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Χαρίδημος
Charidemos, Charidemus
A proper name.
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Χάρητος ὑποσχέσεις
Chares' promises
Chares,
an Athenian general, is said to have been both prompt and very eager when it came to his promises. Hence the proverb applies to those making promises glibly.
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Χαραδριός
charadrios, plover
… the accent is oxytone, but in reference to the ravine
[charadra]
it is barytone. Since plovers also produce a certain type of melody through the streams. Therefore, "mimicking a plover" [is said] to mean …
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Χαριξένη
Charixene
Simple and stupid [was]
Charixene,
a courtesan. Aristophanes [writes]: "for the present time is not the era of
Charixene".
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Χαρινάδης
Charinades
… This man was sluggish. And [sc. thereby arose] a proverb:
'Charinades
is better than you at walking'. In reference to those making slow progress.
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Χάραξ
Charax
… an ancient book the following epigram about him: "I am
Charax,
a priest from the venerable heights of Pergamum, where once Telephus, blameless son of blameless Heracles, fought a war against city-destroying Achilles." He …
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Χάριν
grace
… is in the accusative singular, presumably quoted from somewhere. For
charis
cf. generally chi 118, chi 120, chi 123, chi 124.
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Χαρώνδας
Charondas, Kharondas
A proper name.
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Ἠθοποιΐα
character-delineation, characterisation, mimicry
[Meaning] imitation of the
character
of a given personage.
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Ἀκερδὴς χάρις
unprofitable reward
[Meaning] one given not appropriately [i.e. disproportionately]. [One] whose profit [is] evil. "May I not somehow, for seeing a cursed man face to face, meet an unprofitable reward."
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Ἅμ' ἠλέηται καὶ τέθνηκεν ἡ χάρις
no sooner had grace shown pity than she died
A proverb in reference to those who are fortunate and quickly forgetting.
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Ἀμεριμνία
carefreeness, freedom from care
[Meaning] remission.
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Αἱ Χάριτες γυμναί
the Graces (are) naked
[sc. This proverbial phrase is used] because it is necessary to give favors simply and openly; or because those who lack the gifts of the Graces are deprived of their own adornment.
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Ἑρμώνιος χάρις
Hermonian favour
[Meaning] the [sort] given under duress, not out of the goodness of one's heart, but artificially and in a pretence of friendship, not in truth. For when Dareios was invading Thrace and trashing everything, …
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Χαρά
joy
[Meaning] pleasure, cheerfulness, delight. Some say that the same thing is signified by these words, as far as the underlying concept is concerned. But Prodicus tried to assign a particular signification to each of …
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Χάραξ
palisade; stake
In the masculine [it means] an army camp. "The Greeks consider this to be the best stake, one which has the most and the largest projections around its base; whereas amongst Romans stakes have …
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Χάραξ τὴν ἄμπελον
a stake (deceived) the vine
[sc. A proverbial phrase used] when something being preserved is harmed by the thing preserving it.
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Χαριεντίζεις καὶ καταπαίζεις ἡμῶν καὶ βωμολοχεύῃ
you jest and make fun of us and would play tricks
Damascius [writes]: "we are likely to have become the butt of the same jokes of the elegant people."
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Χαρίζεσθαι
to indulge, to please, to pleasure
In common usage [this verb is used] as the majority [use it], but specifically [it is used] in reference to sex acts, or for submitting to someone in word. "Whether it is necessary to …
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Χαρίζομαι
I gratify, I indulge
[Used] with a dative.
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Χάρις
kindness
"For it is kindness that always begets kindness." That is, what gives rise to kindness is a pre-existing kindness.
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Χαρίσασθαι
to grant favors
Meaning to make prosper. "[She] grants favors to few." In Aristophanes in Knights.
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Χαρίσιον
favor
[Meaning a] thank-offering. "Let these things be recorded in my name, [sc. as one] rendering small favors in return for great." Also [sc. attested is] xari/sioi ["favor-cakes"], a type of cake. Aristophanes [writes] in …
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Χάριτας
favors; Graces
[Meaning] privileges, kindnesses. "He sent Theodorus to promise favors, in return for the fact that he had honored the greatest emissary of the Romans to the utmost." Also [sc. attested is] a proverb: 'the …
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124
Χάριτας
Graces, favors
They describe [the] Graces as naked, because favors should be given freely.
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Χάρμα
delight
[Meaning] joy, pleasure. Polybius [writes]: "delight and grief came over his heart at the same time."
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Χάρμη
eagerness for battle, joy in battle
[Meaning] battle.
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Χαρτά
delightful [things]
[Meaning ones] worthy of delight. "A mark of good sense [is] the discernment of [sc. the difference between things] delightful and grievous."
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Χαρτόν
joyful [thing]
Sophocles [writes]: "I bid the herald, appearing after a long time, joyful welcome -- if you indeed bring anything joyful."
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Ἐξαρτήσας
having hung on
Meaning [he] finding out, or [he] having suspended. Also [sc. attested is] e)cartw=mai ["I am hung on"], [meaning] I am pierced through. Aristophanes [says]: "[am I not then pulling] and hung on, and getting …
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