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Ἄκερως βοῦς
hornless ox
[Meaning] one not having horns. Also [sc. attested is] a)/kerwn, neuter [and] single-case.
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853
Ἀκέφαλος
headless
[Meaning] one who is rightless. And [there is] a proverb: Headless story. The proverb is spoken in reference to those speaking unfinished things.
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858
Ἀκή
Ake, Acre
A city in Phoenicia, which some say is the old name for the one now called Ptolemais, though Demetrius [says this] not of the [whole] city but of its acropolis.
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882
Ἀκινάκης
scimitar
[Meaning a] little Persian spear.
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899
Ἄκλητον
uncalled, unsummoned
[Meaning] unnamed. "You have given yourself uncalled to the second one". ['Uncalled'] meaning unnamed. "Unsummoned and summoned, the god will be present; for the god does not overlook those seeking virtue. For thus was …
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901
Ἀκμάζει
is flourishing, is in the prime
[Meaning he/she/it] is young. [sc. Also attested is] "you [singular] are in your prime" [a)kma/zeis], [meaning] you do what young men do. Thus Hyperides and Lysias.
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904
Ἀκμή
moment, point, still
[Meaning] sharpness, the exact decisive moment of the intensity of the matter, and power, and youth. But "akme of opportunity" [means] good fortune. Thus Isocrates [writes]: "[it is best] to grasp the akme of …
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916
Ἀκόλαστος
licentious
[Meaning one who/which is] worthy of chastisement. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "who also is licentious in his ways". The bold man is also called [this]. And Iamblichus [writes]: "she was at one moment laughing …
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923
Ἀκονιτί
dustless
[Meaning] away from dust. Without struggle and fight; or comfortably, from a metaphor of athletes who win so comfortably that they do not even get dusty.
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935
Ἀκοστώσαις
barley-fed, grain-fed
"[[Like] barley-fed] mules on account of laziness and satiety." The linguists [write] kriqiw/sais ["grain-fed"]; for akostai is what they call krithai and take [the word] from akos, "cure"; that is, rest from hunger and …
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939
Ἀκούω
I listen
[Used] with a genitive, but [sc. also] with an accusative. "Everyone who listens to these words of mine." Also, "he who listens to my word and does not believe." That is, [he who] is …
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943
Ἀκουσίλαος
Akousilaos; Akusilaos; Acusilaus
An Athenian, son of Agathokleia. He acquired a passionate enthusiasm for oratory in Athens, went to Rome under Galba and devoted himself to rhetorical discourse. From the interest earned on his business dealings, on …
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979
Ἀκριβής
accurate, precise
[sc. Something] "accurate" seems to indicate also what is necessary. And suppose we wish to establish [the statement] that every assumption of a serious person [is] accurate. For "accurate" seems to be [the assumption] …
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984
Ἀκρισία
lack of judgment
[Meaning] misjudgment; bad judgment. And Libanius [says]: "accordingly, there is bad judgment in both our approaches, but mine has a certain benevolence." And another by way of humor. "When a certain woman named Danae …
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989
Ἀκριτί
judgmentlessly
[Meaning] without judgment.
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990
Ἀκριτόμυθος
confusedly-speaking
[Meaning] loquacious, prone to rash words.
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991
Ἄκριτος
indiscriminate
Meaning undiscriminating. So Demosthenes [sc. uses the word].
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993
Ἀκροᾶσθαι
to hearken to
[Used] with a genitive. Meaning to heed. Thus Antiphon [sc. uses the word].
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994
Ἀκροατὴς καὶ Ἀκροᾶσθαι
hearer and to hear
[sc. This noun and verb mean, respectively] the learner and to learn. Damascius [writes]: "he heard words [which were] aged and tempered by a certain wisdom". Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a)kroama/twn …
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1002
Ἀκροθίνια
spoils, akrothinia
[Meaning] the first-fruits of the annual crops. But in the strict sense akrothinia is the name for the first-fruits which those [who make their living] out of importing dedicate, because they are saved from …
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medium
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1036
Ἀκτή
Akte, Acte
In a particular sense a part of Attica by the sea; from where the Actite stone [sc. originates]. But they also used to use this name for [sc. the entirety of] Attica, some [deriving …
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1037
Ἄκτια
Aktia, Actia
An ancient [sc. athletic] contest, as Callimachus makes clear in his [treatise] On contests.
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1041
Ἀκύλας
Aquila
Philosopher. Wrote scholia on the logic of syllogisms.
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1050
Ἀλαβαστοθήκας
perfume-bottle boxes, scent-bottle boxes
Demosthenes calls boxes of scent-bottles [this]. In common parlance they call them murothekai ["unguent-boxes"]. Alabastoi are flasks of which one cannot take hold because of [their] smoothness. Aristophanes [writes]: "into the scent-bottle one ladle …
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short
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1082
Ἀλάστωρ
alastor
[Meaning a] sharp and murderous spirit, avenging, and doing unforgettable deeds. "He used to write sharply and furiously, taking in vain the names of alastors and blood-avenging [spirits] throughout the letter, if they abandoned …
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short
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1107
Ἀλέας
Haleis, Halians
[sc. Halos/Halus is] a Thessalian city. But the citizens [are] (H)aleis.
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1128
Ἀλέξανδρος Αἰγαῖος
Alexandros Aigaios, Alexandrus Aegaeus, Alexander of Aegae
Peripatetic philosopher; teacher of the emperor Nero, along with the philosopher Chaeremon. He had a son called Caelinus. This man used to call Nero 'clay mixed with blood'. In my view, bad pupils have …
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1159
Ἀλείς
hunched up
Meaning wrapped up. Also [sc. attested is] a(lei=s ["you are netting"], meaning a(liei=s ["you are fishing"]. "You are netting sophists."
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short
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1187
Ἀλληλουχία
coherence, consistency, continuity
[Meaning] mutual support and possession.
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short
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1233
Ἀλινδεῖσθαι
to roll in the dust
[Meaning] to roll around. Also [sc. attested is] a)lindh/qra, [Meaning] a rolling-place. A place where horses cover themselves in dust. Aristophanes [writes]: "scattering many dust-rolls of words". And elsewhere: "and the other, pulling up …
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