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DIOGENIANUS , of See also:

HERACLEA

Heraclea on the See also:

PONTUS

Pontus (or in See also:

CARIA

Caria), See also:

Greek grammarian, flourished during the reign of See also:

HADRIAN (PUBLICS AELIUS HADRIANUS)

Hadrian. He was the author of an alphabetical See also:

LEXICON

lexicon, chiefly of poetical words, abridged from the See also:

GREAT

great lexicon (See also:

Hope 7Xc000-iav) of See also:

Pamphilus of See also:

Alexandria (1l. A.D. 5o) and other similar See also:

WORKS

works. It was also known by the See also:

TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title Hepcepyo7rEV17res (for the use of "industrious poor students "). It formed the basis of the lexicon, or rather glossary, of See also:

HESYCHIUS

Hesychius of Alexandria, which is described in the See also:

PREFACE (Med. Lat. prefatia, for classical praefatio, praefari, to speak beforehand)

preface as a new edition of the See also:

WORK

work of Diogenianus. We still possess a collection of See also:

PROVERBS, BOOK OF (Heb. Mishle Slzelomoh, " Proverbs of Solomon," abridged by the later Jews to Mishle; Septuagint, irapotpiai or II. EaX.; Lat. Vulg. Parabolae sal. and Liber proverbiorum)

proverbs under his name, probably an abridgment of the collection made by himself from his lexicon (ed. by E. Leutsch and F. W. See also:

SCHNEIDEWIN, FRIEDRICH WILHELM (1810—1856)

Schneidewin in Paroemiographi Graeci, i. 1839). Diogenianus was also the author of an See also:

ANTHOLOGY

Anthology of epigrams, of See also:

TREATISES

treatises on See also:

rivers, lakes, fountains and promontories; and of a See also:

list (with See also:

map) of all the towns in the See also:

WORLD

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