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Ἄβυσσος
abyss, pit
There was a shrine of Persephone, which guarded much gold from all ages [and] kept it inviolate. In this [shrine] there was a certain pit of gold, not visible to the general public [and] …
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Ἀγάθαρχος
Agatharkhos, Agatharchos, Agatharchus
A proper name. He was an outstanding painter from nature, the son of Eudemos, of Samian stock.
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Ἀγαθίας
Agathias
A lawyer, of Myrina; the one who wrote the History as a continuation of Procopius of Caesarea, [comprising] the affairs involving Belisarius and the events in Italy and Libya; that is the affairs involving …
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Ἀγαθοεργοί
agathoergoi, benefactors
Men selected according to valor. From the Ephors.
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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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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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Ἀγαλεών
Agaleon
Name of a mountain.
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Ἀγαμήδης
Agamedes
Proper name. Also [sc. attested is] a feminine form Agamede.
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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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Ἀγάννιφον
very snowy
Homer [sc. uses this adjective, when mentioning] the extremely snow-covered mountain.
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Ἀγαπητός
Agapetos, Agapetus
Bishop of Synada. Eusebius [the spiritual son] of Pamphilus gives him great praise and mentions his amazing miracles: his shifting of boundaries and rivers and raisings of the dead. He also relates that when …
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Ἀγάπιος
Agapios, Agapius
Athenian philosopher, after the death of Proclus, under Marinus. He was admired for his love of learning and for his setting of dilemmas that were hard to solve.
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Ἀγάπιος
Agapios, Agapius
This man was an Alexandrian by birth; raised from childhood amidst cultured discourse, he became a commentator on medical teachings and went to Byzantium where he established a very distinguished school. Relying on the …
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Ἄγγαρος
angaros, courier
This is what the Persians used to call the royal messengers. "He sent one of his most trusty men as messenger [a)/ggaros] to the Babylonian" - because of the nobleman Parsondes.
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Ἀγασθέντος
amazed
[Meaning] dumbstruck, marvelling. "With him amazed at the conduct". Also [sc. attested is the nominative] a)gasqei/s. "Amazed at both the city and the people he remained for three days."
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Ἄγβαρος
Agbaros, Agbarus, Agbar, Abgar, Avgar
A proper name. The king of Edessa . See under "Augaros".
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Ἀγελαιών
pasture
[Meaning] the herd's place.
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Ἀγέλιος
Agelios, Agelius
This man was bishop of Constantinople during the reign of Valens. He lived an apostolic life, for he always went about unshod and wore only a single tunic, in observance of what the Gospel …
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Ἀγερωχία
haughtiness, manliness, nobility
Arrogance. "The Scythians are supercilious and exceedingly haughty." By virtue of being exceedingly boastful or by virtue of being exceedingly honored. Also [sc. attested is] a)ge/rwxos, [meaning] honorable, manly. Agathias [writes]: "mounting a horse …
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Ἄγεται
is marrying
[He] is courting, is taking in marriage. Aelian [writes]: "Iobas the Maurousian is marrying his sister".
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Ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν
to plunder and to pillage
Marauding and despoiling. But a)/gein [can mean], without distinction, both to carry away things, even from dead bodies, and to gather [them]. "When [Baian] crossed to the land opposite the stream, immediately he set …
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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 …
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Ἀγηλατεῖν
to banish as accursed
[Meaning] to drive out as a curse and accursed people. If [the breathing is] rough, [it means] to drive out curses; but if smooth, it means to drive away. "You seem to me to …
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Ἀγηνόριον
Agenorion, Agenor-shrine
Name of a place.
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Ἀγηρηναῖοι
Agerenaioi, Agerenaeans
Name of a people.
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Ἀγησαγόρας
Agesagoras
Proper name.
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Ἀγησίλαος
Agesilaos, Agesilaus
A proper name. He was a notable and noble king of Lacedaemonians and is celebrated by many of the orators.
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Ἀγήτας
Agetas
The general of the Aetolians.
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Ἄγις Ἄγιδος
Agis, (genitive) Agidos
The son of Pausanias. This man, during an invasion of Mantinean territory once, besieged them and, having turned the flow of the river against the wall, he weakened it; for it was of unbaked …
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