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α2388Ἀνειρύσωyou drew up… presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Greek Anthology 6.300.7-8 (Leonidas of Tarentum); to Aphrodite, who has restored his health, Leonidas dedicates humble offerings and promises a more substantial sacrifice should she also lift …Matched in noteshighshort
α3965Ἁρμαλιάsustenance… Same glossing in Hesychius and elsewhere. [2] Greek Anthology 6.302.8 (Leonidas of Tarentum), Leonidas asks mice to leave his hut, where they will find nothing to eat; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 119); …Matched in noteshighshort
δ155Δεδμημένοιconquered

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Ἀνειρύσω

you drew up

[Meaning] you raised up. "If, as you drew me up out of hateful sickness, you thus also rescue me from hateful poverty, receive a goat-sacrificer."

Ἀνειρύσω· ἀνελκύσω. ἢν δέ μέ χ', ὡς ἐκ νόσου ἀνειρύσω, ὧδε καὶ ἐχθρᾶς ἐκ πενίης ῥύσῃ, δέξο χιμαιροθύτην.

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… Iliad 6.245; see the scholia there. [2] Greek Anthology 6.131.1-4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), where the text reads *Palla/di tou\s for the lexicon's *Palladi/ou. On this epigram, a dedication to Athena of spoils seized after …

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α522Ἀδρανίαpowerless… from this epigram at alpha 1235. [4] Greek Anthology 6.296.5-6 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a dedication to Hermes of his implements by a huntsman who is retiring from his trade; cf. Gow and Page (vol. …Matched in noteshighshort

α1234Ἁλινήκτειρανsea-swimming [olive]… The epigram is an imitation of Greek Anthology 6.300 by Leonidas of Tarentum; cf. alpha 2388, pi 1568, upsilon 570, and psi 35.Matched in noteshighshort

α1648ἈμπελεώνvineyardSee also alpha 1649. [1] Greek Anthology 6.226.2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), on the land where one Kleiton lived for eighty years, again at lambda 620. See Gow and Page (vol. I, 135); (vol. II, …Matched in noteshighshort

α1693Ἀμφέχανεswallowed up… Iliad 23.79, where the headword occurs. [2] Greek Anthology 6.131.4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a dedication to Athena of spoils seized after a battle; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 118), (vol. II, 345-346), and …Matched in noteshighshort

α1721Ἀμφίδορονfully-flayed… grounds that its elaborate style, typical of the followers of Leonidas of Tarentum, would be an anomaly for Phalaecus, one of the earliest Hellenistic epigrammatists. Then it was omitted from Gow and Page (Garland …Matched in noteshighshort

α1748Ἀμφίξουνall-round-smoothing… is extracted from the quotation given. [1] Greek Anthology 6.205.9 (Leonidas of Tarentum), the retiring carpenter Leontichus dedicates his tools to Athena; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 109); (vol. II, 316-319); and other …Matched in noteshighshort

α2612Ἀντανήγοντοthey attacked… Apollonius calls this to mind when contemplating the tomb of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans at Thermopylai (Barrington Atlas map 55 grid D3).Matched in noteshighshort

α3085Ἀπέτισενpaid back, repaid… headword occurs. Similarly in other lexica. [2] Greek Anthology 6.263.5-6 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a cattle herder's dedication of spoils from a marauding lion; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 123), (vol. II, 357), and …Matched in noteshighshort

α3303Ἀποδρέψεσθεyou will pluck off… iota 711, sigma 1700. In this epigram--plainly an imitation of Leonidas of Tarentum in Greek Anthology 6.302 (cf. alpha 3965)--the poet addresses the mice inside his home; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 43) …Matched in noteshighshort

α3638Ἀποφθίμενονhaving perished… extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Greek Anthology 7.67.3-4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), Diogenes addresses Charon [Author, Myth], here abridged; for full versions see beta 114 and omicron 124; cf. Gow and Page (vol. …Matched in noteshighshort

α3875Ἀρίδεςbow-drills… and its operation; cf. Blümner (224). [2] Greek Anthology 6.205.5 (Leonidas of Tarentum), upon retirement the carpenter Leontichus dedicates the implements of his craft to Athena; cf. Gow and Page (Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, …Matched in noteshighshort

α4229Ἀστεμφέαunshaken… the quotation about to be given. [3] Greek Anthology 6.296.1 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a retiring hunter dedicates his equipment to Hermes; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 123), (vol. II, 358-359), and further extracts …Matched in noteshighshort

α4378Ἄτρακτονarrow; spindle… Avars see generally alpha 18 note. [4] Greek Anthology 5.188.3-4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), on the assaults of love; cf. Gow and Page (Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, 136) and (Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, 389-390). [5] …Matched in noteshighmedium

α4700Ἀχθεινήdistressing, vexing… alpha 4699, alpha 4701, alpha 4702. [1] Greek Anthology 6.263.6 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a cattle herder dispatches a marauding lion and dedicates the spoils; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 123), (vol. II, 357), …Matched in noteshighshort

β311ΒιττίονBittioncf. pi 910. [1] Greek Anthology 6.286.1-2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), three girls dedicate their embroidered work to Artemis; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 120), (vol. II, 349-350), and these lines again, identically abridged, …Matched in noteshighshort

β324Βλαύτηslipper… below), with scholion; cf. sigma 927. [3] Greek Anthology 6.293.1-2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), using a neuter variant (cf. beta 325) of the (feminine) headword. Here, the epigrammatist ridicules a Cynic for having worn slippers--and …Matched in noteshighshort

γ73Γαῦλοςparasite, stooge, merchant-ship, bucket, pail… address 2). [2] cf. mu 2. [3] Greek Anthology 6.35.5 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a rustic dedication to Pan; cf. Gow and Page, vol. I (122) and vol. II (356-357); cf. further extracts from this …Matched in noteshighshort

γ304Γλωχῖναςprojections, promontories… and kappa 2274. [3] A garbling of Greek Anthology 6.334.3-4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a dedication of cakes and wines to rustic gods, which has tetraglwxi/n ["four-angled", i.e. square] for the lexicon's petra\ glwxi=nes; cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

δ108ΔαιδαλόχειρDaedalus-handed… delta 107, delta 109, delta 110. [2] Greek Anthology 6.204.1-4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a retiring carpenter dedicates his tools to Athena (here abridged: other tools are listed before the verb), for which the majority …Matched in noteshighshort

κ197ΚαλαμίτηςKalamites, Calamites; reed-like… grain fields among the stalks (kala/mai). [3] Greek Anthology 7.198.5 (Leonidas of Tarentum), an epitaph for Philaenis's pet grasshopper; see also epsilon 3926 which quotes this line. Also refer to Gow and Page (vol. …Matched in noteshighshort

χ107Χαριεργόςgracefully-working… see next note. [1] An approximation of Greek Anthology 6.205.9-10 (Leonidas of Tarentum): besides omitting 'the man', the Suda presents the dative adjective as xarierga=|, instead of xariergw=|. Also see Gow and Page (vol. …Matched in noteshighshort