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Ἀγνῶτας
unknown
[Meaning them] not being recognized. "He brought a man unknown to me, who also happened to be unknown to him." "They had just left farming and entered into the danger of war, which was …
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Ἄγνοια
ignorance
If someone were to say that ignorance is a lack of understanding, he is mistaken. Ignorance is the condition [of being] wretched and beguiled.
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Ἀγολαῖος
Agolaios, Agolaeus
A proper name.
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321
Ἀγωγή
deportment, carriage, upbringing
[Meaning] behaviour, manner; or conveyance. Also the driven load. Upbringing is also said to be the arrangement of one's manner through one's habits, as one speaks of upbringing of children; also the transference [of …
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324
Ἀγωγόν
escorting
[Meaning] leading. And the Pisidian [writes]: "he turned to the channels of the Tigris." The statement [is] about Chosroes. Also [sc. attested is] a)gwgou/s ["escorts"], [meaning] guides.
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333
Ἀγωνιούμενοι
about to be contenders
[Meaning they who are] about to enter contests. "About to be contenders, they might not avert their enemies without a fight."
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334
Ἀγωνιῶ
I am in a torment
[Meaning] I am at risk; also the [verb that means] I am afraid. Polybius [writes]: "many of the inland cities joined the Romans, in a torment about their land forces." Also [sc. attested is …
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336
Ἀγώνισμα
achievement, prize
[Meaning] effort, diligence. "An achievement is there for him to take". Aristophanes [writes]: "personally, I would like to meet some ("wild beast" is left out) and take an achievement worthy of the journey." A …
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443
Ἀδένη
a such-and-such woman
[Meaning] a prattling woman, a such-and-such woman.
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444
Ἀδερβός
Aderbos, Aderbus, Adervus
A proper name.
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Ἀδέρκτως
unseeingly, blindly
[They are] not looking, but closing the eyes: "we pass by unseeingly."
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446
Ἀδέψητον
untanned, undressed
[sc. Something] raw.
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447
Ἄδεια
impunity
[Meaning] relaxation, lack of fear. Josephus [writes]: "when the conspirators saw the Romans they initiated a wicked agreement and asked one another: why should they stay there? Why on earth should they endure three …
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448
Ἄδεια
impunity
Lack of fear. "They were ordering him to say with impunity what he might need; he was acknowledging the favour of the impunity, but having exalted his own suffering on high he was blaming …
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449
Ἄδερ
Hadad, Ader, Aderos
The offender, who rebelled against Solomon. He was a child, of the Edomite race, of royal descent. When Joab, David's general, had subdued Edom and in six months had killed all those who were …
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450
Ἀδειάς
safe-haven
A type of altar.
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451
Ἀδειής
fearless
Unafraid. Also [sc. attested is] a)/deios, [used] similarly.
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Ἀδείμαντα
dauntless
[Meaning] fearless. Also [sc. attested is] adeimos, [meaning someone] fearless.
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Ἀδείμαντος
Adeimantos, Adimantus
A general of the Corinthians, who called Themistocles a city-less man. But he said "Who [is] city-less, when he has 200 triremes?". Plato, too, mentions this man in the Protagoras. For he was one …
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ᾌδειν κελεύονθ' ὡσπερεὶ τέττιγα ἑστιῶντα
asking [me] to sing as if entertaining cicadas
For it is a talkative creature. But [sc. differently-accented] a)dei=n [means] to please.
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456
Ἀδηκότες
being sated
[Meaning they] having suffered hardship.
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457
Ἀδήλητος
unhurt
[Meaning] undamaged, unharmed. Agathias [writes]: "and they appeared [...] both safe and unhurt." For dhlw= [means] I harm.
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458
Ἀδηλία
uncertainty
[Meaning] indefiniteness, inexperience. "By using arrogance and casting as little as possible into mind the uncertainty of the war he easily trusted that he would take the barbarian [kingdom]." But a)dhli/a [is] also obscurity.
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460
Ἀδηλώσας
having disguised, having obfuscated
[Meaning he] having made [someone or something] unrecognizable. "Having disguised himself with a dirty cloak and taken a scythe as a worker on the land would [sc. wear/carry ...]."
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461
Ἀδημονία
distress, trouble
[Meaning] care.
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462
Ἀδημονῶν
being distressed, being troubled
[Meaning one who is] struggling, being weary. Also [sc. attested is] a)dhmone/steros ["more/rather distressed"], meaning a)gwnistikw/teros ["more/rather competitive"]. "[sc. Despite] being more distressed than necessary, he held his ground against this man."
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463
Ἄδην
enough, to excess
[Meaning] plenty or to surfeit, sufficiently, abundantly. Or furiously, in excess. In Charmides [sc. Plato writes]: "since we have enough of those things." And Herodotus [writes]: "when they had had enough killing, they drove …
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464
Ἀδηνέως
unpremeditatedly, without malice
[Meaning] simply and effortlessly, by negation of plans [dh/nea] and of designs.
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465
Ἀδῄωτον
unravaged
[Meaning] unsacked, unpillaged. "Wanting to keep the land unravaged, they agreed to give two thousand measures of silver."
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466
Ἀδήριτος
undisputed
[Meaning] unconquered, without a battle, unexhausted. "He hoped to take the booty of the enemies undisputed." Meaning without battle. Also [sc. attested is the related adverb] a)dhri/tws ["undisputedly"], [meaning] without strife.
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