Abstract
The use of a strict alphabetic arrangement in Greek lexicography has never been the most widespread system. The first lexicon arranged by the first letter was that of Zenodotus (4th/3rd c. BCE). In the 2nd c. CE, Galen and Harpocration adopted such an arrangement, yet this never became the standard in Late Antique and Byzantine lexica, which show different degrees of alphabetization.
1. Introduction
The use of a strict alphabetic arran…