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α1575Ἀμηγέπηany which way, somehow or other[Meaning] in whatever way, after whatever fashion. Also said are a)mwsge/pws and a)mo/qen and a)mouge/pou and a)mhg/epoi and a)mwsge/poi. Aristophanes [writes]: "you always get paid positions somehow or other." Meaning wherever it might happen, …highmedium
α1613Ἀμνοκῶνlamb-witted.[Meaning] sheep-like, stupid, simple-minded; for sheep [are] like this. Aristophanes [writes]: "and you look out for whoever of the citizens is lamb-witted, rich and not rascally and afraid of trouble [sc. in court]." That …highmedium
α1657Ἀμπρεύοντεςhauling[Meaning they who are] conveying. For an a)/mpron is a sort of rope, with which they usually drag or convey large loads. But a)mpreu/ein ["to haul"] [is] properly to convey with a wagon, but …

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any which way, somehow or other

[Meaning] in whatever way, after whatever fashion. Also said are a)mwsge/pws and a)mo/qen and a)mouge/pou and a)mhg/epoi and a)mwsge/poi. Aristophanes [writes]: "you always get paid positions somehow or other." Meaning…

Ἀμηγέπη· ὁπωσδήποτε, καθ' ὁτιοῦν. λέγεται δὲ καὶ Ἀμωσγέπως καὶ Ἀμόθεν καὶ Ἀμουγέπου καὶ Ἀμηγέποι καὶ Ἀμωσγέποι. Ἀριστοφάνης· ὑμᾶς μὲν ἀεὶ μισθοφορεῖν ἀμηγέποι. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἁπανταχοῦ,…

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science and technology48

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meter and music36

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α1676Ἀμύνασθαιto ward off, to requite, to repayThucydides [sc. uses this word] to mean a)mei/besqai ["to requite"], but Simonides [uses it] to mean to return favours, and Sophocles to mean a)palech=sai ["to ward off"]. The orators apply the [word] a)mu/nasqai to …highmedium

α1677ἈμυνίαςAmyniasA proper name. Or someone ready to defend himself [a)mu/nesqai]. "But rather [stupid is] Amynias the son of Swank, the man whose forbears wore their hair in buns." [So says] Aristophanes [and goes on]. …highmedium

α1687Ἀμυστὶ πιεῖνto drink in one gulp['In one gulp' is] an adverb. It is said in reference to those who drink without breathing and without resting, that is without even closing the mouth. Related to this is also the [verb] …highmedium

α1785Ἀμφορεαφόρουςamphora-bearers, amphora-carriers[Meaning] hirelings who carry jars. Also [sc. attested is the singular] amphoreaphoros, he who carries a jar for hire. "Then some amphora-bearer bringing a return." [So says] Menander in The Girl Who Gets Flogged. …highmedium

α1793Ἀμφοῖνof both[a)mfoi=n means the same as] a)mfote/rwn. "Many men were caught between the two sides and utterly destroyed." Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)mfoi=n podoi=n ["with both feet"], meaning with all one's might. Aristophanes …highmedium

α1796Ἀναβάδηνlifted up; propped up[Meaning] on high, to lie down and have ones legs up. Aristophanes [writes]: "now I take a rest starving with my feet lifted up." Or sitting down on a high place. And again: "how …highmedium

α1842ἈναγυράσιοςAnagyrasianAnagyrous is a deme of the [sc. Athenian] tribe Erechtheis, the demesman from which [is an] Anagyrasian. Also [sc. attested is the proverbial phrase] "Anagyrasian spirit". And [there is] a shrine of Anagyros in …highmedium

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 …highmedium

α1998Ἀνάπαυλανrest[Meaning] repose. Repose [is] the life to come. "[Mebod] with other most worthy men providing a respite from the war." Menander [writes]: "for thus the greatest leader of the Huns came upon his rest." …highmedium

α2010Ἀναπειστηρίανpersuasive[Meaning] able to persuade the listeners. Aristophanes [writes]: "how on earth could this [youth] learn acquittal from a lawsuit, or a summons, or persuasive hot air? Yet Hyperbolos learned this for a talent." Summons: …highmedium

α2048ἈνάριστοςunbreakfastedOr rather a)nari/sthtos. Aristophanes in Polyidos [writes]: "I go through the agora unbreakfasted." Alexis in Liar [writes]: "I could not last the whole day unbreakfasted -- not today." Antiphanes in Leukadian [writes]: "he will …highmedium

α2082ἈνάστατοιanastatoiA type of flat-cake. These used to be made for the Arrêphoroi themselves. Certain flat-cakes called charisioi ["thank-offering cakes"] also used to be spoken of. These were mixed and made from the leftovers, and …highmedium

α2155Ἀνδραποδοκάπηλοςslave-dealer, slave-seller[Meaning a] trafficker of [= in] slaves. The foot in men is called a)ndra/podon [literally "man-foot"], on the principle of the part being subordinate to the whole; for the slave is subordinate to the …highmedium

α2308ἈνερίναστοςunripeA saying. In reference to those not holding onto what they may take. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)neri/nastos sukh= ["unripe fig"], one to which the erineoi have not been attached. An erineos …highmedium

α2313Ἀνερριχῶντοthey were clambering up, they were scrambling up[Meaning] they were going up grasping with hands and feet. Strictly speaking they used to say a)narrixa=sqai for climbing to a height gripping with hands and feet. Hellanicus [writes]: "he scrambled up to the …highmedium

α2364ἈνέχομαιI despise, I support, I tolerate[Used] with a genitive. "I despise you in your boldness." Also [sc. attested is] a)ne/xomen ["we support"], meaning we exalt. Aristophanes [writes]: "whenever we support the holy rites at times sacred to the two …highmedium

α2405Ἀνήκειapproached, arrivedAntiphon [sc. uses this word] to mean kaqh/kei ["came down to"], whereas Amipsias said a)nh=ka ["I approached"] to mean a)nabe/bhka ["I have gone up"], while Thucydides [uses] a)nh/kousin ["they arrived [sc. at death]"] meaning …highmedium

α2518Ἀνθοσμίαςflower-smelling, redolent of flowers[Referring to a] wine of fine bouquet. [Meaning] fragrant. From a place [called] Anthosmion; or as if from a type of vine, or [meaning] sweet and fragrant and flowery. Anthosmias, [referring to a] wine …highmedium

α2683ἈντίμαχοςAntimachus, Antimachos, AntimakhosThe Sputterer; this man was a melic poet. He was called Psekas ["Sputterer"] since he sprinkled [with spit] whomever he was talking with. There was also an Olympian called Psekas because of this. This …highmedium

α2707Ἀντιπελαργεῖνto cherish in turnA proverb[ial term] in reference to those who exchange favours. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a)ntipela/rgwsis ["cherishing-in-turn"]. Aristotle says that the story about storks is true; he says that bee-eaters also act …highmedium

α2735ἈντιφάνηςAntiphanesSon of Demophanes -- though others [say] of Stephanos -- and, as his mother, Oinoe; a Kian, though some [say] a Smyrnaian, and according to Dionysius a Rhodian; a comic poet of the middle …highmedium

α2751Ἀντλίαbilge, bilge-water[Meaning] the hold [of a ship]. "So I will seize and take away the bilge[-water] itself". From a metaphor of ships. For antlia is also said to be the efflux of a ship. And …highmedium

α2815Ἄξιονproper, fine, worthyIs applied to what is just. Thus Demosthenes [uses the word]. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)/cion cu/lon ["fine timber"], [meaning timber] well and beautifully worked, good, beautiful. Aristophanes [writes]: "if you're caught …highmedium

α2819Ἄξιος λαβεῖν ὁ μισθόςthe wage [is] worth takingThis [is in reference to] those trained for beauty, meaning something like this: "the wage is worthy, so that [one should] take it." It is in Cratinus. Homer was the first to use this …highmedium

α2877Ἀπαλλάξαςhaving put aside, having put off, having abandonedMeaning [he] having persuaded to leave. Cratinus and Demosthenes and others [sc. use the word]. [sc. The related aorist infinitive is] a)palla/cai. Also [sc. attested is the subjunctive] a)palla/cwmen, meaning let us dismiss. Xenophon …highmedium

α2940ἈπατούριαApatouria, ApaturiaA public festival. It was celebrated amongst [the] Athenians for three days; during it the son of Sitalkes, the king of the Thracians, was registered in the citizenry. They call the first [day] Dorpeia, …highmedium

α3104Ἀπ' ἐχθρῶν πολλὰ μανθάνουσιν οἱ σοφοίfrom enemies the wise learn many things"[From enemies the wise learn many things.] For caution saves everything. You would not learn this, then, from a friend, but the enemy himself compels [sc. you to know it]". And Menander [writes]: "might …highmedium

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