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α328Ἀγωνάρχαιcontest-judgesSophocles [writes]: "and lest any contest-judges or he who is my destroyer should give my arms to the Achaeans." Also [sc. attested is] a proverb: "a contest does not accept excuses." It is applied …highmedium
α336Ἀγώνισμαachievement, prize[Meaning] effort, diligence. "An achievement is there for him to take". Aristophanes [writes]: "personally, I would like to meet some ("wild beast" is left out) and take an achievement worthy of the journey." A …highshort
α453ἈδείμαντοςAdeimantos, Adimantus

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Sophocles [writes]: "and lest any contest-judges or he who is my destroyer should give my arms to the Achaeans." Also [sc. attested is] a proverb: "a contest does not accept excuses." It is applied to those who have not…

Ἀγωνάρχαι· Σοφοκλῆς· καὶ τἀμὰ τεύχη μήτ' ἀγωνάρχαι τινὲς θήσουσ' Ἀχαιοῖς μήθ' ὁ λυμεὼν ἐμός. καὶ παροιμία· Ἀγὼν οὐ δέχεται σκήψεις. τάττεται ἐπὶ τῶν μηδὲν ὀνιναμένων εἰ σκήψαιντο.…

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A general of the Corinthians, who called Themistocles a city-less man. But he said "Who [is] city-less, when he has 200 triremes?". Plato, too, mentions this man in the Protagoras. For he was one …

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α454ᾌδειν κελεύονθ' ὡσπερεὶ τέττιγα ἑστιῶνταasking [me] to sing as if entertaining cicadasFor it is a talkative creature. But [sc. differently-accented] a)dei=n [means] to please.highshort

α501Ἀδολεσχίαidle talk[Meaning] tactlessness, nonsense, incessant [chatter]. Attic [writers] lengthen the alpha. But a)dolesxi/a ["meditation"] in the Scripture [is] continuous attention. And [it is construed] with the genitive. [Note also the future tense] a)dolesxh/sw, meaning I …highshort

α515ἈδωνίαAdonia, Adonis-mourningWith a short vowel [sc. in the penultimate syllable]. "We hold the Adonia and we weep for Adonis." Pherecrates [sc. writes this]. They also call the image of Adonis, in this way, an Adonion. …highshort

α521ἈδραμύτειονAdramyteionThus [writes] Eupolis. But also [sc. attested is] Adramytenos; and Thucydides [writes] Atramytteion.highshort

α524ἈδράστειαAdrasteiaSome say she is the same thing as Nemesis, and that she took the name from a particular king, Adrastos. Alternatively from the ancient Adrastos who suffered divine wrath [nemesis] for his boasts against …highmedium

α551Ἄελπταunexpected [things][Meaning] unhoped-for [ones], unlooked-for [ones]. Aristophanes [writes]: "in truth there are many unexpected [things] in this long life."highshort

α570Ἀετιδεῖςeaglets[Meaning] the offspring of eagles. Aelian [sc. uses the word]. Also [attested is] pelargidei=s ["storklets"], [meaning] the offspring of storks.highshort

α574Ἀετὸν κάνθαρος μαιεύσομαιI a dung-beetle will hatch an eagle[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those avenging themselves on their betters, with whom the bad thing started. For it is said that the dung-beetle steals the eggs of the eagle.highshort

α578ἈετώματαgablesThey call the roofs of shrines wings and gables. Aristophanes [writes]: "we shall crown the houses in gable style." Meaning we shall cover [them].highshort

α643Ἀεὶ τοῖς ἐρῶσιν σύνεσμενalways we associate with love(r)sAristophanes [sc. says this] about birds. Because lovers give noble birds to please their beloveds. And the nuthatch or some other sort of bird appears fortunate for lovers. "I, o Leukippe, [am] a fortunate …highshort

α645Ἀείφρουροςalways on watch, everlasting[no gloss]highshort

α650Ἀηδόνειος ᾠδή καὶ Ἀηδόνειον μέλοςnightingale's song and nightingale's strain[no gloss]highshort

α676Ἄϊδος κυνῆHades' dog-skin [helmet]Aristophanes [writes]: "take for my sake the shadow-shaggy Hades helmet from Hieronymos." The proverb was [sc. originally] said about those who are invisible. But now about those who grow their hair exceedingly long. For …highmedium

α702ἈθάμαςAthamasProper name. Athamas was led in crowned like a sacrificial victim and about to be slain because of [sc. his son] Phrixus, and Herakles rescued him, saying that Phrixus was alive. So Aristophanes uses …highshort

α708Ἀθάραgruel, porridge[Meaning] boiled barley-meal. It is inflected in Attic [writers] with the eta, a)qa/rhs, but the koine [does so] with the alpha, a)qa/ras. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "but I was struck with desire for a …highshort

α729ἈθηναίαςAthenaiai, Athenaeae, Athenian womenMetakleides in his books about Homer said the women were not called [Athenaiai] but Attikai, and he also gives the reason: "for the men alone there," he says, "they call Athenaioi, but women Attikai, …highmedium

α732Ἀθηναίων δυσβουλίαAthenians' ill-counsel[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who prosper against expectations and undeservedly. For taking decisions badly is practiced by Athenians; Athena offers to turn that which has been decided badly to good; …highmedium

α752Ἀθρεῖνto gaze at, to scrutinizeThe [verb that means] to examine and look [at something] with intensity. Everything [is] full of examples [sc. of this].highshort

α755Ἀθρήνιονwasps'-nestThe place of Muses.highshort

α762Ἄθροι καταρρέοντες(they) flowing down in a bodyMeaning [doing so] together. The noun should have proparoxytone accent and the first syllable should be aspirated in the Attic dialect. "Flowing down" [katarre/ontes] meaning descending suddenly. The metaphor [comes] from river currents. Homer …highshort

α767ἌθυρμαplaythingA children's toy. Josephus [writes]: "who was a plaything of the king and was exhibited to be teased and laughed at during the drinking sessions". And elsewhere: "it is not the part of men …highshort

α772Ἀθύρωτον στόμαdoorless mouthThus doorless, not gateless. Aristophanes in Frogs [sc. uses the phrase]. Also [in] Phrynichus. But some write "gateless" when they mean "opened and not having a gate", that is to say not curbed or …highshort

α774ἈκαδημίαAcademyA place of exercise in Athens, a wooded suburb in which Plato used to spend his time; named after Hekademos, a hero. It was formerly called the Hecademy, [spelled] with epsilon. Aristophanes in Clouds …highmedium

α785ἈκαλανθίςAkalanthis, akalanthisA kind of bird, or the dog, perhaps [sc. named] from flattering [aikallein] the notables but barking at the strangers.highshort

α787Ἀκαλήφηstinging-nettle[Meaning] the prickly plant [of that name], the nettle. "Now that he has ceased from his peevishness, take away the stinging-nettle from his anger".highshort

α788Ἀκαλήφηstinging nettle, sea-anemone[Meaning a] nettle, both the terrestrial [kind] and the maritime [kind] which is like a mollusc shell. Aristophanes in Phoenician Women [writes]: "probably, of course, the first of all plants to grow were the …highmedium

α801Ἀκαρῆbit, pittance, scrap[sc. Something] short, sharp, impossible to cut. Aristophanes [writes]: "somehow or other you've been duped, you who rule many and do not get any benefit of it except that pittance you take away. And …highshort

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