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Xenophon
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Ἀγκράτος ἐλαύνοντα
riding hard
Xenophon
[has this] in place of 'riding fast'.
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382
Ἀγυιάν
alleyway, path
Xenophon
[calls] the narrow street [this]. And altogether the unusual words in his work [are] many.
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1027
Ἀκρώνυξ
nail-tip, mountain-top
… also [sc. attested] a)krwnuxi/a, the pinnacle of the mountain. And
Xenophon
[writes]: "but when Kheirisophos saw that the pinnacle of the mountain had already been occupied, from which was the descent into the plain …
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1515
Ἄμαχος
unbattled
Meaning he who is not in a battle.
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word]. Also [sc. attested is] a)ma/xhtoi, [meaning] those who have not yet been in a battle.
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1532
Ἀμβολὰς γῆ
thrown-up earth, raised earth
[Meaning earth] which was raised up by a ditch.
Xenophon
[writes]: "Cyrus used to make towers on the thrown-up earth, so that there might be as many guardposts as possible." Look under "bitten" [dakno/menos], …
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1816
Ἀναγαγών
having led up
Meaning [he/she/it] having led away.
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word].
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1925
Ἀνακοινώσασθαι
to communicate
[a)nakoinw/sasqai] and [sc. also attested is] a)nanoinw=sai: they say both.
Xenophon
also said a)necunou=to ["communicated"] in the Hellenica.
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269
Ἀγλευκές
sour
[Meaning] what is bitter.
Xenophon
used [the word] in the Oeconomicus. But the word seems to be foreign, Sicilian; at any rate it is much used later in Rhinthon. Also [sc. attested is the …
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108
Ἀγαθά
goods, goodies
Xenophon
used the word of foodstuffs and drinks which bring enjoyment and good cheer. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "Good Things Kilikon" - with "has" omitted. Kilikon [is] a proper name. He was …
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168
Ἀγασθῶ τινι
[if/when] I was amazed at someone, I was impressed by someone
Meaning I would wonder at someone.
Xenophon
[writes]: "whenever I was impressed by any of the soldiers."
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322
Ἀγώγιον
freight
[Meaning] the load carried on a wagon. Thus
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word].
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330
Ἀγωνίᾳ
in a competition
Xenophon
[sc. uses this word] to mean 'in a contest'.
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964
Ἄκρατος
unmixed
Xenophon
[writes]: "the wine was entirely unmixed, unless someone poured water in." And elsewhere: "the woman skilled at sipping three times a cup of unmixed wine."
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1111
Ἀλεεινός
warm
[Meaning] summery, hot.
Xenophon
[writes]: "snow having fallen on them, there was great reluctance to get up; insofar as it did not slip off, the snowfall made them warm as they lay".
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1130
Ἀλέξασθαι
to ward off
[Meaning] to defend.
Xenophon
[writes]: "for there was a great difference between starting from [friendly] territory to ward off the enemy and fighting while on the march with the enemy attacking".
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1456
Ἀλφιτοσιτῶ
I eat barley-bread
… whoever eats barley-bread, always eats the loaf mixed with water."
Xenophon
[sc. says this].
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1586
Ἀμηχάνητοι
unmanageable
Meaning many.
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word in this way].
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1601
Ἅμιπποι
horse-attached
… other alongside; and these are called horse-attached. But Thucydides and
Xenophon
make it clear that the horse-attached were infantrymen. And perhaps those deployed together with the cavalry are scouts of some kind.
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1741
Ἀμφιλεξάντων
disputing
Meaning [them] disagreeing and differing. Thus
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word]. "There Menon's soldiers were disputing about something with Klearchos's."
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1803
Ἀναβεβαμένοι
mounted [ones]
Meaning [horses] having a rider. Thus
Xenophon
[sc. uses the term].
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1840
Ἀναγώνιστος
uncontending
[Meaning] one who was not a contender.
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word].
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1870
Ἀναθέντας
putting up
Meaning [them] putting on.
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word].
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1992
Ἀνάξοιτο
should put out to sea
[Meaning he/she/it] should set sail.
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word].
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2065
Ἀνά
up to
Also means in accordance with.
Xenophon
[writes]: "riding up to full speed with his horse sweating."
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2129
Ἀναχάζοντες
retreating
[Meaning they who are] withdrawing.
Xenophon
[writes]: "[they were] pursuing and retreating again." [That is] marching backwards.
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2137
Ἀναχωρίζει
forces into retreat
Meaning [he/she/it] makes retreat.
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word].
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2207
Ἀνέβαλλεν
used to mount
Xenophon
[writes]: "Tiribazos was a friend to the king, and, whenever he was present, no one else used to mount the king on to his horse." Meaning used to lift up.
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2281
Ἀνεξυνοῦτο
used to consult
[Meaning he/she/it] used to communicate.
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word].
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2382
Ἀνεῖν
to winnow
Xenophon
[sc. uses the word]. "For in such [circumstances] the good want to labour and to winnow."
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2508
Ἀνθηρά
flowering, fresh
Xenophon
[writes]: "just as in music what is new and fresh is popular". Birds which are useful and fresh we raise at home, while we eat those that are not fresh. Aristophanes in Acharnians …
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