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Ἄλλο γλαὺξ ἄλλο κορώνη φθέγγεται
one thing the owl cries, another the crow
Diogenianus
2.16 and other paroemiographers.
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1343
Ἀλλότρια βάλλειν
to throw others' throws
cf.
Diogenianus
2.60.
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1367
Ἄλοχος
spouse
… quoted in an anecdote (about a male homosexual relationship) in
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Ἀλώπηξ τὸν βοῦν ἐλαύνει
a fox drives the ox
[1] So too in Photius, Lexicon alpha1089 Theodoridis, and cf.
Diogenianus
1.75; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1886. [2] A line of iambic verse, apparently oracular. (Adler cites Astrampsychus, ed. Opsopoeus in Oraculis metricis …
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1400
Ἄλλως ἀναλίσκεις ὕδωρ
you are using up water for nothing
[1] cf., more generally, alpha 1399.
Diogenianus
2.61. [2] That is, within a fixed time-limit measured by a waterclock (klepsydra). See in brief S.C. Todd, The Shape of Athenian Law (Oxford 1993) 130-2.
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1423
Ἀλυάττης
Alyattes
… a new source, and Paradiso [below] convincingly identifies it as
Diogenes
Laertius 1.83 (an anecdote in which Bias [beta 270] fools the king, by means of fattened mules, into abandoning the siege and making …
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1460
Ἅμα δίδου καὶ λάμβανε
give and take at the same time
Diogenianus
2.77a and other paroemiographers; Tosi [cited under alpha 378] no.476, citing precedents and parallels.
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1486
Ἅμαξα τὸν βοῦν ἕλκει
a wagon is dragging the ox
Very similar entry in Photius (glossed as 'a proverb'); cf.
Diogenianus
3.30. A Greek version of "putting the cart before the horse" or "the tail is wagging the dog." Tosi (cited under alpha 378) …
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1683
Ἀμύξεις
you will scratch, you will tear
… scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.243, where the headword occurs. [2]
Diogenianus
6.69; cf. mu 865. [3] Greek Anthology 7.218.11 (Antipater of Sidon), epitaph for the famous Corinthian courtesan Lais; cf. Gow and Page (vol. …
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1706
Ἀμφιβολία
ambiguity, amphiboly
A version (with an odd ending) of Posidonius ap.
Diogenes
Laertius 7.62. [1] See again alpha 4435. The single word au)lhtri/s means a female piper; but if it is split into two words, au)lh/ …
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1951
Ἀνάλυσις
analysis
[1] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 42.27-43.1; cf.
Diogenes
Laertius 7.60. See also alpha 2929, omicron 627.
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1956
Ἄναμμα
fireball, ignited mass
Part of the long quotation from
Diogenes
Laertius (7.143-146), on Stoic cosmology, which is pi 149. [1] So the transmitted text, nwqro/n, both here and at pi 149; but the true reading, in D.L., …
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1981
Ἀναξαγόρας
Anaxagoras
… generally RE Anaxagoras (4); NP Anaxagoras; OCD4 Anaxagoras; DK 59;
Diogenes
Laertius 2.6-15. [1] This first paragraph of the entry reproduces most of Harpocration (and Photius) s.v.; cf. nu 523. [2] Apparently quoted loosely …
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1987
Ἀναξίμανδρος
Anaximandros, Anaximander
… which is to follow: see below, at n.3. [2] cf.
Diogenes
Laertius 2.2. [3] Artaxerxes II, reigned 405/4-359/8. [4] su/mbola (also known as a)kou/smata) was a technical term used for the type of Pythagorean …
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1988
Ἀναξιμένης
Anaximenes
… alternatives. But another approach to the issue is suggested by
Diogenes
Laertius 2.3, who also synchronized Anaximenes' floruit with the fall of Sardis (and adds that Anaximenes died in the 63rd Olympiad, 528-525). That …
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2046
Ἀναρίθμητος
countless, boundless
… which follows [3] Greek Anthology 7.128.3-4 (with 1), quoted in
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Laertius 9.16.
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2130
Ἀνάχαρσις
Anacharsis
… 76-77). Most of the present entry's material is taken from
Diogenes
Laertius 1.101-105. (Some has already appeared under alpha 258.) [1] cf. gamma 360. [2] cf. kappa 25. [3] In Diog.Laert. 1.101 only one …
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2156
Ἀνδραποδώδεις
slavish
… [2] Meaning in practice crudely close-cropped; cf. alpha 2157. [3]
Diogenianus
1.73. [4] Imperfectly quoted from Plato, Alcibiades 1.120B (web address 1 below).
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2166
Ἀνδρεῖος ἀνήρ
manly man
… Suda edition [1700] by Kuster) that this quotation comes from
Diogenes
Laertius. A TLG search shows, rather, that its source is Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentary on Aristotle's Topica 345.9-10 Wallies. [2] Not substantively connected …
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2190
Ἀνδρὸς γέροντος ἀσταφὶς τὸ κρανίον
an old man's head is a dried grape
[1] Zenobius 1.96. This proverb recurs at alpha 4223. [2]
Diogenianus
1.78 & 86. [3] Zenobius 1.90. This proverb (Euripides fr.799a Snell) recurs at epsilon 586, omicroniota 72, and upsilon 300. See generally Tosi …
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2260
Ἀνέμου παιδίον
wind's child
In
Diogenianus
(1.47) and other paroemiographers; also casually mentioned -- apparently as proverbial -- in Libanius, Letters 1196.2.
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2466
Ἀννίκερις
Anniceris, Annikeris
C4 BCE. cf.
Diogenes
Laertius 2.86. [1] For Aristippus see alpha 3908. [2] A chronological impossibility if pi 2107 is meant.
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2517
Ἀνθομολογησόμεθα
we will make a covenant
… at phi 34. [3] Quotation unidentifiable. [4] A version of
Diogenes
Laertius 2.40, which purports to quote the beginning of the indictment brought against Socrates in Athens in 399 BCE; the second verb should, …
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2528
Ἀνθρώπινον
humanity
… the neuter genitive singular in the quotation given. [1] From
Diogenes
Laertius 4.7 (on Xenocrates and Phryne). [2] See e.g. Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 20.9.
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2804
Ἀξία ἡ κύων τοῦ βρώματος
the bitch is worthy of her food
cf.
Diogenianus
2.78 and other paroemiographers.
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2817
Ἀξιόπιστος
trustworthy
See already alpha 2816. [1]
Diogenes
Laertius 4.7, regarding Xenocrates (xi 42).
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2825
Ἀξίωμα
purpose, axiom, reputation
… the "paternal authority" was that of Proclus (pi 2473). [3]
Diogenes
Laertius 4.33.
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2863
Ἄπαγε μόθων' ἀπὸ κώπης
keep a impudent man away from an oar
cf.
Diogenianus
3.27 and other paroemiographers.
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2873
Ἀπαθῆ
impassive, passionless
… Antiphon (the Sophist) 87 B5 Diels-Kranz; from Harpokration s.v. [3]
Diogenes
Laertius 7.117, on the Stoic doctrines of Zeno. [4] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.207 Zintzen (260 Asmus). [5] Again, more fully, at theta …
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2929
Ἀπαρτίαν
chattels, household utensils, moveables
… Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 43.1 Wallies. [3]
Diogenes
Laertius 7.60, quoting Antipater's first book On Terms; cf. alpha 1951, omicron 627. [4] The remainder of the entry is abridged from Harpokration …
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