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- δ1533ΔρομοκήρυκεςcouriersCassius Dio 78.35.1. See also e.g. Aeneas Tacticus 22.3; Aeschines 2.130 (which generates the entry s.v. in Harpokration -- whom, for once, the Suda does not echo).
- ε1372Ἐνθυμιζόμενοιlaying to heart… of e)nqumi/zomai, a later form of e)nqume/omai (epsilon 1375). [2] Cassius Dio 17.57.80b.
- ε227Ἐδημώθηwas made public… third person singular, presumably extracted from the quotation given. [2] Cassius Dio 17.57.80.
- κ1395ΚερεάλιοςKerealios, Cerealis… of the Roman cognomen Cerealis found in (e.g.) Josephus and Cassius Dio; cf. lambda 125.
- δ1239ΔίωνDion, DioAD c.164-after 229. See generally OCD(4) 288 'Cassius Dio'. [1] On this name see kappa 1914. [2] In Bithynia; present-day Iznik in Turkey. [3] The emperor (ruled 222-235) Severus Alexander; see alpha 1124. [4] …
- δ1003Διῆκανthey drove through… quoted from somewhere. (There are extant possibilities in Plutarch and Cassius Dio.) cf. delta 1038.
- μ1209ΜόλυβδοςleadFrom (directly or indirectly) Cassius Dio 46.36.4, already at epsilon 746. Entry lacking, Adler reports, in mss AFV.
- ι211Ἱζήσαςseating [someone]… masculine nominative singular. It must be quoted from somewhere, perhaps Cassius Dio; cf. under delta 1295.
- η504ᾙρήκασιthey have taken… be quoted from somewhere: extant possibilities include Aeschylus, Philostratus, and Cassius Dio. [2] Perfect active participle of the same verb, masculine nominative plural. Again, evidently quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities include Thucydides, Philostratus and …
- κ2012Κομμωτήςhairdresser… Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. For this headword see e.g. Cassius Dio 78.13.3. cf. kappa 2010, kappa 2013, kappa 2014, kappa 2015.
- κ965<20Κατεπίμπρατοwas being burned to ashes… third person singular. It must be quoted from somewhere (perhaps Cassius Dio or Philostratus, both of whom have instances).
- ε252ἘδοῦοιEdouoi, Edui… must be the Gallic Aedui (Aidouoi in Strabo, Appian and Cassius Dio); see generally OCD(4) s.v.
- λ645ΛογγῖνοςLonginus[1] RE Longinos; OCD4 Cassius Longinus; PLRE I Longinus (2); Eunapius Lives of the Sophists 456; and cf. [phi 735] Fronto. [2] [pi 2098] Porphyry. [3] Zenobia was the queen of Palmyra who rebelled …
- μ231ΜαρτῖνοςMartinos, Martinus, Martin… Catholic Encyclopedia entry at web address 1. [2] Instances in Cassius Dio and elsewhere.
- α2278Ἀνεξερεύνητονnot to be searched out… there are numerous possiblities, including Josephus (Jewish War 5.569) and Cassius Dio.
- α631Ἀεινόνever-flowing… is a dialectal variant (which occurs in Xiphilinus' epitome of Cassius Dio, p.13 Dindorf-Stephanus) of a)e/nnaon: see alpha 552 and alpha 553.
- μ1217ΜόναισοςMonaisos, Monaises… latter C1 BCE, appears in Plutarch (Life of Antony) and Cassius Dio.
- α3188Ἀπηυτομόλησενdeserted away… be quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities are no earlier than Cassius Dio.
- μ72Μακρὰ χαίρειν[to say] a long goodbye, to dismiss… Theodoridis. The expression is attested in Plutarch, Galen, Lucian, Athenaeus, Cassius Dio, Aelian, and Christian writers.
- ε984Ἐμηνίωνthey were wrathful… 983, mu 956). It must be quoted from somewhere, perhaps Cassius Dio (as epitomized) on the troops' hostility towards the praetorian prefect (and would-be emperor) Tigidius Perennis.
- κ1029Κατεχρῶντοthey were misusing… imperfect, of the compound verb kataxra/omai; cf. kappa 874. [2] Cassius Dio 66.6.3.
- δ189ΔεκέβαλοςDekebalos, Decebalus… and 106 CE (when his kingdom became a Roman province). Cassius Dio 67.6.1, etc. See generally OCD(4) 419. [2] delta 344.
- ε504Ἑκμήνῳsix-month… presumably extracted from the quotation given. [2] An approximation of Cassius Dio 55.31.1 (about Augustus).
- ι621ἸσσαῖοςIssaian, Issaean… denizens of the Dalmatian island of Issa; and see also Cassius Dio 12.49.2.
- η373Ἠνδρώθησανthey became men, they reached manhoodAorist passive of a)ndro/w, third person plural; from Cassius Dio 26.87.3. For other meanings of this verb see LSJ s.v. See also eta 374; also alpha 2187.
- α80ἈβριόρηξAbriorex, Abriorix… The spelling *)ambio/ric appears once in Plutarch and frequently in Cassius Dio.
- α2338Ἀνετίμωνthey were setting a higher price… (unglossed) headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Cassius Dio 49.13.3.
- η631Ἠτρέμιζενwas keeping quiet… alpha 4384). It must be quoted from somewhere; perhaps from Cassius Dio 56.24.6, of Tiberius deciding not to cross the Rhine.
- κ1508<20Κηλήτηςhernia-sufferer… ka/lh, "tumor, hernia": see LSJ s.v. Used in Strabo 17.3.4, Cassius Dio 73.2.3, Galen 10.988 Kühn. The entry is paralleled in Phrynichus, ps.-Herodian, and other lexica. Adler regards the entry, lacking in ms F …
- α2603Ἀνταγωνιστήςcompetitor, opponent[1] Cassius Dio 67.6.1 on the C1 CE Dacian king Decebalus (OCD(4) s.v., p.419); more fully at delta 344.