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Craig Gibson4
David Whitehead3
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William Hutton2
Alina Kelman1

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β27Βαθεῖαν αὔλακαdeep furrow[sc. The phrase uses a noun] which is a line in the earth [made] by a plow. Metaphorically from this [the phrase as a whole] means deep and hidden thoughts.highshort
β30Βάθραfoundations, pedestals, steps, benches"Just yesterday and the day before they had fled from the tavern, and cleaning its benches and sweeping the floor, but now they had put on purple-bordered mantles and pinned them on with gold …highmedium
β75Βάλλ' ἐς Μακαρίανbe gone into blessednessi.e. into Hades. For Macaria [was the daughter] of Heracles; when Eurystheus brought an army against Athens she donated herself as a sacrifice for the salvation of the rest. This same thing they also …

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Βαθεῖαν αὔλακα

deep furrow

[sc. The phrase uses a noun] which is a line in the earth [made] by a plow. Metaphorically from this [the phrase as a whole] means deep and hidden thoughts.

Βαθεῖαν αὔλακα· ὅπερ ἐστὶ στίχος γῆς ὑπὸ ἀρότρου. μεταφορικῶς ἀπὸ τοῦ βαθείας φρένας καὶ κεκρυμμένας σημαίνει.

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β82Βαλίανdappled[Referring to] a spotted hind. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] bali/wn a)ne/mwn ["of dappled breezes"]: "stay [,] winds of dappled breezes". That is, those blowing excessively. From Synesius the Cyrenaean. And elsewhere: "hunting …highshort

β95Βάξιν[ill] report[Meaning] rumor. Sophocles [writes]: "for if you think that in these present misfortunes you have suffered something pertaining to hurt at my hand by words or by deeds, then I have no longing for …highshort

β117ΒαρκαίοιςBarkaian (ones), Barcaean (ones)[Meaning] Libyan [ones]. For Barke [is] a city of Libya, its present name Ptolemais.highshort

β121Βάροςweight, influence, gravitas, dignityConcerning Polemon [it has been written]: "he had gravitas of a kind found in some Dorian household management". "Both foreseeing and fearing the influence and the quarrelsomeness of mankind." Meaning the bulk, the strength. …highmedium

β130Βαρύμηνιςheavy in wrath[Meaning someone] bearing malice.highshort

β135Βαρυσυμφορώτατοςmost deeply unfortunate[Meaning] unlucky. "Believing himself to have become the most deeply unfortunate of all mankind."highshort

β139Βάσανοςtouchstone, testIt is the stone which tests gold when it is rubbed against it. Thus Antiphon and Pindar and Sophokles. But Hyperides calls ba/sanoi the things said in interrogation by those who are being tested …highmedium

β160Βασιλίνδαprincess[Meaning] queen.highshort

β166Βάσιςstepping[Meaning] walking. "Like some keen-scented stepping of a Spartan bitch."highshort

β189Βατράχειονfrog-greenA type of color. From this also [comes] the frog-green coat. They used to color their faces with frog-green before masks were invented. Also [sc. attested is] 'frog-green [coat]', a type of brightly-colored clothing, …highshort

β210Βαιαίlittle (ones), scanty (ones)[Meaning] small [ones]. Also [sc. attested is the masculine singular] baio/s ["scanty"], in the special sense of "one". Sophocles [writes]: "was he traveling 'scanty' or with many men as attendants?". Also in Captive Women: …highshort

β218Βέβηλος τόποςprofane place[Meaning] one accessible to everyone and unpurified. Also [sc. attested is] "profane man," he who is uninitiated and defiled. Euripides [writes]: "[it is] not right for the profane to touch the temple". Also: "I …highshort

β290Βιοδώραlife-giving[Referring to] the earth.highshort

β296Βιοστερῆlife-bereft[Meaning] deficient/in need. "[...] and proceeding, life-bereft, with only a single handmaid."highshort

β324ΒλαύτηslipperA type of footwear. Sophocles [writes]: "to hurry from [ = with] a loose rein." That is from [ = with] a slipper; in whatever condition each man is in. And elsewhere: "the staff …highshort

β329Βλέπειν γὰρ ἄντικρυς δόξεις μ' Ἄρηfor you will think that I look a downright Ares[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those promising to act with every strength and to muster themselves to aid. You will consider me, he is saying, an Ares to look at, successful and …highshort

β330Βλέποντεςthose with sightMeaning those who are living. Thus Sophocles [writes]: "but let them laugh and rejoice in the misfortunes of this man. Perhaps then even if they did not cherish him while he had sight, they …highshort

β353Βόειαox-like (ones)[Meaning] great [ones]. "He would speak a dozen ox-like words"; Aristophanes [writes this] in Frogs.highshort

β392Βορβοροτάραξιo muck-rakerAristophanes [sc. uses this word]. Meaning o most disruptive one: disrupting and confusing our city like muck; filling the city with confusion and muck. And [there is] a proverb: "by staining clear water with …highshort

β399Βοσκήσομενwe will feed[Meaning] we will nourish. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] bo/skousan ["feeding"], [meaning] nourishing. Sophocles [writes] about Oedipus: "but if you no longer respect the race of mortals, then at least revere the …highshort

β402ΒόσποροιBosporoi[There are] two: one in the Propontis, the other Thracian, as Phileas says.highshort

β443Βουλομένῳwishing[Meaning to one] yearning, [to one] desiring. "Amazed, he said, 'what, do you want to prophesy to me?' 'Yes,' he said, 'if it is to you wishing [to hear].'" Aristophanes [writes]: "I wish, o …highshort

β448Βούνομοι ἐπιστροφαίcattle-grazing haunts[Meaning ones] by cattle [wreathed], i.e. grazed.highshort

β449Βουνόμονcattle-pasturing (shore)[Meaning] that which nourishes cattle. "Holding a cattle-pasturing shore."highshort

β458Βοῦς ἕβδομοςseventh oxOne having pastry horns in imitation of the first phase moon. They used to call this an ox and set it up as the seventh, because this seventh used to be one of the …highmedium

β460Βοῦς ἐπὶ γλώττηςan ox on the tongue[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are not able to speak freely: either because of the strength of the animal, or because there was an ox stamped on the Athenian coin …highshort

β511Βραβεῖςumpires[Meaning] the heralds in the games. Sophokles [writes]: "for as much as umpires heralded in the prizes which are customary for the two-lap races."highshort

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