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α2313Ἀνερριχῶντοthey were clambering up, they were scrambling up[Meaning] they were going up grasping with hands and feet. Strictly speaking they used to say a)narrixa=sqai for climbing to a height gripping with hands and feet. Hellanicus [writes]: "he scrambled up to the …highmedium
α2337Ἄνετέ μ'let me be"[Let me be], comforters, let me be. For these things shall be called irremediable. I will never cease from my pains, thus innumerable [is the sum] of my laments." [sc. These are lines] of …highmedium
α2363Ἀνέχειexalts[Meaning he/she/it] reveres, honors. Sophocles [writes]: "since Ajax exalts you, his spear-won mate, loving your bed." Meaning since Ajax honors you as spear-won, loving your bed. Or thus: but since Ajax exalts you the …highmedium
α2364ἈνέχομαιI despise, I support, I tolerate[Used] with a genitive. "I despise you in your boldness." Also [sc. attested is] a)ne/xomen ["we support"], meaning we exalt. Aristophanes [writes]: "whenever we support the holy rites at times sacred to the two …highmedium
α2371Ἀνεῖλενprophesied, took up, took away, killedMeaning presaged. For the word has two meanings. The Lacedaimonians built a wall across the Isthmus. At first the god prophesied to the Athenians when they consulted the oracle that they should flee, but …highmedium
α2379Ἀνειμέναιlaid open, let loose[Meaning they who have been] released. [They who have been] neglected. And in Sophocles [sc. is attested] a)neime/nh, meaning [she] having license in every respect. "You seem to be turned loose again; for Aegisthus …highmedium
α2405Ἀνήκειapproached, arrivedAntiphon [sc. uses this word] to mean kaqh/kei ["came down to"], whereas Amipsias said a)nh=ka ["I approached"] to mean a)nabe/bhka ["I have gone up"], while Thucydides [uses] a)nh/kousin ["they arrived [sc. at death]"] meaning …highmedium
α2422Ἀνήνυτονendless[Meaning something] immeasurable, great. Polybius [writes]: "when great difficulty was coming to light concerning the rations, and insofar as the journey was seeming endless in its length." Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "of …highmedium
α2461Ἀνίειgave up[Meaning he/she/it] let go, gave in, relaxed. "The youth gave up nothing more." And elsewhere: "he did not give up the race." Also meaning [he/she/it] ceased. "He would not give up supplicating on everyone's …highmedium
α2479Ἄνισονunequal[Meaning] that which is not equal. It also means a type of plant. Also [sc. attested is] a)nisofue/s, [meaning something] unequal in nature. One should recognize that some opposites are expressed by privation of …highmedium
α2517Ἀνθομολογησόμεθαwe will make a covenantMeaning we will give thanks. David [says]: "we will make a covenant with you, O God." We promise gratitude for your kindness and will make this recorded. Also [sc. attested is] a)nqwmologei=to ["he/she/it would …highmedium
α2518Ἀνθοσμίαςflower-smelling, redolent of flowers[Referring to a] wine of fine bouquet. [Meaning] fragrant. From a place [called] Anthosmion; or as if from a type of vine, or [meaning] sweet and fragrant and flowery. Anthosmias, [referring to a] wine …highmedium
α2533Ἄνθρωποςman[Man] himself becomes better than himself in five ways. First, by communion with god; for it is necessary at that time when one approaches him [sc. the god], to be separated from all evil, …highmedium
α2582Ἀνώγεωνupstairs, upper storey[Meaning a] dwelling-place. But [sc. note also the spelling] a)nw/geion. Callisthenes said that a)nw/gewn is the prison. *)ana/gaion ["upstairs"] and kata/gaion ["downstairs"] [are spelled] with a diphthong and omicron. The standard is perhaps to …highmedium
α2629Ἀντεπιχειρεῖνto make a counter-attack, to make a counter-argument*)antepixeirei=n occurs in Aristotle; a)ntepixeirei=n is not to bring an objection to things that are being said, but to attempt to infer in reply through other [arguments] syllogistically, that what is being shown [is] …highmedium
α2634ἈντέρωςAnteros[Anteros], also [called] Apollonius, of Alexandria. Grammarian. He taught in Rome under Claudius, who was emperor after Gaius; Heraclides of Pontus also lived in his time. He was a pupil of Apion Mochthus. Extant …highmedium
α2642Ἀντέχειholds out, withstands[Used] with a dative. Meaning [he/she/it] suffices. But Dinarchus [uses the word] to mean is saved; Demosthenes and Hyperides [use it] to mean takes hold. "And because of the mud the horses could no …highmedium
α2659ἈντίγονοςAntigonos, AntigonusThis man was called benefactor and saviour amongst all the Greeks. For having conquered in battle Kleomenes, the king of the Lakedaimonians, he became himself the ruler of Sparta and had the authority to …highmedium
α2661Ἀντιγραφεύςantigrapheus, copy-clerkSimilar to "clerk". The man in charge of those paying certain sums of money to the city, who therefore "copies" them. So Demosthenes in the [speech] Against Androtion, but also Aeschines in the Against …highmedium
α2670ἈντικείμεναoppositesOpposites are opposite in four ways: for [they are opposites] either as [they are] an affirmation and a denial, or as [they are] contraries, or as [they are] a possession and a privation, or …highmedium
α2673Ἀντικρύover against, right opposite; right on, straight on[Meaning] opposite, from an opposite position. But [sc. differently-accented] a)/ntikrus [means] altogether, or completely, or obviously. [Meaning] in the face of, clearly. The poet says [it] with the syllable long and without the sigma. …highmedium
α2683ἈντίμαχοςAntimachus, Antimachos, AntimakhosThe Sputterer; this man was a melic poet. He was called Psekas ["Sputterer"] since he sprinkled [with spit] whomever he was talking with. There was also an Olympian called Psekas because of this. This …highmedium
α2689ἈντιόπηAntiopeDaughter of Nycteus. She was corrupted by one of the citizens. Her father sent her to his brother to be punished. He, however, pitied her when he saw her pregnant. She gave birth to …highmedium
α2695ἈντίοχοςAntiochos, AntiochusA deserter, Cilician by birth, who at first pretended to be a philosopher in the Cynic manner and in this way was a very great help to the soldiers in the war. For when …highmedium
α2703ἈντίπατροςAntipatros, AntipaterSon of Iolaos, from the city of Palioura in Macedonia, general of Philip [II], then of Alexander [sc. the Great], and successor to the kingship; a pupil of Aristotle. He left a compilation of …highmedium
α2705ἈντίπατροςAntipatros, AntipaterThe father of Nicolaus the Damascene, the historian, who had to wife Stratonice, the mother of Nicolaus; they were famous in Damascus for both moderation and other distinctions. For they were both very preeminent …highmedium
α2707Ἀντιπελαργεῖνto cherish in turnA proverb[ial term] in reference to those who exchange favours. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a)ntipela/rgwsis ["cherishing-in-turn"]. Aristotle says that the story about storks is true; he says that bee-eaters also act …highmedium
α2719Ἀντιποιηθένταhaving been contentious[Meaning him] having striven for. "For it is necessary that those who have been contentious have not already gratified him who wished it". Also [sc. attested is] a)ntipoiou/menon; [used] with a genitive. [Meaning] carefully …highmedium
α2723ἈντισθένηςAntisthenesAn Athenian, a Socratic philosopher from [among] the orators, who was first called a Peripatetic, then became a Cynic; he was the son of a father who had the same name, but a mother …highmedium
α2733Ἀντιτυπῆσαιto resist, to strike against[Meaning] to oppose. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a)ntitupi/a ["resistance"], [meaning] opposition, rigidity. It is also used for similarity. In the Epigrams: "the stone that produces fire in resistance to striking." Also …highmedium