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Ἀβουλεῖν
to be unwilling
[Meaning] not to wish, or not to resolve. Plato [sc. uses the word].
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Ἀβούλητον κακόν
involuntary evil, undesired evil
[Meaning something] unwanted, what one does not want. Also [sc. attested is] abouletos, he who does not wish; but Aboulitos [is] a proper name, with the 'i'.
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ill-advisedness
[Meaning] unrefinedness, foolishness. Also stupidity.
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64
Ἀβούλως
ill-advisedly
[Meaning] unthinkingly, ignorantly. A line [of verse]: "badly, ill-advisedly, unthinkingly, without reason."
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65
Ἀβωνοτειχίτης
Abonoteichites, Abonoteichos-man
A proper name.
high
short
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66
Ἄβωρα
Abora
Name of a place.
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short
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67
Ἀβωριγῆνες
Aborigines
A people. But [sc. also attested in the form] Aboriginoi.
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short
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68
Ἄβρα
favorite
Not simply a maidservant nor even the pretty maidservant is called [favorite], but a daughter of one of the house slaves and an honored one, whether born in the house or not. Menander in …
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69
Ἀβραάμ
Abraham
The first among patriarchs; [it was he] in whom the Hebrew people took pride at first, before they rebelled against God, became estranged from Him, and shed upon themselves the blood of His Only-Begotten …
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70
Ἁβρὰ βαίνων
walking delicately
[Meaning someone] being conceited, being indolent. "Walking truly delicately, that fellow seemed to be holding his eyebrows up in the air."
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short
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71
Ἀβέλτερος νοῦς
foolish mind
"[A foolish mind,] empty, naive, young."
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72
Ἀβρανῖτις
Abranitis
A territory.
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73
Ἁβραῖς
delicate
[Meaning] gentle, dainty. Aelian [writes]: "them placing [half-beams] upon very delicate couches and mattresses adorned with some magnificent weaving."
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short
α
74
Ἀβρέας
Abreas
Proper name.
high
short
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75
Ἀβρεττηνή
Abrettene
A territory, the one [sc. also] called Mysia.
high
short
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76
Ἀβρηλία
Abrelia, Avrelia, Aurelia
A territory. Also [sc. attested are] Aurelianus and Aurelius, proper names.
high
short
α
77
Ἀβρικέστερον
more precise, rather precise.
[sc. Something] truer.
high
short
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78
Ἄβρικτον
deaf
[Meaning] that which is hard of hearing. Or hearing [only] in part.
high
short
α
79
Ἀβρίξαι
to drop off, to nod off
[Meaning] to be drowsy after eating or to fall asleep.
high
short
α
80
Ἀβριόρηξ
Abriorex, Abriorix
Proper name.
high
short
α
81
Ἀβρογάστης
Abrogastes, Arbogast
A Frank, who was fierce as flame from strength of body and ruggedness of spirit; by happenstance second in rank to Baudo. He was especially solid and complete in regard to self-control and made …
high
medium
α
82
Ἁβροδιαίτῃ
with luxurious living
[Meaning] with a soft and dainty life. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] habrodiaitos: a softy, a soft-liver. "The lifestyle of the Romans [is] not inclined toward soft-living, especially since they are warlike …
high
short
α
83
Ἁβροκόμας
Abrokomas, Habrokomas, Abrocomas
This man was satrap under Artaxerxes, king of the Persians.
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short
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84
Ἀβρόμιος
Bromios-less, Bromius-less
[Meaning] without wine. "If I escape through the wave of destructive fire, I tell you I will drink for one hundred suns from dewy streams, Bromios-less and wine-less." In the Epigrams.
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short
α
85
Ἄβρομος
noisy
A clamorous person.
high
short
α
86
Ἁβρόν
delicate
In Herodotus [sc. this means something] beautiful, stubborn, awe-inspiring, dainty.
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87
Ἁβρός
delicate
[Meaning] bright, delicate, tender. In the Epigrams: "a cicada sat above a cithara delicately murmuring." "All the same that fellow is dainty and delicate and weakened by the softness of his body and depraved …
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medium
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88
Ἁβρὸς λειμὼν καὶ νοτερὸς καὶ εὐθαλής
a meadow delicate and moist and flourishing
"All decked out as luxuriously as possible and in a manner that was amazing in terms of wealth, for someone, that is, who marvels at wealth."
high
short
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89
Ἁβροσύνη
splendor
[Meaning] brightness.
high
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90
Ἀβροτάζω
I miss (someone on the way)
[Meaning] I am mistaken/I err.
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