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- λ367Λεῖξαιlixae, camp-followers, sutlersThis is what soldiers used to be called. "This was the category of laboring and camp-following fellows, which was outside of any regiment and used to pay no attention to either a tribune or …
- λ447Λήμηblear, rheum, sleep-crust[Meaning] a white liquid gathering in eyes and causing short-sightedness. From the [verb] leu/w ["I see"] and the [negative] mh/ ["not"]. Aristophanes [writes]: "but o, opinions dating from Kronos truly are blearing your minds", …
- λ465Λῆξιςallotment, cessation[Meaning] ceasing, or portion, inheritance. Aelian [writes]: "and he buries the dead man, having already rendered to the infernal gods their allotment." And elsewhere: "on the cessation of that period (a cessation which, by …
- 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 …
- 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, …
- 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 …