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κ122Καθοσίωσιςtreason; holiness… and see again below. [2] cf. Socrates, Historia Ecclesiastica 5.14. "Maximus" here is Magnus Maximus or Maximianus, who usurped control over the Western Roman Empire and on whom Quintus Aurelius Symmachus delivered a panegyric. …Matched in noteshighshort
γ13Γάϊος ΛαυτώριοςGaius Laetorius, Gaios Lautorios… this is confirmed in another version of his story: Valerius Maximus 6.1.11; cf. RE s.v. Laetorius(11). [1] The Excerpta and Valerius Maximus give his cognomen as Mergus rather than the Suda's improbable Marcus. Valerius, …Matched in noteshighlong
α466Ἀδήριτοςundisputed… inter alia has the related adverb) on Fabius (Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus 'Cunctator', the 'Delayer'; cf. OCD(4) p. 564 and epsilon 695; great-grandson of the Fabius of phi 3). [2] Perhaps extracted from Polybius …Matched in notes

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Καθοσίωσις

treason; holiness

[A term deriving] from being against the holy, that is [against] the emperor. "In the time when Theodosius was emperor of the Romans, Symmachus, of consular rank, issued a speech for the imperial despot Maximus and,…

Καθοσίωσις· παρὰ τὸ κατὰ τοῦ ὁσίου γίνεσθαι, ἤτοι τοῦ βασιλέως. ὅτι ἐπὶ Θεοδοσίου τοῦ βασιλέως Ῥωμαίων Σύμμαχος ἀπὸ ὑπάτων εἰς τὸν τύραννον Μάξιμον βασιλικὸν λόγον διεξῆλθε καὶ…

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α838Ἄκερως βοῦςhornless ox… similarly paradoxical ones (including cowardly lion and wingless bird) in Maximus of Tyre, Lectures 11.5.e6; cf. Lexicon Vindobonense alpha32 [1] Same glossing, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. The more usual adjective is …Matched in noteshighshort

α925Ἀκοντίinvoluntarily… in fact, is not attested until Plutarch (Life of Fabius Maximus 5.2.) and remains very rare thereafter.Matched in noteshighshort

α971Ἀκραιφνέςinviolate… Eutropius, Breviarium 3.10.1. The Fabius in question is Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus "Cunctator," the "Delayer," of the Second Punic War, dictator 217 BCE; OCD(4) p.564.Matched in noteshighshort

α2730ἈντιτεχνῶμαιI contrive againstLSJ s.v. cites an instance in Maximus of Tyre.Matched in noteshighshort

α3249Ἀποβαλομένηthrowing off… must be quoted from somewhere -- perhaps the Christian writer Maximus the Confessor (C6-7), who has the only instances otherwise attested; he refers sometimes to a woman, sometimes to the soul.Matched in noteshighshort

α3435Ἀπόμαχοςbattle-free, disabled, unfit to fight… 216 BCE during the Second Punic War, when Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus "Cunctator," the "Delayer" (cf. OCD(4), p. 564) urges caution against Hannibal and relinquishes his command to Lucius Aemilius and Publius Terentius Varro; …Matched in noteshighmedium

αι94Αἱ ἐμαὶ πόλειςcities mine… before the Suda. (There is a solitary post-Suda instance, in Maximus Planudes' [C13] Greek version of Ovid's Metamorphoses 10.304.) In any event, it uses the possessive adjective e)mai/, a classical form, which is glossed …Matched in noteshighshort

β109ΒάρβιοςBarbios, Barbius… to have been melded with the account of a certain Maximus who, according to Cassius Dio 48.34.5 was exposed as a slave before assuming the post of quaestor (in Rome, not in Antonius' entourage). …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ94ΔαυίδDavid… Chronicles 11:20; or by Jashobeam at 1 Chronicles 11:11; the maximum is 800 by Josheb-basshebeth (Jashobeam of 1 Chronicles 11:11) at 2 Samuel 23:8. The Suda appears to attribute the slaying of 1,000 to …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1000Διῆγεdrew out… The unnamed subject of the sentence is presumably Q. Fabius Maximus 'Cunctator'; cf. alpha 971, chi 240. On Hannibal, see generally alpha 2452.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1372Δόξηςglory… the only Fabius mentioned otherwise in DH is Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus (phi 3: cos. 322, 310, 308, 297, 295), but of course there are other possibilities. For me/ga e)kboh/santes cf. Josephus, Antiquities of …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1599Δυσαχθέςburdensome, grievous, hard to endure… the second century AD -- when we find it in Maximus Astrologus (in reference to illness), in Aretaeus (medical literature), Tryphiodorus (poetry) and Cyranides (magic); also that Hesychius' sources, through Diogenianus and others, are …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1629Δυσηλεγήςgrief-bringing, cruel, pain-inducing, ruthless… is rare, generally referring to Homeric and Hesiodic passages; only Maximus Astrologus and Nonnus seem to use it in a original way.) As to the glosses, they seem to have a double source: (i) …Matched in noteshighshort

ε567Ἐκπεφυσημένονpuffed-up… independent attestation). [2] An approximation of Polybius 3.103.7 (Q. Fabius Maximus Verrucosus [chi 240] on his colleague M. Minucius Rufus).Matched in noteshighshort

ε695Ἐκκυβεύεινto gamble (everything) on dice… of Polybius 3.94.4, on the Punic Wars, where Q. Fabius Maximus Cunctator, the Roman general, ("he" in the first citation) falls for the ruse of the Carthaginian general Hannibal and allows the Carthaginian army …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1141Ἔναυλονfresh in the memory… with musical practice, literally meaning "in the pipe" (au)lo/s; cf. Maximus of Tyre, Dialexeis 1.7.a5-6; Hesychius epsilon2700); hence the metaphor lo/gos e)/. "ringing in the ears", then "fresh in memory". See e.g. Plato, Menexenus …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1794Ἐξ ὁμολόγουby agreement… 11.32.7 (web address 1). [2] Polybius 3.90.5 (on Q. Fabius Maximus in relation to Hannibal in 217 BCE).Matched in noteshighshort

ε2196Ἐπηράσαντοthey called down cursesThe headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Maximus of Tyre, Lectures 6.6c; again under epsilon 3584. The 'him' is Alkibiades (alpha 1280); cf. generally Plutarch, Alcibiades 22 and 33 (and Nepos …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2227Ἐπιβὰς τῆς Ἀσίαςarriving at Asia, setting foot on Asia… otherwise unattested prior to the Suda; it occurs later in Maximus Planudes, Epistle 120.189.Matched in noteshighshort

η228Ἡλίκονas great as… singular). [2] Polybius 3.94.9 (web address 1). On Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus "Cunctator" see alpha 971, chi 240.Matched in noteshighshort

κ329ΚαπετωλεῖονCapitolium, Capitol… as the site of the great temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Juno and Minerva. See generally J.R. Patterson in OCD(4) s.v. 'Capitol, Capitolium'.Matched in noteshighshort

κ1901Κογχύλαιsmall cockles, small mussels… Lewis & Short s.v. (and attested in Celsus and Valerius Maximus) is conchula. [1] John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 391.3-8 Hayduck (here abridged).Matched in noteshighshort

χ240Χειραλειπτήσαςhaving practiced wrestling-holds… Diodorus Siculus 26.3.2, on (as the Suda shows) Q. Fabius Maximus Verrucosus 'Cunctator' (great-grandson of the Fabius of phi 3) in 217 BCE. This Fabius is mentioned several times in the Suda, but does …Matched in noteshighshort

χ263Χειροτονίαvote, show of hands… the TLG as Herodian, Ab excessu divi Marci 7.10.5, on Maximus and Balbinus, two of the cast of characters in 238 CE, the Year of the Six Emperors. [Though Adler did not make this …Matched in noteshighshort