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μ210ΜάρκιοςMarkios, Marcius… D3; cf. beta 451, omicron 923, and OCD(4) s.v. Volsci) town of Corioli (kappa 2092 (note)). Corioli's location is uncertain, but it seems to have been situated in Latium, south of the Albanus Mons …Matched in noteshighlong
ε1136Ἐναύεινto kindle, to light a fire… below). The passage, though incomplete in the manuscript transmission, tells about the measures taken by the Acarnanians when faced by an invasion of the Aetolians led by Scopas in 211 BCE. After having sent …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2770Ἐπιχειρεῖνto argue, to prove, to attackA verbatim quotation of Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 541.10-11 (commenting on Topics 162a16).Matched in noteshigh

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Μάρκιος

Markios, Marcius

[Marcius,] general of [the] Romans. This man was banished by the populace. "There was lamentation and tears from those who were escorting and pitying [sc. Marcius]. But Marcius was observed as neither having burst into…

Μάρκιος, στρατηγὸς Ῥωμαίων. οὗτος ἐφυγαδεύθη ὑπὸ τοῦ δήμου· ἦν τε οἰμωγὴ καὶ δάκρυα τῶν προπεμπόντων αὐτὸν καὶ οἰκτειρόντων. ὁ δὲ Μάρκιος οὔτε ἀνακλαυσάμενος ὤφθη τὰς ἑαυτοῦ τύχας…

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646

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Christianity575

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meter and music359

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constitution185

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ΕΙ epsiloniota133

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α2241Ἀνεκτάtolerable, sustainable… amalgamation of two quite distinct episodes concerning Theudebert. Upon succeeding to his father's throne in 534 CE, Theudebert did subdue a number of neighboring tribes. What he found intolerable later on were Justinian's edicts …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2119Ἐπειδὴ τὸν Ταντάλου λίθον τῆς κεφαλῆς ἀπετιναξάμεθαsince we shook Tantalus' stone off our headLikewise in Photius. See also Apostolius 7.60, etc.; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.663. For Tantalus cf. generally iota 620, sigma 659, tau 77, tau 78, tau 79 (stone), tau 80, tau 81 tau …Matched in noteshighshort

κ504Καταγλωττίσματαtongued-downs… a concrete neuter noun in -ma, from the verb for tonguing or talking down (kappa 503), or using too many rare words. It should therefore be used for concrete things such as plasters put …Matched in noteshighshort

α3575Ἀποσχεδιάζεινto speak off the cuff, to speak impromptu… somewhere. [2] Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 1.13.11-12; the Roman army advances toward Theodosiopolis (cf. epsilon 1676 and pi 1267 notes) in the summer of 584, but suffers from a severe water shortage and resolves to …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2625Ἐπιστήμηknowledge, science, understanding… (with slight differences) from Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 116.10-26 (ed. Wallies). For the headword see also epsilon 2626, epsilon 2627. [1] See Aristotle, de Anima 427b25ff. : "...within the field of …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2364ἈνέχομαιI despise, I support, I tolerate… [1] cf. eta 381. [2] Everything in the entry up to this point appears only in certain manuscripts. [3] Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 948 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there. [4] The entry …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ1341Κεντρίσας τὸν ἵππονgoading the horse… close enough, see Polyaenus 7.41.1: a Parthian groom kentri/sas e)peta/xune tou= i(/ppou to\n dro/mon.) The only instance which may predate Suda is Leo the Deacon p.26: "When the general [Nicephorus Phocas] saw this, goading …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1631Δυσηνίουςhard to bridle, hard to rein, refractory… e.g. Menander fr. 589 Koerte, now 812 K.-A., a generalization about women. The present entry's accusative plural must be quoted from somewhere. The extant possibilities include Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.13, and Epictetus in …Matched in noteshighshort

χ191Χελώνη μυιῶνa tortoise [uncaring] of flies… blow from Odysseus. See theta 257.) [3] An apocryphal tale about the death of Aeschylus; from alphaiota 357.Matched in noteshighmedium

δ930Διεξοδικούςdetailed, discursive, elaborate… delta 931 (and rho 151, end). [1] Commentaries on the Topics of Aristotle 5.7-16. [2] Perhaps a reference to the distinction between qe/seis or quaestiones infinitae, pertaining to philosophers and dialecticians, and u(poqe/seis or …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3402Εὐδαιμονέστερος τῶν Καρκίνου στροβίλωνhappier than the pirouettes of KarkinosThe principal paragraph here draws on the scholia to Aristophanes, Peace 864, where the headword phrase occurs (web address 1). [1] See also sigma 1208 (and sigma 1207 for the dance), and cf. generally …Matched in noteshighmedium

ει320Εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν ἀποβλέπωνlooking away into the countryside… Dikaiopolis, representative of the many rural Athenians now evacuees in town. See text at web address 1.Matched in noteshighshort

η259Ἥλῳ τὸν ἧλον ἐκκρούειhe is knocking out a nail with a nail(Entry out of alphabetical order.) Tosi [cited under alpha 378] no.1125. The verb in the present version has been corrupted in transmission (by the loss of its final sigma) from second person singular; cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

κ2233Κῶλα τοῦ ζεύγματοςarms of the bridge… a bridge or barrier across a waterway improvised by lashing together boats. For 'arms' cf. kappa 2231, kappa 2232. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. For 'Seleucians' see generally sigma 198.Matched in noteshighshort

χ190Χελώνηtortoise… chi 195. [2] This paragraph is derived from the scholia to Aristophanes, Wealth [Plutus] 179 (web address 1), where Lais (lambda 40) is mentioned. See also Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 13.589A-B (13.55 Kaibel). The wooden 'tortoises' …Matched in noteshighmedium

α376Ἄγροικος ἐξ ἄστεοςa rustic out of townFrom the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 47, where the headword phrase occurs: Strepsiades is comparing himself and his city-bred wife.Matched in noteshighmedium

α334ἈγωνιῶI am in a torment… 722. [4] Polybius fr.(?) 94 Büttner-Wobst; Although Büttner-Wobst is reluctant to accept the attribution by Schweighäuser of this fragment to Polybius, he does note (p. 527) its acceptance by Dindorf. [5] Isocrates 4.91 (web …Matched in noteshighmedium

α4348Ἀτέχνοιςfor unskilled ones, to unskilled ones, with unskilled ones… with a definition of an adjective, the entry now turns to two cognate adverbial forms, which have different meanings according to the accent (LSJ entries at web addresses 1 & 2). Most of the …Matched in noteshighmedium

α4509Αὐτομαχεῖνto fight one's own battle[1] Abridged from Harpokration s.v., citing Lysias fr. 102 Sauppe (now 120 Carey OCT); cf. alpha 4491. [2] Despite what this supplementary paragraph of the entry implies, it is most unlikely that the aorist …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3944Ἐφόλκιαtenders, towed-boats… 1143, and delta 1144. On Charon, ferryman of the dead to Hades, see chi 135. [5] Aristophanes, Wasps 268-269, with scholion. (The entry now switches to an adjective related to the headword, e)folko/s; two …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2799Ἀνύειν Ἀνύτεινto accomplish… grammars; references at Photius alpha2151 Theodoridis. [2] From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 11.580 and/or 15.459, where the word appears; again at alphaiota 234.Matched in noteshighshort

γ466Γρύξαιto growl, to grumble, to grunt, to murmur, to mutter… (already at gamma 462), especially common in comedy, literally means 'to make a sound like gru' (gamma 461). cf. also gamma 464.Matched in noteshighshort

ε257Ἑδωλιάσαιto floor… 1.24.4. For this "quarterdeck" usage (also in the Sophocles passage about to be quoted) see LSJ s.v. e(dw/lion, II. [3] Sophocles, Ajax 1277-8 (as translated by Sir Richard Jebb).Matched in noteshighmedium

κ1640Κίνησιςmotion, movement… a mover that is moved. [3] This is a reference to Aristotle's Prime Mover: that is a mover that is not moved when it moves (see Physics 8.5-10 and Metaphysics 12.6-10). [4] This makes …Matched in noteshighlong

λ739ΛώτLot… [1] For the story of the visit of the angels to Abraham and the destruction of the cities of the plain, see Genesis 18-19. At the beginning of the story the Septuagint says "God …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε1468Ἔντευξιςconversationcf. Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 27.5-28.2 (= gamma 479), where Alexander is commenting on Topica 101a26-101b4. The present entry, after the initial gloss, reproduces (with minor variants) the continuation of Alexander's …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε1614Ἐξελέγχεινto expose utterly, to put to the test… [2] Quotation (also in ps.-Zonaras) unidentifiable. (Adler suggests Aelian.) For "tortures(?)" cf. generally beta 137, beta 139.Matched in noteshighshort

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