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Ἄβελ
Abel
Son of Adam. This man was chaste and just, and a shepherd of flocks; out of these he offered a sacrifice to God and was accepted, but was then killed because he was envied …
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Ἀβελτεροκόκκυξ
silly cuckoo
The vacuous and silly man.
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Ἀβολήτωρ
meeter
Or a)/bolos ["un-shedder"], a donkey that has not yet shed its teeth, from which the animal's age is known. Similarly, a young animal that does not yet have its indicators. An 'indicator' is what …
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Ἁβρός
delicate
[Meaning] bright, delicate, tender. In the Epigrams: "a cicada sat above a cithara delicately murmuring." "All the same that fellow is dainty and delicate and weakened by the softness of his body and depraved …
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Ἀγαθὴ καὶ μάζα μετ' ἄρτον
after bread a barley cake is good too
In reference to those who give or take second-best. *ma/za [barley cake] has an acute [accent]; for a circumflex does not occur before the position of a long vowel. Aristophanes, though, gives ma/za a …
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Ἀγαθοκλῆς
Agathokles, Agathocles
This man became tyrant [of Syracuse] and, as Timaeus says, in his early youth was a common prostitute, ready [to give himself] to the most debauched, a jackdaw, a buzzard, presenting his backside to …
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Ἀγαθῶν ἀγαθίδες
skeins of good things
The proverb is used in the comic poets in reference to a lot of good things. Also [sc. attested is] 'sea of good things', in reference to an abundance of good things. Also [sc. …
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Ἀγάμενος
admiring, wondering at, marveling at
[Meaning someone] being amazed at. "Admiring this man for his good courage they let him ride on the horse."
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Ἀγγαρεία
compulsory labour, corvee
Surely "of pack mules". Also [sc. attested is] a)/ggaros: [meaning] labourer, servant, porter; whence we speak of a)ggarei/a [to describe] involuntary compulsion and service brought about by force.
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Ἄγγαροι
messengers
[Meaning] those who carry letters in relays. They are also [called] 'couriers' [a)sta/ndai]. The words [are] Persian. Aeschylus in Agamemnon [writes]: "beacon sent beacon hither with relaying fire." The word is also used for …
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Ἄγαυρος
wastrel
A dandy; but some [say] a good-for-nothing; [used] by Ionians [to mean] a pauper, but by Attic writers [to mean] a fop.
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Ἄγε δῆτα
hey there
[Meaning] come now, you there, over here. And [there is] an epigram addressed to Diogenes the Cynic: "' Hey, Diogenes, tell [us], what fate took you to Hades?' 'A dog's bite took me'". But …
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Ἀγελάρχης
herd-leader
The leader of the herd of oxen.
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Ἀγελαῖος
ordinary
[Meaning] no-account fellow [i)diw/ths]. Or the lead animal in the herd. Also [sc. attested is the genitive plural] "of a)gelai=oi", of no-account fellows, of rustics. "Such-and-such is likely enough of [= in] ordinary men". …
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Ἀγελαιών
pasture
[Meaning] the herd's place.
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Ἀγελαῖοι ἰχθύες
fish in schools
[Meaning] those which are paltry and small.
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Ἀγεληδόν
gregariously, herd-fashion, in a herd
An adverb.
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Ἀγελήτης βοῦς
herding ox
[Meaning] one from a herd.
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Ἀγέληφιν
in a herd
[Meaning] from/out of the herd.
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Ἀγερωχία
haughtiness, manliness, nobility
Arrogance. "The Scythians are supercilious and exceedingly haughty." By virtue of being exceedingly boastful or by virtue of being exceedingly honored. Also [sc. attested is] a)ge/rwxos, [meaning] honorable, manly. Agathias [writes]: "mounting a horse …
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Ἀγῆλαι
to celebrate, to glorify
[Meaning] to honor a god with celebrations. Thus Eupolis in Demes [writes]: "now we too should dedicate to these the twin woolly wreaths and approach in celebration. Hail everyone, we welcome [you]!" Aristophanes in …
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Ἄγημα
division, guard, force, troop
[Meaning] the king's advancing force of elephants and horses and infantry. But some [sc. say that this term means] the best part of the Macedonian battle array; strong in weaponry and in the conditioning …
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Ἁγίζων
sanctifying
[Meaning one who is] making a sacrifice. "Come, making a cattle sacrifice at the hearth." Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a(giasqe/ntwn, [meaning] rites having been performed. Also [sc. attested is the form] …
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Ἄγκεσι
[in] forests
[Meaning in] tree-filled and wooded places. In the Epigrams: "with this he slays wild beasts in beast-breeding forests".
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Ἀγκράτος ἐλαύνοντα
riding hard
Xenophon [has this] in place of 'riding fast'.
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Ἀγκυλοχείλης καὶ Ἀγκυλόχειλος
crooked-beaked
Bent-beaked, an epithet of the eagle, which has curved talons. But in reference to Cleon [it means] having crooked hands for theft and seizure.
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Ἄγλιθες
garlic-crowns
[Meaning] the heads of garlic plants. Aristophanes [writes]: "like field-mice, you dig garlic-crowns with a peg".
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Ἀγλωττία
tonguelessness
[Meaning] quiet, silence. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] tongueless, [meaning] voiceless, speechless. "Now having fallen to the earth, tongueless and voiceless, I lie, refusing emulous ambition."
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Ἀγναπτότατος βάτος αὖος
stiffest dried skate
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to one who is harsh and obstinate by temperament.
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Ἀγνοεῖ δ' ἀράχνη παῖδας ὡς παιδεύεται
a spider knows not how she educates her children.
[A spider knows not how she educates her children.] For having nurtured them she has died at the hands of her dearest ones. [Sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who look after …
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