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Ἀγαθοὶ δ' ἀριδάκρυες ἄνδρες
tearful men are good
In reference to those who are strongly inclined toward pity.
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Ἀγακλειτός
celebrated, very famous
He who has an exceedingly fine reputation. And [sc. attested is the feminine] a)gakleith/.
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131
Ἄγαλμα
decoration, delight, ornament, statue
Anything in which someone takes delight. "And he [A] gives silver, so that he [B] might complete the statue with the utmost artisanry, adding the size and prescribing the nature of the stone."
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138
Ἄγαμαι καρδίας
I admire at heart
An Atticism, meaning I marvel [at]. Aelian [writes]: "since, also, the [behaviour? remark?] of Menelaus to Paris the son of Priam I neither praise nor admire." "Personally I admire these men as well, and …
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144
Ἀγάννιφον
very snowy
Homer [sc. uses this adjective, when mentioning] the extremely snow-covered mountain.
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147
Ἀγανοφροσύνη
kindliness, kind-mindedness
[Meaning] mildness, gentleness.
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151
Ἀγαπήνορος
loving the manly, manly, courageous
Having an affinity for manliness.
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154
Ἀγαπητόν
beloved, scarce
[Meaning] that which is loved or unique. Also [sc. attested is the related adverb] a)gaphtw=s ["scarcely"]. "So great was the foolishness among their leaders that they scarcely saw whether they would not be fighting …
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191
Ἀγεληδόν
gregariously, herd-fashion, in a herd
An adverb.
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193
Ἀγέληφιν
in a herd
[Meaning] from/out of the herd.
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200
Ἀγέραστος
unrecompensed, unrewarded
[Meaning] lacking honor.
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212
Ἄγη
awe, curse, charm; breaking
It is indeclinable. [It means] wonder, delight, disbelief, eagerness; in Herodotus, malice; in Homer, amazement, shock, smashing, breaking, destruction; some [define it as] sacrificial offerings. So a)/gh, paroxytone, [means] amazement; but a)gh/ [is] the …
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213
Ἀγηγέρατο
they had gathered
[Meaning] they were thronging together. [From the present] a)gei/rw: the future a)gerw=, the perfect h)/gerka, the passive h)/germai, the third [person] h)/gertai and the third [person] plural in Ionic dialect a)ghge/ratai; then the pluperfect …
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401
Ἀγχίμολον
approaching
[Meaning something that is] coming close.
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406
Ἄγχιστα
closest, very close
[Meaning] nearest/very near.
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414
Ἀγχοῦ
near
[Meaning] close.
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420
Ἀδαήμονες
ignorant
[Meaning those who are] inexperienced. "He was rather ignorant about the wisdom of the Egyptians." Asklepiodotos.
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433
Ἄδεν
pleased
[Meaning he/she/it] sufficed. In Fables: "nor did the gleaming leopard please him, since he was filled with rage."
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544
Ἀέκητι
unwillingly
[Meaning] with a lack of intention.
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1501
Ἀμαρυγάς
glimpses, glimmers
[Meaning] glances. Some, however, [say they are] rays of vision. Also [sc. attested is the singular] a)marugh/, [meaning what comes] from lamps. And in Aristophanes [it signifies] motion: "swift is the pronouncement of the …
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1518
Ἀμβάτας
riders
[sc. The same as] anabatai. "When the horses died it did not distress their riders; for they ate them." And elsewhere: "some even shook off their riders because they were terrified."
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1731
Ἀμφίθετον φιάλην
set-about bowl, set-about phiale
On every part of it when it is placed, [it is] without a base. Not the drinking vessel that we use, but a type of basin, which is able to rest on every side.
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1904
Ἀνακλῖναι
to push back, to turn back
[Meaning] to open up. Homer [sc. uses the word]. Herodotos also [sc. uses it] thus. "They did not dare to turn back the door, nor be strong enough to go inside."
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Ἀναπλήσας
having filled up, having defiled
[Meaning he] having made full. But Plato [uses it] to mean he having polluted.
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Ἀντικλείδης
Antikleides, Anticleides, Anticlides
This man wrote a work on Homecomings. For when the Pythian god demanded the golden lamb and [Pelops] offered other treasures instead, the Pythia said, "Give me what I want; don't give me what …
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3280
Ἀποδάσομαι
I will distribute
[Meaning] I will apportion.
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Ἀπόλογος Ἀλκίνου
Alkino(o)s' story, Alkino(o)s' tale
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who talk nonsense and stretch a tale out at length.
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Ἀπολυμαίνεσθαι
to be purified
[Meaning] to be cleansed.
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Αὖθι
right here
[Meaning] in this very place.
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Αὖθις
back
[Meaning] from the beginning, again, for a second time. They employ these things, along with 'again' [palin], in tandem. It must be pointed out that au)=qis [is] Attic, but au)=tis Homeric. *au)=tis [can mean] …
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