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ε3797Εὐφημία ἔστωlet there be good speech… is probably drawn from scholia thereto, and refers to the specialized use of 'good speech' to mean 'ritual/respectful silence'; cf. epsilon 3794, epsilon 3795 (and epsilon 3792).Matched in noteshighshort
ε3795Εὐφημίαgood speech… a proper name). The present entry concerns itself with the specialized religious connotation of "good speech" to mean "ritual silence"; cf. epsilon 3792. [1] Apparently a fragment of Iambic poetry. Ascribed to Euripides by …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ1362Κεραννύουσιthey mixOf a wine-based drink offered for good health. Same or similar entry in other lexica, registering Hyperides fr.69 Jensen (from the Delian Speech); cf. Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 10.424E [10.24 Kaibel].Matched in noteshighshort
δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite… of health problems, as related in his works. These include speeches on religious and political life, his Sacred Teachings. [7] A city in northern Egypt, in the Nile delta, 6 miles (10 km) below …Matched in noteshighlong
κ1110Κατῳκοδόμησενbuilt inIsaeus fr. 23 Sauppe, from the lost speech Against Diokles. Harpokration s.v. gives this reference in full, and there is no good case for thinking that it was meant to be Isaeus 8.41. See …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1168ΔιονύσιαDionysia… worshipped as Melanaigis, in commemoration of the legend of the god first appearing to the daughters of Eleutheros, the king of the village, dressed in a goat-skin. Rejected by them, Dionysos would have made …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ658Λόγοςdiscourse; language… (= SVF 3.24). By "Hellenism" is meant the use of good Greek style and diction which is in accordance with grammar; clarity is an expression (le/cis) easily understandable; brevity is a speech which includes …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ1045ΜίθρουMithras', of Mithras… headword is genitive singular of the name of the Indo-Iranian god Mithras. (On Mithras, and Mithraism, see generally Roger Beck in OCD(4) s.v.) It must be quoted from somewhere: there are instances in e.g. …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3864Ἐφέσια γράμματαEphesian letters… vol. 2.201 lines 43ff. The entry is primarily in reported speech, which appears in its correct context in Eustathius and elsewhere. Passing references to 'Ephesian letters' are extant as early as the 4th. century …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1228Διώκεινto prosecute… (web address 2). Chremes is reporting to Blepyrus the public speech made by a "good-looking young man" (427) who, as the audience knows, is Blepyrus' wife Praxagora. After the negative remarks she has expressed …Matched in noteshighshort
α4415Αὐδήvoice… in other lexica. including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon. When used of goddesses such as Calypso and Circe, this epithet is usually interpreted as "using human speech" (Homer, Odyssey 10.136 etc.: see web address 2).Matched in noteshighshort
δ94ΔαυίδDavid… Acts) of Jesus as prophet. Moreover, the "prophetic expectation that God would raise up an ideal Davidic ruler" (Perkins, 630) is partially transferred in the Christian context to the progenitor, or as in the …Matched in noteshighmedium
α4191Ἀσώματονincorporeal, bodiless… the Bodiless Spirits commemorated Michael's elevation to the command of God's "army". The title of "archistrategos" (Field Marshal) designated Michael's appointment as a replacement for the fallen Lucifer; cf. sigma 1147. The Byzantine liturgy …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1492Δράκαυλοςdrakaulos; living with a snake… of *drk-, the root of de/rkomai 'see', probably of a god or spirit who watches the court where the animals are kept. The aule is the initially open courtyard of a villa-type house. The …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2711ΚυνισμόςCynicism… who is truly happy and free; 3) the commonly acknowledged goods, such as wealth, beauty, health, and so on are not real goods but indifferent, and they do not contribute to happiness at all; …Matched in noteshighshort
ε2807Ἐποποῖepopoi (in hoopoe-ese)… by ancient commentators to be used in praying to the gods as e)/popoi 'overseers' (web address 1). The word e)/popos, with recessive accent, is attested only in scholarly works (Eustathius, Commentary on the Iliad …Matched in noteshighlong
κ2284ΚωνσταντῖνοςConstantine the Great, Constantine I… with distinction under Galerius in order to ensure his father's good conduct, managed to return to Constantius' side in Britain and serve under him until his death at York on July 25, 306. [4] …Matched in noteshighmedium
α4446Αὖλος ΠοστόμιοςAulus Postumius… A father lectures his son on the value of a good punch: Now, say, listen to me. When I was a spectator at Olympia, Ephoudion fought with Askondas nobly, although he was an old …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ843Διὰ χρόνουafter a time… considers glh/xwn and blh/xwn as belonging to the same botanical species, for Pliny blh/xwn is a different plant: the “wild pennyroyal” or “dictamnos”, with characteristics very similar to the former. [2] Aristophanes, Peace 710-712 …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ1470Μυσάχνηdefiled woman, polluted woman… source in Pamphilus of Alexandria. Pausanias' entry mentions several insults specifically addressed to prostitutes by several poets. In the following notes I will mention some conjectures I consider more plausible than Adler's text. [2] …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1029Διθυραμβοδιδάσκαλοιdithyramb-directors… case of diarrhoea. Lysias also attacked him in two lost speeches (see kappa 1639 and notes). [1] See Peace 831 (epsilon 1174). This form is yet another variant of this ridiculous compound adjective, with …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1109Δικροῖςbifurcated, forked, two-pronged… the Athenians not to make peace -- personified as a goddess, Eirene, in the play -- with the Spartans in spring 421 BCE. However, there is the possibility of recognizing in the image a …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2006Κόμοδαrewards, pay, advantage… The gloss is, at one and the same time, oddly specific (why only earthquake and not e.g. flood?) and frustratingly vague (does the gift go to the earthquake's victims, or to placate the gods?).Matched in noteshighshort
κ319ΚάνωβοςKanobos, Canobus, Kanopos, Canopus… (Barrington Atlas map 74 grid C2) was long sunken. Franck Goddio identified its exact location in the Aboukir region in 1999, since when it has been the subject of some spectacular underwater archaeology. See …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2756Κύρημαstroke of luck, windfall… epsilon 3442, for this adjective for a gift of the gods, specifically of Hermes.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3019Ἑρκύνιοι δρυμοίHercynian forests (?Black Forest)… Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4.640; cf. scholiast ad loc. We might speculate that it is a borrowing from Celtic or Thracian for the very ancient mother-goddess whose icons are so ancient in this area. There …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1188ΔιοπείθηςDiopeithes… *if* the incident is not a comic invention, we may speculate on possible contexts: (a: TN) Following the Spartan fortification of Decelea in spring 413 BCE, with the law's aim to discourage citizens (and …Matched in noteshighshort
μ1430Μύωψhorse-fly; goad, spur… It has three meanings according to LSJ s.v.: (1) a species of biting fly, probably from the genus Tabanus, that pesters livestock; (2) a spur; and (3) metaphorically, an incentive; cf. Chantraine s.v. (1). …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2706ΚυνήειοςKyneeios, Cyneius, Kynneios, Cynneius… Anatolia. Photius, Lexicon alpha3404 (s.v. *)afro/ditos) includes a Kynneios (not specified as Apollo) among a list of dai/mones who are in some vague way unusual, citing Aristophanes (fr. 702 Kock, now 325 Kassel-Austin) and …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3355Εὐαγγέλιονreward for bringing good news, thank-offering; good news, Gospel… given to the messenger or a thank-offering made to the gods. In the Septuagint, the word is used of good tidings, and in Christian usage, of the Gospel(s). See LSJ s.v. cf. epsilon 3356.Matched in noteshighshort

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