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α537Ἀδύνατα εἶναιto be impossibles… which is not capable of being true; such as, the earth flies. 'With the general finding it impossibles to take so great a risk of war.'Matched in translationhighshort
α2786Ἀνύπαρκτονnon-existent… exist. And Homer in one [verse] has demonstrated this sufficiently: "earth nourishes nothing weaker than man."Matched in translationhighmedium
α2146Ἄνδηραborders [for plants or flowers]… "[...] so that he could remove the irregularity of the plot by the construction of the borders and the water-conduits".Matched in translationhighshort
α3860Ἄρρητονaccursed… one which should not be spoken. Sophocles [writes]: "how on earth do I tell an unspeakable story?" Having written [of] or even done something more unspeakable than unspeakable things and beyond evils. "Who then …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1183Ἀληλεσμένονground-up… change of life, previously wild and thorny, before tending the earth and seeds came about. Hence from this care came the saying a)lhlesme/non bi/on.Matched in translationhighmedium
α2010Ἀναπειστηρίανpersuasive[Meaning] able to persuade the listeners. Aristophanes [writes]: "how on earth could this [youth] learn acquittal from a lawsuit, or a summons, or persuasive hot air? Yet Hyperbolos learned this for a talent." Summons: …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1578Ἀμησάμενοςhaving shovelled up… up. "Having disturbed the mound and having shovelled up the earth he sought the corpse." And meaning having heaped up with his hands. "Much did your tutor mourn, having heaped up dark dust with …Matched in translationhighshort
α732Ἀθηναίων δυσβουλίαAthenians' ill-counsel… were the first to work the soil [chthon], namely the earth, or on account of their not being incomers.Matched in translationhighmedium
α425ἈδάμAdam… wisdom and discrimination. Instead all humans scattered across the entire earth continue following his pronouncements unaltered. And the first-born one's surpassing judgment in all things did not stop there, but also extended to the …Matched in translationhighlong
α30ἌβελAbel… it happened that Cain offered from the fruits of the earth." Cain was disgraced by the fact that the produce he offered to God was not the first-fruits but that which was some days …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4452Αὔξηincrease… the whole by means of the natural power in the earth. Thus 'to be increased' is employed in the case of things that have souls and have parts.Matched in translationhighmedium
α3242Ἄπνουςnot breathing… stop the [strength] of restless winds, which arising on the earth lay waste to the fields with their blasts; and again, if you wish, you shall bring back winds in requital. You shall make …Matched in translationhighmedium
α2082Ἀνάστατοιanastatoi… when the sun and the moon appear early over the earth; but Apollodorus [says that it is] because they fasten bundles of firewood to them when bringing them. But a phthoïs are[sic!] pastries, which …Matched in translationhighmedium
α104Ἄβυσσονabyss… and small seas, David naturally called this [i.e., abyss] the earth's surrounding garment. Also, "abyss calls to abyss", the same prophet says, meaning figuratively military divisions and the excessive size of the multitude. "I …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1827Ἀναγκαῖονnecessary… whole [universe] and thus engendering all compounds: fire, water, air, earth. For these things are certain composites of atoms and which are unaffected and unchangeable on account of their firmness. Everything occurs by necessity, …Matched in translationhighmedium
α3597Ἀποτιμηταὶapotimetai, guarantors… husband[-to-be] a security for the dowry - a house or plot of land of equal value. [In such circumstances] the giver of the guarantee was said "to guarantee" it, in the active sense, while …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4174ἈσκληπιόδοτοςAsklepiodotos, Asclepiodotus… [to see] by report, up to the ends of the earth, reading over as much as the ancients had recorded about them. He was an Alexandrian by birth. Thus, I know by frequent experience …Matched in translationhighlong
α4084ἈρχέλαοςArchelaos, Archelaus… one fragment, "coldness is the connection" (presumably which holds the Earth in a solid state); see Diels and Kranz, Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker, 60B1a. From surviving testimonia (principally Hippolytus), he would seem to have …Matched in noteshighmedium
α449ἌδερHadad, Ader, Aderos… him in and gave to him a house and a plot of land for sustenance and when [Hadad] came to his prime he loved him very much, so he gave him the sister of …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1627Ἀμοργοί πόλεως ὄλεθροςsqueezers [are] a city's ruin… of Aeschylus, Dictyulci or Net-Draggers, apparently had much the same plot.) "Squeezers" or "drainers" are explained by Photius (Lexicon alpha1233) and Eustathius on the Iliad, p. 838.54, as men who inflict outrages on the …Matched in noteshighshort
α1475ἈμαλασούνθαAmalasountha, Amalasuntha… the barbarian custom." She did not approve, but fearing some plot by them agreed to everything which the barbarians wanted."Matched in translationhighmedium
α1178Ἀληθινὸς ἔρωςtrue desire… for philosophy was implanted in him, and having broken every earthborn bond and trampled all hopes for honours and material goods, he came before Proclus".Matched in translationhighshort
α3221Ἁπλᾶsingle… the last syllable. [sc. Similarly] a)rgura= ["silver"], xrusa= ["golden"], keramea= ["earthen"], from the [singular] kerameou=n, and foinikia= ["purple"], from the [singular] foinikiou=n.Matched in translationhighshort
α517Ἀδώνιδος κῆποιAdonis' gardens… of lettuce and fennel, which they used to sow in earthenware pots. They apply the proverb to the superficial and shallow. Adonis' gardens: in reference to things that are untimely and transitory and have …Matched in translationhighshort
α716Ἄθεονgodless, sacrilegious… down and suppress what is divine in us into some earthly and sinful and gigantic or titanic prison."Matched in translationhighshort
α1866ἈνάζαρβονAnazarbos, Anazarbus… Diocaesarea, which is in Cilicia, had been destroyed by an earthquake, sent a senator named Anazarbos; he rebuilt [the city], once called Kyinda, then Diocaesarea, and called it Anazarbos from his own name.Matched in translationhighshort
α1387ἈλωπεκιανόςFoxy, MangyThe unglossed headword, perhaps a name or nickname, is otherwise unattested. As it is not necessarily connected with what follows, its meaning is unclear. (For Foxy cf. alpha 1388; for Mangy see LSJ s.v. …Matched in noteshighshort
α1549ἈμέλιοςAmelios, AmeliusFrom Apamea, philosopher, student of Plotinus, teacher of Porphyry, contemporary of Ammonios and Origen.Matched in translationhighshort
α69ἈβραάμAbraham… Creator of the entire universe." Yet seeing the people serving earthly things, he embarked on a tireless quest, seeking out with his pious heart the Truly Existing God. But seeing that the sky is …Matched in translationhighlong
α809ἌκαστοςAkastos, Acastus"Having laid an ambush, Akastos plotted against Peleus; and he, perceiving this, entered into war." Look under Atalanta.Matched in translationhighshort