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Χαβρίας
Khabrias,Chabrias
A proper name.
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Χαγάνος
Khagan, Khan
This man was...
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Χαγάνος
Khagan, Khan
"The Khagan was giving his oaths to the [winds] to carry and, lifting up the trumpet dear to war, he gathered his forces together."
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Χαΐα
genuine, fine, true
Meaning good. From the [verb] to gape. Aristophanes [writes]: "she is fine [...], and what is more, Corinthian". That is, a prostitute. Since Corinth was full of prostitutes.
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Χαλαζᾷ
is hailing
i.e. is loose. "If he is hailing in the arse". But this is a disease of animals, which escapes notice while they are living, but becomes apparent when they are dead and cut up. …
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Χαλαρά
loose [ones], open [ones]
[Meaning] slack [ones]. "I imagine you like to wear loose shoes." "And his heart was open and gentle to those in need, even to someone of those men who were opposed to him."
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Χαλάσαι
to loosen
[Meaning] to be untied, to be slackened. "[that] water falling out of the sky loosened the [bow-]strings of the foreigners, softened the horns of the bows, and took away the force and accuracy of …
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Χαλάσω τὴν ἱερὰν ἄγκυραν
I will loose the holy anchor
An anchor [features in this phrase] figuratively from ships, [meaning] safety. So Sophocles in Phaedra and Euripides in Hecuba [also use it]. [It is called] holy [meaning that it is] a large [anchor or] …
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10
Χαλαστραῖον
chalastraion, Chalastra-soda
[Meaning] nitre. [Named after] Chalastra, the lake in Macedonia.
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11
Χαλβάνη
all-heal
An ointment effective for horses.
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12
Χαλδαϊκοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασι
Chaldean rituals
As Proclus was puzzled by Isidore's imitations of birds and their voices and sounds sometimes during the Chaldean rituals, he himself demonstrated the way of imitation of the fluttering of other [birds including] sparrows …
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Χαλδαῖοι
Chaldaeans
Name of a people, exact in their knowledge of astronomy.
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Χαλδίνη
Chaldine
Name of a city.
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15
Χαλαίστρα
Chalaistra, Chalaestra, Chalastra
A city.
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17
Χαλεπαίνει
is vexed
[Used] with a dative. [Meaning he/she/it] is antagonised, is enraged. "More of the Romans fell, and Trajan was vexed at what had happened". And elswhere: "because of often having seen him before, he recognised …
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Χαλεπὸν χορίου κύνα γεύειν
[it is] dangerous when a dog tastes [the] afterbirth
The covering of the foetus is called afterbirth [chorion]. Once the dogs have tasted this they scheme against the foetuses too, because of greed.
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Χαλεπώτατον
very difficult
Aristotle says in the second [book] of Topica: converting an appropriate name derived from an accidental [is] very difficult. One would say very difficult because it is not simple nor readily done, as in …
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Χαλεπωτάτους λόγους
most difficult words, very difficult words
[Meaning ones] able to deceive. Candidus [writes]: "having picked out the more difficult men and assigned public [monies?] to them he persuaded them as a result of this even to yield to the governors …
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21
Χαλίκρητος ποτός
neat drink
[Meaning] one slackening [xalw=n] the wits. Or by removal of the chi, in order that it would be, having enough unmixed [a(/lis a)/kraton]; that is, wine. Also [sc. attested is] xalikrh/tw| ['in/with a pure' …
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22
Χαλίμα
loose woman
[Meaning] a prostitute. [The term comes] from loosening [xala=sqai] the body as a result of drink, or of madness.
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23
Χαλινός
bit, bridle
[Meaning] bit/rein.
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24
Χαλινῶ
I check, I curb, I bridle
[Used] with an accusative.
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Χάλιξ
pebble
[Meaning a] small stone.
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Χάλις
chalis
A kind of wine. And the dative [is] chalei.
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Χαλίσεια
Chaliseia, Chalisia
[no gloss]
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28
Χαλίφρονος
of a light-minded
[Meaning] of a thoughtless.
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29
Χάλκεος
brazen
[Meaning] strong, firm. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'in a brazen jar'. Homer [writes]: "in a brazen jar was he bound for thirteen months." That is, with a bond strong and indissoluble. Alternatively …
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Χαλκεῶνα
smithy
[Meaning] a forge.
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Χαλκεύω
I forge, I make of copper or bronze
[Used] with an accusative.
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Χαλκεύς
smith
[Meaning] anyone who makes an artefact of copper/bronze; also a goldsmith.
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