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α2735ἈντιφάνηςAntiphanesSon of Demophanes -- though others [say] of Stephanos -- and, as his mother, Oinoe; a Kian, though some [say] a Smyrnaian, and according to Dionysius a Rhodian; a comic poet of the middle …highmedium
α2751Ἀντλίαbilge, bilge-water[Meaning] the hold [of a ship]. "So I will seize and take away the bilge[-water] itself". From a metaphor of ships. For antlia is also said to be the efflux of a ship. And …highmedium
α2758ἈντωμοσίαaffidavitMeaning an] indictment under oath against someone, concerning [his] alleged wrongdoings. But a diomosia [is] the oath made by both sides who are pleading the case, by one to accuse the one who did …highmedium
α2763ἈντώνιοςAntonios, AntoniusOf Alexandria, who being rather deficient in words was someone not altogether precise; but he became most dedicated to the truth and was very enthusiastic in soul for the service of god, both in …highmedium
α2786Ἀνύπαρκτονnon-existent[Meaning] that which does not exist. Compare the Pindaric [phrase]: "What is anyone? What is he not? Man is a dream of a shadow." Meaning more non-existent than the non-existent. But here this word …highmedium
α2813Ἄξιονproper; cheapThe orators apply [this] to what is sensible and just. Demosthenes [writes]: "for on account of this especially it is proper to be silent, when there is neither someone bullying, nor someone who is …highmedium
α2815Ἄξιονproper, fine, worthyIs applied to what is just. Thus Demosthenes [uses the word]. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)/cion cu/lon ["fine timber"], [meaning timber] well and beautifully worked, good, beautiful. Aristophanes [writes]: "if you're caught …highmedium
α2819Ἄξιος λαβεῖν ὁ μισθόςthe wage [is] worth takingThis [is in reference to] those trained for beauty, meaning something like this: "the wage is worthy, so that [one should] take it." It is in Cratinus. Homer was the first to use this …highmedium
α2827ἈξίωμαpropositionThis is what comes into being from a direct or an oblique predicate. A proposition is that which is true or false or a self-contained matter deniable or affirmable in itself; for instance, "it …highmedium
α2845Ἀόρατονinvisible, unseen["Invisible"] has four meanings: (1) what is absolutely impossible to be seen, such as things which are subject to another sense; for voice, smell and the like are invisible. (2) That which is naturally …highmedium
α2862Ἄπαγέ με εἰς τὰς λατομίαςtake me away into the quarriesA proverb in reference to those not prepared to put up with what is unworthy. For they say that Philoxenus the dithyrambic poet was staying at the court of Dionysius the tyrant, and when …highmedium
α2873Ἀπαθῆimpassive, passionless[Meaning] painless. But Antiphon [uses] a)paqh= the [sc. neuter] plural, [meaning] experiences which did not truly happen. Also [sc. attested is the nominative singular] a)paqh/s. "They say that the wise man is passionless, because …highmedium
α2877Ἀπαλλάξαςhaving put aside, having put off, having abandonedMeaning [he] having persuaded to leave. Cratinus and Demosthenes and others [sc. use the word]. [sc. The related aorist infinitive is] a)palla/cai. Also [sc. attested is the subjunctive] a)palla/cwmen, meaning let us dismiss. Xenophon …highmedium
α2900Ἀπαντᾶνto meet and to come togetherThey say either [of these words], for gathering in some place. Also [sc. attested is the aorist participle] a)panth/santos, [meaning] having arrived first. Aelian [writes]: "the besieger was impaled; and at this point the …highmedium
α2906Ἁπαξάπανταall together[sc. Embraces everything] from small to large. "And seizing the goods [or: monies] as booty all together for no reason, he paid the penalty of this transgression of law deservedly and justly." Also [sc. …highmedium
α2929Ἀπαρτίανchattels, household utensils, moveables[Meaning] removal/baggage, fulfilment of a completion. Also [sc. attested is the adverb] a)partizo/ntws ["precisely,"], [meaning] the [condition of] neither surpassing nor lacking. "For a term is a word which, when analyzed, is uttered precisely." …highmedium
α2940ἈπατούριαApatouria, ApaturiaA public festival. It was celebrated amongst [the] Athenians for three days; during it the son of Sitalkes, the king of the Thracians, was registered in the citizenry. They call the first [day] Dorpeia, …highmedium
α3039Ἀπερείδομαι τὸν πόκονI put forward the fleeceMeaning I set [it] up, I lay [it] down. Also [sc. attested is] a)perei/sasqai ["to pour forth"], to put forward, to give forth. "Just as [they] wanting to pour forth their spirit into those …highmedium
α3080Ἀπετάφρευονthey fenced off with a ditchMenander [writes]: "for the Romans did not fence [camps] off with ditches earlier nor indeed did they have this sort of knowledge at all in their repetoire until Mauricius the son of Paulos began …highmedium
α3104Ἀπ' ἐχθρῶν πολλὰ μανθάνουσιν οἱ σοφοίfrom enemies the wise learn many things"[From enemies the wise learn many things.] For caution saves everything. You would not learn this, then, from a friend, but the enemy himself compels [sc. you to know it]". And Menander [writes]: "might …highmedium
α3109Ἀπεχρήσατοattacked[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning he/she/it] killed. Also [sc. attested is the plural] a)pexrh/santo ["they attacked"], they killed. In Lemnian Women Aristophanes [writes]: "they attacked the men who begot their children." But a)pe/xrhse [means …highmedium
α3110ἈπεψησάμηνI wiped away[Meaning] I wiped off. For they say a)poya=n for e)kma/ssein ["to wipe off"]. Also [sc. attested is] a)pe/yhsan ["they wiped away"], [meaning] they shook off. "If [our forefathers] fell on the shoulder in some …highmedium
α3111Ἀπεψηφίσατοvoted offThat is [he/she/it] condemned. "The council reached its judgement on what had been done and voted the fellow off, since the taint of guilt had occurred with him not attacking but defending himself". And …highmedium
α3124Ἀπείπατοdenied, refused[Meaning he/she/it] abjured. "He denied his fatherland and was declared a Thurian." Also [sc. attested is] a)pei=pen, he/she/it forbade. He/she/it declared. "He forbade all of them to take breakfast or to doze off or …highmedium
α3132ἈπείρηκαI have renounced[Used] with a dative. [Meaning] I am tired out. "But he being in the last stage of life had grown old and seemed to have renounced his cares." And elsewhere: "because of this, you …highmedium
α3161Ἀπήμοναunhurt[Meaning] unharmed. Homer [writes]: "them he found no longer altogether unhurt nor without slaughter." He has combined two ideas, meaning some not unhurt, [i.e.] the wounded, and others not unslaughtered, [i.e.]the dead. *ph=ma [means] …highmedium
α3172Ἀπήντα[he/she/it] kept meetingAnd a)ph/nthka ["I have met"] [meaning] I have overtaken. Also [sc. attested is] a)ph/nthsen, [meaning] it ended, it turned out. "Everything turned out for him according to the prophecies". Meaning happened. But the Theologian, …highmedium
α3174Ἀπηξιωμένωνdeemed unworthy, disowned as unworthy[Meaning those] without honor, unworthy. "Tigranes [by] name of the 40 virgins who had not been deemed unworthy, but a eunuch". Also [sc. attested is the aorist active participle] a)paciw/sas, meaning he having rejected …highmedium
α3198ἈππιανόςAppianos, Appianus, AppianProper name. This Appian wrote a Roman history, the one called "Imperial". And the first three books of Appian include what was done by the Romans while they were still struggling with the Italians …highmedium
α3201ἌπιδεςApidesThey were gods honored amongst Egyptians, having a sign around the tail and the tongue, indicating that they are Apides. These are begotten from time to time, as they used to say, from the …highmedium