Same material, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (484, 414).
[1] The primary headword, evidently quoted from somewhere, is masculine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective. The glossing interprets it as if derived from
δαίω , "burn"; however, the only entry in LSJ for
ἀδαῖος (web adress 1 below) connects it with
ἄδην , "sufficiently", and translates it as "producing surfeit", citing
Sophron 137.
[2] The individual in question is probably the C4 BCE Macedonian general of this name, nicknamed Rooster. See principally
Theopompus FGrH 115 F249 (quoted by
Athenaeus), with N.G.L. Hammond & G.T. Griffith,
A History of Macedonia 2 (Oxford 1979) 441. But for another possibility see under
alpha 594.
David Whitehead (added note and keywords; cosmetics) on 13 February 2001@08:15:32.
David Whitehead (augmented note 2; added keyword; cosmetics) on 10 June 2003@08:03:05.
David Whitehead (augmented n.1; modified keywords; cosmetics) on 9 July 2008@05:07:58.
David Whitehead (augmented notes; cosmetics) on 10 January 2012@05:22:37.
No. of records found: 1
Page 1