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- ε95Ἐγκεχείρικα πάντα ΤιμολέοντιI undertook everything for TimoleonTimoleon is presumably the elderly Corinthian of that name who revitalized Greek Sicily during the 340s and 330s BCE (see under tau 600, and generally OCD(4) s.v.); beyond that, however, the import and context …
- κ1597Κίκινοςringlet, curl of hair, lock of hair"Yes, by the lock of Timo's hair -- good at love, and inclined to love." And Aristophanes [writes]: "as I think for my part, old age is preferable than many young people's curls, fashion …
- λ4Λαβεῖν τιμωρίανto exact punishment[Meaning] to be avenged.
- δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite… power. Now, the following are the books he wrote: to Timothy, bishop of Ephesus, who was himself a disciple of Paul, 12 books On Divine Names; [these include:] On Unity and Distinction of Divine …
- κ803ΚαταστρηνιῶI behave wantonly towardsSee (e.g.) I Timothy 5.11.
- δ1109Δικροῖςbifurcated, forked, two-pronged… where a disgraceful situation is presumably described (line 6 of Timocles fr. 9 Kock and K.-A.). See also the scholia to Pindar, Nemean 6, 50b (3.112.7 Drachmann): di/kroun ga\r, w(/ste du/o a)kma\s e)/xein kai\ …
- κ1978ΚολυτεύςKollyteus, Kollytan, Collytan[sc. A word found] in Lucian, in the Timon or Misanthrope. Kol[l]yteus is a deme of [sc. the Athenian tribe] Aigeis.
- ε3260Ἐσχηματισμένοςposturing, having assumed a posture… orderly; as in Lysias in the [speech] In reply to Timon: "but they are bragging similarly to Timon and going around posturing, like this man".
- ι181Ἱερομηνίαιsacred-months… days are called sacred-month [days]. Demosthenes [in the speech] Against Timokrates [sc. uses the term].
- γ324ΓναθωνίδηςGnathonides… of Gnathon. A character of this name appears in the Timon of Lucian (and not elsewhere).
- κ2423ΚριμισόςKrimisos, Crimisus… also called Krimesos. Site of a battle (C4 BCE) between Timoleon and the Carthaginians.
- α1122Ὅτι Ἀλέξανδρος φιλήκοος ἦνAlexander, Alexandros… fond of listening to music as anyone. For, even earlier, Timotheos the piper, whom they say once piped the so-called orthios nomos of Athena, so greatly amazed Alexander with his melodies that in the …
- μ812Μέτριοςmoderate… the attackers." And Marcellinus [writes]: "But Timaeus of Tauromenium praised Timoleon beyond measure."
- κ2445ΚρίσκηςKriskes, Kreskes, CrescensSent by St Paul 'into Galatia': 2 Timothy 4.10 (where the name is spelled *Krh/skhs). See web address 1.
- α473Ἀδιάλειπτονincessant, unremitting… this adjective, quoted from somewhere -- perhaps the NT (2 Timothy 1.3), though there are numerous other possibilities.
- ε3295Ἑτερόφθαλμοςone-eyed… laid down laws in Lokroi. Demosthenes in the [speech] Against Timokrates [mentions him].
- κ237ΚάλλιπποςKallippos, Callippus… Kaibel]. [2] See Plutarch, Dion 17, 28, and esp. 54-58; Timoleon 11; Comparison of Timoleon and Aemilius 2.
- κ1326Κενοφωνίαςempty speeches… that the headword is quoted from the New Testament (1 Timothy 6.20 or 2 Timothy 2.16), it is accusative plural -- rather than genitive singular -- of the feminine noun kenofwni/a. [2] This verb …
- δ682Διαπαρατριβαίconstant wranglings… a feminine noun), is quoted from the New Testament (1 Timothy 6.5).
- α2048Ἀνάριστοςunbreakfasted… in Leukadian [writes]: "he will play the cithara straightway unbreakfasted." Timocles in Neaira [writes]: "secondly, the matter of being unbreakfasted on account of these things." But Menander [writes] a)na/riston. Also [sc. attested is the …
- κ734Κατὰ πρόσκλισινwith partiality1 Timothy 5:21 (web address 1), with glosses. Likewise or similarly in other lexica. cf. pi 2735.
- ι28ἸαμβρῆςIambres, JambresMentioned in Paul's Second Epistle to Timothy (3.8) as having opposed Moses. See also iota 34; Jewish Encyclopedia entry at web address 1.
- α3558Ἀποστησάμενονhad [it] weighed outDemosthenes in the [speech] Against Timotheos [says this] to mean took [it] for weighing. Also [sc. attested is] a)posth/sontai ["they will weight out"], the equivalent of saying they will take by weight. Also [sc. …
- α3508Ἀπορρῶγαςprecipices… there was no sort of way-up." "There was a certain Timon, a vagabond, encompassed by unpassable thorns, an off-shoot of the Furies." He was a so-called misanthrope, who Neanthes says fell from a pear-tree …
- ε267Ἑδραῖοςsedentary, steadfast… Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. [1] Used e.g. at 1 Timothy 3.15, where it is figurative (web address 1).
- γ6Γάγγραιναgangrene… medical writers (and contexts) see e.g. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:17 ('and their word will eat as doth a canker': KJV, where 'canker' = ga/ggraina).
- η413ἬωνEon, EionDemosthenes in the [speech] Against Timokrates [mentions it]. It is a city, a colony of Mendaians.
- ε981Ἐμημεκώςhaving vomited… the masculine nominative singular, evidently quoted from somewhere (perhaps Lucian, Timon 45), is glossed with the corresponding aorist form. The verb e)mei=n is cognate with Latin vomere; and cf. generally epsilon 975.
- κ1883Κνώμενοςbeing scratched… p.72 Boissonade; and the participle itself is perhaps quoted from Timocles fr. 19 Kassel-Austin (222b CGFP), line 5. See also kappa 1856, kappa 1857.
- δ603Διακραδαίνωνshaking violently, shattering… is otherwise only attested in, and probably quoted here from, Timotheus of Miletus (tau 620) fr. 15 Page. cf. kappa 2314.