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- λ57Λακίσματα μελῶνrending of limbs[Meaning] the tearing-off of flesh. And elsewhere: "then the Turks bore around the foliage of frankincense rent by the flame."
- λ61Λάκκοςpit[A way of referring to] death; since the grave is dug very much like a pit. David [says]: "and I will be made like those who go down into the pit." The holy Scripture …
- λ82ΛαμβάνωI take[Used] with a genitive. But [also] with an accusative: "and the previous disorder takes order".
- λ83ΛάμεχLamechScripture mentions two Lamechs, one being the descendant of Cain, the other being the descendant of Enoch. For Noah had been begotten through Lamech, the one who is not [a descendant] from Cain, who …
- λ108Λὰξ ἐντείνωνstretching out with the heel[Meaning someone] striking with a kick. Lax is the sort of sound made by the toes.
- λ145ΛατρεύωI worship[Meaning] I honor; [used] with an accusative. As in "the pious did not worship creation over and above the creator." Also [used] with a dative, meaning I sacrifice, as in "to offer worship to …
- λ152Λαύραalley, lane[Meaning] a narrow public passage, a locality, a street; through which the multitudes flow. Or an alley: a narrow street, where [there is] total impurity. Or the filthy place. Also [sc. attested is] 'alley', …
- λ169Λαχνήενταfuzzy, shaggy[Mmeaning] hairy, covered with hairs. Also [sc. attested is] laxnh/eis, [meaning] one who is hairy. Also [sc. attested is] la/xnos, [also meaning] one who is hairy.
- λ183Λαῖλαψstorm[Meaning] rain with winds, and darkness. "He, like some maritime storm or a violent thunderbolt, suddenly pounced [...]." And elsewhere: "the boreal northwind, bearing down with a gust, broke the yard-arm". ['Boreal' means stemming] …
- λ215ΛεββαῖοςLebbaios, LebbaeusA proper name. The apostle.
- λ219Λέβηςcauldron, basinA vessel for cooking. It is also called a jar [kados]. In the Holy Scripture the cauldron stands for punishment. And Ezekiel called Jerusalem a cauldron, those dwelling in [it] flesh, the Babylonian a …
- λ220Λεβητωνάριονlebetonarion, levitonarionA monk's tunic, made out of hairs; [so called] in the native tongue of the Prousians.
- λ247Λέντιονnapkin, hand-towel[Meaning] the [same as] amongst us.
- λ251Λεοντεία δοράlion's hide"He immediately put on the lionskin."
- λ252Λεοντείδηςlion-like, lion-shapedand [sc. also attested is the phrase] 'lion's roar'.
- λ254ΛεόντιοςLeontios, Leontius[Leontios,] bishop of Tripolis in Lydia; in origin a Mysian of those who live by the Ister, whom Homer calls hand-to-hand fighters. The heretical Philostorgius associates this Leontios with himself in his book as …
- λ255ΛεόντιοςLeontios, Leontius[Leontios,] bishop of Antioch, he castrated himself; and in other respects also he was impure; and Aetios the teacher of Eunomios, who augmented the heresy of Arius with his inventive ideas [...].
- λ256ΛεόντιοςLeontios, LeontiusThis man also became a heretic at Antioch. Photius the patriarch wrote against him. For this man addressed audacious and blasphemous nonsenses concerning the "homoousios" to Flavianus.
- λ257Λεόντιος μοναχόςLeontios the monkThis man lived in the reign of Zeno; making the hidden meanings of the Scriptures clear by prophetic grace, he had many of the zealous men attending him. As some were distraught at the …
- λ267ΛέωνLeon, Leo[Leo], emperor of [the] Romans; [nicknamed] the Butcher. He seemed to be luckier than all the emperors before him and [to be] frightening to all who lived through his reign and [to any] of …
- λ314ΛευιαθάνLeviathan[Meaning a] serpent [of that name]. But the sense [is]: "great Assyrian," [meaning] the opposing powers. Lurking in the heart of the earth; [the one] whom [God] pulls in with the fishhook of godhead, …
- λ354Λείαsmooth; bootyA level road, and carrying off booty. It is also a proper name.
- λ362Λεῖμμαresidue, deficiency[Meaning] remnant.
- λ397Λειτουργίαςliturgy, liturgies[Meaning] service/services.
- λ460Ληνοβάταιwine-vat-treaders[Meaning] the priests.
- λ461Ληνὸςwine-vat[Wine-vat] and vat-in-front-of-a-wine-press: [meaning] the churches in [the psalms of] David. Also [sc. attested is] lenobatai ["wine-vat-treaders"], the priests.
- λ486ΛιβάνιοςLibanius, LibaniosSophist, of Antioch, in the time of the emperor Julian and down to the elder Theodosius. His father was Phasganius; he was a pupil of Diophantus. His innumerable writings include an Encomium to the …
- λ492ΛιβερτῖνοιLibertinoi, LibertiniName of a people.
- λ515Λίθιναι ὑδρίαι>20 διότι τὰ τριγενῆ προπαροξύνονταιstone water-jars[sc. The phrase is in this form] because the [adjectives] of three genders are accented proparoxytone, [thus in this instance] li/qinos, liqi/nh and li/qinon.
- λ567Λινοπλῆγοςnet-shy[Meaning] frenzied. The nominative [form is] linoplh/c.