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Δαγών
Dagon
An idol worshipped by the foreigners, [the one] to whom they dedicated the casket when they had taken it.
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Δαΐαν ὁδόν
hostile way, warlike way
[Meaning a] competitive or experienced [one], from the [verb] dah=nai, which is to learn; or meaning quarrelsome. "And despite being found guilty of having perpetated a hostile evil, he nonetheless kept quiet."
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Δακτυλήθρα
finger-shield
[Meaning] a sheath of [= for] the finger. "And he is said to eat his food wearing finger-shields, so that he may offer it to his tongue as hot as possible."
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Δακτύλιος
seal-ring
[Meaning] a signet. "When the consul Marcellus died, Hannibal the Carthaginians' general stood by his body, and as he saw all the wounds on his chest, he praised him as a soldier but mocked …
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Δάκτυλοι
fingers, finger[-dates]
Among many [sc. this is the name for] the dates of the date palm. And [there is] a proverb: "Daktylos' day"; in reference to those passing their days happily. For Daktylos was a man …
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Δαμασίφρων
heart-conquering
[Meaning] he who/that which is able to deceive. Pindar [writes]: "heart-conquering gold".
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Δαμόκριτος
Damokritos, Damocritus
Historian. [He wrote] Tactics in 2 books, [and] On the Jews; in which [latter] he says that they used to bow down to the golden head of an ass, and every seven years hunted …
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Δαναΐς
Danaid
[Danais, genitive singular] *Danai/+dos, and [genitive plural] *Danai/+dwn. Also look up the proverb in [the entry on] a)plhsti/a ["insatiable desire"].
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Δανεῖσαι
to lend at interest
[Used] with a dative. To lend [xrh=sai] [is] preferable to this; for lending [is] in reference to friends, whereas lending at interest [danei=sai] [is directed] to random persons. Also [sc. attested is the related …
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Δαπανᾶν
to spend
[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] not simply to use up, but to live it up and to be prodigal and to spend with wastefulness; thus Demosthenes [uses this word]; and other advocates use this …
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Δαρεικούς
Darics
It was a gold currency, which Darius first devised. When Xerxes sent an envoy to him and offered him three thousand Darics, [Aristides] said that he had no use for Persian wealth, living the …
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Δασμολογῶ
I collect dasmos, I collect tribute
[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] I amass [it]. "Plato made exempt from tribute [fo/ros] those who came to study with him, but you collect tribute [dasmo/s] and take it from those willing to give …
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Δασπλῆτα
frightful, hellish, horrible
[Meaning] her approaching for evil. In the Epigrams: "for I cower at hellish separation from you as before the bitter night of Acheron." For the Fury [is] hellish.
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Δατοῖς
customs
[Meaning] deceptions, all sorts of cunning. "They considered bearing witness to them in written statements. But since this was not allowed to happen simply and customarily because of the fear of the king/emperor, they …
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Δαψιλέστατος
most abundant, very abundant
[Meaning] most/very lavish. It is also said of streams, and of those who are generous.
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Δαψίλεια
abundance
[Meaning] lavishness. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] dayilh/s ["abundant/ample"], [meaning] great.
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Δαιμονᾶν
to be demon-possessed
[Meaning] to be held by a demon, and to be mad. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] daimonh/sas ["being demon-possessed"]. "He departed from life when demon-possessed, through the occurrence of certain symptoms of …
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Δαιμόνιε
my good sir
[Meaning] my dear sir.
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Δαιμονίως
marvelously, miraculously
[Meaning] surprisingly. "'He was attended', he said, 'in a marvelous manner'." "He was marvelously keen on sex." Meaning surprisingly, exceedingly.
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Δαῖτας
feasts
[Meaning] parties. "Phoebus,... accept from the sailors this feast of hand-kneaded barley cake." Also, "just as Hesiod represents the sons of Aeacus as 'rejoicing in war as if in a feast."
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Δαιτρεύειν
to cut up and distribute
[Meaning] to apportion.
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Δεββώρα
Debbora, Deborah
A proper name. The prophetess and [person] of manly mind.
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Δέδηγμαι τὴν καρδίαν
I have been bitten in the heart; I have been stung in the heart
[Meaning] I have been grieved, I have been pained. And Homer [writes]: "the speech stung the mind of Hector". Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "spirit-stinging speech". But [Aristophanes] said "heart", inasmuch as he …
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Δεδοξοποιημένον
with a reputation for judgment
[Meaning someone] adorned with judgment. Polybius [writes]: "for whereas other creatures are the slaves of their bodily desires, [...] the human race, despite the expectations placed on it, goes astray no less through thoughtlessness …
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Δέδοται καὶ κακοῖσιν ἄγρα
the catch has been given even to bad men
[sc. A proverb] in reference to those who profit beyond what they deserve.
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166
Δέει
it is necessary
[de/ei] the [same as] dei=. The indicative, clearly. But de/ei [sc. can also mean] with fear. "Nicomachus, since he had been found out, was in every fear."
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Δεκαμναιαῖον
ten-mina, ten-mna
[Meaning] of ten m[i]nai. "Scopas, general of the Aitolians, unsuccessful in his military campaign, wrote laws. And the king gave him a ten-m[i]na daily allowance for food, with those appointed under someone's command getting …
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184
Δεκατευτήριον
tithe-station, customs-house
[Meaning] the ferry-crossing at Abydos. "...that he will immediately ravage Abydos and the customs-house there".
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Δεκασμός
being bribed by tens
[Meaning sc. the act of] taking bribes.
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Δελεάζοντες
enticing
[Meaning they] disguising. "The Scythopolitans lay low for two days, enticing their trust, but on the third night, having kept watch for the opportunity, they killed the man as he slept."
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