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150 entries for Callimachus

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γ46Γαμβρὸς ἘρεχθῆοςErechtheus' son-in-lawThe headword phrase is Callimachus fr.321 Pfeiffer, from the Hecale. For Erechtheus see epsilon 2943. [1] Or Boreas, the north wind: see beta 390.Matched in noteshighshort
γ90Γέγειαι βόεςearth-born cows[1] Callimachus, Hecale fr. 277 (inverted), with scholion.Matched in noteshighshort
γ187Γεργέριμονover-ripe… of olive which was small and pale in colour. [2] Callimachus, Hecale fr.248, with comments from the scholia there; cf. Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.56C (2.47 Kaibel). See also delta 1549, epsilon 729, and phi 494.Matched in noteshighshort

γ46

Γαμβρὸς Ἐρεχθῆος

Erechtheus' son-in-law

Borras. For he married Oreithuia, his [Erechtheus'] daughter, from whom were born Zetes and Kalais.

Γαμβρὸς Ἐρεχθῆος· ὁ Βορρᾶς. τὴν γὰρ Ὠρείθυιαν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ ἔγημεν, ἐξ ἧς τίκτεται Ζήτης καὶ Κάλαϊς.

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Alexandra Trachsel1

Alexandra Trachsel1

Amelia Mathias1

Amelia Mathias1

Andrew Morrison1

Andrew Morrison1

Matthew Farmer1

Matthew Farmer1

Oliver Phillips ✝1

Oliver Phillips ✝1

Stefano Sanfilippo1

Stefano Sanfilippo1

γ363Γοερόνmournful… from somewhere) is neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective. [2] Callimachus, Hecale fr. 323.

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δ42Δαμάτειραtamer-woman… forms of the masculine noun damantêr ["tamer"]. Attested in (e.g.) Callimachus, Hecale fr.267; Greek Anthology 11.403.Matched in noteshighshort

δ164ΔέδοιμιI might buildAn incorrect quotation (and headword extracted therefrom) of Callimachus, Hecale fr. 324; again under omicroniota 62. The correct reading de/moimi, first person singular optative of the rare verb de/mw 'I build', has been wrongly …Matched in noteshighshort

δ347Δεινουμένηνbeing trampled… extracted from the quotation given; but see next note. [1] Callimachus, Hecale fr.255 (where however this participle, feminine accusative singular, is dinome/nhn, not deinoume/nhn).Matched in noteshighshort

δ406ΔηλιάςDêlias… Demeter here is unclear. [3] That of a nymph in Callimachus, Hymn 4 (line 323).Matched in noteshighshort

δ946Διερήνwet… Works and Days 460, but more probably (given this gloss) Callimachus, Hecale fr. 239. See also the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 337. [2] Nominative singular masculine. (If a quotation, perhaps from Homer, Odyssey 6.201.)Matched in noteshighshort

δ1490Δράγματαhandfuls of uncut corn, trusses… quotation given, though there are numerous alternatives (in e.g. Homer, Callimachus, Theocritus and the Septuagint). Same headword but different glossing in Hesychius, Photius, and elsewhere. In any event the noun, from the same root …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1546ΔρύοπεςDryopes… FGrH 3 F19); Apollodorus 2.7.1; Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 1.1212ff.; Callimachus, Hymn to Artemis 160ff.Matched in noteshighshort

ε10Ἔαρspring, springtime; blood… mentioned. See also Hesychius (s.v. h)=ar) and other lexica. [3] Callimachus fr. 328 Pfeiffer, presumed to be from his Hecale; also at alpha 2801. According to LSJ, this meaning of the word is first …Matched in noteshighshort

ε777Ἐλέγχομενwe reproach, we test… verb e)le/gxw, see also epsilon 778 and eta 197. [1] Callimachus, Hecale fr. 329 Pfeiffer, with scholion. See LSJ s.v. I. [2] Greek Anthology 6.250.7-8 (Antiphilus), quoted approximately; see LSJ s.v. II.2. On this …Matched in noteshighshort

ε786Ἐλελεῦeleleu, war-cry… Achaeus [alpha 4683] fr. 37. [2] Or, "a shepherd's cry." Callimachus, Fragmenta incertae sedis 719 Pfeiffer. [3] So the mss of the Suda and of Aristophanes, but for metrical reasons the original probably had …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε800Ἔλλερα ἔργαevil worksThe headword phrase, neuter plural, stems from Callimachus, Hecale fr.283.1. Eustathius on Homer, Iliad 6.183 explains the adjective as a dialect form: e)/llera kata\ dia/lekton ta\ kaka/. For comparable glosses (e)xqra/, pole/mia, a)/dika) see …Matched in noteshighshort

ε861Ἐλινύεινto rest… part of] those idling or spending time. [3] Attributed to Callimachus' Hecale by Kapp (fr.128a), Pfeiffer (fr. 330) and Hollis (fr. 130), an attribution rejected by Schneider fr. an. 22, who suggests instead the …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε1180Ἔνδιοςdaytime[1] cf. epsilon 1172. [2] Callimachus, Hecale fr. 238 (lines 15-16); cf. eta 399. [3] So again in Etymologicum Magnum 432.36.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1181Ἐνδόμυχοςhole-in-the-corner, lurking within… the quotation given, though there is an earlier instance in Callimachus, Hymn to Demeter 87 (on Erysichthon hiding away and gorging on food). [1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 28 Asmus, 59 Zintzen, 30B …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1268Ἐνέτῃσιbrooches… see the scholia there; also Hesychius and other lexica. [2] Callimachus, Hekale fr. 253; see already under alpha 1224.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1481Ἐντὸς ἑβδόμηςbefore (the) seventh… (Photius says the reason for it had been given in Callimachus' Aitia.) For the preposition e)nto/s in this sense see LSJ s.v. [1] sc. day of the month: explicit in Hesychius, Zenobius and Photius. …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1990Ἐπαύλιαsleepover… 1147. (This has no connection with what now follows.) [2] Callimachus, Hekale fr. 263, with scholion.Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2004ἘπαφρόδιτοςEpaphroditus, Epaphroditos… Faenius'). [7] Other sources mention commentaries on Homer, Hesiod and Callimachus, and a Lexeis.Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2080Ἐπέσειενwas brandishing against… given, lacks the headword's nu ephelkustikon). [2] Source unknown, although Callimachus has been suggested (anonymous fr.25 Schneider; not accepted by Pfeiffer), as has Babrius or a Babrian imitator (Crusius, p. 216, with reference to …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2082Ἐπέσθωνeatin' upon… grammatical, and more poetical, th\n a(li/hn. [3] An abridgment of Callimachus, Epigram 47 Pfeiffer ( = Greek Anthology 6.301.1-3). The original has, more understandably, "great storms of debts", a nautical metaphor which the poet …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2177Ἐπήλυσιςapproach, assault[1] See also epsilon 2176, epsilon 2178. [2] Callimachus, Hecale fr. 331, with scholion.Matched in noteshighshort

ε2283Ἐπιδαίσιος οἶκοςallotted houseCallimachus uses the headword phrase (in the accusative) at Hymn to Zeus 59; similar entries in other lexica are derived from commentary on this verse.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3131Ἐσσήνmonarch[1] From scholia to Callimachus, Hymn to Zeus 1.66 ("monarch of gods" -- accusative case).Matched in noteshighshort

ε3534Εὐκείeukei… 'easily moved' -- which occurs in a papyrus fragment of Callimachus.)Matched in noteshighshort

ει49Εἰδυλίσαwise woman… see epsiloniota 21. If so, its source seems to be Callimachus, Hecale fr. 282 Pfeiffer.Matched in noteshighshort

ει112Εἰληδόνcontortedly, in coiled fashionAn adverb attested in Callimachus (Iambi fr. 191 line 28) and Greek Anthology 9.14.6. cf. generally epsiloniota 110, epsiloniota 116.Matched in noteshighshort

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