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δ
295
Δεύτερος πλοῦς
second voyage
… Photius delta224, where Theodoridis (following Nauck: see Adler's addenda) cites
Menander
fr. 205 Koerte, now 183 K.-A.
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δ
377
Δῆθεν
indeed
… not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as
Menander
Protector, De legationibus 15.
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δ
579
Διακεχαραγμένος
having been riven apart
… extracted from the quotation given. [1] Attributed by Bernhardy to
Menander
Protector (mu 591), and accepted as such by Blockley (fr. 30.2, 242-243); cf. Favuzzi [cited under alpha 1990] 56. For Narses see nu …
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δ
768
Διαστῆσαι
to set at odds
… appearance of this verb in Antiphon (fr. 2 Sauppe) and
Menander
(fr. 448 Koerte, 406 K.-A.).
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δ
930
Διεξοδικούς
detailed, discursive, elaborate
… in encomiastic rhetoric (see the topoi of the praise-speech by
Menander
the Rhetor); but after the imperial age writers stressed the importance for the orator of relying on the peculiar qualities of person and …
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δ
1017
Διῄρησαι
you have been (?)misled
… that verb see delta 736 and especially delta 737, citing
Menander
for its mislead/deceive sense; cf. also delta 1022. The connection between headword and gloss is less than self-evident even so.
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δ
1022
Διήρτησεν
misled
… of diarta/w, third person singular; evidently quoted from somewhere (perhaps
Menander
fr. 1006 Kock, now 533 K.-A.); cf. delta 737, delta 1017.
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δ
1126
Διμοιρίτης
double-pay soldier, half-file commander
… see Varro, Latin Language 5.90; Vegetius 2.7. A scholion to
Menander’s
fragmentary drama Kolax gives a similar explanation: dimoiri/ths o( diplou=n lamba/nwn tw=n stratiwtw=n misqw/n, "d. is among the soldiers the one receiving double …
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δ
1227
Δίωκε ἀρετήν
pursue excellence
… several close examples in classical and Hellenistic Greek also: cf.
Menander,
Sententiae 4.22 *di/wke do/can kai\ 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 …
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δ
1282
Διοίσειν
to bear through, to differ
… [An allusion to this verse may perhaps be seen in
Menander
fr. 304 Koerte (in Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 6.243A [6.42 Kaibel]), now 265 K.-A.: ... diafe/rei *xairefw=ntos ou)de\ gru=, "is not different in anything from …
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δ
1327
Δοκιμάσας
having put to the test, having scrutinised
… 1328), presumably extracted from the quotation that immediately follows. [3]
Menander
Protector fr. 18.4 Blockley (160-163). Zacharias is the name of the archiatrus sacri Palatii; cf. Excerpta Constantini, De legationibus 199.27, with a more …
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δ
1571
Δύναμις
power
… Hesychius s.v. See also delta 1572. [5] A quotation of
Menander
Protector, De legationibus Romanorum ad Gentes 15.6 (through Constantine Porphyrogenitus).
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δ
1631
Δυσηνίους
hard to bridle, hard to rein, refractory
… many authors in figurative senses (intractable, rebellious, etc.): see 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 …
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ε
42
Ἐβρυάζοντο
they were reveling
… the equivalent active, e)bru/azon (glossed with eu)wxou=nto), perhaps extracted from
Menander,
Aspis 48.
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ε
460
Ἐκλελάκτικεν
has kicked out
… person singular, of the verb e)klakti/zw. It is quoted from
Menander
fr. 20 K.-A (16 Koerte), from the Halieus. See in full under alpha 2606: e)klela/ktiken o( xrhsto\s h(mi=n moi=xos, a)ll' a)nta/llagos, "he has …
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ε
491
Ἐκμαγεῖον
block, lump, mould
… Likewise or similarly in other lexica. [2] An approximation of
Menander
Protector fr. 6.1 Blockley (76-77), as preserved in Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, De legationibus 182.33-183.1. This part of the fragment concerns the handling of …
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ε
493
Ἐκμαλθακῶσαι
to soften
… but this produces little difference in meaning. [3] Part of
Menander
Protector fr. 5.2 Blockley (50 - 51), as preserved among Constantine Porphyrogenitus' Excerpts on Legations 442.31 - 443.1. The emperor Justinian (cf. iota …
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ε
498
Ἐκμελές
careless
… which immediately follows. [2] Attributed by Angelo Mai (1782-1854) to
Menander
Protector, and accepted as such by Blockley (fr. 33.1, 244-245). Translation is difficult since the sentence as it stands seems to have two …
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ε
602
Ἐκκραγγανομένων
being shrieked out
… other lexica and grammars explicitly -- from a phrase in
Menander
(h)/kousa tw=n e)kkragganome/nwn: fr. 728 Koerte, 22 Demianczuk, 520 K.-A.); cf. LSJ s.v.
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ε
659
Ἐκτίσει
will pay off
… as quoted from the Septuagint (Job 2.4: e)ktei/sei there). [2]
Menander
Protector fr. 19.1 Blockley (174-175), in 576 the Turkish khan Turxanthus delivers a sharp rebuke to Roman envoy Valentinus. On Turxanthus see PLRE …
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ε
719
Ἔκφυλον
exotic
… and "exotic" (e)/kfulon) are likewise paired in a passage from
Menander
Protector fr. 19.1 Blockley (174-175, = Excerpta Constantini de legationibus 205.23). Further excerpts from this fragment are at epsilon 659, epsiloniota 208, omicron …
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ε
963
Ἐμβριμᾶται
rebukes
… 'is deeply moved' sense in John 11.33 & 38). [2]
Menander
Protector fr. 10.3 Blockley (118-119), on Sogdian (cf. alpha 2962 and alpha 3615) shamans ritually driving away evil spirits. [3] Aorist active infinitive …
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ε
995
Ἔμπαλιν
back, backwards
… 821. [1] Same or similar glossing in other lexica. [2]
Menander
Protector fr. 21 Blockley (192-193); cf. omicron 171, but with 'long' (makrai=s) for 'small' (mikrai=s) there. In 578 John, governor of the Aegean …
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ε
1149
Ἐν γειτόνων
in the neighbours' [place]
… For the headword phrase e)n geito/nwn (sc. oi)/kois) see e.g.
Menander,
Aspis 122; Lucian, Symposium 22.9; and cf. to\ xwri/on to\ e)n g. in Demosthenes 53.10. Metaphorical use, with the meaning of "to be …
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ε
1676
Ἐξ ἐφόδου
from [the first] approach
… is widely attested in earlier -- Hellenistic -- historiography). [1]
Menander
Protector fr. 18.6 Blockley (170-171). See generally LSJ s.v. e)/fodos (C) II.1. In the spring of 576, Chosroes (see chi 418 generally) approached …
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ε
1966
Ἐπάνηκε
come back
… but other possibilities are Euripides, Iphigeneia in Aulis 1628, and
Menander,
Dyskolos 217 (e)pa/nhk' there).
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ε
2058
Ἐπεντρυφήσαντος
treating with insolence
… participle, masculine genitive singular, of the verb e)pentrufa/w. [2] From
Menander
Protector fr. 23.1 Blockley (198-199, = Excerpta de Legationibus of Constantine Porphyrogenitus 16.15 (p. 210.17-18)), on Mebod's treatment of Roman envoys Trajan and …
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ε
2178
Ἐπήλυσις
assault, approach
[1] cf. epsilon 2176, epsilon 2177, and epsilon 2452. [2]
Menander
Protector fr. 12.5 Blockley (132-133), on citizens of Sirmium (cf. sigma 477) looking out for attacking Avars (early 568). On the Avars see …
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ε
2306
Ἐπίδοξος
likely, glorious
… cf. Kaldellis (Wars of Justinian, 29) and lambda 693. [5]
Menander
Protector fr. 10.5 Blockley (126-127), on the return trip of Zemarchus (cf. alpha 2962 and chi 167) from his 569-571 embassy to the …
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ε
2331
Ἐπιθειάσων
to call upon, to invoke
… is evidently extracted from the quotation given. [2] Part of
Menander
Protector fr. 6.1 Blockley (76-77), on Roman envoy Peter (cf. pi 1406) spending Christmas and Epiphany at Dara (Daras, cf. delta 68) before …
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