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- δ1119Δίκυμαtwin-bearingFrom di- "two" and ku/w "conceive." Same entry in Photius (and ps.-Zonaras). The headword is otherwise unattested in this sense.
- ε119ἘγκώπαιαenkopaiaSame entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword, a nominative/accusative neuter plural, is otherwise unattested. For the gloss see pi 1095.
- ε1084Ἔμψοφον φίλημαsounding kissLikewise in ps.-Zonaras. For the headword phrase cf. Greek Anthology 5.244.1-3 (plural).
- ε590Ἐκ πολλοῦfrom a great [time], from long ago[1] Likewise in ps.-Zonaras. The headword phrase is probably extracted from the quotation given (though ps.-Zonaras does not have it). [2] Aelian fr. 348 Domingo-Forasté (352 Hercher). This idiom can also mean "for a …
- α1212Ἁλίβρωτοςsalt-eatenSame entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon. [1] The reverse, rather: see LSJ s.v. (citing Lycophron).
- α3317Ἀπόθετονstored upSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective. It must be quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities.
- αι40ΑἰγιάληAigialeMore precisely a toponym: one of the cities on the Aegean island of Amorgos; cf. under alphaiota 39. Likewise in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon.
- γ255ΓηρυῶνοςGeryon, Geryon'sAttested only here and in the equivalent entry in ps.-Zonaras. Presumably genitive case, though LSJ gives the genitive of Geryon (cf. gamma 254) as -uo/nos.
- δ434Δήμιοςpublic-manSame entry in ps.-Zonaras. A naive definition for the (Athenian) public executioner; cf. delta 449 below, and see generally LSJ s.v.
- ει204Εἰροπόνοςwool-workingSame entry taken over by ps.-Zonaras. This compound is otherwise unattested, but cf. generally epsiloniota 197, epsiloniota 201, epsiloniota 203
- η103Ἠδωνὰ ἱμάτιαEdonan cloaksFor the Edon(i)ans see under eta 104. The present headword phrase (neuter plural), also in ps.-Zonaras, is evidently quoted from somewhere.
- κ300ΚαναχηδόνclanginglySame entry in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is a variant -- found mainly in late epic -- of the poetic adverb kanaxhda/ (from kanaxh/ "clang"; see under eta 482).
- α778ἈκάθεκτοςungovernableSame entry in ps.-Zonaras; see further below. [1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica (references at Photius alpha700 Theodoridis); and cf. alpha 4458, where the headword is used of the emperor Aurelian. [2] In …
- α192Ἀγελήτης βοῦςherding oxSame glossing in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword phrase, possibly a quotation, is otherwise unattested.
- α391ἈγχεῖοςnearSame entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon; this adjective is otherwise unattested (and ignored by LSJ). cf. alpha 394.
- α954Ἄκραν ἐπὶ γύαλονhigh on a hollowSophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 1493 (web address 1 below), with scholion. Likewise in ps.-Zonaras.
- α1705Ἀμφίβληστρονcasting-netUsed for fishing or hunting -- and murdering Agamemnon. See LSJ at web address 1. Same entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon.
- α3856ἈρήτιονAretion, Aretium… of the nearby Battle of Lake Trasimene (217 BCE) in Zonaras. See also alpha 3857.
- β496ΒώνυσοιherdersWord attested only in lexicographers. cf. beta 447. [1] It is possible that the gloss apoikoi (also in ps.-Zonaras and Photius) here is a mistake for aipoloi, "goatherds".
- ε3321ἘτισάμηνI took vengeanceMiddle aorist indicative, first person singular, of the verb ti/nw. Identically glossed in ps.-Zonaras; evidently quoted from somewhere. [1] Same form of the verb timwre/w.
- ε1638Ἐξέπλευσενsailed outSimilarly in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is aorist of e)kple/w (cf. epsilon 1639), third person singular. If it is extracted from the quotation given, it is used in a figurative sense (LSJ s.v. I.A.2), but …
- ε2108Ἐπεφύκειhad grown, had sprung upSimilar entry in ps.-Zonaras (see further below). The headword is third person singular, pluperfect, of the verb fu/w. It must be quoted from somewhere, but the number of extant possibilities (beginning with Xenophon and …
- α72ἈβρανῖτιςAbranitisThe term is attested only here and in the equivalent entry in ps.-Zonaras. Perhaps the territory of (or otherwise connected with) Abra in southern Spain: Barrington Atlas map 27 grid A4.
- α2114Ἀναυλείpassage-money-lessSame entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon. This adverb is unattested outside lexica and grammars, but for the naulos see nu 59.
- αι310Αἱρισέωνof HairiseansAttested in this form only here and in the parallel entry in ps.-Zonaras, but see epsilon 3009.
- δ1526Δρηστοσύνηservice, workHomer, Odyssey 15.321 (dative case): see web address 1. From the verb dra/w. No gloss here, but glossed in the equivalent entry in ps.-Zonaras as doulei/a ('servitude/slavery').
- ε1Ἔαallow!Same entry in ps.-Zonaras. The headword, second person singular imperative of e)a/w, is glossed as in the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.276, where it occurs (web address 1).
- ε413Ἐκκεκυμασμένουςhaving been washed out[1] Likewise in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is perfect middle/passive participle of e)kkumai/nw, masculine accusative plural. It is presumably extracted from the quotation given (though ps.-Zonaras does not have it). [2] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler suggests …
- ε314ἘθέμηνI put, I established[1] Likewise in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is first person singular, aorist middle, of ti/qhmi (cf. epsilon 315). It is probably extracted from the quotation given, though ps.-Zonaras does not have it, and there are …
- α599ἉζητόςvenerableSame entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword adjective -- derived from the verb a(/zomai -- is otherwise unattested. For the glossing word see sigma 178.