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Βασιλίς
queen
[Meaning] the wife of a king. As also bath-woman, the [wife] of a bath-man.
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Βασιλίσκος
Basiliskos, Basiliscus
Brother of the empress Verina. During the reign of Leo he was chosen over Rusticius the praefectus castrorum, as he [Basiliskos] was successful in battle, but slow-witted and easily led astray by tricksters.
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Βάσιμος
accessible
[Meaning] passable. Easy to approach. Also [sc. attested are] "accessible places", the ones that are possible to pass through.
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166
Βάσις
stepping
[Meaning] walking. "Like some keen-scented stepping of a Spartan bitch."
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Βασκανία
prejudice, slander
and [sc. also attested is the related adjective ba/skanos, meaning] prejudiced/slanderous. They apply the [word] slanderous simply to verbal abuse. "You do not lie, despite being very slanderous."
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Βασκαίνω σοι
I bear a grudge against you
[sc. The verb is used] always [so, i.e. with a dative]. But Libanius [uses it] with an accusative: "they bear a grudge against their relative."
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170
Βασμοί
steps, gradations
[basmoi/ means the same as] baqmoi/.
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172
Βαστάζω
I lift up, I raise, I exalt
[Used] with an accusative.
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Βασταχθείη
might be lifted
[Meaning] might be carried off, might be stolen. After using his seal, Lakydes threw his ring through the hole, so that he might never be stripped of it and any of his belongings might …
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175
Βάτα Κάρας
Bata Karas, Batakaras
[Something said] in reference to the rich and powerful. It should be read as separate words.
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Βατά
accessible (things)
[Meaning] passable [ones]. Arrian [writes]: "all things seemed to be accessible and attainable for Alexander".
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Βάταλος
Batalos
[Meaning] disgusting, shameful.
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Βαταναία
Batanaia, Batanaea
[Meaning a] territory [of that name].
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Βατταρισμοί
stutterings
[Meaning] nonsenses.
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Βατήρ
threshold
[Meaning] the beginning of the dug-up landing area for those [sc. competing in the long jump] in the pentathlon. "You have struck the very threshold of the argument," one says. Meaning the most important …
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Βατίς
skate, ray
A type of fish. Also [sc. attested are] skatespotters, [meaning] epicures.
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Βαττολογία
battology, empty repetition
[Meaning] garrulouness. [The term come] from a certain Battos, who composed long hymns consisting of many lines that repeated what was just said.
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Βατός
accessible
[Referring to] a passable place.
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Βάττου σίλφιον
Battos' silphium, Battus' silphium
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those receiving rare honors. For the Cyrenaeans gave a special silphium to one of the Battoi, and on one side of the coin they stamped [a picture …
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Βάττου σίλφιον
Battos' silphium, Battus' silphium
Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "you would not even give me Battos' silphium". [This refers to] the [plant] in Libya, which cures many ailments; it is sweet-smelling and very expensive. For Battos founded Cyrene.
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Βάτων
Baton, Bato
A comic poet; his plays [are] Fellow-Cheater, Murderer, Benefactors.
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Βατράχειον
frog-green
A type of color. From this also [comes] the frog-green coat. They used to color their faces with frog-green before masks were invented. Also [sc. attested is] 'frog-green [coat]', a type of brightly-colored clothing, …
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192
Βαΰζων
yelping
[Meaning one who/which is] barking. Aristophanes [writes]: "for I too used to be such a one yelping". [h)=n is used] instead of h)/mhn.
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193
Βαυκαλᾶν
to sing a lullaby
[Meaning] to nurse little children with the accompaniment of singing.
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Βαῦνος
furnace
[Meaning] oven. Out of which also [comes the word] banausoi ["mechanics"]. [sc. "Mechanics" are] those working with fire, craftsmen.
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195
Βαυὼ
Bauo and Demo
Names of wise women. "Bauo had Demo as a guest."
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Βάψας τὴν κώπην
having dipped the oar
[Having dipped the oar] you set sail, having come to the nautodikai, who used to judge the [cases] of being foreign. Or from those who make drugs. For they say, "having dipped [it] I …
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Βδέλλα
leech
Solomon says: "the leech had 3 daughters, beloved with affection; and these 3 were not satisfied, and the 4th was not capable of saying 'enough.'" Sin [is called] a leech. Her daughter[s] [are] fornication, …
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198
Βδέλλεται
milks
[Meaning] gets milk from. Plato says "milks" in the Theaetetus.
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Βδέλυγμα
abomination
Every statue and every relief sculpture of a human being used to be called this amongst Jews.
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