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clothing342
definition261
dialects, grammar, and etymology212
daily life132
biography94
comedy94
religion89
ethics87
trade and manufacture81
zoology77
geography75
historiography75

32 more

poetry73
history71
women66
gender and sexuality65
imagery65
military affairs61
epic50
science and technology37
food36
philosophy35
medicine34
rhetoric34

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Α alpha140
Ε epsilon82
Δ delta47
Β beta34
Χ chi28
ΑΙ alphaiota11

Vetting status

high342

Length

Short284
Medium53
Long5

Translator

Jennifer Benedict148
Catharine Roth59
William Hutton48
David Whitehead36
Malcolm Heath6
Craig Gibson5

21 more

Anne Mahoney4
Antonella Ippolito4
Oliver Phillips ✝4
Robert Dyer4
Stefano Sanfilippo3

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α1860Ἀναδούμενοςtied up"That man [is] delicate and pretty and weakened by softness of body and effeminate and has his hair tied up, just like the more wanton of the courtesans, and ever keeps his locks and …highshort
α1888Ἀνακαλυπτήριαunveiling-presents[Meaning] gifts given to brides from both the husband and [his?] family friends , whenever [the brides] are first unveiled and viewed by the menfolk. These are also [called] wedding-presents.highshort
α1930Ἀναλαμβάνεινto gather up[Used] with an accusative. In reference to lifting up. Philosophers used to take care also to gather up their clothing in an orderly fashion, and they mocked those who did not do this. Plato …high

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tied up

"That man [is] delicate and pretty and weakened by softness of body and effeminate and has his hair tied up, just like the more wanton of the courtesans, and ever keeps his locks and his brow dripping with unguents."

Ἀναδούμενος· ὁ δὲ τρυφερὸς ἐκεῖνος καὶ ἁβρὸς καὶ ὑπὸ μαλακίας τοῦ σώματος κατεαγὼς καὶ λελυγισμένος καὶ τὰς κόμας ἀναδούμενος, ὥσπερ αἱ τῶν ἑταιρίδων ἀσελγέστεραι, καὶ μυροσταγὲς…

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α1981ἈναξαγόραςAnaxagorasA sophist, son of Hegesibulus, of Clazomenae. He was nicknamed 'Mind', since he said that matter and mind are the guardian of all things. This is the man who said that the sun is …highmedium

α1993Ἀναξυρίδαςpants[Meaning] trousers, breeches, or thick and unworn sandals. "Although [he saw that] Theodosius' belt had been loosened, the one holding up his pants around his private parts."highshort

α2061Ἀνασεσυρμένηνexposed[Meaning] disorderly, indecorous. "[An] exposed and outrageous comedy". "They call the jesting man charming and the witty man clever, but the exposed man raw and simple. From these it follows also that the austere …highshort

α2066Ἀνάσιλλοςwith hair brushed up from the forehead[Meaning] forehead-bald.highshort

α2110Ἀνατρητοὺς ἐμβάδαςworn-through shoes[Meaning] footwear that has been torn apart and bored through. "But the shoes? - They too weathered the storm with [me]." Aristophanes [sc. writes this].highshort

α2117Ἀναφαλαντίανforehead-baldThey do not say a)nafa/lanton; and a)na/sillon ["with hair brushed up in front"] [means] the same.highshort

α2156Ἀνδραποδώδειςslavish[Meaning those] appropriate to a slave, indicative of a slavish mind. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)ndrapodw/dhs qri/c ["slavish hair"], [a saying] in reference to the foolish. Plato says: "having the slavish hair …highshort

α2157Ἀνδραποδώδη τρίχαslavish hair[Meaning] the haircut specifically of slaves, which the slave women and men in Athens used to change after they had been emancipated. "And it was [possible] to hear these things when many men were …highshort

α2223Ἀνέδουνthey were tying up[Meaning] they were garlanding, they were fettering. "Approaching, the islanders were putting headbands on them and tying them up."highshort

α2333Ἀνεσύρατοpulled off someone's clothes[Meaning he/she/it] stripped [someone] naked.highshort

α2375Ἀνήλιποςunshoed, barefoot[Meaning] one who is shoeless.highshort

α2380Ἀνείμονεςunclad[Meaning they who are] cloakless, without himatia.highshort

α2394Ἀνεῖτο δὲ αὐτῷ ἡ κόμη καὶ ποτὸν ὕδωρ ἦνhis hair was left free and his drink was water["Was left free"] meaning was loosed. [Josephus] says [this] about Samuel the prophet. But a)nei=to [in another sense] means he/she/it was dedicated. "Since Narses, the general of Italy, combined sense with great deeds in …highshort

α2412Ἀνήλιποςunshod, barefoot[Meaning] one who is shoeless.highshort

α2457Ἀνιεμένη κόλπονbaring (her) bosom[Meaning] drawing back and letting fall the peplos, stripping the garment down to the breasts. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "[them] skinning goats".highshort

α2486Ἀνθεμίδωνblossoms"And Artemis, let the running Graces tread this grove, their light sandals on blossoms." Meaning flowers. Also [sc. attested is] Anthemides, a patronymic.highshort

α2513ἈνθίνηAnthene, AnthineA city; also the (?)shoulder-wrap [sc. of a cloak or tunic]. Also [sc. attested is the adjective] anthinon ["flowery"], [meaning something] blossomy, bright. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'flowery chiton', and (?)nourishment.highshort

α2657ἈντιγενίδηςAntigenides, AntigenidasSon of Satyros, Theban, musician, pipe-singer of Philoxenos. This man was the first to use Milesian shoes and he wore a yellow cloak in the Reveller. He wrote lyric poems.highshort

α2701Ἀντιπαράτωραantiparatora[Meaning] mutual adornment, or some other fine appearance. For paraton [paratum] [is] "preparation" amongst Romans.highshort

α2791Ἀνυπόδητοςunshod[Meaning] barefoot. [A word] in which eta is used, not a)nupo/detos [i.e. with epsilon].highshort

α2851Ἀορτήρhanger, sword-belt[Meaning] the strap of a sword. Also [sc. attested is the dative plural] a)orth/resin ["on/with hangers"].highshort

α2860Ἄωτονchoicest, flower[Meaning a] blossom, ornament, garland. A headcovering [made] out of tender wools. And a)w/tw| [is] the dative. But an 'earless jug' [a)/wton a)ggei=on] [is] one that does not have ears. Also [sc. attested is] …highshort

α2891Ἀπαμφιέσαντεςhaving stripped off[Meaning they] having unclothed. Also [sc. attested is] a)pamfiei= ["he/she/it will strip off"], [meaning] will uncover. In Hated Man [Menander writes]: "for sometimes liquor will strip off this affectedness of mine even though it …highshort

α2920ἈπαράτιλτοςundepilatedMeaning shaggy and disorderly with regard to the hair. "[Undepilated,] for six years unbathed".highshort

α2932Ἅπασαν τὴν οὐσίαν ἠμφίασταιhe has put on all his property[sc. A saying] in reference to those who do not have anything else whatsoever except that which is on [them].highshort

α2968Ἀπέβλισενstole away[Meaning he/she/it] took away. The metaphor [comes] from honeycombs or from those sucking milk. Aristophanes in Birds [writes]: "a cloak-stealer struck me in the back with a club, and I fell [and] was going …highshort

α2999Ἀπεκτήτουuncombed[Meaning] unkempt. In the Epigrams: "gold does not have the glory of your uncombed hair."highshort

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