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- ε381Ἐκγεγάμενto have been born from… prosaic forms of this perfect-tense infinitive, also between Doric and Ionic; in addition to subtracting the preform e)k- from this form. [2] Hypothetical formations: see Philoxenos of Alexandria at phi 394. [3] For gega/men …
- α2772Ἀνοίγειopens… clear, but a)noignu/ei is otherwise unattested.) [2] Herodotus 4.58, in Ionic dialect (web address 1 below). [3] Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable (Adler suggests Aelian.) [4] Not identified …
- α1912Ἀνακωχεύειrefrains… generally LSJ s.v. a)nokwxeu/w (sic). The ana- form, here, is Ionic. [1] Sophocles, Electra 732 (web address 1), with scholion; similar material in Photius, Hesychius and elsewhere. [2] cf. alpha 2238. [3] This rather …
- α2688Ἀντίξοονadverse… given. [1] Herodotus 6.7 (of what the participants in the Ionian Revolt resolve not to do; the emphasis in pezo\n me\n strato\n mhde/na sulle/gein ktl is to fight at sea, not on land). See …
- μ1214Μοναρχίαone-man-rule, monarchy… attested only in poems of Gregory of Nazianzus (with an Ionic ending monokrati/h) and Theodore Prodromos (later than the Suda). [2] Polybius 11.13.8 (web address 1), where 'foreigners' effectively means mercenaries (cf. generally xi …
- ν288ΝείλεωςNeileos, Neileus… [3] In various traditions, Erythrai, Miletus, or even the entire Ionian dodecapolis.
- χ224Χειᾷin a holeThe headword noun is in the dative singular, very probably quoted from Homer, Iliad 22.93 (though the form there is xeih=| in the epic/Ionic dialect; see web address 1 below). See the A and …
- μ783Μετεῖναιto let go, to ignore, to releaseThe headword is the Ionic (unaspirated) form of the aorist infinitive active of meqi/hmi ('I let go, ignore, allow to escape'; cf. mu 417, mu 425, mu 426, mu 427, Hesychius mu526) and has …
- α369Ἀγρόταςcountrymen, rurals… nominative singular and of the genitive singular (the latter in Ionic and epic form). [1] Same glossing in other lexica; references at Photius alpha271 Theodoridis. [2] From beta 457. [3] Greek Anthology 6.13.1-2 (Leonidas …
- ει92Εἰκῶimage… other s-stem forms of this noun occur in Attic and Ionic: see LSJ s.v. [1] Similarly in Choeroboscus, Grammatici Graeci 4.1.1.239.32. [2] Similarly again in Choeroboscus again, and Anecdota Oxoniensia 2.205.21; see also epsiloniota …
- χ86Χαράδραcharadra, ravineFor this headword cf. chi 87, chi 88. [1] Aristophanes, Peace 757 (web address 1 below). This portion of the text is identical to another passage in Aristophanes (at Wasps 1034; web address 2 …
- ι354ἹμείρωI long [for]… Homer, Odyssey 1.41 (i(mei/retai). The middle voice occurs in epic, Ionic prose, and Attic tragedy, but not in Attic prose (see LSJ s.v.). [2] Polybius fr. 164 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (535) that Toup attributed …
- α3860Ἄρρητονaccursed… -- literally prayed against, and so accursed -- is the Ionic dialect version of a)rato/s [the SOL headword for the present entry is wrong in giving it double rho], and hence potentially confusable with …
- α2058Ἀναρρύειdraws back the head… [3] The Apato(u)ria (OCD(4) pp.114-15) was celebrated by Athenians and Ionians in the month of Pyanepsion (October-November), during which youths who had come of age were admitted to the phratries. See alpha 2940. [4] …
- κ1438Κευθμώνωνof hiding-places… a syncope, while others posit keuqmo/s, like te[u]qmo/s, in the Ionic dialect, [keuqmo/s:keuqmw/n] like baqu/leimos:baqulei/mwn." Aristonicus (1 BC-1 CE), De signis Iliadis ad loc. posits the keuqmo/s reading as a reason why the passage …
- ει319Ἐς τὸ δέονfor the necessary… is more common in classical Attic prose; e)s occurs in Ionic, in some kinds of poetry (on the distribution of the two forms, see LSJ s.v.). There is no difference in meaning. [2] For …
- α441ἈδελφειόςbrotherThe headword is the epic/Ionic form of the first gloss. [1] On father's or mother's side both, apparently (cf. e.g. Herodotus 1.65 and 4.67); see LSJ s.v. a)delfidou=s. [2] Isocrates 19.30; Hecataeus FGrH 1 …
- ι63Ἰατρόςdoctor[1] Aristophanes, Wealth [Plutus] 407, with scholion. [2] Homer, Iliad 11.514 (with epic/Ionic i)htro/s). [3] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 561.12-13. [4] Aristophanes, Clouds 332, with scholion. On Hippocrates, see iota 564. …
- κ1254Κεκονιμένοςdust-coveredThe headword, extracted from the first quotation given, is the perfect middle/passive participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb koni/w. [1] cf. kappa 1255. [2] Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 289-291, with scholion; cf. pi 2940. [3] …
- ε3674Εὐράξon the blind side; on the open side… word attracted much commentary. Heraclides says that it was an Ionian and Aeolian dialect form (fr. 19 line 47). Herodian (De Prosodia Catholica 3,1. 510.6) lists it among adverbs ending in -x that have …
- κ1465ΚεχήνηI was open-mouthed… Aristophanic scholium (in codd. E*g) notes that kexh/nea is an Ionic form. It is not actually attested, but other 1st person singular pluperfects of similar formation are, e.g. h)/|dea "I knew" (Homer, Iliad 14.71; …
- ε947Ἔμβολαbolts, rams… C4), overlooking the entrance to the Ambracian Gulf. In the Ionian Sea offshore from Aktion, Octavian's naval forces defeated the combined fleets of Antony and Cleopatra in the famous Battle of Actium (September 2, …
- δ515Διαγεγονότοςelapsed, gone through, surviving… the fifth century A.D. [4] Source(?s) unidentifiable. The verb diaginw/skw (Ionic and later for diagign-) is common in all periods, but is particularly important in medical literature -- starting from Hippocrates, and specially in …
- δ258ΔερκυλλίδαςDerkyllidas, Dercyllidas, Derkylidas, Dercylidas… in hostilities against the Persian satraps Tissaphernes and Pharnabazos in Ionia and Hellespontine Phrygia (Xen. Hell. 3.1.8-2.20). Replaced in command by the Spartan king Agesilaos II in 396, Derkylidas apparently returned to Sparta and …
- χ42Χαλκιδίζεινto Chalkidize… feature seen in Eretrian dialect, but not in Chalkidian (or Ionic in general).
- κ303Κάνδυλοςkandulos, kandylos… ('sex-stimulating foods') the latter worthy of a *)iwniko\s plou=tac ('rich Ionian twit'). The present entry, therefore, should have meant something like 'kandylos is a dish etc.; as also sour-sauce [made] of blood-sauces [is] a …
- α1448ἈλφειόςAlpheios, Alpheus… northwest past Mount Lykaion (lambda 799), and empties into the Ionian Sea (Barrington Atlas map 58 grid A2) west of Olympia. [1] Homer, Iliad 5.545 (web address 1). Pylos (cf. pi 3167) is in …
- ε1031ἜμπληνI neared, they nearedHypothetical forms mentioned in this entry reflect the theory, promoted by Philoxenus of Alexandria (phi 394), that the Greek vocabulary was based on a core of monosyllabic verbs: see Dickey, 3.1.10 (p. 85). [1] …
- ε3708Εὐρώςdanknesscf. Etymologicum Magnum 397.50-56; Etymologicum Gudianum 564.14-15; Etymologicum Parvum epsilon75. See also epsilon 3707 for a different gloss on the same headword; and for related words see epsilon 3711, epsilon 3712, and epsilon 3713. …
- η286Ἤμβροτενmissed (the mark or goal)For this entry cf. Lexicon Ambrosianum 335, Hesychius eta437-439, and the Homeric scholia, e.g. to Iliad 5.287 and 3.18b1.5, and to Odyssey 7.292. This odd Homeric aorist of a(marta/nw became fixed in Greek language …