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- λ150Λατύπηchips of stone; gypsum[Meaning] masonry. Or the fine part of a stone.
- λ151Λαυκανίηgullet[Meaning] the throat.
- λ157Λαφύξαςhaving gulped down[Meaning] having torn to pieces, having feasted without restraint. Aelian [writes]: "these eagles will gulp down the elephants' innards, he showing the banners." "And when the Persians happen across some wells, they gulp water …
- λ201Λαιστόνseized (?)[Meaning] something burdensome.
- λ202Λαιστρόνlaistron[Meaning] a magistrates' hall.
- λ207Λαίφηgarment, shiftIn the feminine [meaning] a chlanis. "Shook out a wet garment".
- λ208Λαῖφοςlaiphos[Variously meaning a] sail, cloth, outer-garment; and the dative [is] laiphei.
- λ209Λαίφυρονnimble[Meaning something] weak.
- λ227ΛεαίνωI smooth['I smooth'] and 'having smoothed' [Attic] and 'having smoothed' [epic]; [this verb is used] with an accusative.
- λ228Λεηλασίαlooting[Meaning] captivity.
- λ344Λευστήρstone-thrower, oppressor"That blood-stained and stone-thrower wretch asked to be surnamed 'Fortunate'." ['Stone-thrower' means] he who is deserving of having stones cast against him, that is of being stoned to death. And Aelian [writes]: "to destroy …
- λ350Λεχώnew mother, woman in childbed[Meaning] she who has just given birth. Also in the Epigrams: "for you extended your two hands over the new mother, arriving without your bow, mistress."
- λ351Λεχώϊαbirthing, of childbirth[Meaning] those things which occur during delivery of a child. "But, maidens, you who are bringing birthing gifts to the girl, now pour warm tears on the cold grave."
- λ352Λέχριοςsideways[Meaning] slanting. "And crossing sideways in [the] chamber".
- λ353ΛεῖαsmoothIn Thucydides [sc. this means] plain ones, in contrast to brocaded and embroidered ones.
- λ354Λείαsmooth; bootyA level road, and carrying off booty. It is also a proper name.
- λ355ΛειανέωI will smooth[Meaning] I will make smooth.
- λ368Λειξούραgluttony[no gloss]
- λ371Λειομίτουwarp-smoothingIn the Epigrams: "of a warp-smoothing pole of Pallas the loom-worker".
- λ372Λεῖονsmooth[Meaning] mild. Aristophanes [writes]: "don't contradict [him] in rage, but by shortening your sails and using just the tips; then you'll drive [it] better and you'll look out for when you get a smooth …
- λ423Ληΐδαbooty[Meaning] carrying off in plunder.
- λ424Ληΐζεταιseizes booty, plunders[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning he/she/it] takes prisoner, plunders, ravages, lays waste. But perhaps it is also said in a passive sense.
- λ425Λήϊνανthey smoothed[Meaning] they levelled.
- λ426ΛηΐνιοςLenaean, of the wine-press ?[no gloss]
- λ428Ληΐσατοseized as plunder[Meaning he/she/it] divided up, or carried off as plunder.
- λ429Ληϊσθείςseized as plunder[Meaning one who was] pirated/robbed. Also [sc. attested is the related term] lêistikon ["piratical"], a brigade and a mob; but lêistrikon [is] a possession.
- λ430Ληϊστόςto be seized as booty[Meaning someone/something] to be acquired as a possession.
- λ443Λήματαresolutions[Meaning] prophecies. Also a term for apophthegms [coming] from one's own heart.
- λ444Λημάτιαmini-resolutions, small resolutions[Meaning] purposes.
- λ445Ληματιᾷςyou are high-spiritedlêma is resolution; so "you lêmatiâis" [means] you think big things. The word is also used without an iota [subscript] [as] lêmatias, [meaning] someone high-spirited and powerful.