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definition39
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history11
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imagery10
religion10

23 more

comedy8
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ethics7
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α470ἈδιαβηνήAdiabeneThis 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 …highmedium
α542Ἄδυτονadyton, innermost sanctuaryA cave, or the hidden part of the shrine.highshort
α578ἈετώματαgablesThey 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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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 it and it is hard to…

Ἀδιαβηνή· αὕτη ἡ χώρα κεῖται πρὸ τῆς Μεσοποταμίας ὡς ἐπὶ ἀνατολὴν πέραν τοῦ Τίγρητος. ἐν αὐτῇ δέ ἐστι καὶ ἄσφαλτος ἡ λεγομένη νάφθα. λέγεται δὲ Ἀδιαβηνὴ διὰ τὸ εἶναι πλείους…

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α656ἌημαιI 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.highshort

α777Ἀκαθαίρετοςimpregnable, irrefragable[Meaning] indestructible. "Impregnable tower".highshort

α999Ἀκρογωνιαῖοςextreme-angled, corner-most[no gloss]highshort

α1021Ἀκρότομοςcut-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] …highmedium

α1143Ἀλλ' ἔσθι' ἐλθὼν τοὺς Μεγακλέους κίοναςbut go and eat the pillars of MegaclesAs 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 …highshort

α1715Ἀμφιδέαςanklets, chainsThey 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."highshort

α1730Ἀμφιθέατρονamphitheatre[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 …highshort

α1819Ἀνάγαιονupper 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.highshort

α1858Ἀναδομήrebuilding(?)[Meaning] redistribution.highshort

α1940Ἀναλίσκεινto 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 …highshort

α2077ἈναστάσιοςAnastasios, AnastasiusEmperor 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 …highmedium

α2163Ἀνδρεώνmen's quarters[A term for] the big house in Herodotus.highshort

α2181Ἀνδρόκμητοςwrought by men's hands[Referring to a] tomb.highshort

α2194Ἀνδρῶναmen'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".highshort

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.highshort

α2219Ἀνεδείματοbuilt up again, rebuilt[Meaning he/she/it] went up. [He/she/it] built up, constructed.highshort

α2550Ἀνόκαιονupper floor[Meaning] the upstairs living-quarters. Xenophon in Anabasis of Cyrus and those associated with the comic poet Antiphanes [sc. use the word].highshort

α2582Ἀνώγεωνupstairs, 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 …highmedium

α2599ἈνώφλιονjambThe [same as] u(pe/rquron ["lintel"].highshort

α2648Ἀντήρειςanswering, 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 …highshort

α2972Ἄπεδαlevel grounds[Meaning] flat grounds. Clidemus [writes]: "and they began to level the acropolis and build round [it] the nine-gated Pelasgikon."highshort

α3265Ἀπογειῶσαιto reduce to dirt[Meaning] to destroy [sc. a built structure] down to its foundations.highshort

α3464Ἀπὸ ξυστοῦfrom a spear[It was] Homer [who] said "from a spear".highshort

α3550Ἀποστέγεινto 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].highshort

α3762Ἄργελλαargella, vapour-bathA Macedonian building, which they heat up and wash [in].highshort

α4225Ἄστεαtowns[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.highshort

α4352Ἀτημελίαneglect[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 …highshort

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