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Ἀζήμιος
penalty-free, with impunity
[Meaning] unharmed. Strictly speaking a "zemia" is the loss of life [zwh=s mei/wsis]; alternatively, what is abominable in life [e)n zwh=| miaro/n]. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "you surely do not expect, after cheating us, …
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Ἀεὶ γεωργὸς ἐς νέωτα πλούσιος
a farmer is always rich tomorrow
[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those always nurturing a hope of escaping terrors, but falling into the same ones again.
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Δημιόπρατα
publicly-sold (goods)
[Meaning those] which the [sc. Athenian] people sell. Those being publicly sold as the outcome of confiscation, and [sc. some] of the goods being confiscated through Kleon. Aristophanes [writes]: "the scoundrel has been licking …
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Δημιουργοί
artisans, craftsmen, public workers
[Meaning] the potters, the tool-makers. They also used to call demiourgoi those we today call bridesmaids, that is the woman standing by the bride. Hence there is [a play called] Demiourgos [attributed] to Menander. …
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Δημοκλείδας
Demokles-types, sons of Demokles
[Meaning] foreigners, and seducers. Demokles [was] such a man.
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