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Αἴβιλος
Aibilos, Aebilus
Proper name.
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Αἰβιωναῖος
Aibionaios, Aebionaeus
Proper name.
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Αἰγαλέως
Aigaleos
[*)aigale/ws] in the genitive instead of . . .
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Αἰγάστρη
Aigastre
[no gloss]
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αι
76
Αἰγυπτία κληματίς
Egyptian vine-branch.
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to lean and fairly tall men; such a man was Zeno of Citium. It is said that he consulted the oracle to learn how he might live the …
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77
Αἴγυπτος
Aigyptos, Aegyptus, Egypt
A personal name. Also the country of the Egyptians. [Note] that when Hermes, the son of Pekos who is also Zeus, arrived, Mestrem was the king of those there; his was the name they …
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79
Αἰδεσία
Aidesia, Aedesia
Wife of Hermeias. She was related by birth to the great Syrianos, and was the fairest and finest of all the women in Alexandria. In her character she was similar to her husband: simple, …
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Αἰδοῖ εἴκων
yielding to shame
[Meaning someone] being ashamed. "And he put on a gold crown, doing this out of shame [for] the virtue accompanying Marcellus."
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89
Αἰδοῖος
venerable
[Meaning] one worthy of reverence and respect. Damascius [says]: "Isidore was awestruck at the sight of Proclus, venerable and marvelous to see; he thought he was seeing in him the very face of true …
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Αἰετός
eagle
[Meaning] the bird [of that name]. The Pisidian says [sc. of eagles]: "they have a nature not susceptible to thirst, nor again does their solidity need a dusting-place; rather, they are above thirst and …
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105
Αἰήτης
Aietes, Aeetes
Proper name. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'Aieteian verse'.
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Αἰθάλη
soot
[Meaning] dust, ash, the black [which comes] out of an oven. Or 'soot', a type of thickened smoke. A dustcloud can also be called 'soot'. "Having filled a wineskin with dust he ordered them …
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116
Αἰθέριος
Aitherios, Aetherius, Etherius
Epic poet. He wrote various things, including a Wedding Song in epic verses for Simplicius his own brother.
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αι
117
Αἰθεροβατεῖν
to aether-tread, to tread the aether
[Meaning] to walk on the aether. "And the one who thought that he was treading the aether and holding onto the very pole of heaven and travelling around with the stars did not notice …
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119
Αἴθειν
to set ablaze
[Meaning] to burn. "As soon as he invaded the enemy territory, he started giving the order to set the land ablaze and destroy it."
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156
Αἴθυγμα
glimmer
[Meaning a] stirring. "He dreamed his way through his reign and produced a kind of glimmer or apparition of monarchy. In this way he was no obstacle to the man becoming consul."
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160
Αἰκάλλει
fawns
[Meaning he/she/it] flatters, sways, persuades. "[He] being obsequious and fawning up to the laurel of the king/emperor." To fawn up to [u(paika/llein] is also used. "[He] being obsequious and at the same time fawning …
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163
Αἰκατερίνα
Ekaterina, Ekaterini, Katherine
Proper name.
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Αἴ κε πάθοι τά κ' ἔρεξε δίκη δ' ἰθεῖα γένοιτο
if he should endure the sufferings which he has inflicted, the punishment would be just
An oracle given concerning the murders and injustices of Aurelian. Aristophanes [writes]: "every one of the Athenians when he goes in yells at the servants and asks: 'Where is my pot? Who gave away …
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Αἰλία
Ailia, Aelia
Name of a city. Jerusalem.
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178
Αἰλιανός
Aelian, Aelianus, Ailianos
Of Praeneste in Italy. High-priest and sophist; surnamed Claudius. He was nicknamed 'honey-tongued' or 'honey-voiced'. He was a sophist in Rome itself in the period after Hadrian.
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179
Αἰλιανός
Aelian, Aelianus, Ailianos
This man served as general during the reign of Valens. From Syedra, he was extremely independent, and having been conspicuous for his spirit since childhood, he was abundantly endowed in the matters of the …
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183
Αἴλιος Ἀδριανός
Aelius Hadrianus, Hadrian, Adrianos
Look under 'abomination of desolation'.
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198
Αἰμιλία
Aemilia, Aimilia
The wife of Scipio the Great; she made a practice of participating in the women's processions with a show of pomp that was magnificent, since she reached her peak at the same time that …
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199
Αἰμιλιανός
Aemilianus, Aimilianos
Proper name.
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200
Αἰμίλιος
Aemilius
The consul, who defeated Perseus the king of the Macedonians. He was a judicious man who knew how to handle good fortune and was self-sufficient. For he received the man along with his royal …
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203
Αἱμοβόρος
bloodsucking
[Meaning] he who/that which eats blood.
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205
Αἱμόνιος
Haimonios, Haemonius
A Roman; wounded during the war of the Persians against the Athenians he [nevertheless] ran to Athens, went in to [see] the prytaneis, and said to them 'Rejoice, we are rejoicing'; he then fell …
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214
Αἰνέας
Aineas, Aeneas
A proper name.
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215
Αἰνείας
Aineias, Aeneas
This man wrote about fire-signals, as Polybios says, and a handbook about stratagems.
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