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κ867Κατάχει τοὔλαιον ἐν τῷ χαλκείῳpour the oil in the shieldAristophanes [sc. writes this]. Meaning into the hub of the shield, in order to make it brighter. For there are some who tell the future by looking in oil. So he is wiping the …highmedium
κ1301Κέληςdinghy, yachtA kind of small boat. Aristophanes [writes]: "but those women, I know, came across on dinghies standing up." But also [sc. attested is] a ke/lhs horse, [i.e. ridden] bareback. [Aristophanes] is saying, therefore, that …highmedium
κ1344ΚέντρωνrogueThat is, [someone] harsh and horrid. Insofar as we call charioteers goad-strikers, those striking horses with goads. Or: patchwork, something stitched together from many things. Because they call such things kentrônes when they are …highmedium
κ1429Κεστρᾶν τεμάχηmullets' slicesAristophanes in Clouds [sc. uses the phrase]. kestreai are not the same as kestreis ["mullets"]; instead, some think that murries [myrainai] are called kestrai; others say it is not those, but a different kind …highmedium
κ1546Κηρύκειονherald's wand[Meaning] a piece of wood, with two snakes on either side twisted around and lying face to face against each other. Heralds used to carry this with them, and the people the heralds went …highmedium
κ1575Κίβδηλονcounterfeit, adulteratedThis is what they used to call a coin that is base or invalid, and forged. In the eleventh [book] of Laws [sc. Plato writes]: "let the slave take away for himself the counterfeit …highmedium
κ1786Κληρωτήριαallotment-machines[Meaning] allotment authorities, allotment-urns. Aristophanes [writes]: "and what will you use the allotment-machines for?" -- "I'll take (an urn) down into the agora, and then standing by [sc. the statue of] Harmodius, I'll draw …highmedium
κ1855Κναφεύςcarder, fullerFrom the [verb] knw=, [meaning] I scratch. Homer [writes]: "but that on this she would grate (knh=|) goat's cheese with a bronze grater". And a gnapheus [sc. is so called] from the "carding" [gnapsis] …highmedium
κ1995Κομήσῃςyou would grow your hair longAristophanes in Plutus [writes]: "and don't you grow your hair long like that". Meaning [don't] be proud. From the [sc. phenomenon of] those growing their hair long and boasting of it. Even if you …highmedium
κ2025Κομψόνelegant, subtle, pleasant[Meaning something] very distinct, very talkative, cunning, sophistical, persuasive, artful. At times it also means good and impressive. "As he could not tolerate the subtlety of the misfortunes, he rubbished Bahram with insults in …highmedium
κ2055Κοππατίαςkoppa-brandedThey used to call [koppatias, "koppa-branded"] horses, on which the letter k was branded, just like they used to call "san-bearing" those branded with "san", a sigma and a nu. Those brandings are still …highmedium
κ2299ΚωρυκαῖοςKorykaian, man from KorykosThe comics introduce a certain god [from Korykos] as listening, from a proverb. For Korykos [is] a cape in Pamphylia, next to which [is] the city of Attaleia. The townspeople there wanted to suffer …highmedium
κ2318ΚράμβηcabbageA kind of pupil-blunter [koramblê] which dulls [amblunousa] clear-sightedness. Better [put], [something] going against sleep. Hence it is the first thing served in banquets, and is not planted near a vine. And the Egyptians …highmedium
λ367Λεῖξαιlixae, camp-followers, sutlersThis is what soldiers used to be called. "This was the category of laboring and camp-following fellows, which was outside of any regiment and used to pay no attention to either a tribune or …highmedium
λ447Λήμηblear, rheum, sleep-crust[Meaning] a white liquid gathering in eyes and causing short-sightedness. From the [verb] leu/w ["I see"] and the [negative] mh/ ["not"]. Aristophanes [writes]: "but o, opinions dating from Kronos truly are blearing your minds", …highmedium
λ465Λῆξιςallotment, cessation[Meaning] ceasing, or portion, inheritance. Aelian [writes]: "and he buries the dead man, having already rendered to the infernal gods their allotment." And elsewhere: "on the cessation of that period (a cessation which, by …highmedium
λ467Ληρεῖςyou are babbling[Meaning] you are chattering. Aristophanes [writes]: "what on earth are you babbling about? It's as if you've fallen off a donkey!" They also say: "off the top of your head." And elsewhere: "you are …highmedium
λ470Λῆροςdementia, delirium[Note] that the mind in old age, taken over by dementia, does not take on suffering in itself — something which might allow it to be considered corruptible and mortal. With the organ mutated, …highmedium
λ648Λογισμόςcalculation, account[Meaning] payment. "He plundered [them] with no sense of propriety, claiming that he was exacting accounts for what they had done in their lives." Alternatively, calculation/account is a name for scrutiny. "And it was …highmedium
μ115Μᾶλλον μᾶλλονmore and moreMeaning ever more. Alexis in Atthis [writes]: "how Zeus casts clouds at first quietly, then more and more." Anaxilas in Hours [and] Alexis in Pezonike [sc. also use the phrase]. This 'more' is said …highmedium
μ236ΜαρτύρομαιI call to witness, I protest[Meaning] I summon witnesses. Sophocles [writes]: "I call these people to witness, not you, what sort of words you exchange with your friends -- if I ever catch you." Creon [Author, Myth] says [this] …highmedium
μ274Μασχαλισθῆναιto put under the armpits, to mutilateThey are accustomed to wipe their swords on the heads of those killed, as a way of averting the impurity of murder. Or, that on killing someone they would cut off the murder victim's …highmedium
μ294ΜαυρίκιοςMaurikios, Mauricius, MauriceEmperor of [the] Romans. "They say about Maurice that he was generous about the magnificence of speeches, and quite brilliantly honoured those who strove in that best of the fields of study. It is …highmedium
μ451ΜέλανblackThat which is logically opposed to white colour; and especially, that with which we write [i.e. ink]. And black is a colour which is combined for sight, while white [is] a colour which is …highmedium
μ582Μεμυστιλημένοιhaving scooped bread to eat soupHaving feasted, having drawn up soup with bread-pieces which are hollow and resemble spoons. Hence also the name [sc. given] to spoons (mustrion), which is something like a piece of bread for scooping soup …highmedium
μ1337Μῶραfoolish [things], stupid [things]Meaning senseless [ones], absurd [ones]. "And there is a saying of the older generation: however many senseless, foolish distresses we choose, they all do us good in the end." It is said that Poseidon …highmedium
ν232Νεώνητονnew-bought[Meaning] recently purchased. For Kleon was not an Athenian by birth, but a recent arrival in the citizen body. It is apparent through this that the Athenians are being rebuked, that they should have …highmedium
ν234Νεώριαdockyards[Meaning] the anchorage of [= for] the ships. "[He] might burn down the dockyard." "A Boeotian man, attaching it to a beetle, might send it into the dockyard alight." A ti/fh ["beetle"], in the …highmedium
ν241Νέωταnext year[Meaning] the following year; that is, in the future. [It is derived], so they say, from e)/n, e)/nosta, and by deletion of the s e)/nota, and by transposition of the e and lengthening of …highmedium
ν287Νεῖκοςquarrel[Meaning] a dispute with rebuke; but others [define it as] battle, rivalry, abuse. "[He] who shoots at me with useless contentiousnesses and quarrels". [He is] speaking by way of blame. Also [sc. attested is …highmedium