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Ἀγανώπιδος
mild-eyed
[Meaning] having a gentle countenance.
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170
Ἀγάσματα
objects of wonder
[Meaning] objects of awe, things at which one would wonder [a)ga/saito]. Sophocles uses [the word].
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much-groaning
[Meaning] copiously moaning.
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Ἀγάστορες
womb-mates
[Meaning] brothers, natural brothers, twins. Those from the same womb.
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176
Ἄγαυρος
wastrel
A dandy; but some [say] a good-for-nothing; [used] by Ionians [to mean] a pauper, but by Attic writers [to mean] a fop.
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180
Ἄγε δῆτα
hey there
[Meaning] come now, you there, over here. And [there is] an epigram addressed to Diogenes the Cynic: "' Hey, Diogenes, tell [us], what fate took you to Hades?' 'A dog's bite took me'". But …
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190
Ἀγελείη
Ageleie, Booty-driver
[An epithet of] Athena. From the [fact of her] "driving booty", [a)/gein lei/an]; that is, as a soldier.
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216
Ἀγηλατοί
curse-expelling
[A term applicable to] thunderbolts. But a)ghlatoi= [is] a verb, [meaning he/she/it] leads, thunderbolts or pursues.
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217
Ἀγῆλαι
to celebrate, to glorify
[Meaning] to honor a god with celebrations. Thus Eupolis in Demes [writes]: "now we too should dedicate to these the twin woolly wreaths and approach in celebration. Hail everyone, we welcome [you]!" Aristophanes in …
high
short
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235
Ἁγίζων
sanctifying
[Meaning one who is] making a sacrifice. "Come, making a cattle sacrifice at the hearth." Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a(giasqe/ntwn, [meaning] rites having been performed. Also [sc. attested is the form] …
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244
Ἀγκάσασθαι
to arm up
[Meaning] to lift up in the arms.
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245
Ἄγκεσι
[in] forests
[Meaning in] tree-filled and wooded places. In the Epigrams: "with this he slays wild beasts in beast-breeding forests".
high
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246
Ἄγκεινθ' Ἡφαίστοιο
are offered of Hephaistos
["Are offered"] meaning "are dedicated" [a)na/keintai].
high
short
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248
Ἄγκος
glen
A high place of a mountain. "He was in doubt whether to go on foot into the high-topped glen."
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253
Ἀγκυλομήτης καὶ Ἀγκυλομήτεω καὶ Ἀγκυλομῆται
crooked of counsel
[a)gkulomh/ths] and a)gkulomh/tew. Also [sc. attested is] a)gkulomh=tai: men of devious devices.
high
short
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256
Ἄγκυρα πλοίου
anchor of a ship
See under embryoikos.
high
short
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262
Ἀγλαΐα
splendor
[Meaning] brightness. Also [sc. attested is the dative plural] a)glai/ais, [meaning by/with] brightnesses.
high
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264
Ἀγλαόκοιτος
splendid-bedded
[Meaning] highly honored.
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266
Ἀγλαότιμον
splendid-honored
[Meaning] brilliant, valued.
high
short
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267
Ἀγλαοφῶν
Aglaophon
A proper name.
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short
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271
Ἀγλωττία
tonguelessness
[Meaning] quiet, silence. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] tongueless, [meaning] voiceless, speechless. "Now having fallen to the earth, tongueless and voiceless, I lie, refusing emulous ambition."
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short
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277
Ἀγνοεῖ δ' ἀράχνη παῖδας ὡς παιδεύεται
a spider knows not how she educates her children.
[A spider knows not how she educates her children.] For having nurtured them she has died at the hands of her dearest ones. [Sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who look after …
high
short
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290
Ἄγνυται
is shattered
[Meaning he/she/it] is broken. Also [sc. attested is] a)/gnuton, likewise. Also [sc. attested is] a)gnumena/wn, [meaning] being crushed together.
high
short
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302
Ἀγορανομίας
market-supervisorship, market-supervisorships
[Meaning] auditorship/s. The term is applied to those who oversee sales in the cities. Also [sc. attested is the related concrete noun] "market-supervisors" [agoranomoi]: the officials who manage the sales in the marketplace [sc. …
high
medium
α
311
Ἀγορῆθεν
from the agora
Out of the agora.
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short
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315
Ἀγοστῷ
in an embrace
[Meaning] in the embrace. In the Epigrams: "you did not go unnoticed by the Graces nor by joyful Academe, in whose embrace I tell all comers of your beneficence".
high
short
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324
Ἀγωγόν
escorting
[Meaning] leading. And the Pisidian [writes]: "he turned to the channels of the Tigris." The statement [is] about Chosroes. Also [sc. attested is] a)gwgou/s ["escorts"], [meaning] guides.
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short
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325
Ἀγωαῖος
for leading
In the Epigrams: "and a dog-leash for leading".
high
short
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326
Ἀγώμενος
envying
Marveling at. But a)go/menos [means] being carried.
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short
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346
Ἀγρέμιος
quarry, prey
What [comes] from the hunt. "Having found quarry out of the grey sea."
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