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Ἀκύλλιος
Aquillius, Aquilius
Proper name.
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3975
Ἁρμόδιοι
fitting
[Meaning those who/which are] acceptable. And [there is] a saying: "Harmodios' song", in reference to difficult things. For the songs about Harmodios are like this. Harmodios and Aristogeiton attacked the tyrants, and Athenians killed …
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224
Αἴνιον
Ainion, Aenium
[Ainion] and Ainioi: [sc.both are] cities. "It happened that the Aenians were formerly split by factions; but recently some inclined towards Eumenes, others to Macedonia."
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359
Αἰσχύνη πόλεως πολίτου ἁμαρτία
the citizen's error (is) the city's disgrace
[no gloss]
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β
144
Βασιλεὺς μέγας
Great King
[Referring to] the [king] of the Persians. To the other kings they added also the names of those who were ruled: as "of the Lakedaimonians," "of the Macedonians." A king differs from a tyrant. …
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147
Βασιλεία
kingship
[Kingship] is rule without accountability. "The good are not only free, but also kings. For kingship is rule without accountability, which none but the wise can maintain." Kingship. Neither nature nor justice gives kingdoms …
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246
Βεσπασιανός
Vespasianos, Vespasianus, Vespasian
Emperor of the Romans. This man was so gentle and kindly that he did not punish offences even against himself and his imperial authority more severely than by exile. He quickly shook off hatreds …
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425
Δημηγόρος
popular orator
[Meaning one] speaking before the people. Also [sc. attested is the related verb] dhmhgorw= ["I speak before the people"]; [used] with a dative.
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545
Διαδρασιπολίτας
shirker-citizens
Meaning cowards, those who run away from public life.
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900
Διέθει
was coursing through
[Meaning he/she/it] was running through.
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1576
Δυναστεία
sovereignty
[Meaning] power/strength.
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1660
Δυσμικῶν
of westerners
[Meaning] of the men of the sunset. "Having foreseen also the alliances of the westerners he persuaded some of the powerful men to take common action."
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1714
Δυσχερασμάτων
of inconveniences
[Meaning] of misfortunes. "He turned to the life of leisure, in hatred of the inconveniences of political involvement."
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43
Ἐβύνουν
they used to stuff
[Meaning] they used to fill, they used to block. Aristophanes [writes]: "[the foreigners] used to stuff the mouth[s] of these men with gold". That is, [the mouths] of the orators.
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172
Ἐγχανών
gaping (at)
Meaning [one who is] laughing [at]. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "you will die gaping." And elsewhere [he writes]: "for he will not gape after us as generals for the city, but let him sail …
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174
Ἐγχέλεις θηρώμενος
(someone) hunting eels
In reference to those stirring up trouble for their own benefit. For whenever the water is still, they catch nothing; but when they stir up the water above and below, they take and catch …
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446
Ἐκθεῖ
runs out
[Meaning he/she/it] goes out, comes out. Aristophanes [writes]: "after running into the prytaneum with an empty belly he runs out with a full [one]." That is, he comes out of the city having become …
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669
Ἔκτοπον
strange
[Meaning something] altered, forceful, large. Aristophanes [writes]: "there is a certain tree which has grown strange, above Kardia -- Kleonymos: not at all useful, and otherwise terrible and big. In the spring this [tree] …
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1052
Ἐμπρίσαντες
biting into
[Meaning they] binding together, fitting [one to another]. "But [though] biting into their teeth, they have become stronger by yielding to the tyrant."
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1055
Ἐμποίνιμος
punishable
[Meaning] liable to punishment; that is, subject to a penalty, as if paying reparation for things one has done wrong. And the punishment for a murder which has been broken[?] is called poinh/. "Saturninus …
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16
Χαλεπὰ τὰ καλά
excellent things are difficult
[sc. It is on record that] as Pittakos was laying aside his authority, he said to those who were amazed, "It is difficult to be noble." [Also that] Solon, recognizing his weakness, said, "Excellent …
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