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γ440ΓραφήindictmentName of a particular public prosecution [sc. in classical Athens]. Not only does the term apply whenever someone attacks a decree or law by lodging an indictment for illegality [grafh/ parano/mwn] but also in …highshort
δ45ΔαμιανόςDamianus, DamianosOf Ephesus. Sophist. He was raised to consular rank under the emperor [Septimius] Severus, was governor of Bithynia, and constructed the domed stoa which extends to the shrine outside Ephesus.highshort
δ171Δέκαten['Ten'] and 'tenth-man'. "[sc. The] ten were in office, the ones set up after the Thirty"; however, each of these officials was called a tenth-man, as Lysias shows.highshort
δ172Δεκαδαρχίαιtenfold-regimesHistorians consistently give the name "tenfold-regimes" to the [regimes] set up in the cities by Spartans. And Philip, however, set up a tenfold-regime amongst [the] Thessalians, as Demosthenes [shows] in the sixth of [the] …highshort
δ190ΔεκέλειαDekeleia, DeceleaA place [of that name].highshort
δ258ΔερκυλλίδαςDerkyllidas, Dercyllidas, Derkylidas, DercylidasA proper name. A king of [the] Lakedaimonians.highshort
δ275Δεσποτείαmastery[Meaning] control/overlordship.highshort
δ362ΔειρατιώτηςDeiratiotianDeirades is a deme of the Leontid [sc. tribe in Athens], the demesman from which [is a] Deiratiotian.highshort
δ415ΔημάδηςDemadesRuling after Antipater he restored Thebes. Son of Demeas, a sailor, he was himself a sailor too, a ship-builder and ferryman. Having given up these activities he entered politics, and turned traitor; as a …highmedium
δ419Δημαρχίαdemocracy, popular rule; demarchy, tribunate[sc. What a constitution is called] when the people [dh=mos] rules [a)/rxei]. Also a name of a position of dignity.highshort
δ420Δήμαρχοςdemarchos, demarch, mayorEach deme in Athens had an official called a demarch. These men used to make the inventories of the estates belonging to each deme. They were also the custodians of the deme registers [lexiarchika …highshort
δ421Δήμαρχοιtribunes, demarchs, leaders of the peopleThe people, having returned to their former good order, elected as tribunes Sicinnius and Brutus, who being invested with power equal to that of the consuls, wielded that authority for a year. They demagogued …highmedium
δ429ΔημήτριοςDemetrius, DemetriosSon of Phanostratus, of Phalerum (Phalerum is a harbour in Attica); he was called Phanus at first; a Peripatetic philosopher. He wrote on philosophy, history, rhetoric and politics, and about poets. He studied with …highmedium
δ431ΔημήτριοςDemetrios, Demetrius[Demetrios] the son of Antigonos [I] and Ptolemy [I] agreed that there was a treaty of alliance between them for the liberation for all Greece and for the mutual defense of each others' territory. …highmedium
δ434Δήμιοςpublic-man[Meaning] the one punishing lawbreakers.highshort
δ436Δημιουργόςartisan, craftsman[Meaning a] skilled worker, making what does not exist [sc. before]. [Someone] working on communal projects. "Death [is a] cruel worker". "And ordering [them] no longer to receive the magistrates [epidemiourgoi] sent out by …highshort
δ446ΔημοκρατίαdemocracyPolybius says: "when a democracy has done away with those who have conspired [against it], it no longer guards its freedom with mercenaries".highshort
δ449Δημόκοινονpublic-common[Meaning] public [sc. property]. Something of the public's. Also [sc. attested is the masculine] dhmo/koinos, [meaning a] public torturer. Or the demios.highshort
δ451Δημοποίητοςnaturalized citizen[Meaning] one who is adopted by the demos and has become a citizen. For Perikles, the son of Xanthippos, proposed a law that someone whose parents were not both citizens would not himself be …highmedium
δ452Δῆμοςcountry-districtIn Aristophanes [this means] the village. Or the island. It also means the demos of the Athenians. "In the sixth year I addressed you, having come into the demos."highshort
δ455ΔημοσθένηςDemosthenesThe orator; he was a man of outstanding ability in reflection and in the expression of his thoughts; hence, too, he was regarded as the most eloquent among his contemporaries, since he was most …highmedium
δ460ΔημόσιοςpublicThey call the slaves of the city "public." Kingship [is] a possession of things held in common, but the people's things [are] not kingship's possessions. Therefore the forcible and violent collection of taxes should …highshort
δ461Δημοσίων πραγμάτων διοικητήςadministrator of public affairs[Administrator of public affairs], as if to say curator of choregy, of trierarchy and of suchlike. But in the private sphere, as if to say he provided his opinion if anybody was the object …highshort
δ463Δημοτελῆat public cost[Meaning] public. Rites that are at public cost [dhmotelh=] and those of the demes [dhmotika/] used to differ from each other and from those of cult-organizations and clans.highshort
δ465Δημοτευόμενοςbeing a demesman[Meaning one who is] with the demesmen. Demosthenes says [this]. To be a demesman [dhmoteu/esqai] is to share in [the activities of] such-and-such a deme and to take one's name from it.highshort
δ521Διαγνώμηdecree, resolution[Meaning] judgment, and verdict. Just like, also, an outcry. The word [is] a peculiarity of Thucydides.highshort
δ747Διασείων τοὺς ὑπευθύνους εἰ πέπων ἢ μὴ πέπωνshaking those liable to audit (to see) whether they are ripe or not[Used] with an accusative. Meaning being able to be shaken gently and easily. But Aristophanes has used the words metaphorically from fig-picking. So, just as in the case of fruits, it is possible to …highmedium
δ837Διαφρυκτοῦνto use a roasted [bean][Meaning] to vote, to cast lots. For they used to call the bean 'roasted'. Instead of pebbles the Athenians' jurors used to carry beans.highshort
δ839Διαχειροτονίαelectoral vote[Meaning] a certain decision of a vote taken in plenary session. Demosthenes [uses] this [word].highshort
δ850Διαψήφισιςreview-balloting[Review-balloting] and voting-off. The citizens [sc. of Athens] each come together in their own demes and engage in a secret ballot concerning those whose citizenship is the subject of accusation or has been mis-registered; …highmedium