Is LSJ Corrupt in General?

[Enoch]

Yesterday I reported to corrections a hole (lacuna) in the definitions of a word in LSJ. Some time ago I reported a similar hole in another word & learned that Accordance knew that LSJ was corrupt. So it was somewhat surprising to find that not yet fixed -- or is this one just an isolated case?

 

κᾰθαίρω,

under Roman numeral I, meanings 2 & 3 (at least) appear to be missing, as it skips to meaning 4 under I, without a 2 or 3.

κᾰθαίρω, fut. κᾰθᾰρῶ X.Oec.18.6, prob. in Pl.Lg.735b, etc.: aor. 1ἐκάθηρα Od.20.152, Th.3.104, Hp.Mul.1.47, IG22.1672.47 (ἀνα-), Theoc.5.119, etc.; ἐκάθαρα is found in codd. of Antipho6.37, X.An.5.7.35, Hp.Acut.(Sp.)11, and commonly in later Gr., Thphr.Char. 16.7,BCH6.23 (Delos, ii B.C.), (ἀνα-) PPetr.3p.141 (iii B.C.), (συνανα-)IG11(2).163A56 (Delos, iii B.C.), cf. διακαθαίρω, ἐκκαθαίρω, etc., and Phryn.16; v. infr. Med.: pf. κεκάθαρκα (ἐκ-) Sch.Ar.Pax752:— Med., fut.καθαροῦμαι Pl.Cra.396e, Hp.Morb.2.38 (in pass. sense, ib. 2.13,Nat.Mul.13, Mul.2.160): aor. ἐκαθηράμην A.Fr.354, Hp.Epid. 5.43, Pl.Lg.868a, IG11(2).146A78 (Delos, iv B.C.), 153.9, 154A37 (ibid., iii B.C.); later ἐκαθαράμην ib.146A80 (iv B.C.), Inscr.Délos290.79, al. (iii B.C.), etc., (ἀνα-) IG22.1668.8(iv B.C.): Pass., fut. καθαρθήσομαι Ruf. ap. Orib.7.26.64, Gal.7.222: aor. ἐκαθάρθην Hdt.1.43, Th. 3.104, Hp.Epid.5.2, etc. (aor. 2 ἀποκαθαρῇ is f.l. in Arr.Cyn.27.1): pf.κεκάθαρμαι Hp.Nat.Mul.8, Pl.Phd.69c, etc.: (καθαρός):

I cleanse, of things, καθήρατε δὲ κρητῆρας Od.20.152; τραπέζας ὕδατ ι . . καθαίρειν 22.439; καθήραντες χρόα καλὸν ὕδατι 24.44; κ. οἰκίαν Antipho l.c., Thphr. l.c.; of wounds, Hp.Ulc.6, al. (cf. καθαιρέω11.6): c. gen., ἳππον αὑχμηρᾶς τριχός S.Fr.475; κ. σῖτον X.Oec.18.6;γῆν clear of weeds, ib.20.11, cf. PLille5.24 (iii B.C.), etc.; χρυσόν purify, refine, Pl.Plt.303d: metaph., purge, clear a land of monsters and robbers, S.Tr.1012 (hex.), 1061, Plu.Thes.7; κ.λῃστηρίων τὴν ἐπαρχίαν Id.1.78; καθαίρων, ὁ, name for ἶρις, Ps.-Dsc.1.1.

4 prune a tree,i.e.clear it of superfluous wood, Ev.Jo. 15.2.

5 sift, winnow grain, PTeb.373.10(ii A.D.).

6 metaph., = μαστιγόω, Theoc.5.119.

II of the thing removed by purification, purge away, wash off, λύματα πάντα κάθηρεν Il.14.171; ἐπεὶ πλῦνάν τε κάθηράν τε ῥύπα πάνταOd.6.93; clear away, τὰ λῃστικά D.C.37.52: metaph., φόνον κ. A.Ch.74 (lyr.); also perh., clear up, explain an action, τὴν σύστασινEpicur.Nat.66G., cf. 73G.

III c. dupl. acc., αἷμα κάθηρον . . Σαρπηδόνα cleanse him of blood,wash the blood off him, Il.16.667:—Pass., καθαίρομαι γῆρας I am purged of old age, A.Fr.45; ὁ καθαρθεὶς τὸν φόνον Hdt.1.43.

Edited September 9, 2014 by Enoch

[Λύχνις Δαν]

Hi Enoch,

 

This is not an isolated case. There are others. I have reported several myself.

In this topic http://www.accordancebible.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7225 Helen responded saying an update was planned for the summer.

And update did come out but did not address these issues, and I opened another topic on this : http://www.accordancebible.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13239 and another update is expected.

 

Until that comes I am careful and look for things like that in LSJ and cross-check as required with Perseus.

 

tx

D

[Enoch]

Hi Enoch,

 

This is not an isolated case. There are others. I have reported several myself.

In this topic http://www.accordancebible.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7225 Helen responded saying an update was planned for the summer.

And update did come out but did not address these issues, and I opened another topic on this : http://www.accordancebible.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13239 and another update is expected.

 

Until that comes I am careful and look for things like that in LSJ and cross-check as required with Perseus.

 

tx

D

Thanks Dan,

 

I guess I will need to use the LSJ which came bundled with Perseus in Logos.

 

I am glad it will be fixed by end of summer. That means in 2 weeks now!

Of course in Texas we can't count on summer being over until Thanksgiving.