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χ6Χαλαζᾷis hailingThe headword verb is extracted from the quotation given. [1] Aristophanes, Knights 381, with comment from a scholiast there. But its author is probably incorrect in his interpretation of Aristophanes: the passage more probably …Matched in noteshighshort
χ5Χάλαζαhail, hailstorm[1] Stoic definitions from Diogenes Laertius 7.153. [2] Similar material, more briefly, in the Lexica Segueriana, s.v. nifeto/s. Perhaps from a Life of Pythagoras (so Adler). [3] Aristophanes, Frogs 852 (Dionysus talking about Aeschylus), …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ6

Χαλαζᾷ

is hailing

i.e. is loose. "If he is hailing in the arse". But this is a disease of animals, which escapes notice while they are living, but becomes apparent when they are dead and cut up. The "hailstone" is mixed up and grown into…

Χαλαζᾷ· ἤτοι χαλαρός ἐστι. τὸν πρωκτὸν εἰ χαλαζᾷ. νόσημα δέ ἐστι τοῦτο τῶν θρεμμάτων, ὅπερ ζώντων μὲν λανθάνει, ἀποθανόντων δὲ καὶ τεμνομένων φανερὸν γίνεται. ταῖς σαρξὶ δὲ αὐτῶν…

trade and manufacture

trade and manufacture

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3

meter and music2

meter and music2

gender and sexuality1

gender and sexuality1

χ4

Χαΐα

genuine, fine, true

… a Laconian-dialect passage in Aristophanes, Lysistrata 90-91 (abridged), with comment from the scholia there. The original statement does not, as here, involve a me/n/de/ contrast; rather, the link between the two parts of the …

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α272Ἄγμασιshards… Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius alpha203 Theodoridis. The headword, a dative plural, must be quoted from somewhere but is not independently attested. [2] Quotation (which contains the headword noun in …Matched in noteshighshort

α280Ἄγνονchaste-tree, withyThe main part of this entry is also in Photius (alpha220 Theodoridis) and elsewhere. [1] cf. alpha 279, lambda 780. [2] Chionides (a very early comic poet: see chi 318) fr. 2 Kock (and …Matched in noteshighshort

α261Ἀγκύρισμαanchor-hold… attested in LSJ (web address 1 below). Perhaps it stems from a misunderstanding of the Aristophanes passage about to be quoted, where in addition to applying the anchor-hold, Kleon is charged with squeezing treasury …Matched in noteshighshort

α251Ἀγκύληthong, hook… see LSJ s.v. (web address 1 below). [1] Strictly speaking, the thong or strap with which a javelin was thrown, but by extension the javelin itself; LSJ II.2 has instances from Euripides and elsewhere. …Matched in noteshighshort

α284Ἀγνωμόνωςsenselessly[1] Adverbial form of the adjective a)gnw/mwn (for which see also alpha 283). [2] Plato, Republic 5.450D; likewise in Photius alpha217 Theodoridis. [3] Demosthenes 2.26. This paragraph of the entry comes from Harpokration s.v. …Matched in noteshighshort

α269Ἀγλευκέςsour[1] The word does not appear in the transmitted texts of Xen. Oec., but is a suggested emendation in both 8.3 (for the mss a)terpe/s) and 8.4 (where its superlative could replace the mss …Matched in noteshighshort

α285ἈγνώνειοςHagnoneian, Hagnonian[1] An entry seemingly generated by Thucydides 5.11.1, which records the demolition in 422 BCE of the "Hagnonian buildings" of Amphipolis, i.e. those buildings associated with its Athenian founder Hagnon, father of Theramenes (theta …Matched in noteshighshort

α286ἌγνωταunknownAn abridgment of Aristophanes, Frogs 924-6 (web address 1), with the scholia on 926; see also Dover's note on the line. On a)gnw/s, cf. alpha 287.Matched in noteshighshort

α279Ἄγνοςchaste-tree, withyLSJ entry at web address 1. [1] From Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon; likewise in Photius (alpha210 Theodoridis) and elsewhere; cf. alpha 280, lambda 780. [2] So too the scholia to Plato, Phaedrus 230B.Matched in noteshighshort

α255Ἀγκυλοχείλης καὶ Ἀγκυλόχειλοςcrooked-beakedThe headword actually presents two words (related to chi 225) that differ only in having different adjectival endings: a)gkuloxei/lhs and a)gkulo/xeilos; LSJ only documents the existence of the former. [1] From the scholia to …Matched in noteshighshort

χ8Χαλάσαιto loosenThe headword, aorist active infinitive of xala/zw, is presumably extracted from the quotation. [1] Ancient bows were often fashioned from two joined horns. [2] Quotation unidentifiable, but connected by the C19 Suda editor G. …Matched in noteshighshort

χ3ΧαγάνοςKhagan, KhanA quotation from Theophylact Simocatta, repeated inaccurately from alpha 4457. For 'Chagan' (already chi 2) -- not a name but a title -- see under epsilon 134. For trumpets see sigma 66, sigma 68.Matched in noteshighshort

α263Ἀγλαϊεῖσθαιto adorn one's selfThe headword -- doubtless quoted from Homer, Iliad 10.331 -- is the future middle infinitive of a)glai/+zw. For the gloss, cf. kappa 257.Matched in noteshighshort

α262Ἀγλαΐαsplendor… material in other lexica; references at Photius alpha193 and alpha194 Theodoridis. The dative plural is perhaps repeated from alpha 217 but more probably quoted from somewhere external (the possibilities include Hesiod, Pindar and Euripides).Matched in noteshighshort

α283Ἀγνώμονεςunpardoning, hard-heartedThe headword, nominative plural, is extracted from the quotation given. [1] Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 86 (Oedipus is addressing the Eumenides), with glosses from the scholia there. See web address 1.Matched in noteshighshort

α253Ἀγκυλομήτης καὶ Ἀγκυλομήτεω καὶ Ἀγκυλομῆταιcrooked of counsel… headword and gloss -- consists of three declensional forms of the same word (used, in epic and other poetry, of Kronos, Prometheus and others): nominative singular, genitive singular, nominative plural. See web address 1 …Matched in noteshighshort

α252ἈγκύλιαlinkletsSame entry in other lexica (references at Photius alpha187 Theodoridis); the headword, a neuter plural (and a diminutive of alpha 251), is presumably quoted from somewhere.Matched in noteshighshort

χ7Χαλαράloose [ones], open [ones]The headword, neuter plural of this adjective, is presumably extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 263 (web address 1). [2] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 196 Zintzen (123 Asmus).Matched in noteshighshort

α254Ἀγκύλονcrooked… or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha189 Theodoridis. Perhaps generated by Homer, Iliad 6.39, where the neuter headword occurs (of a chariot), though there are other possibilities.Matched in noteshighshort

α258ἌγκυρανanchorAn extract from the main entry on Anacharsis (alpha 2130). The headword, part of it, is accusative singular. Anacharsis is an important character in Book 4 of Herodotus' History; Croesus, tyrant of Lydia, is …Matched in noteshighshort

α260Ἀγκυρηβόλιονanchor-weightThough unambiguous, the gloss -- paralleled, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon -- is at odds with classical usage. The neuter noun a)gkurhbo/lion occurs in a fragment of Democritus quoted twice by Plutarch …Matched in noteshighshort

α271Ἀγλωττίαtonguelessness… [1] Same glossing in other lexica; references at Photius alpha202 Theodoridis. [2] Greek Anthology 7.191.5-6 (Archias), epitaph for a jay; cf. Gow and Page (412-413); more fully at alpha 2757, cf. alpha 2742 and …Matched in noteshighshort

α259Ἀγκυρανῶν πόλιςAnkyrans' city, Ancyrans' cityThe headword phrase is presumably quoted from somewhere. Ankyra is the present-day Ankara. See already alpha 257 (with gamma 21), and sigma 1067. The 'Hellenogalatians' are of course the Galatians (called in Livy 'Gallograeci', …Matched in noteshighshort

α257ἌγκυραAnkyra, Ancyra, AnkaraOCD(4) p.84. [1] As 'Ankara', the capital of present-day Turkey. The city lies in the northwestern part of Anatolia, about 125 miles south of the Black Sea. According to Pausanias (1.4), Ankyra was founded …Matched in noteshighshort

α266Ἀγλαότιμονsplendid-honored… or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha196 Theodoridis. The headword is masculine/feminine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective (especially prominent in the Orphic Hymns; LSJ entry at web …Matched in noteshighshort

α275ἉγνίαςHagniasThe equivalent entry in Harpokration (stemming from Isaeus fr. 64 Sauppe and citing Androtion FGrH 324 F18 and Philochorus FGrH 328 F147) shows that a particular individual of this name is meant, an Athenian …Matched in noteshighshort

α273Ἀγναπτότατος βάτος αὖοςstiffest dried skateFor discussion see alpha 340, where the entry is repeated (in correct alphabetical context).Matched in noteshighshort

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