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Διεκερμάτισε τὴν δραχμὴν ἐν τοῖς ἰχθύσιν
he had the drachma changed in the fish-markets
In place of ...
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905
Διεκορκορύγησε
rumbled through
They call it rumbling [korkorugei=n] when the belly makes noise. He mimicked the sound of innards with his voice. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "then were you upset in your belly, and did a disturbance …
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911
Διεκπερδικίσαι
to slip through and out like a partridge
[Meaning] to run through, to escape, to deceive. From the [word] partridge (perdix), a crafty and evasive creature.
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915
Διεμήρισαν ἄνδρες ἐρασταί
male lovers went between the thighs
Also [sc. attested is the optative] diamhri/zoimi ["I might go between the thighs"], meaning I might have intercourse. Aristophanes [writes]: "first lifting the legs of the attendant [Iris], I will split her thighs."
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916
Διεμπολᾶν
to sell commercially
[Meaning] to trade in goods suitable for commerce.
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918
Διενέγκαντες
having lasted out, having carried on
[Meaning they] having overcome. "For indeed they last out many things with us, both invasions and battles." And elsewhere: "with me having carried on thus for a month of days."
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923
Διεντέρευμα
a looking-through-entrails
[Meaning] the (?)question.
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