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α1361Ἄλουτοςunwashed[sc. To be spelled] without a sigma. "Unshaven, six years unwashed."highshort
α1362Ἀλλ' οὑτοσὶ τρέχει τὶς Ἀλφειὸν πνέωνbut here is some runner breathing AlpheiosAristophanes [sc. writes this]. [He means] an Olympic runner, from the river flowing by [Olympia].highshort
α1369Ἅλωsalt[a(/lw] instead of a(/les. Philyllius [sc. uses the word].highshort
α1388Ἀλωπεκίζεινto play the fox[sc. A verb used] in reference to those attempting to deceive.highshort
α1391Ἀλώπηξ οὐ δωροδοκεῖταιa fox does not take bribes[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those not easily won over by bribes. Cratinus in Laws [writes]: "each one of you is a fox who takes bribes"highshort
α1395Ἄλλωςotherwise[Meaning] in vain, or particularly, or after another fashion. Also found is thna/llws with the article, and a)/llws te. "Nor did the prayers and the hostile curses against the god slip otherwise."highshort
α1396Ἄλλωςotherwise[Meaning] vainly. "I was [or: they were] toiling otherwise."highshort
α1409Ἁλσὶ διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτ' ἂν οὑτοσίthis man might be helped if he were rubbed with salt[sc. A saying] in reference to those committing follies; metaphorically from jars and wine, into which salt is thrown so that it won't turn and smell like vinegar too easily. Since we are accustomed …highmedium
α1426Ἀλύδιμοςaludimos, alydimos[sc. Male] housekeeper.highshort
α1440Ἁλύσιονnecklace[Meaning a] type of chain around the neck. Menander in Carian Woman [writes]: "let someone give you a necklace around your neck."highshort
α1446Ἀλφάνειbrings in, yields, fetches [a price][Meaning he/she/it] earns. Menander in Children of the Same Father [writes]: "she whom, [it is] clear, no bridegroom is fetching." Aristophanes in Thesmophoriazusae [writes]: "alas I was wretched that day, when the herald told …highshort
α1451Ἄλφιbarley-meal[a)/lfi is short for] a)/lfiton. This [sc. cutting-off the end of a word] is called bitten-off, which they say Epicharmus first discovered.highshort
α1453Ἀλφιταμοιβούςbarley-meal-dealersAristophanes [writes]: "if he shuts his door, [...] the barley-meal-dealers should provide three quarts as dinner to all the poor - or else long regret it."highshort
α1455Ἀλφιτόπωλιςbarley-meal-dealer[Meaning] she who sells barley-meal.highshort
α1470Ἀμάθητοςignorant, simple[Meaning] untaught. "Justinus was ignorant of all letters and was, in a word, illiterate". Also, "you are ignorant and idle and have not even treaded Aesop". In reference to idiots. The [verb] path=sai ["to …highshort
α1479ἈμαλδυνθήσομαιI will be crushed[Meaning] I will be destroyed. Also [sc. attested is the present middle/passive infinitive] a)maldu/nesqai, [meaning] to be destroyed.highshort
α1482Ἀμάμυξιςamamyxis[Meaning] a kind of grape-cluster - though some [say] the vine [itself] is so called. The noun also occurs in Epicharmus and in Sappho.highshort
α1488ἉμαξίςcartA type of flat-cake, which now we call a kopte. But Symmachus [sc. says that it is] also the miniature wagon. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "when I bought you a hamaxis at the Diasia."highshort
α1490Ἁμαξουργοίcartwrights, wagon-makersCartwrights are what they call a)griophgoi/ ["joiners of wild sc. timber"]. The a)griophgoi/ [are] a type of builders, who construct wagons and are workers of all wild timbers.highshort
α1499ἉμαρτοῖνI might [not] err[I might (not) err] is what Cratinus in Runaways said for I might not be mistaken. "In declaring where you are from, young men, I might not err." And this sort of thing is …highshort
α1500Ἀμαρτυρήτουςwitness-lessMeaning unattested. Thus Antiphanes [sc. uses the word].highshort
α1501Ἀμαρυγάςglimpses, glimmers[Meaning] glances. Some, however, [say they are] rays of vision. Also [sc. attested is the singular] a)marugh/, [meaning what comes] from lamps. And in Aristophanes [it signifies] motion: "swift is the pronouncement of the …highshort
α1544Ἀμέλγεινto milk[Used] with an accusative. In a special sense a)me/lgein is a term for taking untimely profits at an inappropriate moment, just like thieves do. Aristophanes [writes]: "you milk those foreigners who are profitable."highshort
α1551Ἀμενηνόςinsubstantial[Meaning] weak. Homer [writes]: "of insubstantial dreams." And smoke [sc. is called] insubstantial. And [there is] a saying: "I believed it was a lot of smoke." In reference to things which are worthless and …highshort
α1572ἈμειψίαςAmeipsias, AmipsiasAn Athenian, a comic playwright.highshort
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
α1581Ἄμηταmilk-cakeMilk-cake, a type of cake mixed with milk. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "having sent back this milk-cake for us." Not only because he did not take the gifts; he also sent home for another …highshort
α1590Ἀμίδαchamberpot[Meaning a] urinal, piss-pot. Also [sc. attested is the accusative plural] a)mi/das, [meaning] service-implements. "This is a wise thing and useful for an old man that you have invented, really a remedy for bladder …highshort
α1602Ἀμίςchamberpot[Meaning] the portable toilet.highshort
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

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