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ε953Ἔμβολονwedge, wedge-formation… rostra] the praetor who was calling for war, he made speeches". Wedge is what [a formation] is called, whenever the phalanx marching in two directions joins its leading wings together, but separates the rearward …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ1346Κενοὶ κενὰ λογίζονταιempty men think empty thoughts… of the curtain-hangings. For in fact, because of their desires "empty men think empty thoughts". Furthermore that man, because he thought he was about to receive 500 talents, discarded even the possessions he already …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3795Εὐφημίαgood speech"On account of good speech the divinity prefers Lakedaimon over all the altars of the Athenians and their temples and statues and hecatombs and the rest of the nonsense of those lazy people longing …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ1442Κεφάλαιονheading, summary; capitalSome of those whose familiarity with the speeches written by the Ten [Attic] Orators has been acquired carelessly think that [the term] kephalaion is applied only to a subject and a speech; witness e.g. …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1458Ἅμαas soon as, at the same time… it] for "at the very time in which" in the [speech] Against Ktesiphon: "how he sold, for thirty mnai, both the insult against him and at the same time the people's vote of censure". …Matched in translationhighmedium
ι653ἸσοκράτηςIsocrates, Isokrates… and also with Erythraeus of Naucratis, to give the funeral speech for Mausolus, the king of Halicarnassus. His speeches are five: Amphictyonic Speech; Protreptic; On Not Making a Tomb for Philip; On Being Resettled; …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4072Ἀρχαῖονprincipal, ancient… according to a certain custom of usage. Demosthenes in the [speech] Against Nikostratos [writes]: "he lent money to Archippos [but the latter] was not able to repay it, either the interest or the principal". …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ288Δεῦροhither, hitherto… all use it to denote place; like Aeschines in the [speech] Against Timarchus: "to present also that the defendant will be filled with courage, when he comes hither." Also Antiphon in the Prosecution for …Matched in translationhighmedium
β280Βιαίωνviolent behavior… the man who has secured the conviction. Demosthenes [in the speech] Against Meidias [mentions it]. There are also speeches [from suits] for violent behavior circulating amongst those of Lysias. And it is clear that …Matched in translationhighmedium
α3422ἈπολλώνιοςApollonius [Dyscolus], Apollonios [Duskolos]… the following works: On the Division of the Parts of Speech (4 books); On the Syntax of the Parts of Speech (4 books); On the Verb, or Rhematikos (5 books); On the Formation of …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε722Ἐκφυλλοφορῆσαιto leaf out… leafing [him] out and a leafing-out. So Demosthenes in the [speech] Against Neaira.Matched in translationhighmedium
β429Βουλεύσεωςconspiracy… other charge Demosthenes has something to say in the first [speech] Against Aristogeiton. Hyperides, however, applies the word "conspiracy" in a special way to traps and scheming aimed at making money.Matched in translationhighmedium
α2661Ἀντιγραφεύςantigrapheus, copy-clerk… the city, who therefore "copies" them. So Demosthenes in the [speech] Against Androtion, but also Aeschines in the Against Ktesiphon. There were two: one of the financial administration, the other of the council. In …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε1032Ἐμποδώνin the way… strive after nothing further with [one's?] intentions." Lycurgus in the [speech] Against Lycophron [also uses it], to mean clear. Plato [uses it] to mean central. Isaeus [uses it] to mean recent and in one's …Matched in translationhighmedium
α3468Ἀποπάτημαturd, shit… related participle] a)popathso/menoi ["(they) going to shit"], [meaning] going to empty [themselves] of shit. But a pa/tos ["path"] [is] the road. Aristophanes [writes]: "no one sacrifices like they used to or even comes in …Matched in translationhighmedium
αι325Αἰσθέσθαιto perceive… and not in reference to sure knowledge. Lysias in the [speech] In Reply to Alcibiades says: "I suppose indeed that you perceive this also, that Archibiades was not seeking to gain anything else but …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4112ἈρχίλοχοςArchilochus, Archilochos, Arkhilokhos… noble poet in most respects, if one overlooks his shameful speech and his foul utterances, just as one might wash away a stain. The Pythian god took pity on him even when he was …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ930Διεξοδικούςdetailed, discursive, elaborate… about the particulars [of its subject]. And it shapes its speeches in accordance with circumstances and fortunes and times and the persons and the places and such things as are appropriate to the particular …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε2348Ἐπὶ καλάμῃ ἀροῦνto sow for straw… tired by annual effort on the seeds. Lysias in the speech In Reply to Tlepolemos, attacking one of the greedy farmers, who is exploiting the resources of his land and using up its strength …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ1790Κληροῦχοιcleruchs, plot-holders… in [the] Panegyrikos [sc. uses the term]. Demosthenes in the [speech] On the Symmories would seem to call cleruchic the [names] of those sent out, doubtless in a cleruchy, to any other kind of …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ437Καρύκηsauce… verb] 'to sauce up', [meaning] the [process of] embellishing a speech with a variety of words. For sauces [are] sweetenings and seasonings. Also [sc. attested is] 'sauce' [in the sense of] intestines, what they …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4313Ἀταλαίπωρονunpainstaking… [writes]: "[...] if there is something sound in the earlier speech. But that one, with an untested indictment and unpainstaking hearsay of the truth, is spread about to the masses and otherwise wanders abroad. …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4505Αὐτολήκυθοιcarriers of their own oil-flaskDemosthenes [in the speech] Against Konon [uses the word]. Either it means individuals geared up and ready to do and experience anything whatever, or it means poor men, possessing nothing but oil-flasks. Alternatively, self-employed …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε2300Ἐπίδικοςepidikos… bridegroom is a matter of dispute. But Isaeus in the [speech] Against Lysibios called the epikleros an epikleritis.Matched in translationhighmedium
α4303Ἄσχολοςleisure-less… free time. For sxolh/ ["leisure"] [means] free time in customary speech. "Neither without necessity to tell someone or to write in a letter that I am without leisure, nor in such a manner continually …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1328Δοκιμασθείςhaving been scrutinized… and in a third the generals. But in the same speech he also talks of a scrutiny of cavalrymen.Matched in translationhighmedium
α3397ἈπολινάριοςApollinarios, Apollinarius… for written composition. Apollinarius was more powerful, Basil weightier, in speech. Such was their ability in speech and written composition; and in the same degree these men presented a character attractive to the public …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ807ΛυκιουργίςLykian-ware, Lycian-wareDemosthenes in the [speech] Against Timotheos uses the expression. Didymos asserts that the bowls manufactured by Lykios the son of Myron were referred to in this way. But the grammarian seems to be unaware …Matched in translationhighmedium
γ491Γυμνότερος Ἰαλέμουmore naked than a Ialemos… They express the proverb in three ways: 'more blind', 'more empty', and 'more naked'.Matched in translationhighmedium
α3501Ἀπόρρηταunspeakable [things]… in the laws. Thus Demosthenes [uses this word] in the [speech] In Defence of Ctesiphon. Everything which is prohibited they also call forbidden. Aristophanes [writes]: "he does not intend to do anything unspeakable." Therefore …Matched in translationhighmedium