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22 entries for Polybios

α3690Ἀπροθέτωςunintentionally… known occurs in the Christian writer Ephraem the Syrian.) [1] Polybios 9.12.6.Matched in noteshighshort
δ775Διασχώνhaving kept away… or similar glossing in other lexica, beginning with Hesychius. [2] Polybios fr. 28 Büttner-Wobst (contextless).Matched in noteshighshort
α3401Ἀπολογισμόςexplanation… quotation given. See also alpha 3400. [1] An approximation of Polybios 1.32.4, on an episode in the First Punic War; cf. Diodorus Siculus 23.14.Matched in noteshighshort
ε705Ἐκφανεστάταςmost manifest, very manifest… the superlative, is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Polybios fr. 37 Büttner-Wobst (probably derived from a lost section of the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti). For 'things that are at hand' cf. alpha 4669.Matched in noteshighshort
ε1528Ἔξαλλοςexceptional[1] An approximation of Polybios 32.15.7-8 (speaking of the actions of Prousias of Bithynia; web address 1; = Constantine Porphyrogenitus, Excerpta de virtutibus 2.199.7). The same passage is paraphrased differently at epsilon 1529 and …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3258Ἐσχεδίαζονthey were improvising… the form as a lemma in the text of his Polybios fr. 46 (520), but it is a different form of the verb that is actually ascribed to Polybios - see note 3 below.) …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3195Ἐσπούδαζονwere treating seriously… imperfect active, of spouda/zw (sigma 967). [2] An approximation of Polybios 11.8.5-6, on the predecessors of Philopoimen (phi 409) as Achaian generals. Parts of the same quotation appear at upsilon 274 and (ectopically) at …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2346Ἐπικάθηταιbesieges; would besiege… gloss however, here and in other lexica, is indicative.) [1] Polybios 8.32.2, slightly abridged, with "he" being Hannibal and "those...occupying" being the Romans. Probably derived from a lost part of the Excerpta of Constantine …Matched in noteshighshort
δ635Διάληψιςjudgment, grasping… (2 Maccabees 3.32), though there are many other options. [2] Polybios 8.25.6 (on the Tarentine conspirator Philemenos); again at pi 2911. [3] Polybios 21.7.6-7 (with a small explanatory gloss); cf. pi 140. [4] Quotation …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ778Διατατικώτερονmore urgent, rather urgent… adjective diatatiko/s) is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Polybios fr. 29 Büttner-Wobst. This fragment is odd as it stands, as if a negative or the like is missing. Indeed, Büttner-Wobst notes (518) …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3816Εὐφυᾶwell-formed… speaking about Arcesilaus, web address 1). [3] An approximation of Polybios 13.5.7 (on the spy Damocles, web address 2), via the Excerpta de virtutibus of Constantine Porphyrogenitus 2.137.13; cf. sigma 563, upsilon 416.Matched in noteshighshort
ε574Ἐκπλαγεῖςastonished… is evidently extracted from it. [2] A close approximation of Polybios 1.76.7 (web address 1). [3] Polybios 3.107.15 (web address 2). [4] A puzzling sentence. The suggestion seems to be that the feminine form …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2645Ἐπιστροφῆςtending-to… 2644, epsilon 2643, and further references at epsilon 2640. [1] Polybios 4.4.4 (web address 1). [2] Polybios fr. 150 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (533) that Schweighäuser attributed this fragment to Polybios. [3] Rather Sophocles, Oedipus …Matched in noteshighshort
δ772Διαστολήexpansiveness[1] Polybios 36.8.6 (preserved only here).Matched in noteshighshort
ε1623Ἐξεμηρύσατοextricated one's self… presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] An approximation of Polybios 3.53.5 (web address 1); apparently via a lost part of the Excerpta of Constantine Porphyrogenitus.Matched in noteshighshort
ε1993Ἔπαυλιςencampment… to Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.800. See also epsilon 1991. [2] Polybios fr. 145 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (145) that Casaubon attributed this fragment to Polybios and that Schweighäuser associated this fragment with the action described …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2059Ἐπ' ἐξαγωγῇfor exportation… 1514. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. Isaac Casaubon (1559-1614) attributed it to Polybios; it appears as [Polybius] fr. 146 in Büttner-Wobst (533); and Adler suggested Aelian instead. Büttner-Wobst, without offering any explanatory notes, remains reluctant to …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2701Κυνῆdog-cap… preparation for navigation, they were said to be "winged"; cf. Polybios 1.46.11. [3] The goddess Iris. [4] The petasos was a broad-brimmed hat frequently worn by travellers; pi 1387.Matched in noteshighshort
ε1529Ἐξάλλωςexceptionally[1] A paraphrase of Polybios 32.15.7-8 (web address 1; = Constantine Porphyogenitus, Excerpta de virtutibus 2.199.7). The same passage is paraphrased differently at epsilon 1528 and pi 2914.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2656Ἐπιτάδεon this side… th\n e)pi\ ta/de tou= *Eufra/tou gh=n). In any event, both Polybios and Arrian are fond of using the headword as a geographical descriptor.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2706ΚυνήειοςKyneeios, Cyneius, Kynneios, Cynneius… (CIG 1.1102 = IG IV.363), and that is surely correct. Polybios 32.15.12 also attests to the worship of Apollo Kynneios at Temnos in Anatolia. Photius, Lexicon alpha3404 (s.v. *)afro/ditos) includes a Kynneios (not specified …Matched in noteshighmedium
γ21ΓαλάταιGauls, Galatai, Galatians… the course of the campaign as recorded in other sources: Polybios 21.34-37 and Livy 38.12.10 ff. have the Romans marching from Ephesos to Galatia by a more southerly route that would have taken them …Matched in noteshighmedium