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Ἀετὸς τῶν οἰκοδομημάτων
gable of the buildings
The part at the roof, which some call a pediment [aetoma].
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Ἀετώματα
gables
They call the roofs of shrines wings and gables. Aristophanes [writes]: "we shall crown the houses in gable style." Meaning we shall cover [them].
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Ἀζαλέας δρῦς
parched oaks
With a view to what is being explained. Whether because the trees shed their leaves in that same season and are dried out from the roots and uprooted by the snowstorms, or because when …
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Ἄζυξ
unyoked, unpaired
The man not yoked together in marriage. Also the riding horse.
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Ἀεὶ γεωργὸς ἐς νέωτα πλούσιος
a farmer is always rich tomorrow
[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those always nurturing a hope of escaping terrors, but falling into the same ones again.
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614
Ἀειδὴς
formless
[Formless] soul. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a)eidi/a ["formlessness"], [meaning] shapelessness.
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619
Ἀειθαλής
evergreen
[Meaning] always growing/blooming.
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633
Ἀείπλανα
ever-wandering [lips]
[Meaning] straying [ones], foolish [ones], [ones] full of nonsense. "The ever-wandering lips of an old woman."
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640
Ἀείρρυτος
ever-flowing
[Meaning] that which always flows.
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644
Ἀείϋπνος
ever-sleeping
[Meaning] one who/which is always asleep.
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645
Ἀείφρουρος
always on watch, everlasting
[no gloss]
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651
Ἀηδών καὶ ἀηδοῦς
nightingale, songstress
And [in the genitive singular] a)hdou=s; such [was] Sappho according to Mytilenians. Sophocles [writes]: "ill-starred, she will not sing the lament of the piteous nightingale, but she will sing shrill dirges and the thuds …
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655
Ἄημα
blast
[Meaning] the breath of the wind. "The dreadful blast of winds puts the roaring sea to bed; almighty sleep binds and releases, he does not hold forever. Can we not learn to grow wise? …
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656
Ἄημαι
I swing, I hang (?)
[sc. The word occurs] in the Epigrams: "a shield from the mortal shoulders of Timanor, I swing beneath the roof in the temple of Pallas." Meaning I am dedicated.
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659
Ἀηνόβαρβος
Ahenobarbus
[A name meaning] bronze-beard [chalkopogon].
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663
Ἀήσυρον
light-as-air
[Meaning] that which is slender, that which is in mid-air and nimble, that which is light-weight, from being borne along [su/resqai] on the air [a)e/ri]. In reference to birds. [sc. But exemplified also in …
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666
Ἄητον
insatiate, swollen
[Meaning] that which is being blown up.
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676
Ἄϊδος κυνῆ
Hades' dog-skin [helmet]
Aristophanes [writes]: "take for my sake the shadow-shaggy Hades helmet from Hieronymos." The proverb was [sc. originally] said about those who are invisible. But now about those who grow their hair exceedingly long. For …
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691
Ἀΐσσουσιν
they dart
[Meaning] they rush, they flit. Polybius [writes]: "for in Rome Marcus Porcius when he heard of the prowess of Scipio, when another man said to him "what have you heard?" said "he alone has …
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725
Ἀθήλυντον
unwomanish
[Meaning someone or something] inflexible, hard.
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727
Ἀθηνᾶς ἄγαλμα δόρυ κρατεῖ
Athena's statue holds a spear
Because of the steadfastness and masculinity [sc. of such an attribute]; likewise also a shield, from her turning-away every treachery through her wisdom; for [wisdom] is [close] to intelligence. And they gave her a …
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Ἀθηνόδωρος
Athenodoros, Athenodorus
Stoic philosopher, of the time of the Roman emperor Octavian. Under Octavian there was every reason for unbridled excess of power to be a universal misfortune, but the aforementioned Athenodoros persuaded him away from …
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736
Ἀθηρηλοιγός
chaff-consuming
[Referring to] the winnowing-fan, the thing that is destroying the chaff.
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740
Ἀθλητάς
athletes
[Meaning] competitors, men in training. Aelian [uses the word]. "Consequently he not only prepared them to have these things, but he also created athletes in other [kinds of] injustice and filthiness. For what shameful …
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Ἀθλητής
athlete, champion
The man trained thoroughly in [sc. winning] prizes. "The Romans dispatched a man [who was] a champion of wars like Hannibal".
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Ἀθῷος
guiltless
[Meaning] not liable to punishment. "I washed my hands in guiltless things". Meaning I kept myself guiltless, I took no part in evil. Guiltless, then, [means] not being at fault. Meaning going around, loquacious.
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Ἄθως καλύπτει πλευρὰ Λημνίας βοός
Athos conceals the flank of a Lemnian cow
A proverb in reference to those paining or harming anyone; since Mount Athos overshadows the cow, made of white stone, in Lemnos.
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755
Ἀθρήνιον
wasps'-nest
The place of Muses.
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762
Ἄθροι καταρρέοντες
(they) flowing down in a body
Meaning [doing so] together. The noun should have proparoxytone accent and the first syllable should be aspirated in the Attic dialect. "Flowing down" [katarre/ontes] meaning descending suddenly. The metaphor [comes] from river currents. Homer …
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Ἄθρυπτος
unbroken
[Meaning] manly, not slacking, nor softening, nor becoming flaccid. Damascius [writes]: "the life-style they allotted themselves was measured and unbroken, neither wrong-doing on account of poverty nor slacking on account of wealth, but moderate …
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