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α939ἈκούωI listen[Used] with a genitive, but [sc. also] with an accusative. "Everyone who listens to these words of mine." Also, "he who listens to my word and does not believe." That is, [he who] is …highmedium
α979Ἀκριβήςaccurate, precise[sc. Something] "accurate" seems to indicate also what is necessary. And suppose we wish to establish [the statement] that every assumption of a serious person [is] accurate. For "accurate" seems to be [the assumption] …highmedium
α1002Ἀκροθίνιαspoils, akrothinia[Meaning] the first-fruits of the annual crops. But in the strict sense akrothinia is the name for the first-fruits which those [who make their living] out of importing dedicate, because they are saved from …

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Ἀκούω

I listen

[Used] with a genitive, but [sc. also] with an accusative. "Everyone who listens to these words of mine." Also, "he who listens to my word and does not believe." That is, [he who] is taught. Because I listen, if it…

Ἀκούω· γενικῇ, αἰτιατικῇ δέ. πᾶς ὅστις ἀκούει μου τοὺς λόγους τούτους. καὶ, ὁ ἀκούων τὸν λόγον μου καὶ μὴ πιστεύων. τουτέστι διδασκόμενος. ὅτι τὸ ἀκούω, εἰ μὲν σημαίνει τὸ…

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α1021Ἀκρότομοςcut-off, sharp, abrupt[Meaning] hard, lofty. Or a very sharp stone, the one cutting. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "akrotomos rock", [meaning] the hard and uncuttable [sort]. But [sc. also attested is neuter] "akrotomon mountain", [meaning] …highmedium

α1023Ἀκροχειρίζεσθαιto struggle at arms length[Meaning] to box or wrestle against another man without close engagement, or to practice with another wholly with the extremities of the hands. Also [sc. attested is the athlete] Akrokhersites, so named because by …highmedium

α1026ἌκρωνAkron, AcronOf Akragas; physician, son of Xenon; he taught at Athens contemporaneously with Empedocles; so he is older than Hippocrates. He wrote On Medicine in the Doric dialect, and On Nutrition of the Healthy in …highmedium

α1027Ἀκρώνυξnail-tip, mountain-top[Meaning both] the tip of the nail and the top of the mountain. And [sc. also attested is] a)krwnuxi/a [used] likewise. "When he happened upon a detachment guarding a position at the top of …highmedium

α1109ἈλεαίνοιμιI might keep warm[Meaning] I might make myself warm. "Then I put this on, so that I might keep warm." Aristophanes [sc. writes this]. [The verb] a)leai/nein [comes] from us gathering together [a)olli/zesqai] during the days. And …highmedium

α1124Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ ΜαμαίαςAlexander Mamaias, Alexander son of MamaiaRuling with his mother he administered everything subordinate to her; it was she who took care of the empire in every respect. So she persuaded him to judge trials for the most part, so …highmedium

α1126Ἀλέξανδρος Ἀντιοχείας ἐπίσκοποςAlexander, bishop of AntiochIn the time of John Chrysostom; he maintained a way of life in accord with his episcopacy. Having trained and finished his time in the ascetic school of the church he was recognized as …highmedium

α1128Ἀλέξανδρος ΑἰγαῖοςAlexandros Aigaios, Alexandrus Aegaeus, Alexander of AegaePeripatetic philosopher; teacher of the emperor Nero, along with the philosopher Chaeremon. He had a son called Caelinus. This man used to call Nero 'clay mixed with blood'. In my view, bad pupils have …highmedium

α1129Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ ΜιλήσιοςAlexandros of Miletos, Alexander of MiletusHe was nicknamed Polyhistor ["Very Learned"] and [sc. also] Cornelius, because he was taken prisoner and sold to Cornelius Lentulus, for whom he became pedagogue; he was then freed. He was in Rome at …highmedium

α1140Ἀλεξόμενονwarding off, resisting[Meaning him who is] defending. "[That] he who has begun evilly means to do evil - just as in cases of private wrongs the law-makers and the judges relate all the harm that has …highmedium

α1164Ἀλλ' εἴ τις ὑμῶν ἐν Σαμοθρᾴκῃ μεμυημένος ἐστιbut if there is someone among you initiated in Samothrace, now is a fine time to pray that both feet of the pursuer be put out of jointIn Samothrace there were certain initiation-rites, which they supposed efficacious as a charm against certain dangers. In that place were also the mysteries of the Corybantes and those of Hecate and the Zerinthan cave, …highmedium

α1167Ἄληroaming, delusion[Meaning] wandering. "He supposed that no one would surpass him in courage, and this delusion got the better of him to such an extent that he adopted the attire of Achilles and thus went …highmedium

α1173Ἀληθέστερα τῶν ἐπὶ Σάγρᾳtruer things than those at SagraA proverb in reference to things that are true, but are not believed. For Sagra [is] a place in Lokris. Menander in Anatithemene mentions the proverb. They say that the Epizephyrian Lokrians were at …highmedium

α1183Ἀληλεσμένονground-upThucydides [writes]: "and to buy the ground-up corn they wanted for a lot of money". Also [sc. the phrase] a)lhlesme/non bi/on ["a ground-up life"] some applied to those used to living on acorns, but …highmedium

α1215ἈλιγέρνηςAligernes, Aligernos, Aligernus, AligernA proper name. "Missiles sent from this Goth were carried with much whirring and an immeasurable swiftness. Just as if they were striking some stone or else something hard and unyielding, they shattered everything …highmedium

α1218Ἁλιεύς ἁλιέωςfisherman [and] fisherman's; seaman [and] seaman'sand [sc. also attested is the plural] a(liei=s, in reference also to rivers. "Seamen mustered out of the surrounding cities set out on the day appointed for the launch." Arrian says [this]. And [there …highmedium

α1240Ἁλίπεδονhalipedon[Meaning a] level plain next to the sea. Some people call Piraeus this. It is also an accessible place which once was sea and afterwards became a plain. Hence one must aspirate the first …highmedium

α1258Ἀλιτήριοιsinners[Meaning] offenders, but they used to be called a)lith/rioi ["sinners"] for the following reason: once famine gripped the Athenians, and the poor were seizing the flour [a)/leura] from those milling [it] [a)lou=ntes]. From them, …highmedium

α1270ἈλκάνηςAlkanes, Elkanas, ElkanahAt the beginning of the book of the 4 kingdoms the name Elkanah occurs. A man of the middle class among the citizens lived in the city of Armathaim in the land of Ephraim …highmedium

α1280ἈλκιβιάδηςAlcibiades, AlkibiadesThe son of Kleinias and of Perikles' sister. An Athenian, a philosopher and a politician. A pupil first of Sophilos, then of Sokrates, whose lover he was too, as some say. Some also record …highmedium

α1289ἈλκμάνAlkman, AlcmanA Laconian from Messoa; but according to Crates -- who is mistaken -- a Lydian out of Sardis; a lyric poet, son of Damas or Titaros. He was born in the 27th Olympiad, when …highmedium

α1298Ἀλκυονίδες ἡμέραιAlcyon days, Halcyon days, kingfisher days[Meaning] those of fine weather. People differ on their number. For Simonides in Pentathla says they are 11, as does Aristotle in [his book] Concerning Animals, but Demagoras of Samos [says] 7, and Philochorus …highmedium

α1330ἈλοῶI thresh, smite, drive around, smashThe [verb that means] I break. Also [sc. attested is the active participle] a)low=n ["threshing"], [meaning one who is] leading [beasts] around in a circle from without, as those on the threshing floors [do]. …highmedium

α1355Ἀλλ' οὐκ ἔνεστι συκοφάντου δήγματοςbut it does not have [a charm] against an informer's bite[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to ineffectual things. It leaves out the [word] "charm". The attendant says in character that there is no spell on the ring that serves as an antidote for …highmedium

α1356Ἀλλ' οὐ λαχοῦσ' ἔπινες ἐν τῷ γράμματιso did you not drink in your letter once you had been allotted it?Aristophanes [sc. writes this]. ["Drink"] meaning served as a juror. For the Athenians were allotted [to juries] by letter from the 10 tribes. For example, the first [tribe] had alpha as its symbol, the …highmedium

α1409Ἁλσὶ διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτ' ἂν οὑτοσίthis man might be helped if he were rubbed with salt[sc. A saying] in reference to those committing follies; metaphorically from jars and wine, into which salt is thrown so that it won't turn and smell like vinegar too easily. Since we are accustomed …highmedium

α1423ἈλυάττηςAlyattesKing of the Lydians, who was suited by birth to matters of war, but in all else without restraint; for he once dishonored his own sister. He was the father of Alyattes, who while …highmedium

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