scholiast (skoliast)

[= F. scolia ste = Sp. escoliasta = Pg. escholiaste = It. scolia ste = G. scholiast, who makes scholia; a commentator; an annotator; especially, an ancient grammarian who annotated the cla ics. The Scholiasts differ in that. The title of this satire, in some ancient manuscripts, was "The Reproach of Idlene "; though in others of the scho liasts it is inscribed "Against the Luxury and Vices of the Rich." Dryden, tr. of Persius's Satires, iii., Arg. Congrève, On the Pindaric Ode, note. scholiastic (skō-li-as'tik), a . [ scholiast +-ic.] Pertaining to a scholiast or his pursuits. scholiazet (skōʻli-āz), v. i. [ σχολιάζειν , write commentaries: see scholiast .] To make scholia or notes on an author's work. [Rare.] He thinks to scholiaze upon the gospel. Milton , Tetrachord on.