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Ἐπηβολώτατος
most capable, most skilled
[no gloss]
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4285
Ἀσυνθετώτατον
most agreement-less, very agreement-less
… assigns the word to a mob, with the meaning of
most/very
untrustworthy and
most/very
unstable and making no guarantees because of instability. Alternatively [meaning] pact-less and discordant; for agreements are pacts. Alternatively meaning
most/very
…
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758
Ἐλαφροτάτους
most gentle, very gentle
The ancients say the word in praise, meaning
most/very
mild; the opposite of
most/very
stern and
most/very
arrogant.
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3509
Ἀπορώτατος
most out-of-the-way, very out-of-the-way
Meaning impossible to find a way to. So Isaeus in the [speech] For the daughter of Mnesaios [sc. uses the word].
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1332
Δοκιμώταται τῶν πόλεων
most renowned of the cities
[no gloss]
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960
Ἐμβριθέστατος
most weighty, very weighty
"For [sc. besides] being very weighty and sufficiently learned in his discourses, he also engaged in poetry."
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20
Χαλεπωτάτους λόγους
most difficult words, very difficult words
[Meaning ones] able to deceive. Candidus [writes]: "having picked out the more difficult men and assigned public [monies?] to them he persuaded them as a result of this even to yield to the governors …
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2807
Ἐποποῖ
epopoi (in hoopoe-ese)
… classified by analogy into paradigms of form and accentuation. The
most
important Canons of the time were those of Theognostus, compiled in the 9th Century. The words in this entry were classified (in the …
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α
2763
Ἀντώνιος
Antonios, Antonius
… in words was someone not altogether precise; but he became
most
dedicated to the truth and was very enthusiastic in soul for the service of god, both in a public and in a more …
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1170
Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεωπαγίτης
Dionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite
Bishop of Athens, a
most
illustrious man, who reached the highest level in Greek culture. A disciple of Paul, who introduced him to the Christian faith, Dionysius was enthroned by him as the bishop …
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4361
Ἀττικός
Attikos, Atticus
… good taste, if the opportunity arose, he practiced on the
most
esteemed historians among the Greeks. Because he seemed to be an ordinary person, when he held discourse about these things, he often was …
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150
Βασίλειος
Basil, Basilius, Basileios
… they had much experience and of them Basil had the
most.
And each one of them was in his own way a
most
respectable writer. Basil was by far at his best in the …
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γ
450
Γρηγόριος
Gregorios, Gregorius, Gregory
… bishop of Nazianzus (this is a way-station in Cappadocia), a
most
famous man, and a close friend of Basil, bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia. This man was not only well-versed in the arts of …
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455
Δημοσθένης
Demosthenes
… of his thoughts; hence, too, he was regarded as the
most
eloquent among his contemporaries, since he was
most
competent in inferring what was not apparent and in explaining what he had understood. In …
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1476
Δῶρος
Doros, Dorus
… As Damascius says in his Philosophical History, he was a
most
remarkable investigator of the truth. Isidore the philosopher perceived initially that he was caught up in Aristotle’s propositions, seeing that from boyhood he …
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4140
Ἀσέλγεια
licentiousness
… through which [the wind] is pushed and extends at its
most
boisterous."
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α
527
Ἀδριανός
Hadrianos, Hadrianus, Hadrian
… private citizen. And whereas this hurt people in no way,
most
terrible was his envy of all men who were outstanding in something, many of whom he deposed and many he killed. For he …
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2762
Ἀντωνῖνος
Antoninus, Antoninos
… he understood many of the subtlest things and he spoke
most
preparedly. For he often fell into such fortune that he thoughtlessly disclosed with arrogance and rashness or with something completely similar what things …
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3760
Ἀργάς
Argas, serpent
The
most
dreadful of his generation is called 'Argas'. Demosthenes is likened to him by Aeschines. But others [use it of] a person who behaves
most
terribly and bestially. And in particular Argives used …
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651
Διαμεμετρημένη ἡμέρα
measured-out day
… that, naturally, those trials [sc. in classical Athens] which were
most
important and concerned the
most
important things used to be held in accordance with it. The water was divided into three parts, one …
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2424
Ἐπίκτητος
Epiktetos, Epictetus
… sw=ma a)sqenh\s he is recorded by Simplicius (see preceding note);
most
say that he was hit and bound during his slavery by his master (Gregory of Nazianzus, Oration I against Julian PG 35.592.14; Epistle …
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α
1036
Ἀκτή
Akte, Acte
… some [deriving it] from a certain king Aktaion, others because
most
of the country is close to the sea.
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1639
Ἀμμωνιανός
Ammonianos, Ammonianus
… -- in Homer's words, 'in appearance and stature and nature
most
similar'; for each of them was physically handsome and large. Furthermore, their health and strength did not in any way fall short of …
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1751
Ἀμφίων
Amphion
… intelligence or some divine gift, through an unassisted success? And
most
of the ancients, especially excelling in these three things, seemed in truth to have been philosophers, as they needed nothing else." Zethos and …
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3397
Ἀπολινάριος
Apollinarios, Apollinarius
… far excelled in the style that suits commentaries; Basil was
most
brilliant in panegryic; but Gregory, compared with the two of them, had the soundest basis for written composition. Apollinarius was more powerful, Basil …
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4218
Ἀστάθμητον
uncertain
… uncertainty of men. Also [sc. attested is the superlative] a)staqmhto/taton
["most/very
uncertain"], concerning which no one would be able to guess or estimate, what at some point might be known or what might happen. …
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β
181
Βατήρ
threshold
… the very threshold of the argument," one says. Meaning the
most
important and chiefmost [point].
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246
Βεσπασιανός
Vespasianos, Vespasianus, Vespasian
… had the common touch and avoided the palace for the
most
part. This man was worthy to be compared with the best kings/emperors of any time. He also made his private life renowned with …
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591
Βυκάνη
bugle
A musical instrument. "And
Moses
devised a bugle out of silver. There were 2, and they used one for orders and assemblies, the other for convening officials."
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118
Γέλοιος
laughable
[Meaning] the
most
ridiculous, [accented] proparoxytone. But [differently-accented] geloi=os [means] a laughing-stock. And [there is] a proverb: "you will end up more laughable than those who try to polish millet, or just like Murmêkides …
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