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κ867Κατάχει τοὔλαιον ἐν τῷ χαλκείῳpour the oil in the shieldAristophanes [sc. writes this]. Meaning into the hub of the shield, in order to make it brighter. For there are some who tell the future by looking in oil. So he is wiping the …highmedium
κ1344ΚέντρωνrogueThat is, [someone] harsh and horrid. Insofar as we call charioteers goad-strikers, those striking horses with goads. Or: patchwork, something stitched together from many things. Because they call such things kentrônes when they are …highmedium
κ1429Κεστρᾶν τεμάχηmullets' slicesAristophanes in Clouds [sc. uses the phrase]. kestreai are not the same as kestreis ["mullets"]; instead, some think that murries [myrainai] are called kestrai; others say it is not those, but a different kind …highmedium
κ1546Κηρύκειονherald's wand[Meaning] a piece of wood, with two snakes on either side twisted around and lying face to face against each other. Heralds used to carry this with them, and the people the heralds went …highmedium
κ1575Κίβδηλονcounterfeit, adulteratedThis is what they used to call a coin that is base or invalid, and forged. In the eleventh [book] of Laws [sc. Plato writes]: "let the slave take away for himself the counterfeit …highmedium
κ1786Κληρωτήριαallotment-machines[Meaning] allotment authorities, allotment-urns. Aristophanes [writes]: "and what will you use the allotment-machines for?" -- "I'll take (an urn) down into the agora, and then standing by [sc. the statue of] Harmodius, I'll draw …highmedium
κ1995Κομήσῃςyou would grow your hair longAristophanes in Plutus [writes]: "and don't you grow your hair long like that". Meaning [don't] be proud. From the [sc. phenomenon of] those growing their hair long and boasting of it. Even if you …highmedium
κ2025Κομψόνelegant, subtle, pleasant[Meaning something] very distinct, very talkative, cunning, sophistical, persuasive, artful. At times it also means good and impressive. "As he could not tolerate the subtlety of the misfortunes, he rubbished Bahram with insults in …highmedium
κ2055Κοππατίαςkoppa-brandedThey used to call [koppatias, "koppa-branded"] horses, on which the letter k was branded, just like they used to call "san-bearing" those branded with "san", a sigma and a nu. Those brandings are still …highmedium
κ2299ΚωρυκαῖοςKorykaian, man from KorykosThe comics introduce a certain god [from Korykos] as listening, from a proverb. For Korykos [is] a cape in Pamphylia, next to which [is] the city of Attaleia. The townspeople there wanted to suffer …highmedium
λ367Λεῖξαιlixae, camp-followers, sutlersThis is what soldiers used to be called. "This was the category of laboring and camp-following fellows, which was outside of any regiment and used to pay no attention to either a tribune or …highmedium
λ465Λῆξιςallotment, cessation[Meaning] ceasing, or portion, inheritance. Aelian [writes]: "and he buries the dead man, having already rendered to the infernal gods their allotment." And elsewhere: "on the cessation of that period (a cessation which, by …highmedium
λ648Λογισμόςcalculation, account[Meaning] payment. "He plundered [them] with no sense of propriety, claiming that he was exacting accounts for what they had done in their lives." Alternatively, calculation/account is a name for scrutiny. "And it was …highmedium
μ274Μασχαλισθῆναιto put under the armpits, to mutilateThey are accustomed to wipe their swords on the heads of those killed, as a way of averting the impurity of murder. Or, that on killing someone they would cut off the murder victim's …highmedium
μ294ΜαυρίκιοςMaurikios, Mauricius, MauriceEmperor of [the] Romans. "They say about Maurice that he was generous about the magnificence of speeches, and quite brilliantly honoured those who strove in that best of the fields of study. It is …highmedium
μ1337Μῶραfoolish [things], stupid [things]Meaning senseless [ones], absurd [ones]. "And there is a saying of the older generation: however many senseless, foolish distresses we choose, they all do us good in the end." It is said that Poseidon …highmedium