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213 entries for Procopius

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α2699Ἀντίπαλονmatched in opposition… origin. [1] Same or similar material in other lexica. [2] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.3.52 (web address 1); in late autumn 539 CE, Armenian envoys urge the Persian king Chosroes (cf. …Matched in noteshighshort
α2764Ἀντωπεῖfaces, meets face to face… from somewhere. (The only extant instance outside lexicography occurs in Procopius of Gaza's Commentaries on Isaiah: 'the eagle ... faces the flashes of the sun'.) [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] Quoted from somewhere, probably Oppian, …Matched in noteshighshort
α2812Ἀξιόμαχοςbattle-worthy, well-matched… form common in historians from Herodotus and Thucydides onwards. [2] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 7.16.18 (web address 1); the Gothic king Totila (cf. tau 879) rebukes Pelagius (a deacon in Rome …Matched in notes

α2699

Ἀντίπαλον

matched in opposition

It means three things: opposed and equally-matched and equally-balanced. "For the contest will not be of evenly matched force[s]."

Ἀντίπαλον· τρία σημαίνει· τὸ ἐναντίον καὶ τὸ ἰσόπαλον καὶ τὸ ἰσόστροφον. οὐ γὰρ ἐξ ἀντιπάλου τῆς δυνάμεως ὁ ἀγὼν ἔσται.

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Richard Rodriguez1

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α2906Ἁπαξάπανταall together… but not invariably, appended to a word like 'all'. [2] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 1.25.3 (web address 1), on John the Cappadocian; cf. Kaldellis (68); again at iota 469 (end). See …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3035Ἀπέρατονendless… for this see again at chi 474), with scholion. [3] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.5.1 (web address 2); again at lambda 100; cf. Kaldellis (81). In May 540 CE, the Persian …Matched in noteshighshort

α3049Ἀπεροῦνταseeking to avert… show resemblances with the glosses here. [2] An approximation of Procopius, Secret History 21.26 (web address 2), on Justinian (cf. iota 446) ordering his generals not to attack Huns marauding in the Roman frontier, …Matched in noteshighshort

α3111Ἀπεψηφίσατοvoted off… by Dinarchus (fr. LVI.2 Conomis); cf. generally alpha 3656. [2] Procopius, Secret History 29.10 (web address 1), on Liberius; cf. Kaldellis (126). Liberius had been on trial before the Senate in Byzantion for his …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3124Ἀπείπατοdenied, refused… not identified by Adler, but identifiable via the TLG as Procopius, On the Wars of Justinian 8.32.3 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (534). (See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.XCII.) Perhaps again at …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3277Ἀποδαρθεῖνto doze off… which see also e.g. Xenophon, Cyropaedia 2.4.26.] Perhaps quoted from Procopius; see in any event under alpha 3124.Matched in noteshighshort

α3313Ἄποθενaway, far from… omicron 971, rho 174, chi 207, and psi 75. [3] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 1.22.9 (web address 1), again at alpha 3664; returning from Byzantion (cf. beta 588) in early 532 …Matched in noteshighshort

α3361Ἀποκναίεινto wear out… Whitby (70). It reappears in context at sigma 100. [3] Procopius, Secret History 12.13 (web address 1), on the expropriations of Byzantine senators under Justinian I (cf. iota 446); cf. Kaldellis (58).Matched in noteshighmedium

α3380Ἀπολεγόμενοςdeclining (an offer)… already alpha 3124, alpha 3125, and again alpha 3498. [4] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 1.22.11 (web address 1), in early 532 CE, the emperor Justinian (cf. iota 446) orders his ambassadors …Matched in noteshighshort

α3522Ἀπόσιτοςabstinent, fasting[1] Same glossing in other lexica. [2] Procopius, Secret History 13.29-30 (web address 1), on Justinian's asceticism; cf. Kaldellis (64). The "days of Pascha" would be the last days of Holy Week, concluding with …Matched in noteshighshort

α3664Ἄπωθενaway, away from[1] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 1.22.9; already at alpha 3313.Matched in noteshighshort

α3682Ἀπραγμοσύνηindifference, idleness, quietudecf. generally alpha 3683. [1] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 8.18.18 (web address 1); cf. kappa 2197 and Kaldellis (503). The emperor Justinian (cf. iota 446) in 551 CE reproaches the Utigur …Matched in noteshighshort

α3823ἈρεόβινδοςAreobindos, Ariobindus, Ariovindus… and a successful general against the Persians; mentioned copiously by Procopius, Agathias and others.Matched in noteshighshort

α3955Ἄρκοςbear… Babrius 14.1) and the first part of the gloss (from Procopius, Secret History 1.17) do not belong together; they have been copied as a unit from epsilon 671.Matched in noteshighshort

α4089Ἀρχεῖαarchives… [2] For "the speed-writing section" cf. gamma 438, attributed to Procopius.Matched in noteshighshort

α4346Ἅτεροςthe other, different… also Smyth §69 (web address 2). [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.7.16 (web address 3); cf. Kaldellis (87). At Antioch (cf. alpha 2692) in 540 CE, Julian (cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

α4702ἌχθομαιI am sick [of], I am grieved by… Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 6.142 (web address 3). [6] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.18.18 (web address 4). Outside the Persian-held city of Nisibis (cf. nu 426) in 541 CE, Roman …Matched in noteshighmedium

β94Βάνδονensign… a transliteration of the Latin bandum. For this gloss cf. Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 4.2.1 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort

β126Βαρσύμης ΠέτροςBarsumes Petros[1] delta 233 (from Procopius). Petros Barsumes was praetorian prefect under Justinian (cf. iota 446) and Theodora (cf. alpha 956 note) 543-546 and again 555-562; cf. Kaldellis (96-98) and PLRE IIIb s.v. Petrus(9).Matched in noteshighshort

β241Βέρεδονpost-horse… The nominative be/redos is a transliteration of Latin veredus: see Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.20.20 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (116). The Etymologicum Gudianum glosses the dative plural of this noun …Matched in noteshighshort

β245ΒεροιαίοιςBeroiaians, Beroeaeans… perhaps excerpted from iota 726, one of two instances in Procopius. Adler reports two similar entries in the Ambrosian Lexicon. Beroia was in Syria (renamed by the Seleucids after the original Beroia in Macedonia); …Matched in noteshighshort

β456ΒουργαώνBourgaôncf. Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 4.12.3 and 5 (web address 1; see Kaldellis (215-216). For Belisarius see beta 233. In fact, Belisarius returned to Constantiople in the summer of 534 CE …Matched in noteshighshort

β490Βωμολόχοςaltar-ambusher… p.26.24-25 Keydell (1.19 Niebuhr). This work is a continuation of Procopius (pi 2479) and covers the years 553-59 AD, during which Narses (nu 42), the Persian-Armenian eunuch, was reconquering Italy. The passage describes the …Matched in noteshighmedium

β554Βροτολοιγόςmortal-bane… is an epithet of Ares in Homer and elsewhere. [1] Procopius, Secret History 12.14 (web address 1), referring to the emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora; cf. Kaldellis (58). (The precise phrase used is …Matched in noteshighshort

γ243ΓήπαιδεςGêpaides, Gepids… menaced the Roman Empire during the reign of Justinian: see Procopius etc.Matched in noteshighshort

γ418Γραμματεύςclerk, secretary… i.e. a secretis. This material (including the etymology) comes from Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.7.15 (web address 1); cf. Kaldellis (87). [3] The topic now becomes the secretaries of classical Athens …Matched in noteshighshort

γ422Γραμματιστήςgrammarian… [2] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 462.5. [3] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.6.23 (web address 1, here with the words rearranged). In 540 CE Paulos (cf. PLRE IIIb s.v. …Matched in noteshighshort

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