Byzantine Teaching Miscellany

... men a b g d a b a i? 11
Grammar arranged alphabetically original: "κατὰ στοιχεῖον" — literally "by letter," indicating an alphabetical arrangement. The beginning: hoi hoi noin...? 160

Various maxims from various poets and from the Holy Scripture. The beginning: The mouth of the righteous original: "Στόμα δικαίου" is as and feet...?

Voices of animals. The beginning: Of man indeed original: "Ἀνθρώπου μὲν" ...voices?

Various definitions of subjects within philosophy of the? from the first book of ...Manuel? Likely Manuel Holobolos, a 13th-century Byzantine scholar. The beginning: What is... original: "Τί ἐστιν"

A method concerning the meters of verses ...aphoristically? and concise. The beginning: Regarding meter... original: "Περὶ δὲ μέτρου"
that of the vines ...en...?

From Pachymeres George Pachymeres (1242–1310), a prominent Byzantine historian and philosopher, epigrams of the Latins.

The entire rhetorical chapter is laid out. The beginning: Every chapter original: "πᾶν κεφάλαιον". ...laws?

A collection of certain [theorems] concerning Geometry ...matics? and the study of Physics. The beginning: ...the?

le ...ion...? ...ios?
Of Simplicius the philosopher Simplicius of Cilicia, a 6th-century Neoplatonist commentator, on the Generation of Man. 1
From where the images original: "εἴδωλα" — in a philosophical context, these are "idols" or "shadowy appearances" of reality and the four elements [come]. 1
The beginning: The elements in the world original: "τὰ στοιχεῖα ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ". 206

A short passage on ancient chronology, containing certain deeds, both noteworthy and discoveries, and the resolution of wars by learned and diligent men. The beginning: During the first year original: "Κατὰ τὸ πρῶτον ἔτος". 207

From "On Heresies" by [John] Damascene An 8th-century monk and theologian whose "On Heresies" was a standard reference for classifying heterodox beliefs. The 11 beginning: Barbarism from the days of Adam original: "Βαρβαρισμὸς ἀπὸ ἡμερῶν ἀδάμ". 210

Figures of speech original: "τροπαὶ" — tropes or metaphors in Holy Scripture... the beginning: 11
The first is the ...ion...? 211

Natures of various animals and ...of? men. The beginning: The great Egyptian original: "Αἰγύπτιος ὁ μέγας". 212

On the Holy Spirit, against the Latins A theological polemic regarding the Filioque controversy, reflecting the 14th-century tensions between the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. The beginning: They shall take from what is mine original: "ἐκ τοῦ ἐμοῦ λήψονται". 216

From Moeris the Atticist A 2nd-century lexicographer who promoted the use of "pure" Attic Greek over the common Koine dialect, words arranged alphabetically. 1
The beginning: Copies in the plural original: "Ἀντίγραφα πληθυντικῶς". 222