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κ548Καταθέλξαςhaving enchanted into submissionThe headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is aorist active participle (masculine nominative singular) of kataqe/lgw -- a verb best known for its use, in Homer, Odyssey 10.213, of what Circe did to …Matched in noteshighshort
κ549Καταθεμένουςhaving laid down[1] The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is aorist middle participle, masculine accusative plural, of katati/qhmi. [2] A close approximation of part of Menander Protector fr. 10.5 Blockley (126-127), Sarosius (cf. chi …Matched in noteshighshort

κ548

Καταθέλξας

having enchanted into submission

[Meaning he] having deceived. "For having enchanted them into submission by a cleverness of manner, as [someone] able to alter(?) the man against them, [...]."

Καταθέλξας· ἐξαπατήσας. καταθέλξας γὰρ αὐτοὺς δεινότητι τρόπου, ὡς δυνάμενος τὸν ἄνδρα πρὸς σφᾶς μετατιθέναι.

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ε3462

Εὐήθειαν αὐτῶν κατεγνωκὼς

he having condemned their folly

Feminine accusative singular and feminine genitive singular forms of eu)h/qeia (cf. epsilon 3461); the verb katagignw/skw accepts either construction (LSJ s.v. II). The entry (which presumably reflects scholarly dispute over a particular passage, not …

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ε4009Ἐχῖνος τὸν τόκον ἀναβάλλῃa hedgehog would postpone childbirth… generally epsilon 4010, epsilon 4011, epsilon 4012, epsilon 4013. [1] Also in Photius; and cf. Diogenianus 4.91 and other paroemiographers. [2] From the scholia to Nicander, Theriaca 579. [3] Greek Anthology 6.45.1 (perhaps Leonidas …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3449Εὖ ἔχειν στόμαto hold a mouth well[1] Eupolis fr. 381 Kock, now 413 K.-A.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3944Ἐφόλκιαtenders, towed-boats[1] So already in Hesychius. [2] This addendum, taken over from Photius, is incomprehensible as it stands; but (as Adler notes) Bachmann pointed out that ps.-Zonaras's version of epsilon 3951 (ephoros) adds 'Also called …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3851Ἔφεδροςreserve, in reserve… Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (p. 534) that Ursinus (Fulvio Orsini, 1529-1600) attributed this fragment to Polybius. [3] From Aelian or Iamblichus, according to Adler [accepted as Iamblichus, Babyloniaca fr. 113 by Habrich]; again at epsiloniota …Matched in noteshighshort

κ303Κάνδυλοςkandulos, kandylosThe headword is a word of non-Greek origin which has many variant spellings (including kandu/lh ka/ndaulos, etc.; see LSJ s.v. ka/ndaulos). The notion (in Athenaeus: below) that it is Lydian may arise from the …Matched in noteshighshort

κ101Καθιείςinitiating… of 'sending down', 'letting down', etc. The figurative meanings here are typical of later Greek. [2] Aelian fr. 70d Domingo-Forasté (67 Hercher). "The business among the Lydians..." is evidently a reference to Herodotus 1.48 …Matched in noteshighshort

κ335Καπηλίςhuckstress, landladyThe headword is a feminine form of ka/phlos (kappa 336, kappa 337). From the scholia to Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 435, where it occurs (web address 1 below). See also pi 178. [1] cf. kappa …Matched in noteshighshort

κ371Καρδιώττεινto have heartburn, to have stomach-ache… in Photius; similar material elsewhere. The headword is the present active infinitive (Attic and Doric form) of kardiw/ssw. [1] Apollodorus FGrH 244 F213, on Epicharmus fr. 202 Kaibel (now 204 K.-A.; see also their …Matched in noteshighshort

κ495Κατάγεινto conduct, to recallFor this multifaceted verb see also kappa 508. [1] Adler suggested Aelian as a possible source of this quotation, but in fact (as a TLG search reveals) it is an approximation of Dionysius of …Matched in noteshighshort

ε4016Ἐχθραντέοςhateful, to be hatedSophocles, Ajax 679-682, with comment from the scholia there; cf. alpha 655. NB: in both of these entries, and again implicitly in epsilon 4017, Sophocles is credited with having written e)xqrante/os, but the mainstream …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3637Εὖ παρασχόνfurnishing well… is quoted from the Corinthians' speech in Thucydides 1.120.3 (web address 1), and the explanation comes from the scholia there; likewise in other lexica. The point being made (hard to reproduce in translation) is …Matched in noteshighshort

κ288Καμόντωνof those whose work is doneThe headword is the aorist active participle, (masculine) genitive plural, of ka/mnw. This verb has a wide range of meanings -- 'work hard', 'suffer', 'get tired', 'get sick' (cf. kappa 286) -- but the …Matched in noteshighshort

κ91Κάθιδρωςsweating violently… glossing in other lexica -- where, however, it is given as ka/qidros, taken to be a quotation from the Septuagint (Jeremiah 8.6; cf. commentaries thereto). The present illogically-accented ka/qidrws [sic] is either mistransmitted in …Matched in noteshighshort

κ292Κάμπιος δρόμοςwinding courseSame or similar entry in other lexica, and cf. the scholia to Aristophanes, Peace 904. The headword phrase also features as a proverb (with this gloss) in Zenobius 4.47 and elsewhere. See also alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

κ983Κατερρύηκενhave dropped off, have fallen off… it refers to leaves). For the verb katarre/w with such a meaning see generally LSJ s.v., 3 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort

κ270Κάλυντραbrooms[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; see the references at Photius kappa133 Theodoridis. The headword, a neuter nominative/accusative plural, must be quoted from somewhere. Same spelling at kappa 2513 and kappa 2515, but …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3850Ἔφεδροςreserve, in reserveSee also epsilon 3851. [1] Same glossing in other lexica. Photius writes taulistes, as here; Hesychius has the spelling tablistes, pronounced the same (i.e. tavlistes). This would seem to mean a dice-player (cf. pi …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε472ἘκκλησίανchurchAs in epsilon 471, the headword noun is in the accusative case (here determined by the material given). The main body of this entry comes from Theodoret (PG 80.1773) on Psalm 109.4 LXX (located …Matched in noteshighshort

κ346Καπνοῦ σκιάsmoke's shadow[1] cf. Appendix Proverbiorum 3.44. [2] Sophocles, Philoctetes 945-947 (web address 1); also quoted at kappa 165. [3] Not in the preserved literature. [4] Used in a literal sense in reference to clouds at …Matched in noteshighshort

κ491ΚαταγγέλλωI denounce, I announce[1] Quotation not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as a phrase from one of Basil's Homilies (PG 31.188.10-11 = Sermones de moribus a Symeone Metaphrasta collecti 32.1245.30-31). [2] Again the quotation …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3857Ἐφ' ἕνδεκα κώπαιςon eleven oarsAristophanes, Knights 546 (web address 1), with scholion; see already at alpha 3470. The LSJ entry for kw/ph (web address 2) describes 'send out ... on eleven oars' as "a prov. of dub. origin, …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3991Ἐχενηΐςship-securerFor this headword in a different sense see already epsilon 3990. The fish of the present entry is mentioned by Aristotle and others. [1] Basil of Caesarea, Homilies on the Hexaemeron 7.6 (PG 29.161C). …Matched in noteshighshort

κ260Καλῶςwell, cleverlyFrom the scholia to Thucydides 1.5.2, quoted here, where this adverb (again kappa 262) occurs. The sense of the explanation seems to be that humane piracy is a credit because it is done openly …Matched in noteshighshort

κ1377ΚεραυνόςthunderboltFor this headword see also kappa 1379, kappa 1380. [1] Stoic material abridged from Diogenes Laertius 7.154; cf. alpha 4252. [2] From a scholion on Aristophanes, Clouds 396.Matched in noteshighshort

κ241Καλλιστεῖαbeauty-contestThe unglossed headword, a neuter plural in the Greek, is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Greek Anthology 6.292.5-6 (Hedylus), though the Suda reads neuri/da instead of nebri/da; contrast pi 2936, where it …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3494Εὐθηνίαprosperity… first gloss. The noun in the present gloss, eu)qhli/a, is attested only as a gloss on eu)qhni/a (here and in the Etymologicum Gudianum).Matched in noteshighshort

ε3646Εὐπέτειαeasecf. epsilon 3647 for the related adjective. The present headword is unglossed. [1] Quotation unidentifiable. [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] Quotation unidentifiable. (Attributed to Nicolaus of Damascus by Hemsterhuys, but later than him in Adler's …Matched in noteshighshort

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