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α154Ἀγαπητόνbeloved, scarce[Meaning] that which is loved or unique. Also [sc. attested is the related adverb] a)gaphtw=s ["scarcely"]. "So great was the foolishness among their leaders that they scarcely saw whether they would not be fighting …highshort
α158ἈγάπιοςAgapios, AgapiusThis man was an Alexandrian by birth; raised from childhood amidst cultured discourse, he became a commentator on medical teachings and went to Byzantium where he established a very distinguished school. Relying on the …highshort
α783ἈκάκιοςAkakios, Acacius

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beloved, scarce

[Meaning] that which is loved or unique. Also [sc. attested is the related adverb] a)gaphtw=s ["scarcely"]. "So great was the foolishness among their leaders that they scarcely saw whether they would not be fighting…

Ἀγαπητόν· τὸ ἠγαπημένον ἢ τὸ μονογενές. καὶ οὕτω δὲ ἄρα πολὺ τὸ ἀνόητον ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν αὐτῶν ἦν, ὥστε ἀγαπητῶς εἶδον, εἰ μὴ μετὰ πάντων ἀγωνιοῦνται τῶν συναραμένων τῆς στρατιᾶς.

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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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α3500ἈπορησίαdifficultnessMeaning difficulty. So Eubulus [sc. uses the word]. Also [sc. attested is] a)po/rrhsin ["interdictio"'], a prohibition. "He did not tolerate the interdiction, but, swollen with anger, he spoke." And elsewhere: "the interdiction of [= …highshort

α4102ἈρχιάδαςArchiadasThis man showed what sort of person he was in spirit: when a lot of his possessions had been plundered, since he perceived that Theagenes, who was still a little child, was grieving over …highmedium

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

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

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

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

β524ΒραχμάνBrahman, BrachmanA 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 …highlong

β572Βρύκουσαgnashing[Meaning] grinding her teeth. "She spoke, gnashing besides her sharp tooth, like the Lakonian woman she was."highshort

δ540Διαδικασάμενοςhaving disputed[Meaning he] having reproached, having refuted. "[It was he] who, having disputed with him concerning his defection/apostasy, killed his children."highshort

δ752ΔιάσιαDiasiaA festival of Zeus the Kindly at Athens; it is called 'Diasia' because they escaped [diafugei=n] troubles [a)/sai] with their prayers. And Aristophanes [writes]: "when I bought you a little cart at the Diasia."highshort

ε319Ἔθειραιlocks[Meaning] hairs that are tended to habitually. "When Eudoxos carded his first fine locks." ['Carded'] meaning combed. And [sc. again] in the Epigrams: "Doris, pulling back one hair of her golden lock."highshort

ε539Ἐκορίζετοwas wheedling[Meaning he/she/it] was coddling; as [it is] customary for parents to speak playfully to small children in an effort to make them happy. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "she took this son of mine and …highshort

ε540Ἐκορωνίαwas arching the neck[Meaning he/she/it] was prancing. "But the young man, being high-spirited by nature and endowed with all manner of scurrilousness, was arching his neck and falling foul of the prominent men."highshort

ε762Ἐλδυνομένουςswathed"[Them] swathed with early whiskers and speedy chin-hairs."highshort

ε937Ἔμβαρός εἰμιI am weighty[Meaning I am] sound of mind, thoughtful. Peiraieus was previously an island. This, in fact, is how it got its name: from the crossing [diaperan]. Mounykhos, who possessed its headlands, established a shrine of …highmedium

ε951Ἐμβόλιμοςsupposititious[Meaning] imperfect. "Certain supposititious children of Hippokrates."highshort

χ42Χαλκιδίζεινto Chalkidize[To Chalkidize] and to be Chalkidian. In reference to those who are being stingy. Also [sc. attested is] to phikidize, in reference to pederasty; since among them sexual acts between males were customary. But …highshort