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ε1091Ἐναγῆ φίλωνaccursed of friends[Meaning] he who is never held responsible by his friends for a cause which does not appear, but who is pure. We [the chorus] ask not to make [him] dishonored in words, but to …Matched in headwordhighshort
β294Βίοςlife, lifestyleFrom the works of Philo. "The church of Christ establishes two styles of life, the one supernatural and above the common human way of life, not accepting marriage nor the procreation of children nor …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3650ΕὐπείθιοςEupeithios, Eupithius… many others, but he neglected those [things] which lead to philosophy, inasmuch as he was ill-trained in these, because of his father's wealth which made him subject to flattery. But he proposed to himself …

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Ἐναγῆ φίλων

accursed of friends

[Meaning] he who is never held responsible by his friends for a cause which does not appear, but who is pure. We [the chorus] ask not to make [him] dishonored in words, but to accept his defense. Then e)nagh= [meaning]…

Ἐναγῆ φίλων· τὸν μηδέποτε ὑπὸ φίλων ἐν ἀφανεῖ αἰτίᾳ γενόμενον, ἀλλὰ καθαρὸν ὄντα. δεόμεθα μὴ λόγων ἄτιμον βαλεῖν, ἀλλὰ προσδέξασθαι αὐτοῦ τὴν ἀπολογίαν. εἴτε ἐναγῆ, τὸν ἐνεχόμενον…

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ε3036ἙρμείαςHermeiasThis philosopher [was] agreeable by nature and upright in his character. Having studied philosophy under the great Syrianus, in industry he was inferior to no one of his companions, nor even of his former …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε3569Εὔλογον ἀξίωμαprobable assumption, reasonable proposition… be alive tomorrow." "A discussion once occurred between Kleanthes the philosopher and Ptolemy the king about the wise man's judgment. Someone said that he would not have good judgment. Wanting to test him, the …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3142Ἀπῆγενled away… Damascius [writes]: "but Sal[l]ustius led the young men away from philosophy, for one or the other of two causes: either to disagree with their teachers, out of hatred for them plotting against their philosophical …Matched in translationhighshort

α3929ἈριστοτέληςAristoteles, Aristotle… came] from Stageira, a city of Thrace; he was a philosopher, a disciple of Plato, with a stammering voice. He had siblings Arimnestos and Arimneste, and a daughter by Pythias, the daughter of Hermeias …Matched in translationhighmedium

ει40Εἶδοςappearance, species… genus; as man is a species of animal according to philosophers. "Proclus used to marvel at Isidore's appearance, as it was possessed by the divine and full of the philosophical life within."Matched in translationhighshort

δ1141ΔιογένηςDiogenesName of a philosopher, the one also [called] Dog. "Why should we speak of Diogenes' courage, of Xenocrates' gentleness, of Aristotle's artistic sense, of Theophrastos' gravity, of Zeno's austere and noble ways, of Plato's …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε3605ΕὔξενοςEuxenos, Euxenus[sc. was someone] not at all serious nor practicing philosophy energetically. For he was subject to his stomach and to sexual desires, and he patterned himself on Epicurus. He knew the doctrines of Pythagoras, …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε3035ἙρμείαςHermeias, HermiasA philosopher, father of Ammonios and Heliodoros, the teachers of Damaskios. Hermeias was an especially close friend to Aigyptos, the brother of Theodote, mother of Isidoros the philosopher. Aigyptos was a lover of learning.Matched in translationhighshort

α1041ἈκύλαςAquilaPhilosopher. Wrote scholia on the logic of syllogisms.Matched in translationhighshort

δ470ΔημόφιλοςDemophilos, Demophilus… while certainly non-Nicene, "lacked any easily discernible doctrinal orientation." To Philostorgius, vagueness in Christology was reprehensible even among fellow heterousians. Photius provides another item from Philostorgius' report of Demophilus' teachings: in a sermon at …Matched in noteshighlong

α3224Ἄπλαστοςunfashioned, unfeigned… upon them together sweet dignity and unfeigned modesty informed the philosopher sufficiently and already made the young man known to him." But a)/plastos [also means] large. "Him a great destiny holds." That is, madness.Matched in translationhighshort

α4402Ἀοιδόςbard… old the class of bards was prudent and had a philosophical disposition. For Agamemnon leaves this man as instructor to Clytemnestra. He first went through the virtues of women, adding a certain ambition for …Matched in translationhighmedium

αι89Αἰδοῖοςvenerable… he was seeing in him the very face of true philosophy."Matched in translationhighshort

δ857ΔιδάξομαιI will learn… say, "I will have my son taught [dida/comai (middle voice)] philosophy," more correctly than "I will teach" [dida/cw (active voice)]. For the teacher will say dida/cw, but the father [will say] dida/comai and [so …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ871ΔίδυμοςDidymos, DidymusNicknamed Ateios or Attios; an Academic philosopher. [He wrote] Solutions of Specious Arguments and Sophisms in 2 books. Also many other things.Matched in translationhighshort

δ1144ΔιογένηςDiogenes… who was conversing according to his reputation, he became a philosopher. On a sea voyage he was captured by pirates and sold. When he was being auctioned and was asked what he knew, he …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1334Δοκοῦνταgood-seeming, being accepted… pleasing. "He stated many things paradoxical and good-seeming to the philosophers -- many of them concerning the underworld -- to Isidore, who did not give any hearing at all to such reports."Matched in translationhighshort

ε1677Ἐξεφωνεῖτοwas recognized… For this reason he was not recognized among the sophistic philosophers."Matched in translationhighshort

ε2241Ἐπίβολος Ἐπιβολήable to be solved, soluble, solvable… attested is the noun] e)pibolh/ ["addition/application"], [meaning] contribution. Agapios the philosopher used to be admired for his love of learning and for his setting of dilemmas that were hard to solve. Scipio answered that …Matched in translationhighshort

ε2307Ἐπίδοσινcontribution… increase in virtue, an advance, an addition. "Unhindered in practicing philosophy, he continued to make a contribution and increased simply by the cubit, so to speak." The Attic-speakers say e)pi/dosis, but prokoph/ [is found] …Matched in translationhighshort

ε2535Ἐπίπροσθενin front of, at the forefront of… looking angry." "Proclus placed theology at the forefront of all philosophy; to the life which strives toward virtue he manifestly preferred its counterpart, piety."Matched in translationhighshort

ε2693Ἐπιτίθησινdispatches… Damascius [writes]: "and having written a letter to the two philosophers in Caria he dispatches it."Matched in translationhighshort

ε2767Ἐπιχαιρεκακίαspite, Schadenfreude… pleasure at the misfortunes of others. That is how the philosophers [sc. use the term.Matched in translationhighshort

ε3853Ἐφεκτικοίsuspenders of judgment, practitioners of suspended judgement, scepticsCertain philosophers. [They were so called] from the fact that they suspended judgment concerning [some] matters and taught that conviction could not be reached [in these cases].Matched in translationhighshort

ει301Εἴσωwithin… it was possessed by the divine and full of the philosophical life within."Matched in translationhighshort

α3140Ἀπεῖχεwas distant… not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 1.30. See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.XCVII.Matched in noteshighshort

α3144Ἀπήγξατοhanged himself… see also e.g. Herodotus 2.131.1; Appian, Bellum Civile 4.4.26; Lucian, Philopseudes 29.Matched in noteshighshort

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