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Ἄβατον
inaccessible
[Meaning something] sacred, unapproachable, desolate; also an 'inaccessible' road, [meaning] impassable.
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105
Ἄβυσσος
abyss, pit
There was a shrine of Persephone, which guarded much gold from all ages [and] kept it inviolate. In this [shrine] there was a certain pit of gold, not visible to the general public [and] …
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Ἀγαθῆς Τύχης νεώς
temple of Good Fortune
The interpretation [is] not unclear.
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285
Ἀγνώνειος
Hagnoneian, Hagnonian
The son of [H]agnon. Also [sc. attested is] [H]agnonides.
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396
Ἀγχιάλη
Anchiale, Anchialeia
A city, which Sardanapalus, the king of the Assyrians, built in one day. He built Tarsus the same way.
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542
Ἄδυτον
adyton, innermost sanctuary
A cave, or the hidden part of the shrine.
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576
Ἀετὸς τῶν οἰκοδομημάτων
gable of the buildings
The part at the roof, which some call a pediment [aetoma].
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578
Ἀετώματα
gables
They call the roofs of shrines wings and gables. Aristophanes [writes]: "we shall crown the houses in gable style." Meaning we shall cover [them].
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656
Ἄημαι
I swing, I hang (?)
[sc. The word occurs] in the Epigrams: "a shield from the mortal shoulders of Timanor, I swing beneath the roof in the temple of Pallas." Meaning I am dedicated.
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777
Ἀκαθαίρετος
impregnable, irrefragable
[Meaning] indestructible. "Impregnable tower".
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999
Ἀκρογωνιαῖος
extreme-angled, corner-most
[no gloss]
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1031
Ἀκρωτήριον
extremity
[no gloss]
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1036
Ἀκτή
Akte, Acte
In a particular sense a part of Attica by the sea; from where the Actite stone [sc. originates]. But they also used to use this name for [sc. the entirety of] Attica, some [deriving …
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1038
Ἀκτίτης λίθος
Aktite stone
[See] above under Akte.
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1043
Ἀκυληΐα
Aquileia
A populous city of Italy, lying on [= by] the sea. Also [sc. attested are] 'Aquileians', [meaning] the citizens [of it].
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1143
Ἀλλ' ἔσθι' ἐλθὼν τοὺς Μεγακλέους κίονας
but go and eat the pillars of Megacles
As if he said the wealth [of Megacles]. He is indicating through these [words] that nothing was left to him, except the courtyard. Meaning the stones of Megacles' house. For these alone were left …
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1715
Ἀμφιδέας
anklets, chains
They are leg-bands of a particular kind. But in a special sense Lysias in the [speech] Against Euthydikos says: "[he was] unable to break out, because of the doors being bound with rings."
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1730
Ἀμφιθέατρον
amphitheatre
[Meaning a] place affording views from all sides. Agathias [writes]: "[Butilinus] the leader of the Franks [took them] into a certain amphitheatre; he had built it for the men who would fight for their …
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1819
Ἀνάγαιον
upper storey
[Meaning] a chamber/dwelling-place. *)ana/gaion ["upper storey"] and kata/gaion ["ground floor"] [sc. are spelled] with a diphthong and short o. And look for more explanation under a)nw/gewn.
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1858
Ἀναδομή
rebuilding(?)
[Meaning] redistribution.
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1940
Ἀναλίσκειν
to spend
[Used] with an accusative. Also [sc. attested is] a)nalou=n, [used] both ways. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "for I enjoy saving, and spending again like no one else, when it is necessary." In Banqueters [he …
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1944
Ἀναλογῶ
I make proportional
In the sense of I fit [used] with a dative. "When the builders raise the greatness of the buildings to a height, they lay the foundations in proportion to the height." Also in the …
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2163
Ἀνδρεών
men's quarters
[A term for] the big house in Herodotus.
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2178
Ἀνδρόδομος
men's apartment
[Meaning] one with three couches.
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2181
Ἀνδρόκμητος
wrought by men's hands
[Referring to a] tomb.
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2194
Ἀνδρῶνα
men's quarters, dining-hall
[Meaning a] house, where the men are accustomed to gather. Aristophanes [writes]: "I will make all the law-courts and stoas [into] dining-halls".
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2196
Ἀνδρωνῖτις
men's chamber, men's quarters
"and (as they say) having escaped the men's quarters to carouse his way into the women's": because it seemed that a short time earlier the general had been defeated by the Lusitanians.
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2219
Ἀνεδείματο
built up again, rebuilt
[Meaning he/she/it] went up. [He/she/it] built up, constructed.
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2550
Ἀνόκαιον
upper floor
[Meaning] the upstairs living-quarters. Xenophon in Anabasis of Cyrus and those associated with the comic poet Antiphanes [sc. use the word].
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2599
Ἀνώφλιον
jamb
The [same as] u(pe/rquron ["lintel"].
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