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α4174ἈσκληπιόδοτοςAsklepiodotos, AsclepiodotusThis man from earliest childhood was agreed to be the keenest and most learned of his age-mates, to the extent that he did not stop busying himself with each of the things which he …highlong
α4202ἈσπασίαAspasiaShe became notorious. She was Milesian in descent, clever with regards to words. They say she was simultaneously teacher and beloved of Pericles. It is supposed she became the cause of two wars, the …highmedium
α4260ἈστυάναξAstyanaxA proper name. Also [sc. attested is the adjective] Astyanaktian.highshort
α4312Ἀταλὰ φρονέωνthinking childish (things)[Meaning] silly [ones], simple [ones].highshort
α4316ἌτταλοςAttalos, AttalusA king, brother of Eumenes, to whom no other external resource was available for the purpose of kingship, but only wealth, which, when handled with intelligence and daring, truly offers great utility for every …highmedium
α4317Ἀτάλλωνfostering; skipping[Meaning one who is] rearing. Sophocles [writes]: "feed on light breezes, fostering your young soul." Ajax says [this] to his own son. It also means ski/rtwn ["bounding"].highshort
α4334ἈτεκνῶI make childless (?)[Used] with an accusative.highshort
α4363ἈτιμάζωI deem unworthy[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] I look down upon, I shun. Aelian [writes]: "these things the Dioscuri did not deem unworthy to reveal to him again." Also [sc. attested is] a)timh=sai ["to dishonor"], [meaning] …highshort
α4367Ἀτιμώρητοςundefended, unavenged[Meaning] unaided, or remarkable. Sometimes, too, it is evil. So Aelian [applies the word] to unaided: "it did not happen that the smitten children remained undefended, for the victory which their neighbors had won …highshort
α4372Ἄτολμοιundaring[Meaning ones who/which are] cowardly, cowering. "Because [hares] are the feeblest of animals, undaring of soul, knowing only how to run away." And elsewhere [it is written]: "since therefore, because of lack of daring, …highshort
α4385Ἀτρέως ὄμματαAtreus' eyesThat is, pitiless and harsh [ones]. The saying comes from the transgression of Atreus, who as a result of slander suspected that his brother Thyestes was seducing his wife Aerope. He cut up and …highshort
α4389Ἄτριψunaccustomed[sc. Means] unlearned, unpracticed. "For nor was Papirius unaccustomed of [= to] these things." And elsewhere: "for he was unaccustomed of [= to] this road."highshort
α4418Αὐαίνεταιis wasting away[Meaning he/she/it] is drying out. For au)=oi [means those who are] dry. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] au(asmo/s, [meaning] dryness. The first [syllable] has a rough breathing. Aristophanes [writes]: "then the child …highmedium
α4421Αὐήναςhaving dried, having withered[sc. Means] having dessicated. "having dried [it, Komaulos] dedicated to wine-loving Dionysus the one stealing the gifts of Dionysus." He says [this] about a hedgehog. From the verb au)ai/nw ["I dry"]. "If now while …highshort
α4446Αὖλος ΠοστόμιοςAulus Postumius[Aulus Postumius] came from a prominent household and family, but he was personally a chatterbox and prattler as well as a bore par excellence. From childhood, he longed to acquire the culture and language …highmedium
α4498ΑὐτοκλείδηςAutokleides, AutoclidesKedonides and Autokleides and Thersandros used to be ridiculed as keen pederasts.highshort
α4599Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξαςhaving let go and having set free'Having let go' is when someone releases [someone] from the charges which he charged against him. But 'having set free' is when he persuades the person doing the charging to withdraw and cease bringing …highmedium
α4603Ἀφηλικέστεροςrather superannuated"Caesar dismissed those of his troops who were rather superannuated but put on shows for those who were of an age suitable for military service". Arrian [writes]: "[...] since the protectorship of that superannuated …highmedium
α4649Ἀφριόενfrothy[Meaning] foamy. "Furiously grinding [her teeth], with a din, at her frothy chin."highshort
α4653ἈφροδίτηAphrodite, VenusThey sculpt the statue of her holding a comb, since a pestilential itch once afflicted the womenfolk of the Romans, and when they all shaved themselves, their combs became useless to them; they prayed …highmedium
α4694ἈχίαςAhijah, Achias, AkhiasThis prophet lived when Jeroboam was king of the Hebrews. During that time when his child was sick, he told his wife to go where Achias stayed to ask about her child's health after …highmedium
αι5ΑἰακίδηςAiakides, Aeacides[Meaning] the son of Aeacus.highshort
αι64Αἴγληradiance; Aigle[Meaning] a throw at dice, brilliance, gleam. Cratinus [sc. uses the word]. And [sc. in so doing] he reveals [that it is] a type of round sacrificial cake, and rite of sacrifice, as Leagoras …highshort
αι79ΑἰδεσίαAidesia, AedesiaWife 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, …highlong
αι198ΑἰμιλίαAemilia, AimiliaThe 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 …highmedium
αι230Αἶνοςtale, story[Meaning a] proverbial story. Or [intended as] praise, and encomium. There is a certain tale: how a man and not a man killed me, a bird and not a bird, but just the same …highmedium
αι325Αἰσθέσθαιto perceive[The aorist] ai)sqe/sqai differs from [the present] ai)sqa/nesqai. For ai)sqe/sqai [is used] in reference to knowing something accurately, but ai)sqa/nesqai [is used] in reference to conjecturing something. And as regards ai)sqa/nesqai, Antiphon in Proems …highmedium
αι334ΑἴσωποςAesopA Samian or Sardian, though Eugeiton said that he was a Mesembrian, and others [call him] a Phrygian from Kotiaiaon. He became a logopoios, which is an inventor of stories and responses. Being welcomed …highmedium
αι347ΑἰσχίνηςAeschines, Aischines, AiskhinesOf Athens. Rhetor. Son of Atrometus and Glaucothea; he studied rhetoric with Alcidamas of Elea. Some have written that his parents were slaves. This man, when he was collaborating in some legal case and …highmedium
αι364Αἰτήσασθαιto ask for, to requestThe [verb that means] to be furnished with. Menander in Nurse [writes]: "if any of you, sweetest gentlemen, asked for or been furnished with a child ...]" Also in Hymnis: "not asking for fire …highshort