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Δακία χώρα
Dacian region, Dacian territory
That which Trajan colonized in the regions on the other side of the Istrus. And Aurelian abandoned this [region], once the region of the Illyrians and the Mysians had become afflicted [sc. by the …
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Δακτύλιος
seal-ring
[Meaning] a signet. "When the consul Marcellus died, Hannibal the Carthaginians' general stood by his body, and as he saw all the wounds on his chest, he praised him as a soldier but mocked …
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Δαρετίου
Daretian
"[I say Gelon, Hieron, Polyzelus and Thrasybulus] dedicated a tripod of a hundred litrae and fifty talents' [weight] of Daretian gold, the tithe of a tithe."
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Δᾴς
firebrand, torch
[Meaning a] lamp. "Bringing fire in torches and twigs smeared with pitch they set fire to the ship." And elsewhere: "[they] set half-beams cast upon the extremely soft couches and beds adorned with some …
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82
Δασμός
dasmos, tribute
[Meaning] division, first-fruits of tribute. Xenophon [writes]: "they found 17 colts raised for tribute to the king." And elsewhere: "fearing Minos' fleet, the Athenians and decided to bring tribute to Crete, whomever they [sc. …
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89
Δᾶτις
Datis
A Persian, who made it his business to speak Greek [sc. but did so badly]. They say he used xai/romai, instead of saying xai/rw. And that [sort of thing] is "Datism". Datis: "this man …
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Δατοῖς
customs
[Meaning] deceptions, all sorts of cunning. "They considered bearing witness to them in written statements. But since this was not allowed to happen simply and customarily because of the fear of the king/emperor, they …
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114
Δαιμονᾶν
to be demon-possessed
[Meaning] to be held by a demon, and to be mad. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] daimonh/sas ["being demon-possessed"]. "He departed from life when demon-possessed, through the occurrence of certain symptoms of …
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117
Δαιμόνιος ὁρμή
divine impulse
[Meaning that] of a spirit, or of a god.
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Δαιμονίως
marvelously, miraculously
[Meaning] surprisingly. "'He was attended', he said, 'in a marvelous manner'." "He was marvelously keen on sex." Meaning surprisingly, exceedingly.
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Δαιταλεῖς
feasters
[Meaning] banqueters and club-members and symposiasts and those such as feast together. Thus Aristophanes [uses this word]. "The king granted an after-dinner entertainment to the feasters as if it were something noteworthy, and this …
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135
Δεββώρα
Debbora, Deborah
A proper name. The prophetess and [person] of manly mind.
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150
Δεδίξεσθαι
to rout
[Meaning] to frighten into flight, to pursue. "[...] to stir up a confusing wild noise and to make a clamour with shouting and the drums, so as to beat back and to rout the …
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151
Δεδιότες
fearing
Also [sc. attested is] dediw/s ["he fearing"], he being afraid. "But they, fearing for their families, then first asked to go."
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155
Δεδμημένοι
conquered
[Meaning they who have been] subdued. Also [sc. attested is] de/dmhntai ["they have been conquered"]. In the Epigrams: "these bridles all in a row and the polished double-pointed spears, longing for their horses and …
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189
Δεκέβαλος
Dekebalos, Decebalus
King of the Dacians. Look in [the entry on] "terrible" [deinos].
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Δέκιος
Decius, Dekios
Emperor of [the] Romans, successor of Philip; [it was he] who by imperial decree put to death those who believed the [tenets] of the Christians and compelled them to worship those who are not …
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195
Δεκτῆρες
receivers
[Meaning] hosts.
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Δελεάζοντες
enticing
[Meaning they] disguising. "The Scythopolitans lay low for two days, enticing their trust, but on the third night, having kept watch for the opportunity, they killed the man as he slept."
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Δέλεαρ
bait
[Meaning] deceit, trickery. "Once he had eagerly agreed, he added a subsequent piece of bait, encouraging him to sail off to Demetrius."
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Δεντᾶτος
Dentatos, Dentatus
A proper name.
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Δεξαμενή
receptacle
"He came into the sanctuary of Wisdom and sat unexpectedly in the sacred receptacle itself [...] But even from there [Theodora] was able to drag her off." That is, the table which receives the …
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226
Δεξιάς
handshakes
[Meaning] agreements. "He sent a chiliarch and ordered him to give handshakes to Josephus."
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Δεξιός
clever, fortunate
Also [meaning] one with aptitude. "In the time of Justinian, there was one Peter called Barsumês who sat at the money-exchange table and took shameful profits from this work, contriving rather well the theft …
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Δεῖμα
fright
[Meaning] fear. Arrian [writes]: "so much fright held them, since terrible things were imminent, that they were unable to put aside their consternation."
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Δειμαίνει
is frightened
[Meaning he/she/it] fears. Procopius [writes]: "neither fearing any fear in the presence of her spouse nor did she ever derive any shame from an action." "All of them were afraid and were astounded by …
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337
Δεινοκράτης
Deinokrates, Deinocrates
A Messenian, [he was] not only by his occupation but also by his nature a courtier and a military man. He displayed a perfectly competent manner, but he was counterfeit and tawdry. For in …
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344
Δεινός
terribly clever
"Decebalus, the king of the Dacians, was terribly clever in his understanding of matters of war, and terribly clever in action and successful in making expeditions, well-timed in retreating, a master of ambush, a …
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353
Δείξαντες
having shown
"They suddenly ran out of their formation and having shown through the chasm they fell upon the Romans."
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Δεισιδαίμων
god-fearing; superstitious
[Meaning] god-revering; or uncertain in one's faith, and in this way fearful. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] deisidaimoni/as, meaning god-reverence, scrupulousness as regards the divine; or cowardice. "Seeing that the soldiers were …
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