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ε
3131
Ἐσσήν
monarch
[1] From scholia to
Callimachus,
Hymn to Zeus 1.66 ("monarch of gods" -- accusative case).
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ε
3534
Εὐκεί
eukei
… 'easily moved' -- which occurs in a papyrus fragment of
Callimachus.)
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ει
49
Εἰδυλίσα
wise woman
… see epsiloniota 21. If so, its source seems to be
Callimachus,
Hecale fr. 282 Pfeiffer.
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10
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8
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8
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7
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7
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7
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ει
112
Εἰληδόν
contortedly, in coiled fashion
An adverb attested in
Callimachus
(Iambi fr. 191 line 28) and Greek Anthology 9.14.6. cf. generally epsiloniota 110, epsiloniota 116.
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η
31
Ἠγαλέη
êgaleê
… occurs in the feminine form in a fragment ascribed to
Callimachus,
in reference to a pitcher; probably with the meaning 'broken in pieces' (so LSJ s.v.). It seems to be attested in the masculine …
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η
128
Ἠέρος ὄγμοι
furrows of mist
[1] The headword phrase is
Callimachus,
Hecale fr. 335. For o)/gmos, see also omicron 26, omega 10. [2] Greek Anthology 6.183.5-6 (Zosimus), a dedication to Pan by three brothers, a hunter, a fowler, and …
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η
250
Ἠλιτενὴς πέτρα
lofty rock
… identified. Adler (apparatus) draws attention to its mistaken attribution to
Callimachus'
Hecale (as fr. 133 Kapp) but has no alternative suggestion to make.
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η
476
Ἡρακλῆς
Herakles, Heracles, Hercules
… 477. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. (As Adler notes, once attributed to
Callimachus
but no longer.) The adjective a)e/rios suggests a relationship with air, whether "high in the air" or "wide as the air" (see LSJ …
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η
550
Ἠρώησεν
forced back
… glossing can be relied on, it was used transitively; perhaps
Callimachus,
Hymn to Delos 133.
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ι
107
Ἰδίειν
to sweat
… [3] Probably (as Latte on Hesychius iota176 asserts) quoted from
Callimachus,
Hecale fr. 304. [4] cf. iota 99.
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ι
330
Ἰλυοῖσι
lairs
… given. Variant of ei)leo/s: cf. epsiloniota 110, iota 305. [2]
Callimachus,
Hecale fr. 336, with scholion.
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ι
412
Ἰόλεια
Ioleia
… Ioleia', a.k.a. Iole (iota 413), see e.g. Strabo 14.1.18 (quoting
Callimachus).
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ι
712
Ἴσχε
restrain!
… in a gloss on Dionysius "the Areopagite" (PG 4.26). [2]
Callimachus,
Hecale fr.233. [3] cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 9.256, where this infinitive occurs (web address 1).
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κ
201
Κᾶλα παλαίθετα
woods long-positioned
The headword phrase, in the neuter plural, is quoted from
Callimachus,
Hecale fr. 242. [1] cf. kappa 186, kappa 195, kappa 211, kappa 247. [2] This is a "cobbler's last" or "shoemaker's last", a …
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κ
545
Καταΐξ
squall
… a poetic form, glossed with the more usual form. [2]
Callimachus,
Hecale fr.238 (line 29), with scholion. [3] Merisos is independently attested only in ps.-Herodian.
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κ
567
Κατακᾶσα
katakasa, whore
… other lexica: Hesychius kappa1154; Etymologicum Magnum 493.28, 494.38. [1] From
Callimachus,
Hecale fr. 288. The headword is etymologically related to kappa 446, kappa 447, kappa 448. [2] kappa 452.
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κ
888
Κατ' αἶγας ἀγρίας
towards wild goats
… 'the sacred' (i.e. epilepsy). Latte ad loc. connects this with
Callimachus,
Aetia fr. 75. Proverbial in Apostolius 9.61 and other paroemiographers.
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κ
1194
Καίρωμα
ravel, thrum-row
… the warp are attached: so Aelius Dionysius. Attested in (e.g.)
Callimachus
frs. 80 and 547. Equivalent to kai=ros. See also kappa 1193, kappa 1195.
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κ
1195
Καιρωστρίδες
loom-women
… given as kairwstri/des (as here) and kairwsti/des. Apparently quoted from
Callimachus
(fr.640): see Eustathius, Commentary on the Odyssey 1571.57; Hesychius kappa273; and a scholion on Homer, Odyssey 7.107 (ed. Dindorf). See also kappa 1193, …
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κ
1289
Κελέβη
cup, dish, pan
… like the present-day saucer. See generally LSJ s.v. ko/gxh. [2]
Callimachus,
Hecale fr.246 (with comment from the scholia there); the second half of the line reappears at kappa 1372. The Suda's kele/bh, nominative, needs …
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κ
1320
Κενθίππη
Kenthippe
Callimachus,
Hecale fr.279. According to Etymologicum Magnum 503.34-35, it was a 'place of Argos [Myth, Place]', named from Bellerophon having spurred on [kentei=n] Pegasus there.
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κ
1372
Κεράς
mixed
… about to be quoted); cf. LSJ s.v. kera/s, B. [2]
Callimachus,
Hecale fr. 246 Pfeiffer; see already under kappa 1289. [3] From the scholia to this passage.
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κ
1418
Κερωτή
kairôtê, woven fabric
… kappa 1193, kappa 1195, and the adjective kairwto/s "well-woven?" in
Callimachus
fr.383 Pfeiffer (noted in the Supplement to LSJ); all derived from kairo/w "fasten threads on the loom", which in turns comes from kai=ros …
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κ
1438
Κευθμώνων
of hiding-places
… Iliad with a diple; and keuqmo/s was used unambiguously by
Callimachus
(Hymn to Zeus 34: keuqmo/n) and Lycophron (Alexandra 317: keuqmw=|). Of course this only proves that Hellenistic scholarship had decided keuqmo/s existed as …
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κ
1446
Κεφαλή
head, extremity
… chi). The Macedonian word for "head" appears as keblh/ in
Callimachus
fr. 657 Pfeiffer; see also keblh/puris "red-capped bird" in Aristophanes, Birds 303. Hesychius kappa1959 has kebalh/ glossed with kefalh/. ku/lic. For more information, …
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κ
1499
Κηκάς
mischievous, abusive
The adjective khka/s is used in
Callimachus
fr. 656 khka/di su\n glw/ssh| "with an abusive tongue", and Nicander, Alexipharmaca 185 piote/rhn o(/te bo/trun e)si/nato khka\s a)lw/phc "when the mischievous fox plundered the fat grapes". …
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κ
1557
Κῆυξ
tern, sea-swallow; Keux, Ceyx
… in Hesiod, Shield 354, 472, 476; Hecataeus FGrH 1 F30;
Callimachus,
Aetia fr.75; Diodorus Siculus 4.36.5, 4.57.2; and the myth is detailed in ps.-Apollodorus 1.52.) (B) King of Trachis, who entertained Heracles after his …
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κ
1587
Κιδαλίη
Kidalie, Kidalia
… a spring (as in a fragment of poetry attributed to
Callimachus:
fr.751 Pfeiffer, "I strayed from the Kidalian spring").
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κ
1733
Κλεωναίου χάρωνος
of a fearsome Kleonaian
… in the genitive case, is taken to be quoted from
Callimachus
(Hecale fr. 339 Pfeiffer). For the Kleonaian (a.k.a. Nemean) lion, tackled by Herakles, see kappa 1732. "Fearsome", xa/rwn, is a more poetic adjective …
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κ
1811
Κλισία
cot, cabin
… upon, couch or easy chair". Both senses are Homeric. [3]
Callimachus,
Hecale fr. 256 Pfeiffer.
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