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143
Ἄγαν ἐγκεῖσθαι τῷδε
to be too vehement against someone
For instance to make
accusations
and
to lambaste.
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ε
2054
Ἐπενεγκών
bringing a charge against
[Used] with
a
dative. [Meaning he] convicting. Procopius [writes]: "[...]
and
bringing
against
him the charge that he really did tell the truth
as
little
as
possible, he cut off both of his two …
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η
358
Ἢ Μορσίμου τὶς ῥῆσιν ἐξεγράψατο
or (if) someone has copied out a passage of Morsimos
[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to despicable
and
calumniated persons. For Morsimos was
a
tragedian,
a
rather frigid writer, son of Philokles, ophthalmologist, small; he had
a
son,
Astydamas.
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19
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12
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11
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9
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8
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8
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8
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8
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7
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6
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6
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6
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6
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ε
115
Ἐγκοτῶ σοι
I bear a grudge against you
"Esau bore
a
grudge
against
Jacob his brother."
Matched in translation
high
short
ε
1482
Ἐν τῷ μέρει τις καὶ τὸ πῦρ σκαλευσάτω
let someone also take a turn to poke the fire
A
proverb in reference to those not contributing equally to
a
common effort. "[He] having given more gifts
and
taken [them] in turn".
Matched in translation
high
short
ε
3275
Ἑταιρῶ
I am a companion, I keep (someone) company
In reference to
a
prostitute.
Matched in translation
high
short
α
334
Ἀγωνιῶ
I am in a torment
[Meaning] I
am
at
risk;
also
the [verb that means] I
am
afraid.
Polybius [writes]: "many of the inland cities joined the Romans, in
a
torment
about
their land forces."
Also
[sc.
attested
is …
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medium
δ
1474
Δῶρον
when someone gives a gift praise it
… given to Myskellos (mu 1473, mu 1474). Tosi (see under
alpha
378) no.503.
Matched in notes
high
short
β
429
Βουλεύσεως
conspiracy
It is the name of
a
charge [sc. in
Athenian
law],
attached
to two sets of circumstances. One is when
someone
plots
to bring
about
the death of somebody, irrespective of whether the target …
Matched in translation
high
medium
κ
41
Καθ' αὑτοῦ Βελλεροφόντης
Bellerophon against himself
In reference to those who bring evils on themselves. kaq'
au(to/
["for itself"] ....... di'
au(to/
["because of itself"] e(te/rou e(/neken ["for the sake of
another"]
..... di'
a)/llo
["because of something else"]. The …
Matched in translation
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long
ε
2709
Ἐπιτολμῆσαι
to make a daring attack on
[Used] with
a
dative. [Meaning] to
plot
against.
"And
he persuades them to make
a
daring
attack
on Lykides
and
Sosibios,
and,
such
as
he is,
and
they being merchants, flatters them
and
easily …
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short
η
39
Ἡγεμονία δικαστηρίου
presidency of a jurycourt
It was not permitted to bring
all
lawsuits before
all
of the
archons.
Rather, before the
Archon
they tried cases involving orphans
and
matters involving insanity
and
adjudications
about
inheritances,
and
the records of …
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medium
χ
191
Χελώνη μυιῶν
a tortoise [uncaring] of flies
[sc.
a
proverbial phrase] in reference to those who think little of
someone/something.
Also
[sc.
attested
is] 'to
a
tortoise'. "You think your frankness is 'worth four obols',
as
the saying goes. You do …
Matched in translation
high
medium
η
121
Ἢ ἐν ὁδῷ καθελών
or overpowering on a road
Meaning taking
[someone]
after
he had been carried off. That is,
attacking
[him while he was] in some
ambush.
Demosthenes in the [speech]
Against
Aristokrates
[sc. uses the phrase].
Matched in translation
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short
δ
1329
Δοκιμασίαν ἐπαγγεῖλαι
to institute a dokimasia.
[Meaning] the declaration
against
a
person of
a
suit of [= for] debauchery. The dokimasia of debauchery does not
apply
to everyone, but to
active
politicians [politeuomenoi rhetores]
and
those who propose decrees.
Matched in translation
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short
κ
2161
Κοτίνου στεφάνῳ
with a wreath of wild olive
… olive"] "Of The Beautiful Crown." The leaves of this tree
[are]
opposite to the rest of the olives, for they have white on the outer side but not in the inner. But he [sc. …
Matched in translation
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medium
κ
1342
Κεντροτύπος
striking with a goad
[Meaning one who is] knavish. Or
[a
term for]
a
charioteer. From goading horses.
Matched in translation
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short
α
2716
Ἀντιπολεμῶ
I wage war against
[Used] with
a
dative.
Also
[sc.
attested
is]
a)ntipne/w
["I blow
against,
I
am
contrary to"];
[also
used] with
a
dative.
Matched in translation
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short
α
207
Ἄγευστος θοίνης
without a taste of the feast
[Meaning
someone]
living
a
(?)refined life.
Also
[sc.
attested
is the plural]
a)/geustoi,
[meaning those] lacking experience. [Something] "lacking taste" has four meanings: either that which is lacking flavor
as
yet, but capable of …
Matched in translation
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medium
η
40
Ἡγεμονία δικαστηρίου
presidency of a jurycourt
Aeschines
[in the speech]
Against
Ktesiphon [sc. uses the phrase]. Different lawsuits were
allotted
to different
archons,
and
each of the officials used to take into
a
jurycourt,
as
president
and
chairman, the cases …
Matched in translation
high
medium
κ
1518
Κημὸν καταμηλῶν
probing down with a funnel
Aristophanes
[writes]: "then I force them to vomit up
all
they have robbed from me [, probing down with
a
funnel]". They say "to probe down" of
a
doctor sending
a
probe down into …
Matched in translation
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short
α
3334
Ἀπὸ καλοῦ ξύλου κἂν ἀπάγξασθαι
should be hanged from a fine timber
[Aristophanes]
wants to say that it is better to employ noble
and
well-scrutinized generals than base ones. For if it is necessary to suffer, better to suffer
at
the hands of
someone
good than …
Matched in translation
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short
κ
682
Καταξαίνειν εἰς φοινικίδα
to card [someone] into purple
Aristophanes
[writes]: "'why do we townsmen spare the stones, not to card this man into purple?' 'How some black firebrand has boiled over on you!'" Meaning not to make him bloody with stones,
as
…
Matched in translation
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medium
α
2737
Ἀντιφερίζεις
you are measuring yourself against
[Meaning] you
are
striving with. To equate one's self. "Measuring yourself
against
Themistocles,
are
you? He made our city full, having found it [merely] rim-full."
Aristophanes
says [this].
Matched in translation
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short
κ
1012
Κατευμεγεθεῖν
to act big over [someone]
[Used] with
a
genitive. [Meaning] to lord it over
[someone].
Matched in translation
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short
λ
200
Λαισποδίας τὴν φύσιν
a natural Laispodias
Meaning that he has
a
diseased shin. For Laispodias
and
Damasias used to be ridiculed for being bad-shinned. Thucydides in [book] 8 says that this Laispodias was
also
a
general. He was
also
litigious. …
Matched in translation
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short
ε
2255
Ἐπὶ βύρσης ἐκαθέζετο
he was sitting on a hide
This used to be performed
among
Scythians. Whenever
someone
was wronged by
another,
but wished to defend himself
and
thought himself not equal
alone
in combat, he sacrificed
an
ox, cut the flesh into …
Matched in translation
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medium
α
277
Ἀγνοεῖ δ' ἀράχνη παῖδας ὡς παιδεύεται
a spider knows not how she educates her children.
[A
spider knows not how she educates her children.] For having nurtured them she has died
at
the hands of her dearest ones. [Sc.
A
proverbial saying] in reference to those who look
after
…
Matched in translation
high
short
α
375
Ἀγροικίζω
I am a boor
Also
[sc.
attested
is the related
adjective]
a)/groikos,
[meaning] senseless, ill-tempered; harsh
and
uneducated, or
someone
living in the country. But it is
as
a
metaphor that some define rusticness
as
harshness of character; …
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short
δ
1475
Δωροξενία
bribery by a foreigner
Whenever
someone
has been publicly prosecuted for being
a
foreigner
and
escapes the
accusation
by giving bribes, it is called dwroceni/a.
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