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proverbs7

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epic6
gender and sexuality6
philosophy6
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economics5
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Β beta2
Η eta1

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high48

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Medium6

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Jennifer Benedict18
Catharine Roth11
William Hutton5
David Whitehead3
Antonella Ippolito2
Craig Gibson2

6 more

Ryan Stone2
Ezequiel Gustavo Rivas1
Nathan Greenberg ✝1
Robert de Brose1
Robert Dyer1

48 entries for Artemidorus

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α4025ἈρτεμίδωροςArtemidoros, ArtemidorusC2 AD. See generally Simon Price in OCD(4) p.176, s.v. 'Artemidorus(3)'. [1] cf. delta 30. Artemidoros was actually an Ephesian; it was his mother who had come from Daldis. [2] Text: Teubner (1963) by …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3873Ἐφεστρίςephestris, mantle… 'a Roman cloak', the present entry is an approximation of Artemidorus 2.3. Neither the headword itself nor the two synonyms drawn from Artemidorus (on which see nn. 2-3 below) are Latin words, and of …Matched in noteshighshort
α3626Ἀπουσιάσειhe will fritter away his property… headword verb is evidently extracted from the quotation given [1] Artemidorus 1.78. (For Artemidorus see generally alpha 4025.)Matched in noteshigh

α4025

Ἀρτεμίδωρος

Artemidoros, Artemidorus

A Daldian (Daldis is a Lydian city), a philosopher. He wrote the Onirocritica in 4 books, the Oeonoscopica and the Chiroscopica.

Ἀρτεμίδωρος, Δαλδιανός [πόλις δέ ἐστι Λυδίας ἡ Δάλδισ], φιλόσοφος. ἔγραψεν Ὀνειροκριτικὰ ἐν βιβλίοις δʹ, Οἰωνοσκοπικὰ καὶ Χειροσκοπικά.

zoology

zoology

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4

trade and manufacture2

trade and manufacture2

meter and music1

meter and music1

Stefano Sanfilippo

Stefano Sanfilippo

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δ1497ΔράκωνDrakon, Draco; dragon, snake… rho 255, alpha 1121. [4] From the early part of Artemidorus 4.67. [5] Later in Artemidorus 4.67. [6] Job 40:26 LXX, quoted from psi 41.Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1664Δυσξύμβολα(things) hard to deal with… form prior to the Suda are in Pollux 5.150 and Artemidorus 4.56 (although LSJ reports a variant reading for this word, duscu/mblhta). In all the attestations of the word, the only one in which …Matched in noteshighshort

χ260Χειροτονεῖν τὸ αἰδοῖονto handle the genitals, to masturbateThe headword phrase occurs only in Artemidorus 1.78: he who sees himself handling his genitals in a dream will debauch a male or female slave. The verb in the phrase (chi 264) is more …Matched in noteshighshort

α249Ἀγκώνelbow… s.v., II.) [3] For this gloss, cf. iota 552. [4] Artemidorus 1.74; cf. omicron 349. [5] Quotation unidentifiable. [6] Sophocles, Ajax 805-6 (web address 2); the first adjective is garbled here. [7] cf. Mantissa …Matched in noteshighmedium

α853Ἀκέφαλοςheadless… clearly a translation of this word. For the gloss cf. Artemidorus 1.35. (The headword is illustrated in a quite different content by alpha 852.) [2] Macarius 1.70 and other paroemiographers; Tosi (cited under alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

α1170Ἀλληγορίαallegory… of dream, the a)llhgorikoi/ and the qewrhmatikoi/, is found in Artemidorus 1.2.Matched in noteshighshort

α1801Ἀναβάσειςrisings, mountings, ascents[1] Artemidorus 4.28. [2] Theodoret (PG 80, 1541a) on Psalm 83.6 LXX.Matched in noteshighshort

α1827Ἀναγκαῖονnecessary[1] Artemidorus 1.45; cf. alphaiota 88. [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 319 Zintzen (184 Asmus). [3] Isaeus fr. 52 Sauppe, as cited by Harpokration s.v.; cf. alpha 1892, alpha 2582. [4] Callisthenes FGrH …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2164Ἀνδρείαmanhood… Antiphon (the sophist) 87 F67a Diels-Kranz; from Harpokration s.v. [2] Artemidorus 1.45. [3] delta 1073.Matched in noteshighshort

α4002Ἁρπαστὸνhandball, snatchballMentioned together, twice, in Artemidorus 1.55. On ancient ball-games in general see the compendium of material in Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 1.14D-15C (1.25 Kaibel); and cf. alpha 1817, omicron 671, sigma 1719, sigma 1720.Matched in noteshighshort

α4123Ἀσάμινθοςbathtub… plural of the headword occurs. cf. beta 64. [1] cf. Artemidorus 1.64 (which more reasonably says 'those very long ago'). [2] cf. alphaiota 195, mu 1098.Matched in noteshighshort

α4238Ἀστήρstar[1] cf. Artemidorus 2.12; also alphaiota 28, alphaiota 68. [2] Homer, Iliad 2.148 (web address 1 below).Matched in noteshighshort

α4719Ἄχρωμοςunblushing[1] Artemidorus [on whom see generally alpha 4025] 4.42.Matched in noteshighshort

αι23Αἰγαῖον πέλαγοςAegean sea… generally theta 364. [2] alpha 3865. [3] alphaiota 24. [4] Artemidorus 2.12; again at alphaiota 28. [5] Instead of *ai)gai=on (Vendryes' Law).Matched in noteshighmedium

αι28Αἶγεςgoats… IV. It occurs in the Suda's (direct or indirect) source, Artemidorus 2.12. See alpha 4238, epsilon 2006, kappa 2675 (end). [1] This verb, normally translated into English as 'rush upon' or the like, is …Matched in noteshighshort

αι86Αἰδώςshame[1] cf. Artemidorus 1.45. [2] An approximation of Homer, Odyssey 17.347 (web address 1). Appendix Proverbiorum 1.9. [3] An approximation of Hesiod, Works and Days 317 (web address 2); quoted in the scholia to …Matched in noteshighmedium

β64Βαλανειομφάλουςacorn-bossed… lexicography this noun is attested only in Polybius 30.29.4. [4] Artemidorus 1.64; cf. the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 838. [5] From alpha 4123.Matched in noteshighshort

β293Βίοςlife… to different meanings of bi/os. [1] cf. English "livelihood." [2] Artemidorus 4.32. [3] Literally "ground, milled": living on cooked bread, not raw fruits. [4] Zenobius 1.21 (for both of these proverbs) and other paroemiographers; …Matched in noteshighshort

δ27Δακτύλιοςseal-ring… Appian, Annibaica 217; quoted more fully at tau 1178. [3] Artemidorus 2.5; cf. epsilon 816 (end), sigma 794.Matched in noteshighshort

δ28Δάκτυλοιfingers, finger[-dates][1] cf. Artemidorus 5.89. [2] Zenobius 3.10.Matched in noteshighshort

δ62Δαξισμόςirritation… next note [1] A faulty approximation of a dream-scenario in Artemidorus 5.69: read nominative i(pta/menos for the Suda's i(pta/menon; supply 'and' after po/nou tino/s; and above all, convert dacismou= (attested only here and in …Matched in noteshighshort

δ315Δείλης πρωΐαςof early afternoon… lemma in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon; and for the second cf. Artemidorus 1.7 (accusative). cf. delta 306, delta 314.Matched in noteshighshort

δ355Δειπνητόςdinner-time… [3] Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 1.9A (1.15 Kaibel); cf. omicron 251. [4] Artemidorus 5.82.Matched in noteshighshort

δ605Διακριθένseparated… the verb diakri/nw; cf. delta 606 (and delta 604). [2] Artemidorus, On Dream Interpretation 5.5; cf. eta 155, iota 240.Matched in noteshighshort

δ989Διειδέςclear… quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities. [2] Thus in Artemidorus 1.64 and (noted by Adler) 2.27.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1185ΔιόνυσοςDionysos, Dionysus… delta 1168, delta 1183. [1] theta 596, upsilon 82. [2] Artemidorus 2.37; cf. Etymologicum Magnum 277.42.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1307ΔιψῶI thirst [after]… and indeed this Suda entry itself illustrates others. [2] cf. Artemidorus 1.66: to\ me\n ga\r diyh=n ou)de\n a)/llo e)sti\n h)\ e)piqumei=n. [3] Quotation (the final five words of which are also in the parallel …Matched in noteshighshort

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