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λ20Λάγνοςlecher[sc. Male] prostitute, low-life, [someone] obsessed by sex.highshort
λ51Λακέρυζα κορώνηcawing crow[Meaning] one making loud shrieks.highshort
λ64Λακωνικαὶ κλεῖδεςLakonian keys, Laconian keysThe same Aristophanes [mentions them]; they are famous. "For the husbands now carry secret keys, most ill-natured ones, certain Lakonian ones, with [three] teeth. So previously it was possible, for women who had had …highmedium
λ70ΛακρατίδηςLakratides, Lacratides; LakrateidesThis man [was] an archon in Athens long ago. He held office in the era of Dareios, at a time when there was a heavy fall of snow and everything froze up, preventing anyone …highshort
λ84ΛαμίαLamiaShe, as Douris tells in [book] 2 of his Libyan Histories, was a beautiful woman in Libya; after Zeus had mated with her, Hera was jealous and killed her children; hence, out of grief, …highmedium
λ87Λαμπάδιον περὶ τὸ σφυρόνlint-bandage round the ankleSome [sc. explain this as] a light glove, some as a kind of outer bandage, some as the doctors' splint [for] putting the ankle in a splint, some as field-plasters. Aristophanes [writes]: "a lint-bandage …highmedium
λ92ΛαμπιτώLampito"Rather, Lampito, I think, [was] cause." Meaning Lampito, I suppose, [was] cause of the battle.highshort
λ93Λάμπων ὄμνυσι τὸν χῆν' ὅταν ἐξαπατᾷ τινάLampon swears by the goose whenever he is deceiving somebodyThe early Socratics were in the habit of swearing in this way, but Rhadamanthys was the first to prohibit oaths by the gods, [ordaining] instead swearing by goose and dog and ram and suchlike. …highshort
λ98Λαμπροφόροιlamp-bearersAristophanes: for we men, just as if we were lamp-bearers, have stooped over. For those carrying lamps are stooped because of the wind.highshort
λ127Λάρος κεχηνώςa gull agape[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to snatchers and thieves. For the gull is a snatching and gluttonous bird.highshort
λ128Λάρος ἐν ἕλεσιa gull in the marshesA proverb in reference to those quick to pay back [sc. what they owe].highshort
λ131ΛαρυγγιῶI will throttleI will shout down the other orators, he is saying; or I will cut out the pharynx and I will silence the orators. For when the pharynx has been cut, one cannot project one's …highshort
λ133Λάσαναcauldrons[Meaning] large pots, for cooking, in which meat is prepared for the [sc. Athenian] council after sacrifices.highshort
λ152Λαύραalley, lane[Meaning] a narrow public passage, a locality, a street; through which the multitudes flow. Or an alley: a narrow street, where [there is] total impurity. Or the filthy place. Also [sc. attested is] 'alley', …highshort
λ154ΛαύρειονLaureion, LauriumA place in Attica, making metal.highshort
λ185Λαῖμαlaima[Meaning] blood [ai(=ma]. [The word] has been counterfeited from laimo/n ["gullet"]. But some [sc. say that it is] lai=ma, that is a rush/swoop. Then again, though, certain people in Asia say this in reference …highshort
λ200Λαισποδίας τὴν φύσινa natural LaispodiasMeaning that he has a diseased shin. For Laispodias and Damasias used to be ridiculed for being bad-shinned. Thucydides in [book] 8 says that this Laispodias was also a general. He was also litigious. …highshort
λ224Λέγεις μοι χαράν λέγεις μοι βοᾶνyou tell me joy (and) you tell me shoutingAristophanes in Plutus [sc. says this]. Meaning you are announcing to me [something] worthy of joy, so that, overcome with joy, I will shout.highshort
λ226ΛέαιναlionessA creature, a wild beast. And Aristophanes [writes]: "I will not stand like a lioness on a cheesegrater". Meaning in the manner of a lioness. It is a shameful [sexual] position used by courtesans. …highmedium
λ231Λεκάνιαbasins[Meaning] little pots.highshort
λ232Λεκάνιαdishes[lekania and lekanides]:[meaning] the larger, flat kind of saucers. "And give me a little dish of hare's flesh". And Aristophanes [also writes]: "give me a dish". "See, the evil is spreading: give me a …highshort
λ235Λεκιθοπώληςpeasepudding-seller, pulse-sellerMasculine in gender [when spelled] with an eta, but feminine [when spelled] with an iota; [the latter means] a woman selling eggs.highshort
λ236Λέκιθοςpease-pudding, pulseA kind of seed, which is [sc. also] called pease, because of its resemblance in colour to an egg's yolk. So from a part he is indicating the female seed-seller. And [sc. the word …highshort
λ264ΛεώκριτοςLeokritos, Leocritus"If anyone were to wing [K]leokritos with Kinesias, and the winds were to bear [them] over the sea's plain." Comedy makes fun of Kinesias for being very slender and for being an alien and …highmedium
λ271Λέων λέων σοι γέγονεν ἔκμαγμα σόνa lion a lion has been born to you (as) your (very) imageIn reference to women being debauched and giving birth. A 'cell' [is] the cover of the acorn, where the acorn is situated. "Both in each and every other respect and in having a penis …highshort
λ282Λέπαδναstraps[Meaning] the girths [i.e. girth-harnesses] of horses. Or thongs across the chest.highshort
λ285ΛεπαστήςlepastesA kind of drinking-vessel larger than a cup [kylix]; or a [wine-]jar. Aristophanes [writes]: "you will say [so], when you drink a lepastes of new wine".highshort
λ288ΛέπρεονLepreon, LepreumA city of Triphylia. [It takes its name] from the steep mountain nearby. Some, though, [derive the name] from the fact that the men founding it caught the disease of leprosy. As a neuter …highmedium
λ289ΛέπρεοςLepreos, LepreusAristophanes [writes]: "I abominate Lepreos because of Melanthios." This man had leprosy, but he was also ridiculed in comedy for being soft. In addition he was a criminal, a gourmet, and a gossip. [Aristophanes …highshort
λ294Λεπτὴν πλέκειhe is weaving a thin oneSomething said in reference to poor people. In effect frugal, narrow, weak. Hence also [sc. comes the term] leptolo/gos ["quibbler"]. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "and having relaxed your subtle mind speculate about the matters …highshort

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