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453
Δημός
fat
[Meaning] lard. "A fig-leaf baked thoroughly with ox fat". A dish made with brains [wrapped] in fig-leaves, that is, in the leaves of the fig-tree.
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Διαβασιλίζεται
is a pretender
[Meaning he/she/it] lays claim to the kingship.
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Διαβάσκει
struts about
[Meaning he/she/it] walks around, follows around.
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507
Διαβήτης
compass
The compass [is] an instrument, useful for many crafts, [which is shaped] rather like the letter l[ambda]. By inserting one half of this instrument and moving the other half around, they make circles. The …
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Διαγέγραπται
has been struck through
[Meaning he/she/it] has been smoothed away, has been removed from the clerk's tablet, where lawsuits used to be registered, and the introduction of lawsuits. Aristophanes [writes] in Clouds: "I am happy, because a five-talent …
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