kopanias18

Matthew Farmer18

Matthew Farmer18

Nicholas Wilshere18

Nicholas Wilshere18

Gabriel Bodard16

Gabriel Bodard16

Alexandra Trachsel15

Alexandra Trachsel15

Kenneth Bumbaco11

Kenneth Bumbaco11

Sean M. Redmond11

Sean M. Redmond11

Ekaterini Tsalampouni8

Ekaterini Tsalampouni8

Amelia Mathias7

Amelia Mathias7

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Giorgos Akrivas7

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Richard Rodriguez7

Wm. Blake Tyrrell7

Wm. Blake Tyrrell7

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Andrew Morrison5

Constantina Katsari5

Constantina Katsari5

Dennis McHenry5

Dennis McHenry5

Akihiko Watanabe4

Akihiko Watanabe4

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Alan Sommerstein4

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Chad Schroeder4

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Richard Hamilton4

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Andrea Consogno3

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Edward Whitehouse3

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Joseph McAlhany3

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Mary Pendergraft3

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Victoria Papaprodromou3

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Claudia Mársico2

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Elizabeth Morgan2

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Jeffery Murphy2

Joseph Wrightson2

Joseph Wrightson2

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Kevin Arrowood2

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Robert de Brose2

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Alexander Tulin1

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Braden Studhalter1

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Bradley Buszard1

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Christopher Blackwell1

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Cindy Whitcomb1

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Clayton Lehmann1

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Diane Spurlock1

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Kristen Bentley1

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Massimo Forconi1

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Nicholas Fincher1

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Patrick T. Rourke1

Peter Anderson1

Peter Anderson1

Phiroze Vasunia1

Phiroze Vasunia1

Timothy Pepper1

Timothy Pepper1

Valentini Kalfadopoulou Mellas1

Valentini Kalfadopoulou Mellas1

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χ610Χύτραν ποικίλλεινto decorate a cooking-potFor this proverbial expression -- once regarded as a fragment of comedy (Comica adespota 921 Kock), but not in K.-A. -- see already under omicron 399 (and chi 135). Its point is that a …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1877Ἑορτὴ πολλὰ ἔχουσαa festival having many thingscf. Appendix Proverbiorum 2.76-77, where two similar proverbs (and their glosses, here combined) are differentiated: 'a festival having many things' and 'a festival having feet (po/das)'.Matched in noteshighshort

α327Ἀγώνcontest, training, arenaApart from the initial glossing (on which see next note), this material also occurs in Photius, Lexicon alpha316 Theodoridis. [1] The word used for 'competitions' here is the (accusative) plural of the headword itself. …Matched in noteshighshort

α116Ἀγαθοθέλειαdesire for the good[1] The headword (a single word in the Greek) is a very rare feminine noun. It is glossed with this same phrase in the parallel entry in ps.-Zonaras. [2] 'Anon.': LSJ s.v. Perhaps Polybius, …Matched in noteshighshort

κ497Καταγηρᾶσαι Τιθωνοῦ βαθύτερον καὶ τοῦ Κινύρου πλουσιώτερον καὶ Σαρδαναπάλου τρυφερώτερον ὅπως τὸ τῆς παροιμίας ἐπὶ σοὶ πληρωθῇ δὶς παῖδες οἱ γέροντεςto grow old deeper than Tithonus and richer than Kinyras and daintier than Sardanapalus so that in your case the proverb would be fulfilled: the old are children againThe long headword phrase comes from a Letter of the emperor Julian (no.82 Bidez-Cumont); cf. Appendix Proverbiorum 4.68. For 'the old are children again' see under delta 1267; for Kinyras, kappa 1651; for Sardanapalus, …Matched in noteshighshort

α3839ἈρήγωI aidEpic/poetic verb. cf. Etymologicum Magnum 141.5, Hesychius alpha7147 (glossing a)rh/gwn with bohqw=n), and already alpha 1108.Matched in noteshighshort

α3840Ἀρηΐδηλοςbattle-conspicuous, war-conspicuousLikewise or similarly in other lexica. Epic version (cf. alpha 3841 etc.) of an adjective attested elsewhere as a)ri/dhlos; see alpha 3876.Matched in noteshighshort

α3851Ἀρηρομένηbeing tilled… to Homer, Iliad 18.548, where the headword participle occurs, of a scene on the Shield of Achilles. The implicit feminine implicit is "land".Matched in noteshighshort

ε3841Ἐφάμιλλονa match for, on a par with… other lexica. The headword is neuter nominative/accusative singular or masculine/feminine accusative singular of this adjective. Either way it must be quoted from somewhere; Latte on Hesychius s.v. tentatively suggests Demosthenes 20.102 (feminine accusative there), …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1651Ἐξ ἔρωτοςout of desire… this instance, from the body of the entry (but is also found elsewhere, from Aeschines 1.134 onwards). The entry as a whole is a rather poor summary of material presented more fully under sigma …Matched in noteshighshort

δ352Δεινοὶ πλέκειν τοι μηχανὰς ΑἰγύπτιοιEgyptians (are) clever at crafting machines[1] Zenobius 3.37. The headword phrase itself is Aeschylus fr. 373 Nauck (726 Mette). [2] Homer, Iliad 2.742, 15.626. The added comment comes from the scholia to the first of these passages. (The fame …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1591Δυσανασχετοῦσιthey are displeasedThe headword and the glosses are third person plurals; first gloss in future indicative; headword and second gloss in present indicative. The headword must be quoted from somewhere: there are several possibilities, chiefly in …Matched in noteshighshort

α2737Ἀντιφερίζειςyou are measuring yourself againstAristophanes, Knights 813-814 (web address 1), with scholia. For Themistocles see theta 124, theta 125, theta 126. The scholiasts found the adjective e)pixeilh= at the end of 814 probematic. Some took it to mean …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1492Δράκαυλοςdrakaulos; living with a snake… similar one in Hesychius delta2305. Sophocles' (lost) play was named apparently from its chorus of drummers or tympanum-beaters (usually of the kettledrum associated with the cults of Dionysus and the Great Mother, and beaten …Matched in noteshighshort

η39Ἡγεμονία δικαστηρίουpresidency of a jurycourtFor the headword phrase, used in Aeschines 3.14, see also eta 40. (Both entries present a static picture of the administration of justice and the specific duties of the various magistrates at Athens; in …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2794Ἐπόθησενdesired… presumably extracted from the quotation given, is third person singular, aorist indicative active, of the verb poqe/w (pi 1860, pi 1863). [2] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler notes Valckenaer's attribution to Polybius.) It contains, as indicated, …Matched in noteshighshort

αι253Αἰόλοςundulating, 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, shimmeringNone of the etymologies advanced is adequate on its own to explain the many diverse uses and translations of this adjective (see LSJ entry at web address 1; cf. alphaiota 244, alphaiota 245, alphaiota …Matched in noteshighshort

α1Ἂ ἄah! ah![1] Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 1052 (web address 1). The first sentence is derived from scholia to this passage, and this may also be true of the rest of the entry. [2] That is, it …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1486Ἐντρέπῃyou are turned… part of this entry perhaps derives from scholia to Sophocles, Ajax 90 (web address 1), where the headword occurs, though no surviving scholion is notably similar. [1] Both the headword and this gloss are …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2708Ἐπιτολῆςof a raising= Synagoge epsilon766; Photius, Lexicon epsilon1766. Headword and glosses are genitive singulars. (The headword is presumably quoted from somewhere. Extant possibilities are numerous; and cf. under theta 205.) Similar, but largely in the nominative …Matched in noteshighshort

κ109ΚαθιλατρεύομαιI worship, I am a worshipper ofThis middle-voice verb appears only here and its meaning is uncertain. If it is not the result of textual error, it seems to be a compound of the prefix kata- and a verb i(latreu/w …Matched in noteshighshort

β295Βίος ἀκανθώδηςa thorny life[1] The headword phrase sounds proverbial, like the others assembled for this entry, but it does not feature in the paroemiographers, and is indeed not otherwise attested. [2] For this and "a ready-kneaded life" …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε1154Ἐν δὲ διχοστασίῃ καὶ Ἀνδροκλέης πολεμαρχεῖat a time of division even Androkles is polemarchLikewise in Photius. Comica adespota frs. 51-2 Kock (951 K.-A.); cf. Zenobius 3.77, etc. [1] See already epsilon 1147. [2] See already epsilon 1112.Matched in noteshighshort

η85Ἢ δεῖ χελώνης κρέα φαγεῖν ἢ μὴ φαγεῖνwhether one should eat a tortoise's flesh or not eat itAlso in Photius, Lexicon eta42 (see further below, n.2); cross-referenced, summarily, at kappa 2364, and see also chi 192. Besides the paroemiographers (Zenobius 4.19, etc.) see Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 8.337B [8.17 Kaibel], with two versions …Matched in noteshighshort

α3238Ἁπλῷ λόγῳin a simple statement[1] The source of this paragraph is Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentary on Aristotle's Topica 214.12-18. [2] Perhaps, Adler suggests, from a scholion on Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 231, where "in a simple manner" occurs (web address …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ190Καλὰ δὴ παταγεῖςyou are hitting very wellThe headword phrase literally means "you are clashing/clattering very well." It appears in Plato, Euthydemus 293D (web address 1 below), and the entry derives from a gloss on the passage. Same or similar entries …Matched in noteshighshort

α3388Ἀπὸ λεπτοῦ μίτου τὸ ζῆν ἠρτῆσθαιlife has hung by a fragile threadApostolius 3.50; and cf. generally mu 1135. Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.662. The verb in the headword phrase, extracted from the quotation given, is a perfect infinitive. [1] Synesius, Letter 4 (p.162a Hercher), …Matched in noteshighshort

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