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λ441Λῆμαwill… profit. "For this child brings such will to light." And Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "he has a will which is not cowardly." That is, daring. And elsewhere: "wild will." That is, warlike thought. And …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ604Λίσποιsmooths; half-dice… tongue', as one that has been rubbed. The Athenians, too, are called as an epithet smooths, because they are, being boatmen and sitting constantly at rowing, small-buttocked. Because, when Theseus went down to the …Matched in translationhighmedium
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 …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ688ΛούκουλλοςLucullus… him during the night, and saying this to him: 'Why are you slumbering, great-hearted lion? Fawns are close by'. With a start he realised that the king's fleet was at anchor nearby; he sailed …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ265ΛέωνLeon… sophist. A pupil of Plato or, as some [say], of Aristotle. He wrote about the reign of Philip and Byzantium in 7 books; Teuthranticus; On Besaeus; The Sacred War; On Issues; a History of …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ165ΛαχάρηςLachares… he taught many pupils, among whom Eustephius, Nicolaus and Asterius are well-known. Floruit under the emperors Marcianus and Leon. He wrote On Colon, Comma and Period; informal discourses; a history according to Cornutus; Rhetorical …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ658Λόγοςdiscourse; language… 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. Saying, too, differs from uttering; for …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ753Λοιδορεῖσθαι τοὺς πονηροὺςto revile the wicked… who is a] friend; but as it is, everybody knows Arignotos, whoever knows either the white or the orthios nomos." From the saying 'if someone knows [the difference between] the white and the black'. …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ272ΛεωνίδηςLeonides, Leonidas… that the sun becomes invisible when the Persians shoot their arrows, said 'Let us be of good courage, because we shall fight in the shade'. And to the soldiers, as they were getting their …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ438Λήκυθονlekythos, oil-flask… but Herodotus used the masculine gender for the alabastron. [These are] the oil-holding vessels. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "the lekythoi are full of myrrh." And elsewhere: "there is no oil in the lekythos." Meaning …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ470Λῆροςdementia, delirium… the reason why the sensory organ and the sensory capacity are not corrupted together is that the sensory capacity does not have its existence in this body, but in the spirit. So too when …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ30Λαγὼς περὶ τῶν κρεῶνa hare [runs] for his life… Carpathian [brought in] the hare'. In reference to those who are harming themselves; for the Carpathians, who lived on an island and had no hares, introduced them; when [the hares] proliferated, they ravaged the …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ121Λαρινοὶ βόεςLarinian oxen, fatted oxen… Zeus; and Apollodorus for his part [says that] well-fed oxen [are called] larinoi ["fatted"]; for [the verb] larineuein means to feed up. Aristophanes in Birds [writes]: "I am looking for some fatted verse, that …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ451Λήμνιον κακὸν βλέπωνlooking a Lemnian evil… the Lemnian women's being contemptuous of Aphrodite. Hence, big evils are called "Lemnian".Matched in translationhighmedium
λ64Λακωνικαὶ κλεῖδεςLakonian keys, Laconian keysThe same Aristophanes [mentions them]; they are famous. "For the husbands now carry secret keys, most ill-natured ones, certain Lakonian ones, with [three] teeth. So previously it was possible, for women who had had …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ249ΛεοννάτοςLeonnatos, Leonnatus… their ornamentation. Attached to him also were magnificent tents and arms of exceptional beauty, and the corps of the companions was in attendance.Matched in translationhighmedium
λ812Λυκόποδεςwolf-feet, white-feet… because they had a wolf symbol on their shields. But Aristophanes in Lysistrata is speaking of the Alkmaionids. For these men declared war on Hippias the tyrant and the Peisistratids and fortified Leipsydrion, above …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ84ΛαμίαLamia… to grasp. Suggested alternatives to the participle 'having filled' plh/sas are 'having struck' plh/cas and 'having sailed' pleu/sas. As regards the implicit feminine noun at the end, K.-A. record the suggestions 'triremes' (Arnott) and …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ447Λήμηblear, rheum, sleep-crust… the [verb] leu/w ["I see"] and the [negative] mh/ ["not"]. Aristophanes [writes]: "but o, opinions dating from Kronos truly are blearing your minds", namely ancient foolishness is confusing your minds; a saying about the …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ491ΛίβερνοςLibernos, Libernus… oracle really asked for this. So saying, he donned his armor and mounted his war horse. As everyone gawked at what he was doing, he drove headlong into the chasm. After the earth sealed …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ288ΛέπρεονLepreon, Lepreum… disease of leprosy. As a neuter [it is] Lepreon. But Aristophanes proffered [it] as a masculine: "Eleian" - meaning the one in Elis - "Lepreus". It took this name because of the fact that …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ825ΛυκοῦργοςLykourgos, Lycurgus… and rescued them. The authentic speeches of Lykourgos, as preserved, are: Against Aristogeiton, Against Autolykos, Against Leokrates, Against Lykophron - two, Against Pasikles, Against Menaichmos, Against Demades, Defence of himself, In support of the …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ808ΛύκιςLykis… of comedy on the basis of being a frigid poet. Aristophanes [writes] : "why on earth should I have carried these bags, if I shall be doing none of the things Phrynichus created, and …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ683ΛουκιανόςLoukianos, Lucianus, Lucian… and for full accounts J.A. Hall, Lucian's Satire (New York: Arno 1981) 1-63; C.P. Jones, Culture and Society in Lucian (Cambridge: Harvard 1986) 6-23, 167-169. The present entry, hostile to him, draws on later …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ645ΛογγῖνοςLonginus… Multiple Senses (4 books); two publications on Attic diction (they are arranged alphabetically); Lexicon of Antimachus and Heracleon; and many other works.Matched in translationhighmedium
λ780Λύγοςwithy… 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 lead the way, in the manner …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ646ΛογγῖνοςLonginus… spending his time with drunkards and keeping plenty of pimps around. Indeed, some of them promised that they would bring him the wives of the highest state officials, while others brought him prostitutes and …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ3Λαβαῖςwith handles… which have openings on both sides; or because these [handles] are on both sides of the mouth [of the jar]; or those which have some kind of animal faces on both sides. "Crown their …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ264ΛεώκριτοςLeokritos, Leocritus… mid air, the outcome will be their death once they are airborne.Matched in translationhighmedium
λ8Λάβραξbass… from the sea and into the marsh and thus they are abundant among Milesians.Matched in translationhighmedium