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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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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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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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4436
Αὔλειος θύρα
courtyard door
['courtyard door'] and [sc. also attested is] 'forecourt' [door].
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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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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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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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Αἰγείρου θέα
poplar
The white [sc. variety]. A type of plant. Poplar's view: there was a poplar in Athens near to the shrine; there they used to set up the benches before the theater existed. From this …
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114
Βάρεις
barges
[Meaning] boats, walls, stoas, courtyards, towers, balls. "He was in charge of barges [or: bastions]". That is, of walls. "Even if your horrible barge is heavily laden, accept me, the dog Diogenes deceased."
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Βάρεις ἐλεφάντιναι
ivory bastions, ivory towers
[Meaning] the churches all over the world, one in faith, in which God is honored. Also [sc. attested is] ba/rewn, the genitive plural. But baris [is] a stoa and a city.
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157
Βασιλική
basilica
In the basilica behind the Milion -- where also the exammon was up until the time of the emperor Heraclius -- stood a gilt statue of a man on bended knee, Justin the tyrant. …
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524
Βραχμάν
Brahman, Brachman
A king, who also gave his name to the country. He wrote the Laws of the Brahmans and a Constitution of the same people in his own language. "The Brahmans are a very pious …
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534
Βρέτας
likeness
[Meaning an] image, statue. [sc. Called this] from the fact that it looks like a mortal. "To fall somewhere toward a likeness". [That is] toward a sanctuary or toward a shrine, or to become …
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544
Βριμήσαιο
you were to roar, you might roar
[Meaning if] you were to get angry. "[...] so that if you were to roar [and look] potsherd-wise, they would drag down the shields by night and occupy the approaches to the grain supply." …
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559
Βρόχοις
with nooses, with slip-knots
[Meaning] with ropes. "They, then, having attached some slip-knots let [him] down by night from the precinct." And elsewhere: "by using the ropes they were scaling the defenses." And [the phrase] "he attaching a …
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588
Βυζάντιον
Byzantion, Byzantium
Byzantion in the reign of Severus, 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 …
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Διακεκναισμένη
worn-away
[Meaning] destroyed/ruined. Also [sc. attested is the masculine] diakeknaisme/nos, [meaning] withered. "If I were to become pale, like the followers of Socrates, and unshod and clothed in rags [...]". For the horsemen have a …
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