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2376
Ἀνείλιττε
was unraveling
[(He) was unravelling] the tyranny.
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short
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2643
Ἀντεχειροτόνησεν
voted against
[Meaning he/she/it] opposed. "If he had added those things, no-one would have voted against it."
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2659
Ἀντίγονος
Antigonos, Antigonus
This man was called benefactor and saviour amongst all the Greeks. For having conquered in battle Kleomenes, the king of the Lakedaimonians, he became himself the ruler of Sparta and had the authority to …
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2661
Ἀντιγραφεύς
antigrapheus, copy-clerk
Similar to "clerk". The man in charge of those paying certain sums of money to the city, who therefore "copies" them. So Demosthenes in the [speech] Against Androtion, but also Aeschines in the Against …
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2833
Ἄξονες
axones, axles
This is what Athenians called the laws of Solon, because of the fact they had been inscribed on wooden axles. They were square in shape. Demosthenes in the [speech] Against Aristokrates mentions the word. …
high
short
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2854
Ἀωρίαι
late, out-of-season
Meaning inopportunely and not at the required moment. For a)/wra are [crops] being harvested at the wrong time. Aristophanes [writes]: "the prytaneis are coming, but late." "For it is not permitted for Babylonians to …
high
short
α
2909
Ἀπαξιῶν
deeming unworthy
[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning he] believing [someone/something to be] unworthy. Appian [writes]: "the people did not elect Marcius to a share in the consulship, not deeming the man unworthy, but fearing his arrogance".
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short
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2981
Ἀπέδοξεν
it seemed good not, it was resolved not
Meaning how did it not seem good.
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short
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2988
Ἀπεκαρτέρησεν
starved himself to death.
[Meaning] he disposed of himself. "Lycurgus came to Crete and starved himself to death, in order that he would not destroy the laws which he had established."
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3111
Ἀπεψηφίσατο
voted off
That is [he/she/it] condemned. "The council reached its judgement on what had been done and voted the fellow off, since the taint of guilt had occurred with him not attacking but defending himself". And …
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medium
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3153
Ἀπηλιανός
Apelianos, Apellianus
Proper name.
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3199
Ἀππία ὁδός
Appian Way, Via Appia
It was called this from Appius, a Roman censor, who covered it with stone paving and built aqueducts.
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short
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3266
Ἀπογνούς
having renounced
Demosthenes [sc. uses this word] to mean having given up hope, Dinarchus [uses it] to mean having voted off.
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3272
Ἀπογράφειν
to register
['To register'] and 'registration': those who owed the people money as a result of a [court's] judgment, and who did not pay it by the [end of the] 9th prytany, were confined to the …
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3281
Ἀποδέκται
receivers
It is an official position amongst [the] Athenians. There were ten; they took over the written accounts and erased the sums being paid, in the presence of the council in the council-house, and gave …
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3336
Ἀποκαρτερήσαντα
having killed oneself by abstinence
[Meaning him] having taken himself out of life by starvation or by hanging. "[sc. It is said that] Lycurgus the Spartan lawgiver, after laying down the laws, came into Crete and killed himself by …
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3357
Ἀπόκλητοι
select-men, apokletoi, apocleti
[Meaning] they who have been summoned. "Not confiding in the general council or informing the select-men, but considering [only] their own judgements, they made war." And again Polybius: "they appointed 30 of the select-men …
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short
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3567
Ἀποσυκάζεις
you are fig-squeezing
[Meaning] you are accusing, you are testing. For a)posuka/zein is to examine the ripened figs. Therefore he added "pressing". For we test whether the figs have ripened or not by squeezing [them]. So since …
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medium
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3587
Ἀποτέλειοι
magistrates
The leaders of the Judaeans in each of their cities.
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short
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3605
Ἀπὸ τοῦ κρατίστου
in all good faith
[Meaning] powerfully. "With the Carthaginians obedient, in all good faith, to all the commands." And Polybius [writes elsewhere]: "and in antiquity monarchy existed in all good faith amongst the Romans; but in our times …
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short
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3609
Ἀποτραχηλίζοντες
throttling
[Meaning they] strangling. Eunapius [writes]: "and they were killing them, throttling them with ropes." And elsewhere: "you will not stop [enacting] the decrees until someone grabs you by the leg and breaks your neck."
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3656
Ἀποψηφίζονται
they are voting off
Dinarchus in the [speech] Against Archestratos [says this] to mean they are condemning him not to be a citizen [sc. any longer]. And Demosthenes calls the process voting-off (a)poyh/fisis).
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short
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3689
Ἀπροβούλευτον
un-predeliberated
[Meaning] an [sc. Athenian] decree not taken first to the council [boule] but immediately to the people. So Demosthenes [sc. uses the term].
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3746
Ἀραφήνιος
Araphenian
A deme of [sc. the Athenian tribe] Aigeis.
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3764
Ἀργέου υἱός
Argeas' son
"And somehow the son of Argeas, contrary to the blow he intended, unfortunately struck his brother's chest [with his spear] and killed him." "Many other sins were committed by Theramenes, the teacher of Isocrates, …
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3824
Ἀρεοπαγίτης
Areopagite
Spelled in two ways. And [there is] a saying, "Areopagite", in reference to those who look glum and are solemn and silent. Also "Ares' chick" [*)/arews neotto/s], and "Ares' child" [*)/arews paidi/on], in reference …
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3894
Ἀρίσταρχος
Aristarchos, Aristarchus
This man held the power of a monarch in Ephesus, having come by invitation from Athens. His relatives called him, because he had ruled them with care and consideration for 5 years. He withdrew …
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short
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3906
Ἀριστίνδην
by merit
[Meaning] in accordance with selection and choice of the best law-givers.
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short
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3913
Ἀριστογείτων
Aristogeiton, Aristogiton
Son of Skydimos; a sycophant. This man's father was a public debtor and died in prison. And Aristogeiton himself, as the inheritor of the debt, was subsequently seized. His mother was sold [as a …
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medium
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3914
Ἀριστόδημος
Aristodemos, Aristodemus
Son of Aristokrates; tyrant of Italian Cumae; a man who because of his birth was not just an ordinary man; he was called 'Softy' by the citizens -- and in time the nickname was …
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short
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