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α110Ἀγαθὴ καὶ μάζα μετ' ἄρτονafter bread a barley cake is good tooIn reference to those who give or take second-best. *ma/za [barley cake] has an acute [accent]; for a circumflex does not occur before the position of a long vowel. Aristophanes, though, gives ma/za a …highshort
α122Ἀγαθοῦ Δαίμονοςof the Good SpiritThe ancients had a custom after dinner of drinking 'of the Good Spirit', by taking an extra quaff of unmixed [wine]; and they call this 'of the Good Spirit', but when they are ready …highmedium
α123Ἀγαθῶν ἀγαθίδεςskeins of good thingsThe proverb is used in the comic poets in reference to a lot of good things. Also [sc. attested is] 'sea of good things', in reference to an abundance of good things. Also [sc. …highshort
α124ἈγάθωνAgathonA proper name. He was a tragic poet; but he was slandered for effeminacy. Aristophanes [writes]: "Where is Agathon?" -- "He's gone and left me." -- "Where on earth is the wretch?" -- "At …highmedium
α131Ἄγαλμαdecoration, delight, ornament, statueAnything in which someone takes delight. "And he [A] gives silver, so that he [B] might complete the statue with the utmost artisanry, adding the size and prescribing the nature of the stone."highshort
α133Ἀγάλματαdelights, ornaments, statues[Meaning] the likenesses of the gods, and anything that is decorative in some way. Homer [writes]: "but it is stored away as a delight for the king." And Hesiod calls a necklace an "ornament"; …highmedium
α138Ἄγαμαι καρδίαςI admire at heartAn Atticism, meaning I marvel [at]. Aelian [writes]: "since, also, the [behaviour? remark?] of Menelaus to Paris the son of Priam I neither praise nor admire." "Personally I admire these men as well, and …highshort
α143Ἄγαν ἐγκεῖσθαι τῷδεto be too vehement against someoneFor instance to make accusations and to lambaste.highshort
α145Ἄγανονfirewood, broken; good, gentleWith proparoxytone accent [this means] wood that has been cut up. Or brushwood and [wood that is] ready to be cut up. But some [sc. define it as wood] which is not chopped. But …highmedium
α146Ἀγανόφρονοςkindly-minded"And the cheerful face of kindly-minded peace." [Meaning] easygoing and gentle.highshort
α149Ἀγανώτερονmilder, kindlier[Meaning] more/rather desirable, more/rather gentle.highshort
α152ἈγαπησμόςaffectionThey call friendliness "affection" and "lovingness". In Synaristosai [Ladies Who Lunch] Menander [writes]: "and the affection, such as it was, for each other that arose from difficulty."highshort
α217Ἀγῆλαιto celebrate, to glorify[Meaning] to honor a god with celebrations. Thus Eupolis in Demes [writes]: "now we too should dedicate to these the twin woolly wreaths and approach in celebration. Hail everyone, we welcome [you]!" Aristophanes in …highshort
α302Ἀγορανομίαςmarket-supervisorship, market-supervisorships[Meaning] auditorship/s. The term is applied to those who oversee sales in the cities. Also [sc. attested is the related concrete noun] "market-supervisors" [agoranomoi]: the officials who manage the sales in the marketplace [sc. …highmedium
α304Ἀγοράσαιto buy at marketHyperides [sc. uses this] to mean to purchase. They say a)gora/sw, a)gorw= being sub-literate; there are plenty of examples everywhere, but take for instance [one] of Aristophanes, from Aiolosikon: "but hurry, there was no …highshort
α305ἈγοράσωI will go to marketMeaning I will spend time in [the] marketplace. Aristophanes [writes]: "and I will go to market in arms alongside Aristogeiton." Meaning I will spend time in the market with Aristogeiton, near Aristogeiton. That is, …highshort
α306Ἀγορᾶς ὥρανmarket's hour, market's time[Meaning the hour/time] not for selling things, but for the other transactions that go on in the marketplace at dawn, or indeed before the marketplace gets full. Pherekrates [writes]: "always to drink and get …highshort
α412Ἀγχόνηnoose, stranglingSlipknot, rope, [when it is] paroxytone; but "strangling", the deed, [is] oxytone. The activity. Also [sc. attested is the related aorist participle] a)gxonh/sas ["he having strangled"]: he having choked. But [sc. also attested is] …highshort
α416Ἄγχουσαalkanet, bugloss, rougeA type of plant, which has a red root used by women to redden their faces. "Alkanet will harm [you] as will that white lead of yours".highshort
α425ἈδάμAdamThe first human, he who was shaped by the hand of God and formed in the image and likeness of the Creator and Founder; he was also deemed worthy of a dwelling in Paradise. …highlong
α430Ἀδαχεῖνto scrapeThe [verb that means] to grate, not [spelled] with the "o" [i.e. not] o)dach=sai. Also [sc. attested is] a)daxei=n, [meaning] to be grating. "For he is always grating the barley right here and gathering …highshort
α431Ἀδαῖονunfired, Adaios, Adaeus[Meaning] unburnt. Also [sc. attested is] Adaios, a proper name.highshort
α437Ἀδεκατεύτουςnot having tithedAristophanes [sc. says this for those who are in the position of] not having paid taxes; for they dedicated in the Prytaneion tithes of the bellies of the sacrificial animals as their tenth share.highshort
α946ἈκκώAkko, AccoA woman lampooned for her stupidity. They say that when she was looking in a mirror once she began a conversation with her own reflection, as though it were someone else. This is the …highshort
α947ἈκωδώνιστονunbelledMeaning [something] untried, untested; for 'to bell' is to put to the test. It is derived from those who go around and use bells to test whether those who are stationed at the watchposts …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
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
α1889Ἀνακάψαιto wolf down[Meaning] to gobble up.highshort
α1907Ἀνακογχυλιάσαιto gurgle[Meaning] to gargle.highshort
α2024Ἀναπλήσαςhaving filled up, having defiled[Meaning he] having made full. But Plato [uses it] to mean he having polluted.highshort