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α1827ἈναγκαῖονnecessaryThus is the penis called, since it is a token of necessity. "They resorted to force out of necessity." Meaning because of necessities. Isaeus calls the [sc. Athenian] prison a)nagkai=on. But Callisthenes said a)nwgai/wn …highmedium
α1842ἈναγυράσιοςAnagyrasianAnagyrous is a deme of the [sc. Athenian] tribe Erechtheis, the demesman from which [is an] Anagyrasian. Also [sc. attested is the proverbial phrase] "Anagyrasian spirit". And [there is] a shrine of Anagyros in …highmedium
α1862Ἀναδρομαίretreats, returns[Meaning] ways back. "'Let there be a return, and we are not overthrown'. It is necessary always to have this verse at the ready. Lucius the Roman did not do this and suffered a …highmedium
α1912ἈνακωχεύειrefrainsIn Sophocles [this means] reins in. Also [sc. attested is the infinitive] a)nakwxeu/ein, [meaning] to fix the sails and let the ship ride when a storm arises at sea. Strictly speaking one says 'to …highmedium
α1916ἈνακρέωνAnakreon, AnacreonOf Teos. Lyric poet. Skythinos' son, though some suggested Eumelos', others Parthenios', others Aristokritos'. He wrote elegies and iambics, all in Ionic dialect. He was born in the time of Polykrates the tyrant of …highmedium
α1930Ἀναλαμβάνεινto gather up[Used] with an accusative. In reference to lifting up. Philosophers used to take care also to gather up their clothing in an orderly fashion, and they mocked those who did not do this. Plato …highmedium
α1933ἈνάλγητοςunfeelingAlso [sc. attested is] dusana/lghtos ["hard-hearted"] in Sophocles: that is, hard to move, unfeeling, apathetic, unmerciful, stony. "For I should be hard-hearted not to have pity for such a supplication." Also [sc. attested is …highmedium
α1943Ἀνάλογονproportion, proportionateThe definition of proportion is this: it has a size proportionate to the reciprocal things which display the same a)nqufai/resis -- Aristotle's word for a corresponding diminution. Those things which have proportion to one …highmedium
α1967ἈνάμνησιςrecollectionRecollection is a finding of a figment. Having started from the soul it goes over the living body. For after recollecting that some fear was produced in us we become pale, and after recollecting …highmedium
α1978Ἄναντεςsteep[Meaning something] leading-upwards. Anantes ["steep"] and prosantes ["uphill"] are the same thing. And if something [is] steep, this thing [is] also uphill, not yet turning back again. For what is uphill [is] precipitous and …highmedium
α1981ἈναξαγόραςAnaxagorasA sophist, son of Hegesibulus, of Clazomenae. He was nicknamed 'Mind', since he said that matter and mind are the guardian of all things. This is the man who said that the sun is …highmedium
α1989ἈναξιμένηςAnaximenesSon of Aristocles, of Lampsacus, rhetor; pupil of Diogenes the Cynic and the grammarian Zoilus of Amphipolis, who abused Homer; teacher of Alexander of Macedon, and accompanied him on his campaigns. When king Alexander …highmedium
α1998Ἀνάπαυλανrest[Meaning] repose. Repose [is] the life to come. "[Mebod] with other most worthy men providing a respite from the war." Menander [writes]: "for thus the greatest leader of the Huns came upon his rest." …highmedium
α2010Ἀναπειστηρίανpersuasive[Meaning] able to persuade the listeners. Aristophanes [writes]: "how on earth could this [youth] learn acquittal from a lawsuit, or a summons, or persuasive hot air? Yet Hyperbolos learned this for a talent." Summons: …highmedium
α2015Ἀνάπηρον ψυχήνcrippled soul, mutilated soul[Meaning] one that is hurt, not healthy, but injured and wasted. Also [sc. attested is] a)na/phros ["cripple"], [meaning] one who is lame. One who is excessively maimed in a limb of his body. Lysias …highmedium
α2048ἈνάριστοςunbreakfastedOr rather a)nari/sthtos. Aristophanes in Polyidos [writes]: "I go through the agora unbreakfasted." Alexis in Liar [writes]: "I could not last the whole day unbreakfasted -- not today." Antiphanes in Leukadian [writes]: "he will …highmedium
α2073Ἀνασώσωνintending to recover[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning one who is] intending to regain. "[...] intending to recover both the country and the cities which they each happened to have had destroyed by [the] Romans." That is, …highmedium
α2077ἈναστάσιοςAnastasios, AnastasiusEmperor of [the] Romans. This man was inclined to baseness and all at once he turned the kingdom into an aristocracy. He sold all the magistracies and associated with wrong-doers and was inclined to …highmedium
α2082ἈνάστατοιanastatoiA type of flat-cake. These used to be made for the Arrêphoroi themselves. Certain flat-cakes called charisioi ["thank-offering cakes"] also used to be spoken of. These were mixed and made from the leftovers, and …highmedium
α2101Ἀνατεινάμενοςhaving held out as a threat[Meaning he] having threatened. "The king, although he held out many threats against those who had participated in the transaction, did nothing." And elsewhere: "the Egyptians, having held out threats and mockery, slew four …highmedium
α2130ἈνάχαρσιςAnacharsisThe son of Gnouros and of a Greek mother, a Scythian, a philosopher, brother of Kadui[d]as the king of Scythia. He wrote Customs of the Scythians in verses, Concerning the simplicity of those things …highmedium
α2149Ἄνδραman[Meaning] him [sc. that is so] by nature. Arrian [writes]: "a man brash because of youth, ignorant because of inexperience of matters, and trustworthy to the masses on account of strength of body and …highmedium
α2155Ἀνδραποδοκάπηλοςslave-dealer, slave-seller[Meaning a] trafficker of [= in] slaves. The foot in men is called a)ndra/podon [literally "man-foot"], on the principle of the part being subordinate to the whole; for the slave is subordinate to the …highmedium
α2184Ἀνδροληψίαabduction, seizureIf an Athenian man died outside Attica, and those in that polis in which the deed was done did not hand over the person who seemed to be responsible, the law allowed three of …highmedium
α2190Ἀνδρὸς γέροντος ἀσταφὶς τὸ κρανίονan old man's head is a dried grapeFrom part [sc. to whole]. In reference to those no longer of any use, because their whole body [is] weak. Also: 'An old man's jaws are staffs', in reference to those who eat a …highmedium
α2202Ἀναιρεθείςhaving been taken upMeaning [he] having been picked up [a)nalhfqei/s] [sc. and nurtured]. Thus Isocrates [sc. uses the term]. Also [sc. attested is] a)nairei=n, [meaning] to conceive in the womb, and to raise the offspring, and to …highmedium
α2220Ἀνέδηνfreely[Meaning] abundantly, without hindrance, excessively, ad lib. Arrian [writes]: "they positioned guards by the wells, so that no one could freely fetch water as he liked, but all the water was drawn to be …highmedium
α2245Ἀνελέγετοused to read through[Meaning he/she/it] used to go over, used to practice. "Simonides had as good a memory as anyone. Apollonius the Tyanian was like him. He kept his voice silent, but used to read through quite …highmedium
α2248Ἀνελεῖνto overturn; to take up[Meaning] to overthrow. "They insisted, through ambassadors, first that the anti-Megarian decree be overturned and the Greeks be left independent". *)anelei=n is also the term for taking up exposed babies and raising them; and …highmedium
α2308ἈνερίναστοςunripeA saying. In reference to those not holding onto what they may take. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)neri/nastos sukh= ["unripe fig"], one to which the erineoi have not been attached. An erineos …highmedium