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α3178Ἀπηρείσατοrested upon, fixed on… [sc. Can also mean he/she/it] shook off, fixed, put away. Polybius [writes]: "but being at a loss in all respects, at least for the time being he rested his present perplexity on some such …Matched in translationhighshort
α3239Ἁπλῶςsimply… all kinds of lamentations [and wailings]." "Simply" [means] without qualification. Polybius [writes]: "than which a more unsuitable time has simply not occurred." Meaning from necessity, or as at first.Matched in translationhighshort
δ1565ΔυεῖνtwoPolybius [writes]: "to depart for a city which was two days distant." And again: "to choose one or the other of two, either this or that."

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Ἀπηρείσατο

rested upon, fixed on

[Meaning he/she/it] reclined on. [sc. Can also mean he/she/it] shook off, fixed, put away. Polybius [writes]: "but being at a loss in all respects, at least for the time being he rested his present perplexity on some…

Ἀπηρείσατο· ἠκούμβισεν. ἀπετινάξατο, ἔπηξεν, ἀπέθετο. Πολύβιος· ὁ δὲ ἀπορῶν τοῖς ὅλοις πέρας ἐπί τινα τοιαύτην ἐλπίδα κατὰ τὸ παρὸν ἀπηρείσατο τὴν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀπορίαν. Ἀπηρίσατο…

trade and manufacture

trade and manufacture

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meter and music1

meter and music1

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α1056Ἀλαζονείαboastfulness[Meaning] arrogance. Polybius [writes]: "for most of them displayed an unfortunate emulation of the boastfulness and bad timing of the others." But in the Apostle a)lazo/nas should be understood as "those who boast in …Matched in translationhighshort

α4661Ἀφυήςwithout natural talent, naturally unsuited… without natural talent at seeing to affairs of generalship." And Polybius [writes]: "than which a more naturally unsuitable time has simply not occurred."Matched in translationhighshort

δ368Δεισιδαιμονίαfear of the gods, piety, superstition… deceit and magic are already aiming at great things." And Polybius of Megalopolis says concerning Timaeus: "he demonstrated great cleverness and audacity in accusing his neighbors, but in his own denials he is full …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε1245Ἐνέπεσεfell on, befell[Meaning it] happened, occurred. Polybius [writes]: "a certain impulse fell on Scipio and a perplexity, whether he should engage and fight in single combat with the barbarian [sc. chief]."Matched in translationhighshort

ε1584Ἐξαίσιαextraordinary[Meaning things] beyond all marvel, [sc. valued] excessively. "Extraordinary wealth." Polybius [writes]: "there came an extraordinary greatness of storm."Matched in translationhighshort

ε1782Ἐξοδίαexpedition[Meaning] departure. Polybius [writes]: "at first starting out from the city as if for an expedition, they remained beside the road."Matched in translationhighshort

ε1861Ἔξοινοςdrunken… "As he was drunken and half-intoxicated, overwhelmed by sleep [...]." Polybius [writes]: "having become drunk and lying prostrate in their tents, all either simply did not hear the command or took no thought at …Matched in translationhighshort

ε2833Ἐπῳδόςenchantress… are sick. Also [sc. attested is] e)pw|dh/ ["enchantment"], [meaning] sorcery. Polybius [writes]: "they were making the test of every kind of spell and amulet." Sophocles [writes]: "it is not [the work] of a wise …Matched in translationhighshort

ε941Ἔμβαινεgo in… epsilon 940, epsilon 942, epsilon 1211. [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] Polybius fr. 99 Büttner-Wobst; see also alpha 1678, alpha 2202, pi 933. Büttner-Wobst notes (528) that Ursinus (Fulvio Orsini, 1529-1600) attributed this fragment to …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1660Ἐξέστηκεhas changed… anyway, the Lex.Seg. does not have): see next note. [2] Polybius fr. 142 Büttner-Wobst, which has e)ce/sth rather than the headword, and specifies tw=n frenw=n (out of his wits). Although Büttner-Wobst notes (532) that …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3020Ἕρμαballast… For this headword see also epsilon 3021, epsilon 3022. [2] Polybius fr. 154 Büttner-Wobst (individual and context uncertain). Büttner-Wobst notes (534) that Mauritius (Moritz) Müller (48) attributed the fragment to Polybius. Müller also cited …Matched in noteshighshort

ε506Ἐκμηρυσάμενοςwinding out… it is illustrated by both of the quotations given. [2] Polybius fr. 132 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (p. 532) that Casaubon attributed this fragment to Polybius. [3] Quotation unidentifiable. So too is the location: kata\ …Matched in noteshighshort

ε627Ἐκ συγκειμένουby agreement… headword phrase is evidently extracted from the quotation given. [1] [Polybius] fr. 133 Büttner-Wobst -- or rather a fragment of Cassius Dio, corresponding to his 65.11.5. See Favuzzi [cited under alpha 1990] 57. Casaubon …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1338Ἐνίεσανthey were sending in… Same glossing, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. [2] Polybius fr. 137 Büttner-Wobst (context unknown). Büttner-Wobst notes (532) that Gronovius (Jakob Gronow, 1645-1716) attributed this fragment to Polybius.Matched in noteshighshort

ε2273Ἐπιγράφωνregistering… this pretender, a.k.a. Andriscus, of the mid-second century BCE, see Polybius 36.9.1-2, 36.10.2, 36.17.13; Diodorus Siculus 32.15 (and 32.9ab). Valckenaer (as Adler notes) attributed the present quotation to Polybius, but Diodorus would be equally …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2855Ἐπραξικόπειtook by treachery… which cf. pi 2214 and pi 2215), a favourite of Polybius's. Here it is evidently extracted from the quotation given; in context its sense, it seems, is conative. [1] Polybius fr. 153 Büttner-Wobst. (A …Matched in noteshighshort

α3167Ἀπήνηmule-cartPolybius 31.26.4, more fully at alphaiota 198. For this headword see already alpha 3166.Matched in noteshighshort

α3216Ἀπιὼν ᾤχετοdeparting he went away… Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable. (Adler suggested Polybius.)Matched in noteshighshort

αι224ΑἴνιονAinion, Aenium… were Ainioi/Aenii: see alphaiota 225. [2] Quoted from alpha 3451: Polybius 22.6.7 (preserved only in the Suda), on events in Thrace in the 180s BCE.Matched in noteshighshort

αι281Αἶρε δάκτυλονraise a finger… [2] Likewise in other lexica; and see Apostolius 1.75. [3] Polybius fr. 2 Büttner-Wobst, illustrating a different meaning of the verb ai)/rw, I raise, take up, obtain.Matched in noteshighshort

δ157Δεδοκιμασμέναapproved (ones), tested (ones)… in e.g. Xenophon (Oeconomicus 6.14, later quoted by Stobaeus) and Polybius (9.32.8). [2] Eusebius of Caesarea: see epsilon 3737, from which this phrase comes. Eusebius' Commentaries on the Psalms were highly regarded by patristic …Matched in noteshighshort

δ548Διαζηλοτυπούμενοιengaging in rivalry… the quotation given. cf. generally zeta 58, zeta 59. [1] Polybius 36.8.2 (web address 1), preserved only here.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1068Δικαιοπραγεῖνto act honestlyEvidently (as Adler noted: 'cf.') an attempt to reproduce Polybius 8.26.9: kai\ mhde\n i)diopragei=n pa/rec tw=n prostattome/nwn; "and [Hannibal ordered] them not to take any action on their own beyond what was commanded" (web …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1718Δυσχρηστούμενοςbeing in distress… is present middle participle, masculine nominative singular, of dusxrhste/w. [1] Polybius 1.18.7 (web address 1), here abridged.Matched in noteshighshort

ε19Ἐβαρύνετοwas weighed down… belongs to later Greek: see LSJ s.v. [2] Adler suggested Polybius or Diodorus as the source of this quotation. An online TLG search reveals it to be, rather, an approximation of Plutarch, Brutus 27.2 …Matched in noteshighshort

ε185Ἐγχώριονlocal… same glossing in other lexica; evidently quoted from somewhere. [2] Polybius 9.25.3, quoted already at alpha 2263. Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.2042.Matched in noteshighshort

ε189ἘγχρονίζωI dwell on, take a long time onLikewise in syntactical lexica. See e.g. Polybius 15.36.6: ou)dei\s toi=s para\ fu/sin e)gxroni/zwn eu)dokei= ('nobody finds pleasure in dwelling on the unnatural').Matched in noteshighshort

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