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α4074Ἀρχαῖοςold-fashionedFrom Harpokration: see below. [1] cf. already alpha 4073. [2] Isocrates 4.8 (web address 1), which in fact uses a)rxai/ws, the adverb cognate with the present headword a)rxai=os. The Suda has attributed to Isocrates …Matched in noteshighshort
α2664ἈντίθεσιςantithesisAbridged from the opening of Harpokration s.v. [1] Isocrates 12.2 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort
δ558ΔιάθεσιςdispositionAbridged from Harpokration s.v.; also in Photius. [1] Isocrates 11.14 (web address 1). [2] Variously attributed to Antiphon the orator (fr. 85 Sauppe) and his namesake the sophist (87 B 63 D.-K.). [3] So …

α4074

Ἀρχαῖος

old-fashioned

[Meaning] someone/something ancient. Isocrates in the Panegyricus [says] "speaking old-fashionedly", that is, using rather archaic words. But Demosthenes in [the] Philippics [sc. is found] saying "they behaved so…

Ἀρχαῖος· ὁ παλαιός. Ἰσοκράτης μὲν ἐν τῷ Πανηγυρικῷ τὸ ἀρχαιοτρόπως εἰπεῖν, τουτέστιν ἀρχαιοτέροις ὀνόμασι χρῆσθαι· Δημοσθένης δὲ ἐν τοῖς Φιλιππικοῖς εἰπών· οὕτως δὲ ἀρχαίως εἶχον,…

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gender and sexuality1

gender and sexuality1

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δ956Διεσκαριφησάμεθαwe trivialized… destroyed" is the second, associated verb in the original source, Isocrates 7.12 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort

ε2327Ἐπιθέτους ἑορτάςextra festivals… as again here, the headword phrase is accusative plural. [1] Isocrates 7.29. [2] Harpok. cites Lysias fr. 178 Sauppe (now 224 Carey OCT) for this. [3] Lysias fr. 116 Sauppe (now 158 Carey OCT). …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2561Ἐπισημαίνεσθαιto signify approvalAbridged from Harpokration s.v. cf. epsilon 2562, epsilon 2564. [1] Isocrates 12.2; Isaeus fr.82 Sauppe.Matched in noteshighshort

ε2605Ἐπίσταθμοςquartermaster… also, summarily, epsilon 2604. For Hekatomnos see epsilon 367. [1] Isocrates 4.162, cf. 120.Matched in noteshighshort

η428Ἤπειρονcontinent… (see also Photius) s.v.; cf. eta 429. [1] See e.g. Isocrates 5.97 and 103, 6.26 and 73.Matched in noteshighshort

κ179Κακῶς εἰδότεςbadly understanding= Harpokration (and Photius) s.v. [1] Isocrates 8.32 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort

α3383Ἀπολελοιπότεςhaving left behindThe headword (quoted from Isocrates: see below) is perfect active participle, masculine nominative plural, of a)polei/pw. The entry derives from Harpokration s.v. (virtually verbatim, though see note below). [1] Not "Socrates", as the transmitted …Matched in noteshighshort

δ171ΔέκαtenAbridged from Harpokration s.v., who besides Isocrates and Lysias (below) cites Androtion FGrH 324 F10. [1] Isocrates 18.5. [2] Lysias fr. 79 Sauppe, now 88 Carey OCT.Matched in noteshighshort

δ172Δεκαδαρχίαιtenfold-regimesAbridged from Harpokration s.v., an entry generated by Isocrates 4.110 and 5.95; also cited are Isocrates 12.67 and (as below) Demosthenes. [1] In the late C5 BCE, after their victory in the Peloponnesian War. …Matched in noteshighshort

α1924ἌνακτεςlordsFrom Harpokration s.v., commenting in the first instance on Isocrates 9.72. [1] Aristotle fr. 526 Rose. [2] cf. generally alpha 1923 (and see also alpha 1897). [3] This abstract noun is here in the …Matched in noteshighshort

α3483Ἀποπομπαῖοςevil-dismissing… LXX and elsewhere. [2] Abridged from Harpocration s.v. a)popompa/s (in Isocrates 5.117).Matched in noteshighshort

α4322ἈταρνεύςAtarneus… from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v., responding to its mention in Isocrates 4.144 and Herodotus 6.28.2. [2] i.e. a citizen of Atarneus. So e.g. in the epigram of Callimachus quoted by Diogenes Laertius 1.80.Matched in noteshighshort

δ174Δεκάζεσθαιto be bribed in tens… Hercher). [3] The source now becomes Harpokration s.v., commenting on Isocrates 8.50 (web address 1). [4] Harpokration ascribes this explanation to the learned hellenistic scholar Eratosthenes. (Harvey [76-118 at 88-89] briefly discusses it.) See …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ191ΔεκελεικόςDekeleian, Decelean… troops. A likely source for the phrase "Dekeleian War" is Isocrates 8.29.Matched in noteshighshort

ε367ἙκάτομνοςHekatomnos, Hecatomnus… of the Hekatomnid dynasty in Caria, C4 BCE (mentioned in Isocrates 4.162, whence probably Harpokration). See also iota 130.Matched in noteshighshort

ε758Ἐλαφροτάτουςmost gentle, very gentle… passage which occasioned the comment (as Harpokration s.v. shows) is Isocrates 12.31.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1209ἘννεάκρουνονNine SpoutsAbridged from Harpocration s.v., commenting on its mention in Isocrates 15.283. cf. epsilon 1208, delta 1440, kappa 238.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1433Ἐνσημαινόμενοςevincing… on the appearance of this middle-voice participle (from e)nshmai/nw) in Isocrates 5.26.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1669Ἐξεταζόμενοι πρὸς τοῖς βασιλείοιςoffering themselves for inspection at the royal palacesIsocrates 4.151 (web address 1: on the Persian aristocracy), with an uncomprehending gloss also in other lexica.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1935Ἐπακτὸς ὅρκοςimposed oath… citing Lysias (fr. 251 Sauppe, now 305 Carey OCT) and Isocrates (1.23); cf. also Hesychius epsilon4121. [1] Cf. alpha 3444.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1971Ἐπανορθῶ>20 αἰτιατικῇI amend, I correct, I straighten upFor an instance see Isocrates 1.3: e)gw\ de\ tou\s filosofou=ntas e)panorqw=. cf. the gloss at epsilon 2344.Matched in noteshighshort

ε2354Ἐπικαρπίαςfruits, products… perhaps Attic oratory, where there are several instances: Andocides 1.92, Isocrates 8.125, Demosthenes 29.60.Matched in noteshighshort

ε2864Ἐπρυτάνευσεpresided over… not have it, and there is another good candidate in Isocrates 4.121. [2] Though this quotation is otherwise unattested, the name Stryngaios (again sigma 1230) creates a link with Ctesias FGrH 688 F7 and …Matched in noteshighshort

ε4053Ἐχυρώτατονsecurest, strongest… the adjective e)/xuros. It must be quoted from somewhere; perhaps Isocrates (6.74, neuter there), though there are numerous later possibilities.Matched in noteshighshort

ει133Εἱλωτεύεινto be a helotAbridged from Harpokration s.v., commenting on this verb's appearance in Isocrates 4.131 (and also citing Hellanicus FGrH 323a F29). cf. epsiloniota 132, epsiloniota 134, epsiloniota 135.Matched in noteshighshort

ι130ἸδριεύςIdrieus, Hidrieus… OCD(4) s.v. Idrieus. From Harpokration s.v., glossing his mention in Isocrates 5.103. cf. epsilon 367 and mu 299.Matched in noteshighshort

ι489ἼωνIon… abridges the one in Harpokration s.v. (which was generated by Isocrates 15.268 and goes on to cite other material).Matched in noteshighshort

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