Scholiast

  • 1Scholiast — Scho li*ast, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a scholium: cf. F. scoliate. See {Scholium}.] A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator. [1913 Webster] No . . . quotations from Talmudists and scholiasts . . . ever marred the effect of his grave temperate… …

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  • 2Scholiast — Scholiast, Erklärer …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 3scholiast — (n.) one who writes explanatory notes upon a classical writer, 1580s, from L.L. scholiasta, from Late Gk. skholiastes, from skholiazein, from skholion explanatory note or comment, from skhole (see SCHOOL (Cf. school) (n.1)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4scholiast — [skō′lē ast΄, skō′lēəst] n. [ModL scholiasta < MGr scholiastēs < scholiazein, to comment < Gr scholion, SCHOLIUM] one who writes marginal notes and comments; esp., an ancient interpreter and annotator of the classics scholiastic adj …

    English World dictionary

  • 5scholiast — noun Etymology: Middle Greek scholiastēs, from scholiazein to write scholia on, from Greek scholion Date: 1583 a maker of scholia ; commentator, annotator • scholiastic adjective …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6scholiast — scholiastic, adj. /skoh lee ast /, n. 1. an ancient commentator on the classics. 2. a person who writes scholia. [1575 85; < Gk scholiastés. See SCHOLIUM, IST] * * * …

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  • 7scholiast — noun /ˈskəʊlɪæst/ A scholar who writes commentaries on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators of classical authors …

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  • 8Scholiast — Комментатор (древних классиков) …

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  • 9Scholiast — Scho|li|ạst 〈m. 16〉 Verfasser von Scholien * * * Scho|li|ạst, der; en, en [spätgriech., scholiaste̅s]: Verfasser von Scholien …

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  • 10scholiast — Synonyms and related words: allegorist, annotator, book reviewer, captious critic, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, cicerone, clarifier, cognoscente, commentator, commenter, connoisseur, critic, criticaster, criticizer, critickin, criticule,&#8230; …

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