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- α1288ἈλκίφρωνAlkiphron, Alciphron… C2 or C3 CE (see OCD(4) s.v. Alciphron). [1] In Ionia, near Ephesus; the qualifier differentiates it from its several homonyms.
- κ26ΚάειραKaeiraThe headword is the epic/Ionic dialect version of Karia, which also serves as a feminine adjective. See e.g. Homer, Iliad 4.142 (web address 1); Herodotus 5.88 (web address 2). [1] Likewise, according to Adler, …
- ε3529Εὐκαιρίαfavourable location, felicitous position… as a citadel, both by land and by sea, protecting Ionia and the cities of the Hellespont, and it is always a most favourably-located defence against Europe for the kings of Asia".
- α3208Ἄπιμενwe shall go away… usually has present sense in Homer, but in Attic and Ionic it (and its compounds) came to be used with a future sense. See alpha 3114 and alpha 3138.
- κ1771ΚλήθρηalderDespite what is implied here, these seem to be feminine and neuter names for the same species, Alnus glutinosa [1] Epic/Ionic form (Attic klh/qra, in e.g. Theophrastus), attested in Homer (Odyssey).
- ν563Νῶσαιto perceive… is an aorist active infinitive of noe/w. Irregular (characterized as Ionic by LSJ s.v.: web address 1) for regular noh=sai. Compare nu 562 and nu 180 for other inflections of the same verb.
- α2494Ἀνθέωνof flowers, of blossoms, of blooms… [Greeks] [form] the genitive in the same way as the Ionians. Hermippus in Daughters of Athena [writes]: "a waxy new robe of ripe blossoms". And later on: "brushing delicate robes full of flowers". And …
- α4360ἈττικισμόςAtticism… 24-letter alphabet was invented at some late date amongst the Ionians.
- δ254ΔέρηneckSame material, variously, in other lexica. cf. generally delta 249, delta 252, delta 253, delta 364. [1] Attic form. [2] Epic/Ionic form. The Aeolic form is de/ra, and the older form derva is attested …
- η113Ἡδυπαθήςluxurious… fr. 91 Kock and Kassel-Austin (preserved in Athenaeus) on the Ionian stereotype.
- ι219Ἰῇ μιᾷwith a single cry… scholia to Homer, Iliad 9.319. For the poetic noun i)h/ (Ionic) or i)a/ (Attic), see iota 1 (and iota 71).
- ι232ἸθάκηIthake, Ithaca… Odysseus, located west of the mainland of Greece in the Ionian Sea. [2] cf. under epsiloniota 45, omicron 251, sigma 718.
- ε3654Εὐπλοίηνgood voyageThe headword is the accusative singular of eu)ploi/h, Ionic/epic equivalent of Attic eu)/ploia, which appears in the accusative as the gloss. From a scholion on Homer, Iliad 9.362, where the headword occurs (web address …
- η352ἭμισυςhalfIonic and earlier Attic genitive singular forms are given here; the later Attic genitive is h(mi/sews (as at eta 340). See also alpha 4258. More about "half" at eta 350 and eta 351.
- ι287Ἵλαθιbe gracious!… is a Doric form quoted from Theocritus, Idylls 15.143. (The Ionic form is attested as i(/lhqi, and the Aeolic as e)/llaqi.) For another instance see under eta 478. cf. generally iota 288.
- η581Ἡσσῆσθαιto have been defeated… from somewhere -- probably Thucydides 2.39.4 or 6.72.3) is the Ionic/koine perfect infinitive of h(ssa/omai, glossed with the Attic equivalent. cf. generally eta 578 and the other cross-references there.
- λ275Λεώςpeople… (the first gloss here); Attic is lew/s (the headword), from Ionic lho/s with quantitative metathesis. Both lew/s and lho/s occur in the text of Herodotus. See LSJ s.v.
- ε989Ἐμιτρώσατοput on a girdle, put on a headband… harmony and used to wear girdles and move in the Ionic style." Meaning wearing mitrai, that is girdles, they used to walk around gracefully.
- ε1656ἘξεσίαmissionThe headword is a noun derived from the verb e)ci/hmi. Glossed likewise or similarly in other lexica, and cf. a scholion on Homer, Iliad 24.235, where the epic/Ionic form e)cesi/h occurs in the accusative …
- ε2212Ἐπησθέντεςdelighted in… e)fh/domai exhibiting psilosis characteristic of certain Greek dialects, most notably Ionic. Other psilotic forms of the same verb appear with analogous glosses in Hesychius epsilon4595 (aorist passive optative, third person plural) and Lexica Segueriana …
- η382ἬνεικαI brought… h)/neika is used as an aorist for fe/rw mainly in Ionic, epic, and lyric; cf. epsilon 1279, epsilon 1280. A different stem appears in the aorist h)/negkon or h)/negka: see eta 377, epsilon 1215, …
- η503ἭρηHere… mu 1220, pi 2277, rho 113, tau 271. [1] In Ionic dialect (as in e.g. Homer). Cf. eta 507.
- ν83Ναυτιλίαsailing, seamanship, voyage… them. Also attested (e.g. in Homer and Herodotus) in the Ionic form nautili/h. cf. generally nu 84, nu 85.
- κ1449Κεφαλίων ἢ ΚεφάλωνKephalion or Kephalon, Cephalion or Cephalon… histories in nine books which he entitled Muses in the Ionian dialect, as well as Rhetorical declamations and certain other works.
- χ582Χρυσὸς ΚολοφώνιοςColophonian gold, Kolophonian gold… the gold-mines around Thrace and [the river] Strymon with certain Ionians and worked hard for the gold. Interpretation of a dream: by gaining gold you will fail to achieve the things you desire.
- κ22ΚάδμοςKadmos, Cadmus… Orpheus. He composed the Founding of Miletus and of all Ionia in 4 books. They say Cadmus was the first to bring to Greece the alphabet, which the Phoenicians first invented.
- η116ᾞεwas goingThe headword is the epic/Ionic third person singular, imperfect, of ei)=mi; Smyth §773, p. 212. It can occur uncontracted (with three syllables) or contracted (with two syllables, as here). For the glossing cf. the …
- α178ἈγαίομαιI admire, I am jealous [of]Same material, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (326 and 162) [1] Epic/Ionic verb; cf. a)/gamai at alpha 138, alpha 139, alpha 141. [2] In LSJ, a)gai=os (A).
- α580ἈζαλέηparchedSame entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword is the epic/Ionic feminine nominative singular of a)zale/os (for which adjective see already alpha 579). For the gloss cf. the scholia to Homer, …
- ε632Ἑκταῖοςsixth; on the sixth day… For the headword as 'sixth' see e.g. Greek Anthology 14.119.10 (Ionic feminine accusative singular). It can also mean 'on the sixth day': so in e.g. Xenophon, Anabasis 6.6.38.