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Ἀαδεῖν
to disturb
[Meaning] to harass, to be at a loss, to be treated unjustly, to go hungry.
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short
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30
Ἄβελ
Abel
Son of Adam. This man was chaste and just, and a shepherd of flocks; out of these he offered a sacrifice to God and was accepted, but was then killed because he was envied …
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medium
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41
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Abiathar
Proper name.
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Ἀβλεμέως
fecklessly, heedlessly
[Meaning] thoughtlessly.
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69
Ἀβραάμ
Abraham
The first among patriarchs; [it was he] in whom the Hebrew people took pride at first, before they rebelled against God, became estranged from Him, and shed upon themselves the blood of His Only-Begotten …
high
long
α
79
Ἀβρίξαι
to drop off, to nod off
[Meaning] to be drowsy after eating or to fall asleep.
high
short
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84
Ἀβρόμιος
Bromios-less, Bromius-less
[Meaning] without wine. "If I escape through the wave of destructive fire, I tell you I will drink for one hundred suns from dewy streams, Bromios-less and wine-less." In the Epigrams.
high
short
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100
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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short
α
103
Ἀβυρτάκη
sour-sauce, aburtake, abyrtake, abyrtace
A sharp-flavored barbarian dish, prepared from leeks and cress[-seeds] and pomegranate kernels and other such things, quite clearly pungent. Theopompus in Theseus [writes]: "he will reach the land of the Medes, where aburtake is …
high
short
α
108
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 …
high
short
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110
Ἀγαθὴ καὶ μάζα μετ' ἄρτον
after bread a barley cake is good too
In reference to those who give or take second-best. *ma/za [barley cake] has an acute [accent]; for a circumflex does not occur before the position of a long vowel. Aristophanes, though, gives ma/za a …
high
short
α
122
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 …
high
medium
α
124
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 …
high
medium
α
128
Ἀγάλακτες
milkmates
[Meaning] those who are members of the same family, blood-kin, brothers. But others [sc. define the terms as] those sharing priesthoods and [sc. who are also] fellow-family-members. But some [sc. define it as] those …
high
short
α
163
Ἄγγαρος
a)/ggaros
and a)ggarei/a, public and compulsory servitude. "For just as to him eating seemed to be a mere distraction, with nature as it were putting him into compulsory servitude [a)ggareuome/nhs] when it came to food."
high
short
α
184
Ἀγελαία σταφυλή
ordinary bunch of grapes
[Meaning] the cheap [sort]. Also [sc. attested is] a)gelai=a ["ordinary things"], [meaning] those with no distinction.
high
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 …
high
medium
α
211
Ἀγείρει
collects
[Meaning he/she/it] gathers. Also [sc. attested is the participle] "those who collect". "For their manner was sacred and nothing like those who collect [alms?]." And elsewhere: "wishing to go undetected, he shaves his head …
high
medium
α
247
Ἀγκιστρεύει
angles for
[Meaning he/she/it] entices with bait.
high
short
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249
Ἀγκών
elbow
"In the royal palace of Gelimer was a building full of darkness, which the Carthaginians used to call [the] Elbow; therein were thrown all toward whom the tyrant was ill-disposed. There, in the time …
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medium
α
261
Ἀγκύρισμα
anchor-hold
[Meaning] a kind of wrestling-move. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a)gkuri/sas, meaning [someone] wrestling down or taking down by the knee. An 'anchor-hold' is also a hunter's container of figs. Aristophanes [writes]: …
high
short
α
269
Ἀγλευκές
sour
[Meaning] what is bitter. Xenophon used [the word] in the Oeconomicus. But the word seems to be foreign, Sicilian; at any rate it is much used later in Rhinthon. Also [sc. attested is the …
high
short
α
270
Ἄγλιθες
garlic-crowns
[Meaning] the heads of garlic plants. Aristophanes [writes]: "like field-mice, you dig garlic-crowns with a peg".
high
short
α
273
Ἀγναπτότατος βάτος αὖος
stiffest dried skate
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to one who is harsh and obstinate by temperament.
high
short
α
295
Ἀγονία
sterility
Childlessness, barrenness. Aelian [writes]: "the young generation was being destroyed, and there was also sterility both of the women and of the four-footed flock."
high
short
α
306
Ἀγορᾶς ὥραν
market's hour, market's time
[Meaning the hour/time] not for selling things, but for the other transactions that go on in the marketplace at dawn, or indeed before the marketplace gets full. Pherekrates [writes]: "always to drink and get …
high
short
α
320
Ἀγωγή
conveyance
Transportation of anything, which is also known as 'supplying'; as one speaks of conveyance of grain or of wine.
high
short
α
346
Ἀγρέμιος
quarry, prey
What [comes] from the hunt. "Having found quarry out of the grey sea."
high
short
α
368
Ἀγρονόμοι
country-dwellers
Those living in the country. "Singing cicada drunk on dewdrops, you celebrate the country-dwelling Muse who sings in solitude." In the Epigrams.
high
short
α
425
Ἀδάμ
Adam
The first human, he who was shaped by the hand of God and formed in the image and likeness of the Creator and Founder; he was also deemed worthy of a dwelling in Paradise. …
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