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- ι668Ἰσότης φιλότηςequality amity… 378] no.432. In Hesychius, i)so/ths is a headword glossed by filo/ths, with the comment dia\ to\ i)so/thti th\n fili/an e(/pesqai "because amity follows equality." For amity see phi 425.
- κ2116Κορυβαντιᾷcelebrates the Korybant rites, is in a frenzy… The headword must be quoted from somewhere. Extant possibilities include: Philo Judaeus, On Dreams 2.1; Themistius, *basanisth\s h)\ filo/sofos 253a; Libanius, Letters 299.2; Palladius, Dialogue on the Life of Chrysostom p. 138 Coleman-Norton. [2] …
- δ1620Δύσερινquarrelsome… note); evidently quoted from somewhere. In the literature du/seris and filo/neikos frequently occur together: e.g. Pindar, Olympians 6.19; Isocrates 1.31; Plutarch, Philopoemen 17.7. [2] As in Hesychius delta2563. See also Etymologicum Magnum: *du/serin: filo/neikon. …
- η546ἩρωδιανόςHerodianos, Herodianus, Herodian… ruled AD 161-180. [4] delta 1171: Dionysius. [5] phi 447: Philo.
- β294Βίοςlife, lifestyle… reports, contains this note: "[from] Eusebios Pamphylou and not from Philo." On Philo of Alexandria, a.k.a. Philo Judaeus, see phi 448; on Eusebius, see epsilon 3737. [2] Eusebius, Supplementa minora ad quaestiones ad Marinum …
- ε3045ἝρμιπποςHermippos, Hermippus… AD. See generally RE Hermippos(8); OCD4 Hermippus(3). [1] Phi 447: Philo. [2] RE Herennius(45). [3] For one of them, on educated slaves, see under alpha 97 and iota 706. [4] This addendum comes from …
- α69ἈβραάμAbraham… part directly from George the Monk, in part indirectly from Philo of Alexandria; see further in the notes below. [1] cf. Matthew 27:25 (web address 1). [2] The Suda's attention to Chaldean astrology derives …
- α136Ἀγαλματοφορούμενοςimage-bearing, image-carrying, enshrined as an image… already defined the headword participle as though it were active, Philo Judaeus [see phi 448, and generally OCD(4) pp.1134-5] uniformly uses it in a passive sense, i.e. "enshrined". Adler and Theodoridis both cite De …
- κ645Καταμαίνομαί σουI act madly against youi.e. used with a genitive. LSJ s.v. cites instances in Philo Judaeus and Josephus.
- κ2554ΚοινοδήμιονcommunalThe headword is unattested outside grammars and lexica (though Philo Judaeus has the very similar koino/dhmos). cf. kappa 2553, Hesychius kappa3256.
- κ1043Κατηδολέσχησά σουI wearied you with my prattling… 32 (p.40.9 Bidez-Cumont). For a similar phrase, again in a philosophical context, see Plutarch, Moralia 503B (from the de Garrulitate), an anecdote about Aristotle wearied with the talk of an interlocutor. As in Julian's …
- α2460Ἀνιερώσαντεςhaving devoted… It must be quoted from somewhere. (There are instances in Philo Judaeus and the Septuagint.)
- δ616Διαλλακτήςreconciler, mediator… Adler prints filw/ths (otherwise unattested), while noting the ms variants filo/ths and filiwth/s. If filo/ths ('friendship') is correct, the lexicographer has mistaken the nomen agentis diallakth/s for an abstract noun meaning roughly 'reconciliation'; the …
- δ1615Δυσέντευκτοςhard to deal with… BCE (Theophrastus, Characters 19.3); also used by Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, Philo Judaeus, and Patristic writers.
- κ1237Κεκιβδήλευταιis adulterated, has been adulterated… author who provides the only attestations of it outside lexica: Philo Judaeus, De Decalogo 3.2, De Specialibus Legibus 1.326.2, and Quod omnis probus liber sit 98.4. Philo's usage is figurative (referring to souls and …
- ε517Ἐκνόμοιςoutlawed, unlawful… of this adjective. It must be quoted from somewhere; perhaps Philo Judaeus, who has two instances (and cf. under epsilon 516).
- κ1273Κεκρύφαλονhairnet… 1273. [5] Greek Anthology 6.206.3-4 (Antipater of Sidon). The adjective filo/plektos "tending to be braided" is usually taken to be a corruption of filo/plagktos, "errant, straying". The phrase "dyed with flowers of the grey …
- κ1252Κεκομψευμένοςingenious… passive sense) (LSJ s.v.). The former sense is exemplified by Philo Judaeus, De migratione Abrahami 75.6: oi( ta\ politika\ kekomyeume/noi, "those who are smart about politics". The latter is exemplified by Plato, Philebus 56C: …
- ε3501Εὐθυβόλῳstraight-throwing, accurate… in the masculine/neuter dative singular, evidently quoted from somewhere (perhaps Philo Judaeus, for whom this adjective in all forms was a great favourite).
- α2380Ἀνείμονεςunclad… on Hesychius s.v. says Gregory of Nazianzus; another possibility is Philo Judaeus.
- α2551Ἀνομβροῦσαιspouting up… present participle, feminine nominative plural, of a)nombre/w. Perhaps quoted from Philo Judaeus (for whom this verb was a particular favourite); he has the only two extant instances outside lexicography.
- ε519Ἐκνοσηλεύωνcuring completely… verb e)knoshleu/w. It must be quoted from somewhere -- perhaps Philo Judaeus, who uses it figuratively. cf. generally nu 491.
- ι790Ἰχνηλατῆσαιto track down… If it is quoted from somewhere, the likely source is Philo Judaeus, who has four instances.
- δ1573Δύναμιςcapability, capacity, ability, potentiality, power… sequence: Alexander of Aphrodisias, On the Topica 348.24-32, 349.18-19; John Philoponus, On the de anima 34.6-19, 265.12-20. [1] Copied to delta 508, where the present entry's ba/llein 'to throw" is correctly diaba/llein "to slander". …
- ει87Εἰκοτολογῆσαιto infer from probabilities… ei)kotologe/w. Outside of lexicography, the only pre-Suda attestation is in Philo of Alexandria, Legatio ad Gaium 58.
- κ659Καταμύουσιthey close their eyes… of katamu/w. It must be quoted from somewhere -- perhaps Philo Judaeus, who furnishes the only two surviving instances outside lexicography. cf. mu 1425.
- ε582Ἐκπλήσειwill accomplish, will fulfill… be quoted from somewhere; the few extant instances begin with Philo Judaeus, On the Life of Moses 1.111.
- ε1924Ἐπαγωνιεῖταιwill struggle with… singular. It must be quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities include Philo Judaeus and several passages in Cyril of Alexandria.
- μ697Μετακόσμιονbetween worlds, metacosmic… interspace between worlds), must be quoted from somewhere; perhaps from Philo Judaeus, On Dreams 1.184.
- ε3617Εὐορκίαfidelity to an oath… attested in a variety of authors including Demosthenes, Appian and Philo Judaeus. cf. epsilon 3618, lambda 164, mu 277, rho 13.