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Ἁβρότερον
more delicately
"But they behaved more delicately than them and were full of Sybaris."
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Ἄβρωνος βίος
Abron's life
[sc. A proverbial phrase] In reference to those who live extravagantly; for Abron became rich among the Argives. Or also from the [adjective] habros ["delicate"]. Also [sc. attested is the adjective] Abroneios ["Abronian"].
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Ἁβρύνεται
puts on airs
[Meaning] adorns oneself, is conceited, is boastful.
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Ἀβυδηνὸν ἐπιφόρημα
Abydene dessert
Whenever something unpleasant happens as a result of someone having shown up at the wrong time, we are accustomed to call it an "Abydene dessert." This is because the people of Abydos, whenever they …
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Ἄβυδος
Abudos, Abydos, Abydus
A 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. …
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Ἀβύρβηλον
shameful
[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 …
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Ἀγάζω>20 γενικῇ
I exalt overmuch
[Used] with a genitive.
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Ἀγαθά
goods, goodies
Xenophon 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 …
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Ἀγαθικά
good things
[Meaning] excellent things.
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Ἀγαθοεργία
beneficence
Damascius [writes]: "to sum everything up in one statement, what Pythagoras said about man being very similar to the divine is something that he [Isidore] clearly demonstrated in his deeds: his beneficent zeal and …
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Ἀγαθοεργοί
agathoergoi, benefactors
Men selected according to valor. From the Ephors.
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Ἀγαθοθέλεια
desire for the good
[Meaning] the choice of good things. "When it comes to getting things done a desire for the good alone does not suffice; there is also a need for strength and perseverence."
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Ἀγαθοκλῆς
Agathokles, Agathocles
This man became tyrant [of Syracuse] and, as Timaeus says, in his early youth was a common prostitute, ready [to give himself] to the most debauched, a jackdaw, a buzzard, presenting his backside to …
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Ἀγαθόν
good
In general [it is] something beneficial, but in particular what is either identical with or not different from benefit; hence, both virtue itself and what participates in it are called "good" in three ways: …
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Ἀγαθόν
good
The word has multiple meanings. Predicated of the good are the 10 genera, that is to say the 10 categories. "To produce, since some things are [understood as] good because [of being] productive. For …
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Ἀγαθός
good
[Meaning one who is] prudent. But the prudent man and the good man are not equivalents. For the 'good' man [has] something extra. For the prudent man [is] good, [as is] the brave man …
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Ἀγαθοῦ Δαίμονος
of the Good Spirit
The ancients had a custom after dinner of drinking 'of the Good Spirit', by taking an extra quaff of unmixed [wine]; and they call this 'of the Good Spirit', but when they are ready …
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Ἀγαθῶν ἀγαθίδες
skeins of good things
The proverb is used in the comic poets in reference to a lot of good things. Also [sc. attested is] 'sea of good things', in reference to an abundance of good things. Also [sc. …
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Ἀγάθων
Agathon
A proper name. He was a tragic poet; but he was slandered for effeminacy. Aristophanes [writes]: "Where is Agathon?" -- "He's gone and left me." -- "Where on earth is the wretch?" -- "At …
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Ἀγαθώνιος
Agathonios, Agathonius
A proper name. [The man] who was king of Tartessos. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "Agathon's pipe-playing": the soft and relaxed [kind]; alternatively that which is neither loose nor harsh, but temperate and …
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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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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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Ἀγάλματα
delights, ornaments, statues
[Meaning] the likenesses of the gods, and anything that is decorative in some way. Homer [writes]: "but it is stored away as a delight for the king." And Hesiod calls a necklace an "ornament"; …
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Ἀγάλλων
glorying, taking pride
[Meaning one who is] engaging in self-glorification.
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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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Ἀγάμενος
admiring, wondering at, marveling at
[Meaning someone] being amazed at. "Admiring this man for his good courage they let him ride on the horse."
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Ἄγαν ἐγκεῖσθαι τῷδε
to be too vehement against someone
For instance to make accusations and to lambaste.
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Ἀγανοφροσύνη
kindliness, kind-mindedness
[Meaning] mildness, gentleness.
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Ἀγανώτερον
milder, kindlier
[Meaning] more/rather desirable, more/rather gentle.
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