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definition9,421
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historiography2,085
religion1,953
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women668
economics661

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Δ delta1,335
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Β beta445
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Medium518
Long12

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definition9,421
dialects, grammar, and etymology6,755
ethics2,475
historiography2,085
religion1,953
biography1,918
history1,713
geography1,628
epic1,612
military affairs1,512
daily life1,501
comedy1,423

32 more

imagery1,358
poetry1,216
rhetoric950
zoology896
philosophy852
food779
tragedy748
science and technology704
medicine698
law673
women668
economics661

Letter

Α alpha3,773
Ε epsilon3,097
Δ delta1,335
Χ chi464
Β beta445
ΑΙ alphaiota307

Vetting status

high9,421

Length

Short8,891
Medium518
Long12

Translator

Jennifer Benedict3,461
Catharine Roth1,879
David Whitehead1,176
William Hutton1,077
Craig Gibson216
Anne Mahoney151

92 more

Antonella Ippolito146
Robert Dyer98
Marcelo Boeri88
Ryan Stone84
Stefano Sanfilippo79

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α72ἈβρανῖτιςAbranitisA territory.highshort
α73Ἁβραῖςdelicate[Meaning] gentle, dainty. Aelian [writes]: "them placing [half-beams] upon very delicate couches and mattresses adorned with some magnificent weaving."highshort
α74ἈβρέαςAbreasProper name.highshort
α75

α72

Ἀβρανῖτις

Abranitis

A territory.

Ἀβρανῖτις· χώρα.

mythology

mythology

644

644

Christianity565

Christianity565

trade and manufacture565

trade and manufacture565

gender and sexuality535

gender and sexuality535

meter and music272

meter and music272

constitution213

constitution213

architecture145

architecture145

Oliver Phillips ✝

Oliver Phillips ✝

62

62

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝59

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝59

Ioannis Doukas56

Ioannis Doukas56

Matthew Farmer54

Matthew Farmer54

Ross Scaife ✝53

Ross Scaife ✝53

James Vradelis44

James Vradelis44

Carl Widstrand41

Carl Widstrand41

Malcolm Heath40

Malcolm Heath40

Nathan Greenberg ✝28

Nathan Greenberg ✝28

Nicholas Wilshere26

Nicholas Wilshere26

Gabriel Bodard25

Gabriel Bodard25

Giorgos Akrivas20

Giorgos Akrivas20

Elizabeth Vandiver17

Elizabeth Vandiver17

Alexandra Trachsel16

Alexandra Trachsel16

James Cousins16

James Cousins16

D. Graham J. Shipley14

D. Graham J. Shipley14

Richard Davis14

Richard Davis14

Sean M. Redmond14

Sean M. Redmond14

Amelia Mathias12

Amelia Mathias12

Kenneth Bumbaco12

Kenneth Bumbaco12

Constantina Katsari11

Constantina Katsari11

Ekaterini Tsalampouni10

Ekaterini Tsalampouni10

Konstantinos Kopanias9

Konstantinos Kopanias9

Richard Rodriguez9

Richard Rodriguez9

Chad Schroeder7

Chad Schroeder7

Dennis McHenry7

Dennis McHenry7

Andrew Morrison6

Andrew Morrison6

Joseph McAlhany6

Joseph McAlhany6

Kostas Zafeiris5

Kostas Zafeiris5

Victoria Papaprodromou5

Victoria Papaprodromou5

Alan Sommerstein4

Alan Sommerstein4

Andrea Consogno4

Andrea Consogno4

Braden Studhalter4

Braden Studhalter4

Frederick Williams4

Frederick Williams4

Robert de Brose4

Robert de Brose4

Kevin Arrowood3

Kevin Arrowood3

Cindy Whitcomb2

Cindy Whitcomb2

Clayton Lehmann2

Clayton Lehmann2

James L. P. Butrica ✝2

James L. P. Butrica ✝2

Phiroze Vasunia2

Phiroze Vasunia2

Valentini Kalfadopoulou Mellas2

Valentini Kalfadopoulou Mellas2

Alexander Tulin1

Alexander Tulin1

Charlie Brooks1

Charlie Brooks1

Christopher Blackwell1

Christopher Blackwell1

Elizabeth Morgan1

Elizabeth Morgan1

Ezequiel Gustavo Rivas1

Ezequiel Gustavo Rivas1

Joseph Wrightson1

Joseph Wrightson1

Mary Pendergraft1

Mary Pendergraft1

Nicholas Fincher1

Nicholas Fincher1

Patrick T. Rourke1

Patrick T. Rourke1

Peter Anderson1

Peter Anderson1

Ἀβρεττηνή

Abrettene

A territory, the one [sc. also] called Mysia.

highshort

α76ἈβρηλίαAbrelia, Avrelia, AureliaA territory. Also [sc. attested are] Aurelianus and Aurelius, proper names.highshort

α77Ἀβρικέστερονmore precise, rather precise.[sc. Something] truer.highshort

α78Ἄβρικτονdeaf[Meaning] that which is hard of hearing. Or hearing [only] in part.highshort

α79Ἀβρίξαιto drop off, to nod off[Meaning] to be drowsy after eating or to fall asleep.highshort

α80ἈβριόρηξAbriorex, AbriorixProper name.highshort

α82Ἁβροδιαίτῃwith luxurious living[Meaning] with a soft and dainty life. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] habrodiaitos: a softy, a soft-liver. "The lifestyle of the Romans [is] not inclined toward soft-living, especially since they are warlike …highshort

α84ἈβρόμιοςBromios-less, Bromius-less[Meaning] without wine. "If I escape through the wave of destructive fire, I tell you I will drink for one hundred suns from dewy streams, Bromios-less and wine-less." In the Epigrams.highshort

α85ἌβρομοςnoisyA clamorous person.highshort

α86ἉβρόνdelicateIn Herodotus [sc. this means something] beautiful, stubborn, awe-inspiring, dainty.highshort

α87Ἁβρόςdelicate[Meaning] bright, delicate, tender. In the Epigrams: "a cicada sat above a cithara delicately murmuring." "All the same that fellow is dainty and delicate and weakened by the softness of his body and depraved …highmedium

α89Ἁβροσύνηsplendor[Meaning] brightness.highshort

α90ἈβροτάζωI miss (someone on the way)[Meaning] I am mistaken/I err.highshort

α92Ἀβρότηdivine, holy[sc. a term applied to] night. Because it is deprived [a-] of people [brotoi].highshort

α93Ἀβροτήμωνerroneous[Meaning] erring.highshort

α94Ἄβροτονpeople-less[Meaning] lifeless, without sensation.highshort

α95ἈβρότονονwormwoodType of plant.highshort

α96Ἁβροχίτωνdelicate-tunic'd[Meaning someone] wearing delicate things.highshort

α99Ἁβρύνεταιputs on airs[Meaning] adorns oneself, is conceited, is boastful.highshort

α101ἌβυδοςAbudos, Abydos, AbydusA city. The word is applied to an informant [sukofa/nths] because of the common belief that the people of Abudos were informers. Also [sc. attested is] an adverb, *)abudo/qi, [meaning] in Abudos. Also [sc. …highshort

α102Ἀβύρβηλονshameful[Meaning something] shameless, abominable. Also [sc. attested is the masculine] a)bu/rbhlos, [meaning] he who is mighty, great, or immoderate. But a very fickle man, also, is called a)be/rbhlos. As has been written a little …highshort

α104Ἄβυσσονabyss[Meaning] that which not even a deep [buqo/s] can contain; but Ionians pronounce buqo/s as busso/s. From which also bussodomeu/ein ["to build in the deep"] appears to be said, from the verb du/nw ["I …highmedium

α108Ἀγαθάgoods, goodiesXenophon used the word of foodstuffs and drinks which bring enjoyment and good cheer. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "Good Things Kilikon" - with "has" omitted. Kilikon [is] a proper name. He was …highshort

α109ἈγάθαρχοςAgatharkhos, Agatharchos, AgatharchusA proper name. He was an outstanding painter from nature, the son of Eudemos, of Samian stock.highshort

α110Ἀγαθὴ καὶ μάζα μετ' ἄρτονafter bread a barley cake is good tooIn reference to those who give or take second-best. *ma/za [barley cake] has an acute [accent]; for a circumflex does not occur before the position of a long vowel. Aristophanes, though, gives ma/za a …highshort

α113Ἀγαθικάgood things[Meaning] excellent things.highshort

α115Ἀγαθοεργοίagathoergoi, benefactorsMen selected according to valor. From the Ephors.highshort

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