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ε3191Ἐσπείσατοmade libations [with someone][1] The headword is aorist middle of spe/ndw, third person singular. (It must be quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities.) The middle voice is used for pouring libations with someone, as a way …Matched in noteshighshort
η374Ἠνδρωμένοςhaving become a man, having reached manhood… from somewhere) is perfect middle/passive participle, masculine nominative singular, of a)ndro/w; cf. eta 373.Matched in noteshighshort
κ988Κατεσκελετευμέναhaving been reduced to a skeleton

ε3191

Ἐσπείσατο

made libations [with someone]

[Meaning he/she] was reconciled. Also [sc. attested is] e)/speisen, [meaning] he/she sacrificed.

Ἐσπείσατο· διηλλάγη. καὶ Ἔσπεισεν, ἔθυσεν.

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… references in Photius kappa355 Theodoridis) for the corresponding present participle, added by the Suda below. If kateskeleuteume/na is correctly transmitted, it might be quoted from its only other extant occurrence: Theodoret, Historia religiosa 6.9. …

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η531Ἡρματισμένονhaving placed in a chariot… (which must be quoted from somewhere but is not independently attested) is perfect participle of the rare verb a(rmati/zomai, masculine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular.Matched in noteshighshort

η364Ἠμοιρηκώςnot having had a share… quoted from somewhere) is perfect participle, masculine nominative singular, of a)moire/w (cf. alpha 1664).Matched in noteshighshort

κ672Κατανομιστεύσαςhaving melted down into coinage[1] The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is aorist active participle, masculine nominative singular, of the rare verb katanomisteu/w. [2] A close approximation of Josephus, Jewish War 1.358, which has the compound …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1750Ἐξηρτυμένοςhaving fitted outFrom a gloss on Herodotus 1.43.1, where this perfect middle participle of e)cartu/w occurs in the nominative plural (web address 1). For this verb, see also epsilon 1566.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1422Ἐν παραβύστῳin a corner, in a closet[1] Procopius, Secret History 1.17 (web address 1), on Antonina and Theodosius; cf. epsilon 671, alpha 3955. The passage quoted at kappa 1103 immediately follows this; cf. Kaldellis (Secret History, 6-7). On Antonina and …Matched in noteshighshort

η505ᾙρημένηνhaving chosen, having been chosen… The headword is perfect middle or perfect passive participle of ai(re/w, feminine accusative singular. Same glossing in the scholia to Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 714, where it occurs with a passive sense. [2] The same participle …Matched in noteshighshort

α3169Ἀπηνθηκώςhaving finished blooming, having lost one's bloom… is the masculine nominative singular of this perfect participle (from a)panqe/w; cf. alpha 2896). The quotation includes its masculine genitive plural. Neither is otherwise attested. Adler attributes the quotation to the Lives of the …Matched in noteshighshort

ε1445Ἐνστροβιλήσαςhaving rolled (?), having twisted (?)Similarly already in Hesychius epsilon3310: headword there spelled e)nstrobili/sas and gloss not but suntri/yas but sustre/yas -- the latter also in Photius, Lexicon epsilon1022. The headword (however spelled) is the aorist active participle, masculine …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2274Ἐπιγράψαςhaving inscribed, having marked the surfaceAorist active participle of e)pigra/fw, masculine nominative singular. Same or similar glossing in other lexica, and cf. also a scholion on Homer, Iliad 11.388, where the headword occurs (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort

η263Ἡλωκότοςhaving been caught, having been convictedPerfect participle of a(li/skomai, genitive singular and dative plural. (Both are evidently quoted from somewhere, the latter perhaps from Hyperides, Against Philippides 12; cf. eta 261.) The perfect active forms have passive sense, contrary …Matched in noteshighshort

κ1076Κατισχημένοςhaving been held, having been occupiedSame entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword is perfect middle/passive participle of kati/sxw, masculine nominative singular. It must be quoted from somewhere, perhaps Eusebius or Cyril of Alexandria, both of …Matched in noteshighshort

κ540Καταδύσαντες τὰς ναῦςhaving sunk the ships, having disabled the shipsFrom a scholion on Thucydides 1.54.2, where the headword phrase occurs (web address 1). The participle is aorist active, masculine nominative plural (referring to the Corinthians at the battle of Sybota), of katadu/w: cf. …Matched in noteshighshort

ε710Ἐκφθαρείςhaving been utterly destroyedFrom a scholion on Aristophanes, Peace 72 (web address 1). The headword is the aorist passive participle of e)kfqei/rw, masculine nominative singular. As often, the prefix e)k- implies thoroughly, utterly: see LSJ s.v. e)k …Matched in noteshighshort

κ388Καρικῇ Μούσῃwith a Carian muse… in the dative singular, from the passage discussed below. [Translation and notes submitted by Claude Desplanques.] [2] Also in Photius (Lexicon kappa196); from a scholion on Plato, Laws 7.800E (web address 1). For "barbarian-speaking …Matched in noteshighshort

ε121Ἐγκραγώνhaving shouted atThe headword is the aorist active participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb e)gkra/zw. It must be quoted from somewhere. Adler implicitly suggests Synesius, Letter 79 (225b), where the headword and loidorhsa/menos (not the …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2310Ἐπιδουπῆσαιto make a thud on… from the quotation given later in the entry -- is aorist active infinitive of the verb e)pidoupe/w. (The glossing verb, e)piktupe/w, occurs again at the end of the entry.) [2] Same glossing in ps.-Herodian; …Matched in noteshighmedium

ει116Εἰλήσαςhaving rolled upThe headword is a later form of the aorist active participle of ei)/lw, here in the masculine nominative singular. It must be quoted from somewhere; several extant instances occur in medical writers. cf. epsilon …Matched in noteshighshort

η595Ἠσκημένονhaving been practiced[1] The headword is perfect middle/passive participle of a)ske/w (cf. alpha 4168, eta 594), neuter nominative/accusative singular; extracted from the quotation given. [2] Sophocles, Electra 1217 (web address 1), with scholion. Orestes is speaking.Matched in noteshighshort

κ1805Κλιμακόεσσανstepped, having stepscf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 2.729, where the headword (an adjective in the feminine accusative singular) is a variant reading for klwmako/essan "rocky" as an epithet of Ithome (web address 1). This variant occurs …Matched in noteshighshort

αι281Αἶρε δάκτυλονraise a finger[1] This word, Adler reports, is added superscript and/or in the margins of several of the mss. [2] Likewise in other lexica; and see Apostolius 1.75. [3] Polybius fr. 2 Büttner-Wobst, illustrating a different …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1337Δολιχεύουσιthey go through a long course[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica. The headword is a denominative verb from do/lixos, "long course", as at delta 1336 and delta 1339. This third person plural of it must be quoted from …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2368Ἐπικεχοδώςhaving shat upon; ShitterlingPerfect participle of e)pixe/zw, used as a mock-name for a bird at Aristophanes, Birds 68 (web address 1); cf. phi 124. As Adler notes, these glosses perhaps derive from scholia on the line.Matched in noteshighshort

κ522Καταδείσαςhaving come to fear greatlyLikewise in two adjacent entries (kappa242 and 243 Theodoridis) of Photius. [1] Evidently quoted from somewhere (there are numerous possibilities), the headword is aorist active participle of katadei/dw, masculine nominative singular; cf. delta 367. …Matched in noteshighshort

κ891Καταιγίσαςhaving stormed upon (?)[1] The headword as transmitted is aorist active participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb kataigi/zw (kappa 889). It must be quoted from somewhere -- perhaps a fragment of Alexis the comic poet reported …Matched in noteshighshort

ι36Ἰανοκρήδεμνοςfine-veiled, with a fine veilSame entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon. Same headword (with different glossing) in Hesychius iota60. The headword itself seems to come from Alcman (fr. 177 sub-fr. 1.1, but rough breathing …Matched in noteshighshort

δ856Διδαξάμενοςhaving [someone] taughtSame entry in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon, compiled at some time between the first and the fourth centuries CE. Similar one, later, in Photius, Lexicon delta520, though the glossing there is corrupted into tele/sas ti …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2248Ἐπιβωσάμενοςhaving invoked… (the second, substantive gloss only) in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is aorist middle participle (in contracted form), masculine nominative singular, of e)piboa/w; cf. epsilon 2237, epsilon 2245, epsilon 2246, epsilon 2247, epsilon 2249. It must …Matched in noteshighshort

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