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Χαραδροῦται
is being gullied
[Meaning he/she/it] is being dug out, is being hollowed out.
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92
Χάρακα
palisade, palisaded camp
[Meaning a] vallum, enclosure.
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93
Χαράκωμα
stockade
[Meaning] the [construction] which some used to build round a camp, for safety. So Demosthenes [sc. uses the word]. And Menander [says] "for many left the palisade and were sacking the villages".
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94
Χαρακτῆρες
characters
"[Characters] of expressive speeches [are] lofty, plain, [and] intermediate. Thucydides favoured the lofty, as suited to his own nature."
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95
Χάραξ
Charax
Of Pergamum, a priest and philosopher. I found in an ancient book the following epigram about him: "I am Charax, a priest from the venerable heights of Pergamum, where once Telephus, blameless son of …
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96
Χάραξ
palisade; stake
In the masculine [it means] an army camp. "The Greeks consider this to be the best stake, one which has the most and the largest projections around its base; whereas amongst Romans stakes have …
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short
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97
Χάραξ τὴν ἄμπελον
a stake (deceived) the vine
[sc. A proverbial phrase used] when something being preserved is harmed by the thing preserving it.
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short
χ
98
Χάραξιν
with stakes
[Meaning] with sharp timbers, or reeds, or thorny plants.
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χ
99
Χάραξος
Charaxos, Charaxus, Kharaxos
The brother of Sappho.
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100
Χάρεια
Chareia
[no gloss]
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χ
101
Χάρητος ὑποσχέσεις
Chares' promises
Chares, an Athenian general, is said to have been both prompt and very eager when it came to his promises. Hence the proverb applies to those making promises glibly.
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short
χ
102
Χαρίδημος
Charidemos, Charidemus
A proper name.
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103
Χάριεν
pleasant
Attic [speakers] send [the accent] two [syllables] back; the common [dialect puts it] before one [syllable]. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "if there is anything bright and lovely or pleasant in the eyes of men, …
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104
Χάριεν
pleasantly
With the acute accent on the antepenult [it is used] meaning pleasingly [xarie/ntws]. But xari/en with the accent on the penult applies to [someone/something] charming. Also [sc. attested is] xarie/ntws ["pleasingly"].
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105
Χαριεντίζεις καὶ καταπαίζεις ἡμῶν καὶ βωμολοχεύῃ
you jest and make fun of us and would play tricks
Damascius [writes]: "we are likely to have become the butt of the same jokes of the elegant people."
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106
Χαριεντιζόμενοι
jesting
[Meaning they who are] being witty, making jokes. Thus Aristophanes [sc. uses the word].
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107
Χαριεργός
gracefully-working
[Meaning] she who is making things with grace bestowed upon them. "Retiring from his craft [the man] dedicated these to gracefully-working Athena."
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108
Χαριεστέρους
more satisfactory
[Meaning] more esteemed, fitter-looking. Eunapius [writes]: "Procopius, having inducted the more satisfactory men, was converging through Phrygia upon the Emperor Valens."
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short
χ
109
Χαριέττων
Charietton
A proper name.
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χ
110
Χαρίζεσθαι
to indulge, to please, to pleasure
In common usage [this verb is used] as the majority [use it], but specifically [it is used] in reference to sex acts, or for submitting to someone in word. "Whether it is necessary to …
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short
χ
111
Χαρίζομαι
I gratify, I indulge
[Used] with a dative.
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short
χ
112
Χαρίκλεια
Charikleia, Chariclea
A proper name.
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short
χ
113
Χαρικλῆς
Charikles, Charicles
One of the 30 [sc. Tyrants in Athens].
high
short
χ
114
Χάριν
grace
[Meaning] enjoyment.
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short
χ
115
Χαρινάδης
Charinades
A proper name. This man was sluggish. And [sc. thereby arose] a proverb: 'Charinades is better than you at walking'. In reference to those making slow progress.
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short
χ
116
Χαριξένη
Charixene
Simple and stupid [was] Charixene, a courtesan. Aristophanes [writes]: "for the present time is not the era of Charixene".
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short
χ
117
Χαρίωνος
Charion's; of Charion
A proper name.
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χ
118
Χάρις
kindness
"For it is kindness that always begets kindness." That is, what gives rise to kindness is a pre-existing kindness.
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short
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119
Χαρίσασθαι
to grant favors
Meaning to make prosper. "[She] grants favors to few." In Aristophanes in Knights.
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120
Χάρισι καὶ Ἀφροδίτῃ ξύντροφος ἡ διαλλαγή
reconciliation is companion to the Graces and to Aphrodite
That is, peace [is]. Because marriages and festivals are held in time of peace.
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