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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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2582
Ἀνώγεων
upstairs, upper storey
[Meaning a] dwelling-place. But [sc. note also the spelling] a)nw/geion. Callisthenes said that a)nw/gewn is the prison. *)ana/gaion ["upstairs"] and kata/gaion ["downstairs"] [are spelled] with a diphthong and omicron. The standard is perhaps to …
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2599
Ἀνώφλιον
jamb
The [same as] u(pe/rquron ["lintel"].
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2648
Ἀντήρεις
answering, set-over-against
[Meaning] placed-opposite, meaning [sc. in this instance] equal to the dirges; a metaphor from those rowing, whenever they row equally and the ship is not thrust to one side. So "answering" [means] striking in …
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2833
Ἄξονες
axones, axles
This is what Athenians called the laws of Solon, because of the fact they had been inscribed on wooden axles. They were square in shape. Demosthenes in the [speech] Against Aristokrates mentions the word. …
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2972
Ἄπεδα
level grounds
[Meaning] flat grounds. Clidemus [writes]: "and they began to level the acropolis and build round [it] the nine-gated Pelasgikon."
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3199
Ἀππία ὁδός
Appian Way, Via Appia
It was called this from Appius, a Roman censor, who covered it with stone paving and built aqueducts.
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3205
Ἀπιθής
inflexible, unyielding
[Meaning] that which is difficult and hard to climb for those who want to go. "Alalkomenai is a city; and I hear that it neither lies on an elevated and unyielding hill-top nor has …
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3265
Ἀπογειῶσαι
to reduce to dirt
[Meaning] to destroy [sc. a built structure] down to its foundations.
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3416
Ἀπολλωνιὰς λίμνη
Lake Apollonias
Attalos, the king of Asia, waged war against Nikomedes the One-toothed and gained control of his territory. But Nikomedes called on the Romans and regained his kingdom. Attalos laid to rest his deceased mother …
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3438
Ἀπὸ μηχανῆς
from a machine
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to unexpected and unbelievable things. For the tragic poets, when they brought onto the stage a bold move designed to make the spectators disturbed at the things that …
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3464
Ἀπὸ ξυστοῦ
from a spear
[It was] Homer [who] said "from a spear".
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3550
Ἀποστέγειν
to keep away
"Nor to have a circuit of walls, one strong enough to keep away and turn back their enemies." That is [strong enough] to keep [them] off, to deter [them].
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3762
Ἄργελλα
argella, vapour-bath
A Macedonian building, which they heat up and wash [in].
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3797
Ἀργυρόπεζα
silver-footed
[Meaning] she who has silver feet. For pe/za [is] the foot. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'silver-footed throne'. But the throne of Xerxes, which is also called prisoner-of-war, was dedicated in the Parthenon …
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3947
Ἀρκαδία
Arkadia, Arcadia
A territory. Also a proper name. "There is a gravestone for Arkadia, the second wife of Zenon, in the Arcadian [baths] in the part near to the group of monuments known as 'Places' in …
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4117
Ἀρχιτεκτονῶ
I build, I construct
[Used] with an accusative.
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4119
Ἄρχων Ἄρχοντες
archon (and) archons
[There are] nine of them: six thesmothetes, archon [eponymous], king, polemarch. And before the laws of Solon they were not allowed to sit in judgment together; instead, the king sat by what was called …
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4225
Ἄστεα
towns
[Meaning] cities. Also [sc. attested is] a)/stei+ the dative, and a)/steon, and the [genitive] plural [is] tw=n a)/stewn. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)/steos ste/fanos ["town's crown"], [meaning] the wall.
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4352
Ἀτημελία
neglect
[Meaning] disregard, lack of attention. Agathias [writes]: "for the long walls had fallen in many places on account of time and neglect, and the structure of the greatest defensive wall had been destroyed." Also …
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4413
Αὔγουστος
Augustus
[Augustus] the Caesar, cousin of Julius Caesar; from whom also the month of August is named. Things that are honorable and great and illustrious are called "august." For in his reign the Lord Jesus …
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4436
Αὔλειος θύρα
courtyard door
['courtyard door'] and [sc. also attested is] 'forecourt' [door].
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4437
Αὐλή
court
That which is now called the town hall; where they used to bring the condemned. And those who worked there were called 'court attendants'. And [sc. there is] a proverb: "you would say the …
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4439
Αὐλία
courtyard
[sc. Means] door, gateway. Also [sc. attested is] the courtyard [door]. "They hacked out the doors of both the courtyards and the stables."
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4440
Αὔλια
cottages
Meaning farm-building. Alternatively meaning small courtyards. So Lysias and Aeschines [sc use the word].
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4450
Αὐξέντιος
Auxentios, Auxentius
Bishop of Mopsuestia, he was one of the so-called confessors. He was one of those attending the emperor Licinius in a prominent capacity in the army, having become one of the clerks whom the …
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