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λ70ΛακρατίδηςLakratides, Lacratides; LakrateidesThis man [was] an archon in Athens long ago. He held office in the era of Dareios, at a time when there was a heavy fall of snow and everything froze up, preventing anyone …highshort
λ104ΛαμπτρίςLamptreis, LamptriansLamprai [sic] [is] a deme of [sc. the Athenian tribe] Erechtheis. There are two Lamprai, the Coastal and the Upper.highshort
λ171Λαχώνhaving obtained[Meaning] having received one's portion/share. Aristophanes [writes]: "before having received [your assigned share] you gobble down what belongs to the public". That is, before having [a share] assigned by lot, before being voted [a …highshort
λ182Λαίλαςlailas, usurper, absolute ruler[Meaning] a tyrant not [sc. legitimized] by birth.highshort
λ184ΛαίλιοςLaeliusA proper name.highshort
λ334ΛευκονοιεύςLeukonoian, LeuconoeanLeukonoi [is] a deme of [sc. the Athenian tribe] Leontis.highshort
λ339ΛεύκωμαwhiteboardA wall smeared with gypsum, suitable for notices about public business.highshort
λ377Λειπανδρεῖνto be short of men, to lack manpower[They say that] when the Athenians wanted to enlarge the population because they were short of men, they decreed that [it would be permissible for a citizen] to marry one woman and procreate [sc. …highshort
λ462Ληξιαρχικὸν γραμματεῖονlexiarchic register, deme registerThe name[s] of Athenian citizens old enough to hold office are written up [in it], with their demes added. And on the basis of these registers they allot the offices.highshort
λ463Ληξιαρχικὸν γραμματεῖονlexiarchic register, deme register[sc. The one] into which were inscribed [sc. the names of] those [sc. Athenians] who had left boyhood behind and were now permitted to manage their inherited property; which is how the name came …highshort
λ464Λῆξιν δίκηςallocation of a lawsuit['Allocation of a lawsuit'] and 'to be allocated a lawsuit': [this is what] they say for announcing a judgment of private matters; but inviting [sc. to trial] in response [is] antilacheîn, and distributing money …highshort
λ523Λίθος[the] stoneDemosthenes in the [speech] Against Konon [writes]: "leading to the stone one by one, like this, our witnesses who were present and putting them on oath". So Athenians seem to have made oaths at …highshort
λ527Λίθῳat the stone[Meaning] at the [sc. speakers'] platform. "Babbling in our old age, we [sc. veterans] took our stand at the stone."highshort
λ651Λογισταὶreckoners[Reckoners] and reckoning-houses. The reckoners [are] holders of a particular official position in Athens. They are ten in number; they reckon up the accounts of governmental activity within thirty days of the officials laying …highshort
λ653Λογιστήςcalculator, reckoner, arithmetic teacher, auditor[Meaning a] judge, examiner, investigator.highshort
λ684ΛουκιανὸςLucianAnother one, count of the east, in the reign of the emperor Arkadios. His position meant that one who held it was to rule over all those who governed the eastern provinces, and to …highmedium
λ688ΛούκουλλοςLucullusLucullus, the consul, was at war with Mithridates the king of Pontus. Landing in the Troad and camping near the precinct of Aphrodite, he thought he saw Aphrodite standing by him during the night, …highmedium
λ695ΛουσίαLousia[An Attic deme], the demesmen of which [are] Lousieis. And [the singular is] Lousieus; [Lousia is] a deme of [sc. the Athenian tribe] Oineis.highshort
λ713Λόχμαςthickets[Meaning] densely-planted places. Aristophanes [writes]: "I have armpits denser than a thicket, as was agreed." The women grew out [their] hair, so that, whenever they voted, they would look like men. Also, "having rubbed …highshort
λ824ΛυκοῦργοςLykourgos, LycurgusSpartiate, descendant of Prokles; lawgiver. They say he got his laws either from Crete or from the god. The Pythia also addressed him as a god. This man also legislated for physical training for …highlong
λ846Λυπράwretched[Meaning one that is] cheap, poor. "So moderate and self-controlled was Quinctius Cincinnatus who became dictator as to live in a wretched little hut on a small plot of land and to content himself …highmedium