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- χ117ΧαρίωνοςCharion's; of CharionHere in the genitive case, evidently quoted from somewhere. 'Charion' is mentioned in the Hippocratic corpus (in a passage also quoted by Galen); however, in other such passages the name is Chairion.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ398ΚάρμηλοςKarmelos, Carmelus, CarmelPresumably the well-known Mt. Carmel in present-day Israel; Barrington Atlas map 69, grid B4. [Note, nevertheless, another Carmel, also called Chermela, in the present-day West Bank: map 70 grid G3.] [1] Attested in (e.g.) …Matched in noteshighshort
- χ125ΧαριτένηςCharitenesCharitines in ms E, Adler reports, but either way, found only here. ('Charitaines' proposed in the Suda editio princeps, which does not seem an improvement.)Matched in noteshighshort
- χ101Χάρητος ὑποσχέσειςChares' promisescf. Zenobius 2.13. For Chares (c.400-c.325 BCE) see generally OCD(4) p.305, under 'Chares(1)'.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ374ΚᾶρεςKarians, Carians(See already kappa 358.) In SW Asia Minor; OCD(4) s.v. Caria.Matched in noteshighshort
- χ140Χαρώνειος θύραCharon's doorFor Charon [Author, Myth], ferryman of the dead, see chi 135. [1] (Repeated at nu 488.) Pollux (8.102) and Hesychius call it the Charonion. On the nomophylakion as the Athenian prison see L. O'Sullivan, …Matched in noteshighshort
- χ114Χάρινgrace… is in the accusative singular, presumably quoted from somewhere. For charis cf. generally chi 118, chi 120, chi 123, chi 124.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ361ΚάρβωνCarbo… case this word is a Greek transliteration of the Latin carbo, coal, but Adler printed it in upper case, probably rightly, to make it a cognomen in the Roman family of the Papirii. (For …Matched in noteshighshort
- ε1378Ἐν Καρὸς εἵπετο τάξειhe followed in a Carian's role… Julian, Speech 2, 56c Hertlein. Cf. Zenobius 3.59, etc. For Carians in proverbs see also epsilon 1377; for mercenaries see mu 1121, mu 1122.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ373ΚαρδοῦχοιKardouchi, CarduchiA careless summary of what is said by Xenophon, Anabasis 4.2.27-28: the Kardouchoi (whom the Greek mercenaries encountered in Kurdistan) were armed only with arrows and slings, and it was as archers that they …Matched in noteshighshort
- χ143Χαρτοφυλάκιονdocument-case… a combination of *fula/kios ("guarding") and xa/rths, "papyrus", whence Latin charta and English charter. For more on skeuofula/kion see sigma 564. [2] These words are formed in -eion rather than -ion and are properispomenon …Matched in noteshighshort
- χ115ΧαρινάδηςCharinades… (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there. For Charinades see also Peace 1155 (and LGPN ii s.v. no.1, where he is not regarded as a real person). No such proverb appears in …Matched in noteshighshort
- χ116ΧαριξένηCharixene… -- bring out other points about the courtesan and musician Charixene, such as her advanced age. [1] For courtesans (hetairai) cf. generally epsilon 3265, epsilon 3266, epsilon 3272, epsilon 3273, epsilon 3275, epsilon 3276.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ389Καρικὸν θῦμαCarian sacrifice, Karian sacrificeFor other proverbial phrases involving Carians see kappa 388 (and generally kappa 385, kappa 390). The connotation of the present one is that the sacrifice is meager or even worthless; cf. LSJ s.v. *kariko/s. …Matched in noteshighshort
- χ144ΧάρυβδιςCharybdis… NB, as the rest of the entry shows, this locates Charybdis far too far to the west.) [2] From the scholia to Plato, Letter 7, 5345D. Likewise or similarly in other lexica. [3] Priscus …Matched in noteshighmedium
- χ90Χαραδριόςcharadrios, plover[1] Probably the Norfolk plover or thick-knee (Charadrius oedicnemus), a wading bird. [2] See also iota 279. [3] Hipponax fr.52. Also relevant is Plato, Gorgias 494B (web address 1 below), with the scholia thereto. …Matched in noteshighmedium
- χ93ΧαράκωμαstockadeFrom Harpokration s.v. xa/raka: sic, i.e. the accusative case of charax (chi 92, chi 96, chi 97, chi 98); for the Suda's xara/kwma, see already at chi 92. [1] Demosthenes 6.23, cf. 18.87. [2] …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ445ΚαρχηδώνKarkhedon, Karchedon, Carthage… 4648 (and kappa 444). [1] See under alpha 4648 for Carthage's two alternative names: Africa and Bursa. [2] Cyprian, bishop of Carthage in the 3rd century: see web address 1, and eta 264.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ388Καρικῇ Μούσῃwith a Carian muse… scholion on Plato, Laws 7.800E (web address 1). For "barbarian-speaking Carians," see Homer, Iliad 2.867. [3] cf. Macarius Chrysocephalus [metropolitan of Philadelphia, 1336-82], Proverbs 5.9: *ka/rios ai)=nos: e)pi\ tw=n a)porou/ntwn ti diapra/casqai: a(lie/a ga/r …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ383ΚαρθάγενναKarthagenna, Karthagena, Cartagena… the name of the Spanish coastal city still known as Cartagena (a corruption of Carthago Nova, "New Carthage"); Barrington Atlas Map 27 Grid E4.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ394ΚαρκίνοςKarkinos, Carcinus… Photius) s.v. [1] In Sicily. [2] See generally OCD(4) s.v. Carcinus(2). [3] Harpok. gives Xenocles of Thorikos as Karkinos' father. [4] A restoration in IG 2.2325, a list of victors in the tragic contests …Matched in noteshighmedium
- κ391ΚαρῖνοςKarinos, Carinus… contains two passages on the reign (283-285) of Marcus Aurelius Carinus (see OCD(4) s.v.). [1] Marcus Aurelius Carus (see generally sigma 809 and OCD(4) s.v.) overthrew Probus (cf. pi 2354) in the autumn of …Matched in noteshighmedium
- χ136ΧάρωνCharon, Kharon… argued by some modern scholars). See generally OCD(4) p.307, under Charon [Author, Myth](2); FGrH 262 + 687b; Drews 24-27. [1] In the Troad, at the northern mouth of the Hellespont straits. [2] These dates …Matched in noteshighmedium
- αι66Αἴγλης ΧάριτεςAigle's Graces… three in number, cf. chi 123, and generally OCD(4) s.v. 'Charites' (p.306). One of them is Aglaia, 'Radiance', which is also the sense of Aigle -- referring especially to the light of the sun …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ356ΚάρανοςKaranos, Caranus… to Greece after exile. See generally OCD(4) s.v. Heraclidae. On Caranus, specifically, see N.G.L. Hammond and G.T. Griffith, A History of Macedonia, ii (Oxford 1979) 3-14. [2] phi 354 = OCD(4) s.v. Philip(1): Philip …Matched in noteshighmedium
- κ399ΚαρμητίςKarmetis, CarmetisAttested only here; location unknown. Perhaps [NF] an error for Carmel, but that was, at least primarily, a mountain (kappa 398). Barrington Atlas map 21 grid D6 gives a name 'Cametas' for the modern …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1485ΚηδεμονίαcareFrom kh/domai "I take care": kappa 1488, kappa 1494. cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 23.674. [1] cf. kappa 1488, kappa 1489.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1314Κενεβρίωνof carrion… nekrimai=a or of some of the letters in qnhsimai/wn krew=n, "carcass meat", as the scholiast goes on with: "'like carrion': by anagram, instead of carcasses (nekrimai=a). 'like carcass meat (qnhsimai/wn krew=n), which lack more …Matched in noteshighshort
- κ1852ΚνάπτωI card… of Plato after Speusippus, see xi 42, pi 1707. The carding of wool in preparation for spinning is used as a metaphor for preliminary studies. For the verb kna/ptw, see also epsilon 510.Matched in noteshighshort
- κ396ΚαρκίνοςCarcinus, Karkinos… also epsilon 1147; and see below for modern scholarship on Carcinus and his sons. Two more tragic poets by the name of Carcinus appear in kappa 394; cf. kappa 397. [1] Xenocles, Xenotimus and …Matched in noteshighmedium