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Stefano Sanfilippo3
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δ854Δίγλωσσοςbilingualcf. alpha 2130, sigma 704. [1] The headword has the Ionic/koine spelling; the quotation uses the Attic form (LSJ entry at web address 1). [2] Diogenes Laertius 1.101.Matched in noteshighshort
δ942Διερέττονταrowing about… of the Attic verb diere/ttw. The present participle of the Ionic form of the verb, diere/ssw, occurs in Euripides, Trojan Women 1258, but there it is masculine accusative plural (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort
δ1205ΔιοσημείαZeus-omen, Zeus-sign… word reminiscent of Euripidean language: see Andromache 227, Iph.Taur. 645, Ion 106, Iph.Aul. 1515, fr.856.4. [6] a)pie/nai: jussive infinitive; cf. Aristophanes, Wasps 386. [7] ei)s e)/nhn, "the day after tomorrow" (e)/nefin Hesiod, Works and …Matched in noteshigh

δ854

Δίγλωσσος

bilingual

[Meaning] one who has knowledge of two languages. "Anacharsis was a Scythian, but his mother was Greek. For this reason he was bilingual; [it was he] who made laws for the Scythians."

Δίγλωσσος· ὁ δύο γλώσσας ἐπιστάμενος. Ἀνάχαρσις Σκύθης ἦν, μητρὸς δὲ Ἑλληνίδος. διὸ καὶ δίγλωττος ἦν· ὃς ἔθηκεν νόμους Σκύθαις.

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Nathan Greenberg ✝2

Nathan Greenberg ✝2

Oliver Phillips ✝2

Oliver Phillips ✝2

Elizabeth Vandiver1

Elizabeth Vandiver1

Nicholas Fincher1

Nicholas Fincher1

Peter Anderson1

Peter Anderson1

Sean M. Redmond1

Sean M. Redmond1

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δ1227Δίωκε ἀρετήνpursue excellence… a)reth/n, feu=ge yo/gon "pursue glory and excellence, flee blame"; Euripides, Ion 439-440 su/ [...] e)pei\ kratei=s a)reta\s di/wke (web address 3). Bernhardy's suggested correction of the entry to a)reta\s di/wke, rests on this Euripidean …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1431Δουρίληπτοςspear-takenLikewise in other lexica. The headword is an Ionic variant of dori/lhptos; both forms occur in Attic tragedy. cf. generally delta 1380, delta 1430.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1492Δράκαυλοςdrakaulos; living with a snake… the daughters of Cecrops are explored by Pearson (using Euripides, Ion 21ff., 271ff., Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.552ff. and other sources). There was a snake sacred to Athena on the Acropolis (see Pearson). Cadmus' daughters are …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1524Δρησμόςrunning-awayIonic dialect version of drasmo/s (delta 1509). Seven instances in Herodotus (and three in the Plutarchean de Herodoti malignitate).Matched in noteshighshort

δ1527Δριμεῖαsharp (things)Likewise or similarly in other lexica. [1] Epic/Ionic neuter plural, nominative/accusative, of the adjective drimu/s (again under sigma 1512), glossed with its superlative. [2] Feminine nominative singular of the same adjective (also under beta …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1637Δυσίτητοςhard to heal… (1054). It is perhaps a false reading for dusi/htos, an Ionic form of dusi/atos (delta 1635) which occurs once in Hippocrates' treatise on bones (De ossium natura 12).Matched in noteshighshort

ε33Ἐβούλετο[he/she] wished… v.l.in Th. 2.2, 6.79, h)bou/lou Hyp.Lyc.11; [....] said to be Ionic in An.Ox.2.374." [1] Adler allowed herself a rare textual emendation here, substituting this h)bou/leto for the transmitted, illogical e)bou/leto.Matched in noteshighshort

ε178Ἐγχείαlance, spearGreek Anthology 6.81.1-2 (Paul the Silentiary), again at chi 377. See further excerpts from this epigram, wherein a retiring warrior dedicates his spear and armor to Ares, at alpha 1136 and beta 50. The …Matched in noteshighshort

ε321Ἐθηήσαντοthey marvelled, they were awestruckThe headword is aorist indicative middle/passive, third person plural epic/Ionic, of the verb qea/omai. From the scholia on Homer, Odyssey 8.17, where it occurs (web address 1). See also theta 329.Matched in noteshighshort

ε331ἘθωύμαζονI was marveling, they were marveling… evidently quoted from somewhere but not otherwise attested, is an Ionic dialect variant of the (commonplace) gloss. In Herodotus, however, the stem is qwmaz-. Out of context there is no means of telling whether …Matched in noteshighshort

ε347ἙκαμήδηHekamede, Hecamede… 14.6 (web addresses 1 and 2). See also e.g. Plato, Ion 538B. [2] Likewise in etymological lexica.Matched in noteshighshort

ε381Ἐκγεγάμενto have been born from… prosaic forms of this perfect-tense infinitive, also between Doric and Ionic; in addition to subtracting the preform e)k- from this form. [2] Hypothetical formations: see Philoxenos of Alexandria at phi 394. [3] For gega/men …Matched in noteshighshort

ε403Ἔκδοτοςgiven-up… directly quoted from anywhere. If not, possible sources include Euripides (Ion 1251), Isocrates (4.141) and Polybius (28.4.11).Matched in noteshighshort

ε429Ἔκηανthey burned… is *kaw-: in the aorist *kaw-sa- produced *kā-wa-, and in Ionic kh-a-. Other forms of this verb appear at kappa 1184, kappa 1185.Matched in noteshighshort

ε632Ἑκταῖοςsixth; on the sixth day… For the headword as 'sixth' see e.g. Greek Anthology 14.119.10 (Ionic feminine accusative singular). It can also mean 'on the sixth day': so in e.g. Xenophon, Anabasis 6.6.38.Matched in noteshighshort

ε740ἙλλανοδίκαιHellanodikai, Greek judges[1] See also epsilon 741. The headword is a Doric form, used also in Attic; the Attic-Ionic dialect form is e(llhnodi/kai, and the Elean is e(llanozi/kai. See LSJ s.v. [2] Eunapius fr.79 FHG (4.49); …Matched in noteshighshort

ε775ἘλέγχειαreproachOutside lexicography etc. this noun is found in the epic/Ionic form e)legxei/h: examples in LSJ s.v. Related to the noun e)/legxos (epsilon 778) and the verb e)le/gxw (epsilon 777, epsilon 778, eta 197).Matched in noteshighshort

ε947Ἔμβολαbolts, rams… C4), overlooking the entrance to the Ambracian Gulf. In the Ionian Sea offshore from Aktion, Octavian's naval forces defeated the combined fleets of Antony and Cleopatra in the famous Battle of Actium (September 2, …Matched in noteshighshort

ε972Ἐμμέλειαemmeleia, harmony… 3159. [1] From a gloss on Herodotus 6.129.2, where the Ionic accusative e)mmelei/hn occurs in the famous story of Hippokleides squandering his chance to marry the daughter of Kleisthenes of Sikyon (omicron 978). See …Matched in noteshighshort

ε992Ἔμμορενreceived as a portion… Aeolic treatment of intervocalic -sm- and initial psilosis (contrast the Ionic dialect treatment in ei(/marto). But others have regarded it as an aorist. Entry from the scholia on Homer, Iliad 1.278, where it occurs …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1031ἜμπληνI neared, they nearedHypothetical forms mentioned in this entry reflect the theory, promoted by Philoxenus of Alexandria (phi 394), that the Greek vocabulary was based on a core of monosyllabic verbs: see Dickey, 3.1.10 (p. 85). [1] …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε1152Ἐν γυάλοισινin hollows… Lexicon (55.28-30), and several Homeric scholia. [2] Greek Anthology 7.43.1-2 (Ion) -- where however the adjective is melampeta/lois, "black-leaved".Matched in noteshighshort

ε1279Ἐνείκασθαιto bring (for oneself)… *)/hneika is used as an aorist for fe/rw mainly in Ionic, epic, and lyric; h)/negkon and h)/negka are used in Attic. See epsilon 1215, epsilon 1216, epsilon 1280, eta 377, eta 382. Similarly already …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1508Ἐν χρῷ παραπλέωνsailing close to skin… usual in Attic, except in this expression; in epic and Ionic forms with the stem xro- occur. See LSJ s.v.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1656ἘξεσίαmissionThe headword is a noun derived from the verb e)ci/hmi. Glossed likewise or similarly in other lexica, and cf. a scholion on Homer, Iliad 24.235, where the epic/Ionic form e)cesi/h occurs in the accusative …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1698ἜξειμιI will go out… the future of e)/rxomai. The future e)leu/somai occurs in epic, Ionic, tragedy, and later Greek. cf. epsilon 1687.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1703Ἐξείρετοwas inquiringSame entry in Hesychius and elsewhere. The headword -- third person singular, imperfect, of e)ce/romai, an epic/Ionic form -- is quoted from Homer, Iliad 5.756; cf. the scholia there. cf. epsilon 1743.Matched in noteshighshort

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