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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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111
Ἀγαθῆς Τύχης νεώς
temple of Good Fortune
The interpretation [is] not unclear.
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249
Ἀγκών
elbow
"In the royal palace of Gelimer was a building full of darkness, which the Carthaginians used to call [the] Elbow; therein were thrown all toward whom the tyrant was ill-disposed. There, in the time …
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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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470
Ἀδιαβηνή
Adiabene
This territory lies this side of Mesopotamia, effectively at the source of the Tigris. In it there is bitumen which is called naphtha. It is called Adiabene because there are rather large rivers in …
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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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731
Ἀθήναιος
Athenaios, Athenaeus
Of Naucratis. Grammarian. Lived in the time of Marcus. He wrote a book with the title Deipnosophists, in which he records how many of the ancients had a reputation for munificence in giving banquets. …
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777
Ἀκαθαίρετος
impregnable, irrefragable
[Meaning] indestructible. "Impregnable tower".
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783
Ἀκάκιος
Akakios, Acacius
The patriarch of Constantinople, he was revered as no other. For he was the guardian of orphans, and it was evident to all that he managed the affairs of the orphans well and with …
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999
Ἀκρογωνιαῖος
extreme-angled, corner-most
[no gloss]
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1021
Ἀκρότομος
cut-off, sharp, abrupt
[Meaning] hard, lofty. Or a very sharp stone, the one cutting. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "akrotomos rock", [meaning] the hard and uncuttable [sort]. But [sc. also attested is neuter] "akrotomon mountain", [meaning] …
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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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2077
Ἀναστάσιος
Anastasios, Anastasius
Emperor of [the] Romans. This man was inclined to baseness and all at once he turned the kingdom into an aristocracy. He sold all the magistracies and associated with wrong-doers and was inclined to …
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medium
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2163
Ἀνδρεών
men's quarters
[A term for] the big house in Herodotus.
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short
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2178
Ἀνδρόδομος
men's apartment
[Meaning] one with three couches.
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short
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