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Αἰγῶν ὀνόματα
nanny-goats' names
That is, useless things; for [all] nanny-goats [are] alike. But names are applied to things that differ as a means of distinguishing them.
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Αἰγυπτία κληματίς
Egyptian vine-branch.
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to lean and fairly tall men; such a man was Zeno of Citium. It is said that he consulted the oracle to learn how he might live the …
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Αἴγυπτος
Aigyptos, Aegyptus, Egypt
A personal name. Also the country of the Egyptians. [Note] that when Hermes, the son of Pekos who is also Zeus, arrived, Mestrem was the king of those there; his was the name they …
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Αἰδεσία
Aidesia, Aedesia
Wife of Hermeias. She was related by birth to the great Syrianos, and was the fairest and finest of all the women in Alexandria. In her character she was similar to her husband: simple, …
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Αἰδοῖος
venerable
[Meaning] one worthy of reverence and respect. Damascius [says]: "Isidore was awestruck at the sight of Proclus, venerable and marvelous to see; he thought he was seeing in him the very face of true …
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Αἰεὶ ἐστώ
eternal being
Antiphon [uses this word for] eternity and that which always stands in the same [form], just as happiness is called eu)estw/ ["well-being"]. The reading of Diogenianus in the second [book] of Antiphon's Truth.
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Αἰθήρ
aether, ether
[Meaning] the upper air, which [being] above the air is heated by the sun.
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Αἴ κε πάθοι τά κ' ἔρεξε δίκη δ' ἰθεῖα γένοιτο
if he should endure the sufferings which he has inflicted, the punishment would be just
An oracle given concerning the murders and injustices of Aurelian. Aristophanes [writes]: "every one of the Athenians when he goes in yells at the servants and asks: 'Where is my pot? Who gave away …
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Αἷμα
blood
[Meaning] the vital [part] of a man.
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Αἷμα
blood
[Blood] and family. "I claim to be of this family and blood." And the most vital of the four humors which are in us. Sophocles in Electra calls the knife "blood."
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Αἰμίλιος
Aemilius
The consul, who defeated Perseus the king of the Macedonians. He was a judicious man who knew how to handle good fortune and was self-sufficient. For he received the man along with his royal …
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Αἱμύλα
wheedling
[ai(mu/la.] Also [sc. attested is] ai(mu/los], [meaning a] flatterer, [someone] deceiving. "Some of the flatterers and smart people will suppose that I am joking." [These words are] paroxytone: ai(mu/los, *tertu/los, *rwmu/los, *ai)sxu/los. And [the …
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Αἴνικος
Eunikos, Eunicus
An Athenian comic poet. He belongs to the Old Comedy. His plays [include] Anteia. There is also a sophist Ainios, [amongst] whose books [is] Hucksters.
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Αἰξωνεύεσθαι
to be an Aixonian, to play the Aixonian
The [verb that means] to make slanderous accusations. A metaphor from the deme of the Aixoneis; for they are ridiculed in comedy [as] slanderers.
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Αἰῶνα
age
[Meaning] life, life-style. Sophocles [writes]: "[there is an old story] that you could not know the age of mortals before someone dies, whether it is good or bad. But I, even before going to …
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Αἵρεσις
capture, taking
[Meaning] subjugation, overthrow. "Therefore also they conspired to attack him first of all, so that they might have an overthrow -- as the saying goes -- from top (sc. to bottom) of the customs …
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Αἵρεσις
school, sect
[A school] [is a system] that, in accordance with appearance, follows or seems to follow a certain type of account. Hippobotus says that there are 9 philosophical schools and ways of life: Megaric, Eretrian, …
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Αἱρεσιῶτις πολιτεία
heretical polity, heretical way of life
[Meaning] that of heretics. Concerning heresy, see under Arian.
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Αἱρετόν
preferable
[Meaning] desirable. [Something] is called this in three ways: [because it is] good, [because it is] pleasant, [or because it is] advantageous. Whatever has all of these and is preferable in each respect is …
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Αἱρετώτερον
preferable, more choiceworthy
[Meaning] more worthy of selection. "What is preferable is not in a parallel relationship with what is better, but what is better is more than what is preferable. For what is preferable is only …
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Αἱρεῖ
takes
[Meaning he/she/it] seizes. Also [sc. attested is the related infinitive] ai(rei=n ["to take"], [meaning] to take something by force, and to seize [it].
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Αἱρεῖς
you take
[Meaning] you believe, you judge. From the Theologian: "and the word persuades [us] not to set an obstacle."
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Αἰσθάνεσθαι
to perceive
[Used] with a genitive. This [verb] has two meanings, in accordance with potentiality and in accordance with activity. For those who are asleep but have the power of perception are said to [be able …
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Αἰσθήσεις
5 senses
Sight [is] clearer than hearing, and [hearing clearer] than smelling, and smelling [clearer] than taste and touch. However, touch does not seem to be a sense, for each of the other senses operates as …
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Αἰσθητήριον
sense-organ
['Sense-organ'] and [sc. also attested is] ai)sqhto/n ['object of sense'].
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Αἴστωρ
unaware
[Meaning] one who/which is pure.
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Αἰσχίνης
Aischines, Aeschines
Son of Charinos, a sausage-maker. [He was] a Socratic philosopher. Some, though, say that he was the son of Lysanias. [He was] an Athenian, of [the deme] Sphettos. His dialogues [are entitled] Miltiades, Kallias, …
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Αἰσχίνης
Aeschines, Aischines, Aiskhines
The son of Lysanias. This man went to Dionysios in Sicily on account of money. And Plato is said to have compassed Charybdis three times on account of Sicilian lucre. Aristippos of Cyrene and …
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Αἰσχρίων
Aischrion, Aeschrion
[Aischrion] of Mitylene, an epic poet, who joined in the expedition of Alexander the son of Philip. He was an intimate of Aristotle and beloved by him, as Nikandros of Alexandria [says] in On …
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Αἰσχρόν
shameful
Sophocles [writes]: "for it is shameful to ask for a long life for one who will never be free from evils." That is, whoever is always reckoned among the evil. [There are] 4 types …
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