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β10ΒαβύλαςBabylasBishop of Antioch. When Numerianus -- or some say Decius -- was prompted by some demon to go into a crowded church, Babylas stood in front of the door and kept him from coming …highmedium
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
β69Βαλβίς Βαλβῖδοςstarting-post; starting-post's[Meaning a] low column, the starting-point, and the turn. "Just like those driving four-horse chariots despatched from some starting-post, once the gate had been opened." Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "at [the] starting-posts", …

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Bishop of Antioch. When Numerianus -- or some say Decius -- was prompted by some demon to go into a crowded church, Babylas stood in front of the door and kept him from coming in, saying that as far as it was in his…

Βαβύλας, ἐπίσκοπος Ἀντιοχείας. οὗτος, φασὶ, Νουμεριανῷ, οἱ δὲ Δεκίῳ, κατὰ δή τινα δαίμονα εἰσελθεῖν εἰς πληθύουσαν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν προθυμουμένῳ· στὰς γὰρ πρὸ τῶν θυρῶν ἀντισχεῖν…

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β99ΒάραθρονpitA certain well-like and dark chasm in Attica, in which they used to throw evil-doers; in this chasm there were hooks, some on top and some below. There they threw the Phrygian [priest] of …highmedium

β109ΒάρβιοςBarbios, Barbius"Philippicus; this man held office in the time of the Three Tyrants. He was obsequious in his manner and a flatterer, and yet he was numbered among the coterie of Antonius. And this office, …highmedium

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

β137Βασανίζεινto testIt does not mean abusing or punishing or whipping in the Attic [authors], but interrogating without blows and investigating the truth through words; from the goldsmith's touchstone [ba/sanos], used metaphorically. And Polybius [writes]: "then, …highmedium

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

β144Βασιλεὺς μέγαςGreat 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. …highmedium

β147Βασιλείαkingship[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 …highmedium

β150ΒασίλειοςBasil, Basilius, BasileiosBishop of Cappadocian Caesarea (which in the past used to be called Mazaca); a close friend of Gregory the bishop of Nadianda [= Nazianzus]. He came from illustirous parents, Basil and Emmelia, whose family …highmedium

β157ΒασιλικήbasilicaIn the basilica behind the Milion -- where also the exammon was up until the time of the emperor Heraclius -- stood a gilt statue of a man on bended knee, Justin the tyrant. …highmedium

β164ΒασιλίσκοςBasiliskos, Basiliscus[Basiliskos,] the emperor of the eastern Romans, exacted money from the bishops of the churches and came close to expelling Akakios the bishop of Constantinople, if he had not been prevented by a large …highmedium

β171Βάσσος ΚορίνθιοςBassos the CorinthianApollonios had a dispute with this man. "For this man was thought and believed to be a parricide, but he pretended to a wisdom of his own, and no bridle could be set upon …highmedium

β173Βαστάσαςhaving raised upMeaning having approved as fit. Eupolis [writes]: "come on now, do you want to hear the composition of an ode or something in the ancient mode? You will say both. But I, after listening, …highmedium

β185ΒάττοςBattos, BattusA person's name. [It means] stuttering and lisping. There was a Cretan city named Oaxos, in which Etearchos [was] king, who for his motherless daughter, whose name was Phronime [...]. Providing badly for her …highmedium

β202Βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεωςabomination of desolation[It is said] that Antiochos [IV] Epiphanes, son of Seleukos [IV] Philopator, was a terrible and grasping man. On capturing the city by the spear he killed 150,000 [people] and then, making an insolent …highmedium

β206Βδελύττεσθαιto feel loathing at[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] to feel disgust at, to suffer nausea, to recoil from. Apollodorus of Cyrene [sc. uses it to mean] to hate. From this also [comes the noun] bdelugmi/a ["nausea"], [resulting] …highmedium

β224Βεβυσμέναstuffed-full (ones)[Meaning] secret [ones], or (?)destined [ones]. Also [sc. attested is the corresponding singular] bebusme/non, [meaning] filled-up. [Or] covered-up. Aristophanes [writes]: "give me a little pot stuffed-full with a sponge". [He says this] either because …highmedium

β229Βεκεσέληνεbekeselene[Meaning] old, that is, most/very foolish. It is formed from prose/lhne. For they called the Arcadians prose/lhnoi ["before the moon"] because they claimed to be the oldest [people] and to have arisen before the …highmedium

β233ΒελισάριοςBelisarius, BelisariosThe general, was beautiful and large of body and handsome above all. He showed himself so gentle and accessible to whomever he met that he tended to resemble a very poor and obscure man. …highmedium

β236Βέμβηξtop[Meaning] a wooden spinner. "In the wide street the children turned their swift tops by hitting them." Aristophanes [writes]: "[I] must not differ from a top." Meaning [I] must be swift-moving and swift-turning. The …highmedium

β246ΒεσπασιανόςVespasianos, Vespasianus, VespasianEmperor 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 …highmedium

β265ΒηρούνιονBerounion, VirunumName of a city. For the Noricians are a people, where a divinely-sent monster of a boar was ravaging the land, and everyone who tried to attack it achieved nothing, until a certain man, …highmedium

β280Βιαίωνviolent behaviorIt is the name of a [sc. Athenian] lawsuit brought against those doing anything by violence; he who has been convicted of it pays to the public treasury [a sum] equal to [what he …highmedium

β294Βίοςlife, lifestyleFrom the works of Philo. "The church of Christ establishes two styles of life, the one supernatural and above the common human way of life, not accepting marriage nor the procreation of children nor …highmedium

β295Βίος ἀκανθώδηςa thorny life[Meaning] one which is harsh and difficult, the ancient [way of life]. Also [sc. attested is] bi/os a)lhlesme/nos ["a civilized life"], [meaning] one which is easy and sweet. In reference to those with an …highmedium

β309ΒιτέλλιοςVitellius, BitelliosEmperor of the Romans, who succeeded Galba, he admitted every shame both among other things in his way of life and not least of all in being immoderate and insatiable in respect of his …highmedium

β315Βλάκαidiot, foolAccusative case. [Meaning] a simpleton and a mindless person. It is said because of a certain fish, similar to the (?)sheatfish, so useless that not even a dog could make use of it. [In …highmedium

β339Βληχωνίαpennyroyal possetAristophanes [writes]: "so does it seem to you that I would be hurt, o master Hermes, if I banged Opôra after so long? -- No; at any rate not if you should drink a …highmedium

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