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α4466Αὐταῖσι διαβολαῖςslanders and allAn Attic expression. He said this since Kleon, by slandering the other generals and currying favor with the masses, persuaded the Athenians to turn their eyes to him. As if we were to say: …highmedium
α4493Αὐτόθενfrom this very place, from that very placeMeaning from here/hence/thence. "There is no way they will not go thither from this very place." [So says] Aristophanes in Acharnians. And elsewhere: "yet it was necessary to set out from that very place, …highmedium
α4595Ἀφειδήσαςhaving been unsparing[Used] with a genitive. [Meaning he] having been neglectful. "And in your manner you two were very unsparing and very murderous." Also [sc. attested is the related abstract noun] a)feidi/a ["unsparingness"], [meaning] relentlessness. Also …

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An Attic expression. He said this since Kleon, by slandering the other generals and currying favor with the masses, persuaded the Athenians to turn their eyes to him. As if we were to say: the chariots, riggings and…

Αὐταῖσι διαβολαῖς· Ἀττικὴ σύνταξις. τοῦτο δὲ εἶπεν, ἐπεὶ διαβάλλων ὁ Κλέων τοὺς ἄλλους στρατηγοὺς καὶ προσκρούων τῷ δήμῳ εἰς ἑαυτὸν βλέπειν τοὺς Ἀθηναίους ἔπεισεν. ὡς εἰ λέγοιμεν,…

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α4599Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξαςhaving let go and having set free'Having let go' is when someone releases [someone] from the charges which he charged against him. But 'having set free' is when he persuades the person doing the charging to withdraw and cease bringing …highmedium

α4603Ἀφηλικέστεροςrather superannuated"Caesar dismissed those of his troops who were rather superannuated but put on shows for those who were of an age suitable for military service". Arrian [writes]: "[...] since the protectorship of that superannuated …highmedium

α4694ἈχίαςAhijah, Achias, AkhiasThis prophet lived when Jeroboam was king of the Hebrews. During that time when his child was sick, he told his wife to go where Achias stayed to ask about her child's health after …highmedium

αι86Αἰδώςshame[Meaning] honor. And [there is] a proverb: "shame is not good for a man who is a beggar in need." In reference to those whose pleasantness harms them. Homer [says this]. Hesiod [writes]: "shame …highmedium

αι179ΑἰλιανόςAelian, Aelianus, AilianosThis man served as general during the reign of Valens. From Syedra, he was extremely independent, and having been conspicuous for his spirit since childhood, he was abundantly endowed in the matters of the …highmedium

αι198ΑἰμιλίαAemilia, AimiliaThe wife of Scipio the Great; she made a practice of participating in the women's processions with a show of pomp that was magnificent, since she reached her peak at the same time that …highmedium

αι200ΑἰμίλιοςAemiliusThe consul, who defeated Perseus the king of the Macedonians. He was a judicious man who knew how to handle good fortune and was self-sufficient. For he received the man along with his royal …highmedium

αι349ΑἰσχίνηςAeschines, Aischines, AiskhinesThe son of Lysanias. This man went to Dionysios in Sicily on account of money. And Plato is said to have compassed Charybdis three times on account of Sicilian lucre. Aristippos of Cyrene and …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

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

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

β513ΒράβηλαsloesWhat are called Damaskenes. Theocritus [writes]: "...shoots weighed down to the ground with sloes." Athenaeus in Book 2 of the Deipnosophists says that Seleucus uses the words 'plums' and 'sloes' and ba/drua. It has …highmedium

β532Βρενθύεσθαιto be haughty, to take umbrage[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] to get carried away by rage or to pretend to be angry. "But he, putting on airs, got far more haughty." Also [sc. attested is] brenqu/etai ["is haughty"], [meaning] …highmedium

β545Βριμούμενοςroaring[Meaning he] being enraged. "The consul was in no way charmed, roaring with rage at his underlings." Also [sc. attested is the corresponding indicative] brimou=tai ["he/she/it roars"], [meaning] threatens. Also [sc. attested is] brimoume/nais …highmedium

β556ΒρουμάλιαBrumaliaThis was devised by Romus, since he and his brother Remus, having been born as a result of fornication, were exposed and reared by a woman. It was [considered] disgraceful among the Romans to …highmedium

β579Βρύχιοςunderwater[Meaning] submerged in water. Also [sc. attested is] e)mbru/oikos ["seaweed-dwelling"], the anchor that dwells in the deep. Also [sc. attested is] e)/mbruon ["fetus"], the infant in the womb. In the Epigrams: "seaweed-dwelling, ship-saving anchor." …highmedium

β587ΒύβλονByblian[sc. A kind of] papyrus. Aelian [writes]: "[Apollo] orders him to render to Nikanor a bundle of Byblian worth four hundred gold pieces; but if he is unwilling, he will continually raise the price …highmedium

β588ΒυζάντιονByzantion, ByzantiumByzantion in the reign of Severus, emperor of the Romans, was provided with a proper wall made of mill stone carved into rectangular blocks. There were seven towers stretching from the Thracian Gates down …highmedium

β593Βυρσαίετοςhide-eagle[Referring to] Kleon. The expression is composed of "hide" [bursa] and "eagle" [aietos]. Simultaneously mocking Kleon for being a hide-tanner and for being a thief and a grabber of public goods. For the eagle …highmedium

γ21ΓαλάταιGauls, Galatai, GalatiansIn the time of Scipio the Roman general and of Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans defeated the Gauls who were in Asia. These were a portion of the western Gauls. Having abandoned their own …highmedium

γ207ΓέσιοςGesios, GesiusDuring the reign of Zeno he was celebrated for his medical expertise. A native of Petra. He returned and, after bringing his own teacher Domnus the Jew and his colleagues into his practice he …highmedium

γ277Γλάμωνbleary-eyed[Meaning] one who is purblind in the eyes and has eyes that are runny, like Charon [Author, Myth]. A bleary-eyed person [is] an unclean person. And Sophocles [sc. uses the term] in reference to …highmedium

γ282Γλαὺξ ἵπταταιan owl is flying[sc. This proverbial phrase arose because] the flight of the owl was considered a symbol of victory. And [there is] another proverb: "owls from Laureion", in reference to those who have a lot of …highmedium

γ288Γλίσχρονsticky, greedy, stingy[Meaning] something gluttonous, and sweet. Or gluey. Also [sc. attested is the masculine] gli/sxros, [meaning] parsimonious, miserly, completely filthy. "But I proved to be a person hard for such people to get rid of, …highmedium

γ341Γνώμην ἐμήνmy opinionMeaning according to my opinion and way of thinking. Opinion: in Sophocles 'opinion' [is used] in Ajax Whipbearer: "placing opinions of incurable joy in his eyes." [Athena] is speaking of his joy at thinking …highmedium

γ427ΓρατιανόςGratian, Gratianus, GratianosHe, when he heard of the demise of his uncle Valens, immediately pointed Rome in an easterly direction, and condemning the savagery of his uncle Valens against the Christians, he quickly recalled some of …highmedium

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