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ι291ἹλάριοςHilarios, Hilarius… not at all disturbed by the event, did a deed demonstrating manliness and good sense. For when he caught the man, he yielded his wife to him and resigned his own rank on condition …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1145ΔιογένηςDiogenes… in nature. This, too, the tragic hero Haemon, Sophocles’ [character], demonstrated, when he was in love with Antigone and quarreled with his father Creon [Author, Myth]; for you see he likewise charged with a …Matched in translationhighmedium
α2688ἈντίξοονadverseThe headword adjective is probably (though not demonstrably) extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Herodotus 6.7 (of what the participants in the Ionian Revolt resolve not to do; the emphasis in pezo\n me\n …Matched in noteshighshort
α2273Ἀνεννόητονinconceivable, without conception… neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective) is perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Polybius fr. 6 Büttner-Wobst; see already under alpha 1312; cf. also kappa 2591, kappa 2602 and …Matched in noteshighshort
ι726Ἰσχυρίζετοwas insisting… (web address 2), on reports of Justinian's (cf. iota 446) demonic transformations; cf. Kaldellis (Secret History, 59).Matched in noteshighshort
α3205Ἀπιθήςinflexible, unyielding… the present context its nominative case has perhaps, though not demonstrably, been generated by the genitive in the quotation given. [1] Aelian fr. 56a Domingo-Foraste (53 Hercher); see continuation at alpha 3550. This surely …Matched in noteshighshort
χ95ΧάραξCharax… and the other cross-references there. [2] Greek Anthology Appendix, Epigrammata demonstrativa 119. [3] 'Roman' was Jacoby's tentative suggestion to fill this lacuna (left blank by Adler). An alternative, deriving support from Eustathius, is 'Italic' …Matched in noteshighmedium
α2098Ἀνατάσειςthreats… in the accusative case; it is therefore probably (if not demonstrably) extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Polybius fr. 108 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes that Casaubon attributed this fragment to Polybius (p. 529). Bernhardy …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2286ΚωνσταντῖνοςKonstantinos, Constantine… and being at leisure in licentiousness, in the invocation of demons, and in other wicked pursuits, became a remarkable and especially useful instrument of his father and teacher, the Devil. For he ran headlong …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ57ΔανάηDanaë[1] Lucian, Demonax 47. The joke is that Akrisios can literally mean "man with bad judgment" or "man who is unjudged"; from alpha 984. [2] Greek Anthology 5.217.7 (Paul the Silentiary), quoted from epsilon …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3718ΕὐρύβατοςEurybatos, Eurybatus… guards got drunk and untied him, they urged him to demonstrate how to clamber up on top of buildings. At first he refused, but they kept asking, though he was not willing, and when …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε1468Ἔντευξιςconversation… good is incomplete –- if indeed one is wants to demonstrate on the basis of such an argument that for this reason pleasure is not a good thing, one would not make any further …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ367Δείσαντεςfrightened… are presumably quoted from somewhere, the singular perhaps (though not demonstrably) from one of the three quotations given here. [2] Herodotus 7.163.1. [3] Appian, Celtica fr. 20 Viereck-Roos-Gabba. [4] Procopius, History of the Wars …Matched in noteshighshort
ε374ἘκβακχευθείςfrenziedThe headword, perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the quotation given, is aorist passive participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb e)kbakxeu/w. (For the use of this verb, which literally means to drive into …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2695Ἐπιτίμησιςcriticism, objection… construed] from [premises which are] true, but more difficult to demonstrate than the problem.Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3556Εὐλαβοῦbeware… (cf. epsilon 3553, epsilon 3554). It is perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the Aristophanic quotation which follows here; there are other instances in (e.g.) Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. [2] Aristophanes, Knights 253-254 (web …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1368Δόξανopinion… 1367). It must be extracted from somewhere; perhaps, though not demonstrably, the quotation which immediately follows. [2] Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable. Adler tentatively suggests Polybius (cf. next …Matched in noteshighshort
α1578Ἀμησάμενοςhaving shovelled up… more generally alpha 1574, and delta 654). Perhaps, though not demonstrably, extracted from the first quotation given. (Ostensibly, the headword occurs also in Homer, Odyssey 9.247, but there it is from the LSJ's a)ma/w …Matched in noteshighshort
α3375Ἀπολαβόντεςhaving interceptedThe headword participle is perhaps (though not demonstrably) extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Adler did not identify the quotation, but suggested that it was transmitted via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti. It is …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1156ΔιοκλητιανόςDiocletian… for his rule, Diocletian grew old peacefully for three years, demonstrating his abundant virtue, though not completely abandoning Hellenic religion.Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1352ΔομετιανόςDomitian, Domitianus, Dometianos… shameful of fates. This man, under the influence of some demonic bewitchment, grew spiteful of his brother and did away with him by poison, out of his passion for power. And although the affairs …Matched in translationhighlong
γ7ΓάδειραGadeira, Gades, Cadiz… and Gadeirites. Rather, from Gadara in Phoenicia: e.g. the Gadarene demoniacs at Matthew 8.28. See also gamma 188.Matched in noteshighmedium
α4316ἌτταλοςAttalos, Attalus… strife. This Attalos, upon inheriting power, first brought forth a demonstration of his policy and power of action by restoring Ariarathes to the kingship. [Note] that [when] Attalos, husband of Apollonia [and] king of …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε2896ἘρασίστρατοςErasistratos, Erasistratus… story may well have its origin in propaganda designed to demonstrate the harmonious working relationship between father and son, concealing Seleukos' true purpose in sharing the kingship with his son to ensure a smooth …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε1370Ἐνθύμημαenthymeme, enthymema… through them" (Topica 100a25-27). But this is the scientific or demonstrative syllogism, i.e the one which starts from what is primary and true (Topica 100a27-29). By contrast, the enthymeme is related to what Aristotle …Matched in noteshighmedium
ι463ἸωάννηςIoannes, Joannes, John [Chrysostom]… matter; so that [it is right] at one time to demonstrate humility and to imitate the children in humbleness, according to the Lord’s saying, and at another time to use authority, which the Lord …Matched in translationhighlong
γ457Γρῖφοςriddle, conundrum… Greek comic playwrights (Alexis, Antiphanes, Diphilus, Eubulus) and elsewhere, and demonstrates the extraordinary literary and intellectual breadth required by this game. The griphos was included as one form of allegory in some rhetorical lists …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1232Διώκω σεI am pursuing you… read tou= yhfi/smatos.) At the beginning of chapter 56, Demosthenes demonstrates the legal fitness of the yh/fisma by a partitio, reviewing point by point the reasons alleged by Aeschines to impeach the decree: that …Matched in noteshighshort
δ843Διὰ χρόνουafter a time… more fluidity to body liquids: qermai/nei kai\ leptu/nei. And as demonstration of that, Galen, De simplicium medicamentorum temperamentis ac facultatibus libri XI, 6 perí glêchônos, writes: “it makes it easy to spit out thick …Matched in noteshighmedium