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δ6Δᾳδουχεῖbears a torch, is a torch-bearer[Meaning he/she/it] shines. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'having been a torch-bearer in Athens'. "As those of the Athenians who are renowned for determining these things say: they pray to Boulaia and to …highmedium
δ10Δαημονέστατοςmost expert (man), very expert (man)[Meaning] most/very experienced [one]. "Alexander was most/very expert in both organising and equipping an army." "And both [Epiphanios and Euprepios] were also most/very expert in the rites." Also [attested is the genitive plural] dahmonesta/twn …highmedium
δ22Δακνόμενοςbeing bitten[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] being harassed, eaten up by the expenses of horse-rearing. For raising horses is reputed to be expensive; which is also connected to the Laconian curse. For indeed the Lakedaimonians …highmedium
δ23Δακία χώραDacian region, Dacian territoryThat which Trajan colonized in the regions on the other side of the Istrus. And Aurelian abandoned this [region], once the region of the Illyrians and the Mysians had become afflicted [sc. by the …highmedium
δ46ΔάμιςDamisA man not without learning, an inhabitant of ancient Nineveh. This man was a philosophical associate of Apollonius and wrote up his travels, which he says he, too, shared. He wrote up his opinions …highmedium
δ74ΔαρεῖοςDareios, Darius[It is said] that Alexander [King] of the Macedonians having embarked on war against Dareios King of the Persians overcame him by force of arms. And [Dareios] proposed that he come to a reconciliation …highmedium
δ88Δατεῖσθαιto distribute['To distribute'] and 'distributors'. To distribute [datei=sqai] [means] dividing, whereas 'distributors' [dathtai/] [are] the dividers. The [phrase] "into a choice of dividers" is a kind of lawsuit. For whenever people were sharing [something] with …highmedium
δ89ΔᾶτιςDatisA Persian, who made it his business to speak Greek [sc. but did so badly]. They say he used xai/romai, instead of saying xai/rw. And that [sort of thing] is "Datism". Datis: "this man …highmedium
δ94ΔαυίδDavidA prophet, forefather of our Lord and God. [The man] who after becoming king grew even more powerful, and the Lord Almighty was with him. He had 37 mighty men, so mighty that the …highmedium
δ95ΔαυίδDavidKing of Israel. When Saul was pursuing him, and after Saul had fallen into David's hands, not once but twice, and yet suffered no harm, the very gentle David said to the very misanthropic …highmedium
δ99ΔαφίδαςDaphidasOf Telmessos. Grammarian. He wrote about Homer and his poetry, [claiming] that he did not tell the truth: for the Athenians did not fight at Troy. This man was indiscriminately abusive, and did not …highmedium
δ119Δαίμωνgod, demi-god, spirit, fortune, genius[Meaning] each person's fortune. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "fortune does not allow [a slave] to control his own body as master, but [allows] rather the purchaser [to control it]." And Sophocles [writes]: "[you are] …highmedium
δ128Δαιτὸς ἐΐσηςof an equal banquet[Meaning] from feasting divided equally. But Zenodotus says [it means] "of good [feasting]," since nourishment is good for mankind. Since the first human beings, who did not have bountiful nourishment, snatched it by force …highmedium
δ132Δαιτρόςapportioner, carver, distributor[Meaning someone] distributing miniscule portions to those feasting. For thus they used to feast apportioning both the sheep and the drink. Hence [Homer] says: "of an equal banquet." [Meaning] of equally distributed food. Or …highmedium
δ163ΔέδοικαI am afraid[Meaning] I fear. "I am afraid lest some blow from the god may have come. For how could it be otherwise, if now that he has ceased [being sick] he is of no better …highmedium
δ173Δεκάζεσθαιto bribe by tens[A term] coined from the practice of corrupting with bribes in groups of ten [kata\ deka/da]. For when certain people wanted to acquire an official position or to influence anything else, they gave things …highmedium
δ174Δεκάζεσθαιto be bribed in tens[Meaning] to take bribes. Also [sc. attested in the active voice] 'to bribe in tens' [deka/zein]: to corrupt with money or gifts. Aelian [writes]: "he corrupted many of the nomads, having bribed them in …highmedium
δ181Δεκατεύεινto pay a tithe[Meaning] to give a tenth. "As to these the Greeks swore that, if they should conquer [the Persians], they would campaign [against the collaborators] and impose a tithe to the Pythian on all." "When …highmedium
δ186Δεκάτην ἑστιάσαιto feast the tenthWhen children had been born to the citizens of Athens, it was customary on the 10th night after the birth to call together the paternal and maternal relatives and the closest friends, and when …highmedium
δ208ΔελφίςdolphinThe fish [of that name]. Also a naval engine of war [made from] iron, or lead. Aristophanes [writes]: "before he comes upon you, hoist up your dolphins in readiness and bring your boat alongside". …highmedium
δ232Δεξιός[on the] right [side], dexterous, courteous[Meaning] well-disposed, good, friendly. Also [sc. attested is the comparative] deciw/teros, meaning good. "And [he] bade anyone of them who [was] right and merciful to take courage." And decioi/ is what they used to …highmedium
δ233Δεξιόςclever, fortunateAlso [meaning] one with aptitude. "In the time of Justinian, there was one Peter called Barsumês who sat at the money-exchange table and took shameful profits from this work, contriving rather well the theft …highmedium
δ234ΔεξιόςcleverThe well-educated [man]. Also [sc. attested is the plural] dexioi, the well-educated [men]. Aristophanes [writes]: "turning around always to the more comfortable side is the mark of a clever man, a natural Theramenes." This …highmedium
δ242Δέονnecessary, rightIf the proposition is that the earnest man manages the state, they must [do this] by determining what is necessary for themselves: which means what is good and what is beneficial and what is …highmedium
δ243Δέονnecessary"Just like Perikles, I spent 'on the necessary'." When general of [the] Athenians Perikles, required to give an account of money [given] to the Lacedaimonians' harmost Kleandros for [sc. the purpose of inducing him …highmedium
δ288Δεῦροhither, hithertoSome think that this adverb is applied to time. But the orators all use it to denote place; like Aeschines in the [speech] Against Timarchus: "to present also that the defendant will be filled …highmedium
δ291Δευσοποιόςdeep-dyedIn an exact sense it is the word applied to purple which retains the bloom of the dye permanently and indelibly; metaphorically speaking [it is applied] to everything else which retains its color permanently …highmedium
δ300Δεῖγμαdisplay, DeigmaAs a technical term, the item of goods-for-sale being displayed. There is also a certain place in the commercial port at Athens, to which the display-items used to be brought, called this. It is …highmedium
δ316Δειλίαcowardice[Meaning] fear. Cowardice is a vice of deficiency with regard to these certain feelings, the opposite of courage and boldness. And in accordance with being a vice it is also a lack of harmony; …highmedium
δ319Δειλότερος τοῦ παρακύπτοντοςmore cowardly than a peeper[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference those who are extremely cowardly. For there was a certain cowardly man who, peeping out of a cave and seeing Heracles, was turned to stone; and the stone …highmedium