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λ467Ληρεῖςyou are babbling[Meaning] you are chattering. Aristophanes [writes]: "what on earth are you babbling about? It's as if you've fallen off a donkey!" They also say: "off the top of your head." And elsewhere: "you are …highmedium
λ470Λῆροςdementia, delirium[Note] that the mind in old age, taken over by dementia, does not take on suffering in itself — something which might allow it to be considered corruptible and mortal. With the organ mutated, …highmedium
λ476Λῆστιςoblivion[Meaning] forgetfulness. Sophocles [writes]: "[Theseus:] 'And you request what remains for life, but what lies between you either hold in oblivion or disregard." [Meaning] you either forget life or set no value [on it]. …highmedium
λ486ΛιβάνιοςLibanius, LibaniosSophist, of Antioch, in the time of the emperor Julian and down to the elder Theodosius. His father was Phasganius; he was a pupil of Diophantus. His innumerable writings include an Encomium to the …highmedium
λ491ΛίβερνοςLibernos, LibernusName of a place; from a certain story. For in Rome when Quintus Servilius was consul a chasm developed in the midst of the forum, as the earth split open. The Romans knew from …highmedium
λ549Λιμιταναῖοιborder-troops, frontier-troops, limitanei"The Roman emperors in earlier times in every direction of the extremities of their domain stationed a very great number of soldiers as guards over the borders of the Roman empire, and especially in …highmedium
λ557Λιμὸς ΜηλιαῖοςMelian famine, Melian hunger, Melian starvation[A phrase used] in reference to hardships. For during the Peloponnesian War the Athenians dispatched Nikias against everyone and laid siege to them so strenuously as to make them perish by starvation. And in …highmedium
λ604Λίσποιsmooths; half-dice[Meaning] knucklebones sawed through in the middle and bored out. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'smooth tongue', as one that has been rubbed. The Athenians, too, are called as an epithet smooths, because …highmedium
λ626ΛιτυέρσηςLityerses, reaping songA kind of song. Menander in Chalkedonians [writes]: "singing a Lityerses all the while since breakfast". But some [say that it is] a kind of piping. Lityerses was a bastard son of Minos, who …highmedium
λ634Λοβόςlobe[Meaning] the point of the ear. And all [kinds of] points: also of the liver. But properly [it means] the bottom part of the ears. Also the pod of a chickpea or fava bean. …highmedium
λ645ΛογγῖνοςLonginusLonginus, Cassius. Philosopher. Teacher of the philosopher Porphyry; a polymath and critic. He lived in the time of the Caesar Aurelian, and was executed by him for having conspired with Zenobia, the wife of …highmedium
λ646ΛογγῖνοςLonginusThis Longinus and Konon [were] brothers of the emperor Zeno. They shared his power lawlessly by setting boundary lines for others’ properties in all the cities; indeed, they directed their support to those who …highmedium
λ648Λογισμόςcalculation, account[Meaning] payment. "He plundered [them] with no sense of propriety, claiming that he was exacting accounts for what they had done in their lives." Alternatively, calculation/account is a name for scrutiny. "And it was …highmedium
λ658Λόγοςdiscourse; languageDiscourse is a meaningful uttered sound deriving from thought. It has 6 meanings. Expression and discourse are different; for an expression can be meaningless, like bli/turi, while discourse can in no way be meaningless. …highmedium
λ683ΛουκιανόςLoukianos, Lucianus, LucianOf Samosata, nicknamed blasphemer or slanderer, or better to say godless, because in his dialogues he ridiculed the things said about the divine. He lived in the time of the Emperor Trajan and later. …highmedium
λ684ΛουκιανὸςLucianAnother one, count of the east, in the reign of the emperor Arkadios. His position meant that one who held it was to rule over all those who governed the eastern provinces, and to …highmedium
λ685ΛουκιανὸςLoukianos, Lucianus, Lucian[Lucian] the martyr; this man was from Samosata in Syria, born in the upper class. In his youth he met a certain man called Makarios, who lived in Edessa and gave explanatory lectures on …highmedium
λ686Λούκιος Σέργιος ΚατιλῖνοςLucius Sergius CatilinaAlthough he was a man of illustrious family, he was otherwise wicked by nature, venturesome and ambitious, and unstable in his disposition, and he conspired for the destruction of his fatherland, having bound in …highmedium
λ688ΛούκουλλοςLucullusLucullus, the consul, was at war with Mithridates the king of Pontus. Landing in the Troad and camping near the precinct of Aphrodite, he thought he saw Aphrodite standing by him during the night, …highmedium
λ694Λουτροφόροςbath-carrier[Bath-carrier] and bath-carrying. It was customary for those getting married at Athens to send out for baths for themselves on the day of the wedding. They used to send for these the boy who …highmedium
λ739ΛώτLotThis man was a nephew of Abraham. So the angels departed for Sodom to wipe out the cities because of their sins. But Abraham supplicated [God] not to destroy the righteous with the impious, …highmedium
λ742Λωτόςlotus, lotosA sweet-smelling plant; [the one] which some call 'myrrh-lotus.' Also [sc. attested is] 'lotuses', [meaning] pipes particular to the wedding chamber. "Lotuses were sounding, and the doors of the wedding chamber were rattling." In …highmedium
λ753Λοιδορεῖσθαι τοὺς πονηροὺςto revile the wicked["To revile the wicked] is not at all invidious; rather, to any right-thinking person, it is an honor to decent men." That is, reviling the wicked becomes an honor of the good. "So if …highmedium
λ771Λυγιζόμενοςbending oneself, twisting oneself[Meaning] turning oneself, covering oneself. [sc. The term comes] from withies. A withy is a fibrous plant. "He bound [them] with pliant withies." Homer [sc. says this]. And Plato in Gorgias [says]: "[competent at] …highmedium
λ780Λύγοςwithy[Meaning] the fibrous plant [of that name]. Homer [writes]: "he bound [them] with pliant withies." And Arrian [writes]: "since the crossing seemed impossible for them, Brut[t]ius brought together the natives and ordered them to …highmedium
λ789Λύζειsobs violently, wails, hiccupsIf [spelled] with a zeta, [it means] o)lolu/zei ["he/she/it cries aloud"]; but if without the a zeta [i.e. as lu/ei], [it means] a)lu/ei ["he/she/it is distraught"], that is, he/she/it is sorely troubled. Or lu/zei …highmedium
λ797ΛυκάωνLykaon, Lukaon, Lycaon[Lykaon,] the son of Pelasgos, king of the Arcadians, justly guarded the instructions of his father. And because he too wanted to keep his subjects from injustice he said that Zeus came to him …highmedium
λ807ΛυκιουργίςLykian-ware, Lycian-wareDemosthenes in the [speech] Against Timotheos uses the expression. Didymos asserts that the bowls manufactured by Lykios the son of Myron were referred to in this way. But the grammarian seems to be unaware …highmedium
λ808ΛύκιςLykisAlso spoken of as Lykos. He was the target of comedy on the basis of being a frigid poet. Aristophanes [writes] : "why on earth should I have carried these bags, if I shall …highmedium
λ812Λυκόποδεςwolf-feet, white-feetThis is what they used to call the bodyguards of the [Peisistratid] tyrants; for they used to thrust the pick of the slaves into bodyguarding service. They were called "wolf-feet" because they always had …highmedium