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α324Ἀγωγόνescorting[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.highshort
α446Ἀδέψητονuntanned, undressed[sc. Something] raw.highshort
α464Ἀδηνέωςunpremeditatedly, without malice[Meaning] simply and effortlessly, by negation of plans [dh/nea] and of designs.high

α324

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.

Ἀγωγόν· ἐπακτικόν. καὶ Πισίδης· πρὸς τοὺς ἀγωγοὺς ἐτράπη τοῦ Τίγριδος. περὶ Χοσρόου ὁ λόγος. καὶ Ἀγωγοὺς, προπομπούς.

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α467ᾍδηςHades"Immovable Hades, why did you snatch my lovely companion? Did Cypris indeed madden your mind?"highshort

α493Ἀδμήτου μέλος καὶ ἉρμοδίουAdmetos' song and Harmodios'[A proverbial phrase] in reference to things which are easy and simple: for drinking-songs were said to be of this kind.highshort

α495Ἀδμωλίαuncertainty[sc. A term for] ignorance in Callimachus. Also [sc. attested is the related adverb] a)dmwlei/, [meaning] without deceit. Also [sc. attested is the related verb] a)dmwlw=, [meaning] I take no heed [of].highshort

α498Ἀδόκητονunexpected; (?)inglorious[Meaning someone or something] denied/disclaimed. "[He] fearful lest they might attack them unguarded; which is of course what happened, not unexpected[ly], once their band of robbers advanced". Also [sc. attested is the masculine nominative …highshort

α522Ἀδρανίαpowerless[Meaning something] weak. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a)drani/a ["powerlessness"], [meaning] incapacity, weakness. In the Epigrams: "he dedicated [his fishing gear to Hermes], fearing the powerlessness of old age." And elsewhere: "since …highshort

α524ἈδράστειαAdrasteiaSome say she is the same thing as Nemesis, and that she took the name from a particular king, Adrastos. Alternatively from the ancient Adrastos who suffered divine wrath [nemesis] for his boasts against …highmedium

α527ἈδριανόςHadrianos, Hadrianus, HadrianEmperor of the Romans. He was of senatorial descent, his father having been the general Afer -- for thus he was [sur]named; he was by nature fluent in each language; and he left behind …highlong

α536Ἁδύsweet[Doric form for] h(du/. Theocritus [writes]: "sweet is the whisper and that pinetree, goatherd."highshort

α545ἌελλαwhirlwindA dense mass of winds.highshort

α557Ἀεργηλήnon-working[Meaning] idle, non-functioning. In the Epigrams: "tired from trembling old age [Daphnis the piper] with his non-working hand dedicates this staff [to Pan]."highshort

α569Ἀέτειον πτερὸνeagle's wingand [sc. eagle's] flesh.highshort

α621Ἄεικεςunalike[Meaning] that which is dissimilar. But [sc. differently accented] a)eike/s ["indecorous"] [means] that which is unsuitable. In the Epigrams: "not indecorous." And elsewhere: "you fall so indecorously into delusions."highshort

α633Ἀείπλαναever-wandering [lips][Meaning] straying [ones], foolish [ones], [ones] full of nonsense. "The ever-wandering lips of an old woman."highshort

α636Ἄειρενdrew [out], removed[Meaning he/she/it] threw [out]. "And [he] drew [out] filthy ablutions."highshort

α638ἈείρωI raiseThe [verb meaning] I lift up and I lighten.highshort

α641Ἀείτηςbeloved youth[Meaning] a companion.highshort

α643Ἀεὶ τοῖς ἐρῶσιν σύνεσμενalways we associate with love(r)sAristophanes [sc. says this] about birds. Because lovers give noble birds to please their beloveds. And the nuthatch or some other sort of bird appears fortunate for lovers. "I, o Leukippe, [am] a fortunate …highshort

α645Ἀείφρουροςalways on watch, everlasting[no gloss]highshort

α651Ἀηδών καὶ ἀηδοῦςnightingale, songstressAnd [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 …highmedium

α653Ἀήθεσσονthey were unaccustomed (to)[Meaning] they were unused [to]. Also [sc. attested is] a)hqe/ssousin ["they are unaccustomed (to)"], [meaning] they are unacquainted [with]. The present tense a)hqe/ssw ["I am unaccustomed (to)"], [like] a)hdi/zomai ["I am disgusted"], a)i/w ["I …highmedium

α656ἌημαιI 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.highshort

α658Ἀηνέςaenes, (?)never-ending[sc. Something] everlasting, clear.highshort

α661Ἀέσσατοςunconquered[sc. The same as Attic] a)h/tthtos. "I am unconquered altogether from the time I was born."highshort

α663Ἀήσυρονlight-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 …highshort

α664Ἀήτηςgale[Meaning] the wind. And just as h(gh/sw ["I will lead"] [is cognate with the noun] h(ghth/s ["leader"]; [and] poih/sw ["I will create"] [with] poihth/s ["creator"]; so it was necessary [to postulate the sequence] a)/w …highshort

α670Ἀϊδέςunseen[Meaning] that which is incomprehensible.highshort

α673Ἀΐδιοςeverlasting[Meaning] he who/that which is eternal.highshort

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