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α3215ἈπίωνApionSon of Plistonicus; nicknamed Mochthus ["Toil"]; of Egypt (but according to Heliconius, a Cretan). Grammarian. A pupil of Apollonius son of Archibius; he also attended Euphranor's lectures when he was an old man, more …highmedium
α3217ἌπιςApisA god of Egyptians. And see above under "Apides." [It is said] that Apis the Egyptian was the first to bring the art of medicine into Greece.highshort
α3235Ἁπλότηςsimplicity[Simplicity is] of two kinds. The one [is] intelligent and just, the other foolish and unjust. After all, the contemporary multiplicity also develops in some with justice and good sense, but in others with …highmedium
α3361Ἀποκναίεινto wear out[Meaning] to annoy, to wear thin. "Why don't you sleep? You're wearing me out with your walking around." Menander in Hated Man [sc. writes this]. "For I do not wear out the man -- …highmedium
α3397ἈπολινάριοςApollinarios, ApollinariusOf Laodicea in Syria. He lived in the days of Constantius and Julian the Apostate, and until the reign of Theodosius the Great; he was a contemporary of Basil and Gregory, the much-admired Cappadocians. …highmedium
α3398ἈπολινάριοςApollinarius, ApollinariosThis man appeared after Paul of Samosata; he was bishop of Laodicea in Syria, and introduced another folly. The Arians said that our Lord's flesh had no soul; he said that the Lord took …highmedium
α3405ἈπολλόδωροςApollodoros, ApollodorusOf Gela; comic poet, contemporary of the comic poet Menander. His dramas: Hunger-Striker or Brotherly Lovers, Well Dyed Man, Priestess, Banquet of Letters, Liar, Sisyphos, Shameful Man.highshort
α3409ἈπολλοφάνηςApollophanesAthenian; comic [sc. poet] of the old style. His plays: Dalis, Iphigeron, Cretans, Danae, Centaurs.highshort
α3415ἈπολλωνιάςApollonias, ApollonisThe wedded wife of Attalos, the father of King Eumenes. She was a commoner who became queen, and maintained that high status until her final day, behaving not with a courtesan's seductiveness but with …highmedium
α3419ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, ApolloniusAn Alexandrian, writer of epic poems; spent some time on Rhodes; son of Silleus; a student of Kallimachos; contemporary with Eratosthenes, Euphorion, and Timarchos, in the reign of Ptolemy known as The Benefactor [Euergetes], …highshort
α3420ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, ApolloniusOf Tyana, philosopher, son of Apollonios and a mother from that town, members of the gentry. With him in her womb, his mother saw a genius standing near saying that he himself was the …highlong
α3421ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, ApolloniusA different one, [but also] from Tyana, a younger philosopher born during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, as Agresphon [says] in On Homonyms.highshort
α3448Ἀπὸ Ναννάκουfrom Nannakos, from Nannacus[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to things exceedingly old and ancient.highshort
α3484Ἀποπορευτέαnecessary to go backAgathias [writes]: "accordingly it seemed to him necessary to go back to the river Phasis, and from the difficult terrains there." Meaning necessary to revisit, necessary to return.highshort
α3605Ἀπὸ τοῦ κρατίστουin all good faith[Meaning] powerfully. "With the Carthaginians obedient, in all good faith, to all the commands." And Polybius [writes elsewhere]: "and in antiquity monarchy existed in all good faith amongst the Romans; but in our times …highshort
α3618Ἀπότρωκτονapocope[Like in the case of] a)/lfiton ["barley-groats"]. This, they say, apocope, Epicharmus was the first to discover.highshort
α3729Ἀράβιος ἄγγελοςArabian messengerMenander in Dedicated Girl or Messenian Woman [uses the phrase]. From the proverb [about the] "Arabian piper". "So I started an Arabian pipe going"; it is applied to those who speak incessantly. Long ago, …highmedium
α3737ἈραρώςArarosAnd it is declined *)ararw/ ["of Araros"]. An Athenian, son of Aristophanes the comic poet and himself a comic poet, he produced first in the 101st Olympiad. Amongst his plays are Kaineus, Kampulion, Descendents …highshort
α3745ἌρατοςAratus, AratosFrom Soloi in Cilicia (for there is also a city Soloi on Cyprus), son of Athenodoros. His brothers [were] Myris, Kalondas, Athenodoros. He was a student of the grammarian Menecrates of Ephesus, and of …highmedium
α3752ἈρβαζάκιοςArbazakios, ArbazaciusThe Isaurian, [who lived] in the time of the emperor Arcadius, whom they called "Harpazakios" ["grabby"] because of his greed. For he was from Armenia, and he was seized by three afflictions at the …highmedium
α3753ἈρβάκηςArbaces, ArbakesKing of the Medes in the time of Sardanapalus, a man who was both sensible in life and indeed someone skilled in negotiations; he spent his time in hunts and wars and accomplished many …highmedium
α3807Ἀρδήττης ἈρδήττουArdettes, [genitive] ArdettouA proper name. Also [sc. attested is] Ardettos, a place in Athens, where all Athenians used to swear the jurors' oath in public. But Theophrastos in his [books] On Laws says that this custom …highshort
α3834ἈρειανόςArianOne should know that dissensions arose among the Arians also for the following reason. The contentious questions which were daily agitated among them led them to assert some absurd propositions. For whereas it is …highmedium
α3867ἈρριανόςArrianos, Arrianus, ArrianAn epic poet, who composed an epic paraphrase of the Georgics of Vergil. [He also wrote an] Alexandriad; it is in accordance with [Alexander] the Macedonian, in twenty four epic songs; [and] poems to …highshort
α3868ἈρριανόςArrianos, Arrianus, ArrianOf Nicomedia, an Epictetan philosopher; known as "the new Xenophon". He was in Rome during the reigns of the emperors Hadrian and Marcus [Aurelius] and Antoninus, and garnered honors even so far as becoming …highshort
α3886ἈρίωνArionOf Methymna, a lyric poet, son of Kykleus. He was born in the 38th Olympiad. Certain people recorded that he was even a pupil of Alkman. He composed songs: [namely] preludes in 2000 verses. …highmedium
α3892ἈρίσταρχοςAristarchus, Aristarchos, AristarkhosOf Alexandria by adoption, although he was born in Samothrace. His father was Aristarchus. He lived in the 156th Olympiad, under Ptolemy Philometor, to whose son he was also tutor. He is said to …highmedium
α3893ἈρίσταρχοςAristarkhos, Aristarchos, AristarchusOf Tegea, a composer of tragedies, who was sick with some disease; then Asclepius cured him and required him to give a thanksgiving dedication for his health. The poet allotted him the drama that …highmedium
α3897ἈρίσταινοςAristainos, Aristaenus"The Achaeans Philopoemen and Aristaenus were alike in having neither a single nature nor a [single] political standpoint. For indeed Philopoemen was well-suited for the field of war both in body and in spirit, …highmedium
α3899ἈρίσταιχμοςAristaichmos, AristaechmusA proper name.highshort