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μ865Μηδ' ἄκανθα ἀμύξῃ τοὺς ἀγαθούςnot even a thorn scratches good menFrom alpha 1683. (Diogenianus 6.69 quotes a version in which 'good men' is unstated.)Matched in noteshighshort
α145Ἄγανονfirewood, broken; good, gentle… not chopped. But with the oxytone it means fine. Or good or kindly, though some [say] immortal. Whence also [comes the term] a)ganofrosu/nh ["kindly-mindedness"]. Also [sc. attested is the verb] a)ganou=men ["we will make …Matched in translationhighmedium
α30ἌβελAbel… of flocks; out of these he offered a sacrifice to God and was accepted, but was then killed because he was envied by his brother Cain. Cain happened to be a farmer and after …Matched in translationhighmedium
ει184Εἰρεσιώνηeiresione… returned safely after slaying the Minotaur, he would wreath the god with branches of olive, and offer sacrifice; and he [duly] placed this suppliant’s branch upon the god and boiled pots of soot and …Matched in translationhighlong
ε555Ἐκ παντὸς ξύλουout of every timber… it relates] to things which have the reputation of being good, but turn out to be different.Matched in translationhighshort
ε3510ΕὔθυμοςEuthymos, Euthumos, Euthymus… Theogenes and Theugenes (each meaning "He Who Is Born Of God[s]) -- won at Olympia in boxing (480 BCE) and in pankration (476). He is reported to have won twelve hundred crowns (Plutarch, Moralia …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ1785Κλῆρος ἙρμοῦHermes' lot… first they took this out, assigning this honour to the god; and the one after the god got his allocation. Euripides in Aiolos mentions this practice.Matched in translationhighshort
μ904Μὴ κίνει Καμάρινανdo not move Kamarina… When the men of Kamarina wanted to drain it, the god commanded them: "do not move Kamarina". They, however, disobeyed the god and suffered harm. This gave rise to the proverb, in reference to …Matched in translationhighshort
α2815Ἄξιονproper, fine, worthy… a)/cion cu/lon ["fine timber"], [meaning timber] well and beautifully worked, good, beautiful. Aristophanes [writes]: "if you're caught out, at least it will be from fine timber [that you will hang]". From the proverb: "to …Matched in translationhighmedium
α425ἈδάμAdam… first human, he who was shaped by the hand of God and formed in the image and likeness of the Creator and Founder; he was also deemed worthy of a dwelling in Paradise. He …Matched in translationhighlong
δ209Δελφὸς ἀνὴρ στέφανον μὲν ἔχει δίψει δὲ ἀπόλλυταιa Delphian man has a crown but dies of thirst.… men wear wreaths because they serve as priests for the god, but, lacking the necessities of life, they do not manage.Matched in translationhighshort
μ1348ΜωϋσῆςMoses… where they had lived for 215 years. How then does God declare to Abraham, that "your seed will be a sojourner for 400 years"? Rather, it is clear that the [duration of the] sojourning …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1090ἈλβανοίAlbanoi, Albani, Albanians… say that the land of these people is rich and good for producing crops and that it provides sweet wine aplenty.Matched in translationhighshort
α1421Ἅλοιτοmight spring… stage always spring with soft feet on your polished grave, god-like Sophocles."Matched in translationhighshort
μ506Μελίνηmeline, millet… off wine, pulses, millets, figs. For the country had all good things except olive oil."Matched in translationhighshort
μ938Μήλῳ βληθῆναιto be struck with a apple… apple by a little whore and break off from a good reputation." That is, fall out from [it].Matched in translationhighshort
α3334Ἀπὸ καλοῦ ξύλου κἂν ἀπάγξασθαιshould be hanged from a fine timber… to suffer, better to suffer at the hands of someone good than someone base. And Aristophanes [writes]: "if you should stumble, at least [you will hang] from [a timber that is] worthy."Matched in translationhighshort
χ300Χίδρανgroats… type of plant. From this there is indication of a good season.Matched in translationhighshort
αι76Αἰγυπτία κληματίςEgyptian vine-branch.… how he might live the best life, and that the god's answer was that he should go skin-to-skin with the dead. Hence, understanding the implication of this, he read the works of the ancients.Matched in translationhighshort
δ426ΔημήτηρDemeter… And elsewhere: "they were inhabiting a land especially fortunate and good for bringing forth fruit, sweet and abundant wine."Matched in translationhighshort
μ978Μήρινθοςline… try something and fail. "The line certainly brought in nothing good for them; for not much later clouds of locusts flowing over them ate up their crops."Matched in translationhighshort
α47Ἄβιοςfull-livedAntiphon has a)/bion for one who has acquired a good living. Similarly Homer has a)/culon for "full of timber."Matched in translationhighshort
α4250Ἀστράγαλοςknucklebone, astragal… finger-joint that you saw is the hand of the living God; and He wrote that he has measured and filled the measure of your rule." Belshazzar, hearing this, was devastated, and, after a short …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4479Αὐτίκαforthwith, in a moment… clear," in reference to things that have prospects for a good end right from the start.Matched in translationhighshort
α2896Ἀπανθήσανταhaving faded, having withered… am most happy, I who have anointed my head with good ointments [...] For they stay on the head a long time. The others, once having faded, all fly away." Aristophanes says [this]. For …Matched in translationhighshort
ι401ἸοβιανόςJovianus, Jovian… nothing with the inhabitants, not a generous word nor a good deed. A man who had advanced to such a point of power not through his own virtue but through his father's reputation—for he …Matched in translationhighlong
ε2143Ἐπεισόδιονepisode, addition… to this, as if to a great and terrible play, god added the no less serious episode of Musonius." And in the Epigrams: "the colours of chalk and the added [epeisodion] flower of rouge …Matched in translationhighshort
δ1124Διμήτωρtwice-born… becomes laden with fruit and ripens its grape-clusters -- the god thus being considered as having been born once from the earth and again from the vine"), and generally LSJ s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
α478Ἀδιαφορίαindifference… assistance to a harmonious life, which is connected to every good thing. Secondly it is some intermediate power or use which contributes to a life according to nature, which is similar to saying whatever …Matched in translationhighlong
μ1326Μῶλυmoly… milk-white flower, hard to dig up (unless one is a god), and an antidote against Circe's potions (see web address 1). For later applications of the word (e.g. to garlic or rue) see LSJ …Matched in noteshighshort

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