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- λ513Λιθείαςmarble, stone-made[Meaning] expensive, the ones [sc. also] called liqe/as.
- ε2678Ἐπιτειχισάντωνhaving built fortifications against[Meaning they] having come against.
- ε583Ἐκπλινθεύσαςhaving unbrickedIsaeus [sc. uses this aorist participle] to mean [he] having demolished and taken out the bricks.
- κ1805Κλιμακόεσσανstepped, having steps[Meaning] having a tall staircase.
- κ1049Κατηλωκυῖαhaving been nailed down[Meaning] having been seized.
- ε1525Ἐξαληλιμμένος[having been] smeared-over[Meaning having been] smeared.
- δ323Δειμάμενοιhaving built[Meaning they] having constructed buildings. Also [sc. attested is] dei/masqai ["to build"], [meaning] to construct. And deima=n [used] likewise.
- ε215Ἐδείμαντοthey built[Meaning] they made a house. Also [sc. attested is] e)deima/toun ["they were terrifying"], meaning they were frightening, they were bringing into terror and fear. "Serpents very great in size drew them together and were …
- α4450ΑὐξέντιοςAuxentios, Auxentius… the emperor Licinius in a prominent capacity in the army, having become one of the clerks whom the Romans call notarii. The manner of his confession was as follows: In a certain courtyard in …
- λ636Λογάδηνpicked[Meaning] select. Thucydides [writes]: "not having stone-working tools of iron but carrying stones picked, they fitted each one at random." Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'picked stones'. "Created from picked stones." That is, …
- γ12ΓάϊοςGaius… unholy and conceived such an impulse toward evil that he made people forget the shortcomings of Tiberius. For all that had been gained by Augustus in a great length of time he lost in …
- ε926Ἐμάλθαξανthey softened… part that was too steep and slippery." That is, they made [it] gentle, they levelled [it].
- κ2446ΚρίσκοςCrispus… given the title of Caesar. He came under suspicion of having intercourse with his stepmother Fausta, paying no heed to the law of nature. Since Helena, the mother of Constantine, had a hard time …
- ε1993Ἔπαυλιςencampment… of [= for] sheep. "At that time, then, both sides made their encampment on the mound, both the Romans and the Carthaginians." That is, [made] their bivouac.
- ε2789Ἐπλινθεύθησανthey were bricked in… complete lack of access to drink and food, is called 'having been bricked in'.
- μ1065ΜίλιονMilion, milestone… the procession of the statue in greater detail: "Constantine had made another statue of himself in gilded wood, which held the Tyche of the city, itself also gilded, in its right hand. He mandated …
- ε3688Εὐρίζωνwell-rooted[Meaning] spreading widely, or having fine roots which bring joy. Laying a foundation well and firmly, so that [Zion] remains unshakable and unwavering.
- κ1112Κατωμαδόνfrom the shoulders, on the shoulders[Meaning] down from the shoulders. Josephus [writes]: "Sampson having lifted the gates and the doorposts [and] carrying them on his shoulders into the mountain sets them down."
- α111Ἀγαθῆς Τύχης νεώςtemple of Good Fortune… entry in Harpokration -- which prompted the present one, without having the present gloss (also in Photius, Lexicon alpha69 Theodoridis) -- it was mentioned by Lycurgus (fr. 23 Conomis) "and others"; probably, therefore, it …
- α2196Ἀνδρωνῖτιςmen'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.
- α4437Αὐλήcourt… in the court, and most of all Philip, he accordingly made his departure." Also [sc. attested is] 'court' [in the sense of] the dwelling of the king.
- μ354Μεγακλέους κίοναςMegakles' pillars, Megacles' pillars… 1). A scholion to the line explains it thus: "i.e. having gone over to the house of your maternal uncle, Megakles, eat up the columns of that house, which are the only things remaining …
- α4413ΑὔγουστοςAugustus… monarchs. But the Vestals kept the will which he had made. Augustus Caesar made a sacrifice and asked the Pythia who would rule after him; and she said, "A Hebrew child, ruling over the …
- β588ΒυζάντιονByzantion, Byzantium… emperor of the Romans, was provided with a proper wall made of mill stone carved into rectangular blocks. There were seven towers stretching from the Thracian Gates down to the sea. If someone shouted …
- α783ἈκάκιοςAkakios, Acacius… those who flattered him had the opportunity to observe, he made a habit of marvelling at all that he did. Nevertheless he was readily able to rein [Leo] in and easily made him slacken …
- κ2690Κυμοτόμοςwave-cutterA triangular structure on bridges having its sharp part forward in the shape of a triangle, which in fact the engineers call a wave-cutter, resembling the ram of a warship. The Khan of the …
- λ11Λαβύρινθοςlabyrinth… said of nonsense. [sc. The term arises] from its not having [labein] a door [thura]. Or from using many circles of words. It also means the votive-offering of the Grotto Nymphs. "You tell me, …
- α1021Ἀκρότομοςcut-off, sharp, abrupt… the middle of cliffs; this, naturally, the men of old made into a short tower and [so] built a kind of strong and impregnable refuge with the nature of the terrain assisting them".
- β430Βουλευτικόςfor the council, of the council, for the boule, of the boule… was set aside] for the ephebes. Arrian [writes]: "the ones having written not only of the deeds of Trajan, but also of his plans." And elsewhere: "this thing happened according to a greater volition, …
- ε3015Ἑρκεῖος ΖεύςZeus Herkeios… "before, bound to the pillar of the house-roof, [...] first having his back bloodied with a lash, he dies." Also [sc. attested is] e(/rkios, [meaning] a protector, a guard.