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- χ1ΧαβρίαςKhabrias,ChabriasA proper name.highshort
- χ2ΧαγάνοςKhagan, KhanThis man was...highshort
- χ3ΧαγάνοςKhagan, Khan"The Khagan was giving his oaths to the [winds] to carry and, lifting up the trumpet dear to war, he gathered his forces together."highshort
- χ4Χαΐαgenuine, fine, trueMeaning good. From the [verb] to gape. Aristophanes [writes]: "she is fine [...], and what is more, Corinthian". That is, a prostitute. Since Corinth was full of prostitutes.highshort
- χ5Χάλαζαhail, hailstorm[Meaning] cloud, frozen and tossed through the air by the wind and carried down to earth. But snow [is] moisture, frozen out of a cloud. Hailstorms: they are freezings of the moisture overhead in …highmedium
- χ6Χαλαζᾷis hailingi.e. is loose. "If he is hailing in the arse". But this is a disease of animals, which escapes notice while they are living, but becomes apparent when they are dead and cut up. …highshort
- χ7Χαλαράloose [ones], open [ones][Meaning] slack [ones]. "I imagine you like to wear loose shoes." "And his heart was open and gentle to those in need, even to someone of those men who were opposed to him."highshort
- χ8Χαλάσαιto loosen[Meaning] to be untied, to be slackened. "[that] water falling out of the sky loosened the [bow-]strings of the foreigners, softened the horns of the bows, and took away the force and accuracy of …highshort
- χ9Χαλάσω τὴν ἱερὰν ἄγκυρανI will loose the holy anchorAn anchor [features in this phrase] figuratively from ships, [meaning] safety. So Sophocles in Phaedra and Euripides in Hecuba [also use it]. [It is called] holy [meaning that it is] a large [anchor or] …highshort
- χ10Χαλαστραῖονchalastraion, Chalastra-soda[Meaning] nitre. [Named after] Chalastra, the lake in Macedonia.highshort
- χ11Χαλβάνηall-healAn ointment effective for horses.highshort
- χ12Χαλδαϊκοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασιChaldean ritualsAs Proclus was puzzled by Isidore's imitations of birds and their voices and sounds sometimes during the Chaldean rituals, he himself demonstrated the way of imitation of the fluttering of other [birds including] sparrows …highshort
- χ13ΧαλδαῖοιChaldaeansName of a people, exact in their knowledge of astronomy.highshort
- χ14ΧαλδίνηChaldineName of a city.highshort
- χ15ΧαλαίστραChalaistra, Chalaestra, ChalastraA city.highshort
- χ16Χαλεπὰ τὰ καλάexcellent things are difficult[sc. It is on record that] as Pittakos was laying aside his authority, he said to those who were amazed, "It is difficult to be noble." [Also that] Solon, recognizing his weakness, said, "Excellent …highmedium
- χ17Χαλεπαίνειis vexed[Used] with a dative. [Meaning he/she/it] is antagonised, is enraged. "More of the Romans fell, and Trajan was vexed at what had happened". And elswhere: "because of often having seen him before, he recognised …highshort
- χ18Χαλεπὸν χορίου κύνα γεύειν[it is] dangerous when a dog tastes [the] afterbirthThe covering of the foetus is called afterbirth [chorion]. Once the dogs have tasted this they scheme against the foetuses too, because of greed.highshort
- χ19Χαλεπώτατονvery difficultAristotle says in the second [book] of Topica: converting an appropriate name derived from an accidental [is] very difficult. One would say very difficult because it is not simple nor readily done, as in …highshort
- χ20Χαλεπωτάτους λόγουςmost difficult words, very difficult words[Meaning ones] able to deceive. Candidus [writes]: "having picked out the more difficult men and assigned public [monies?] to them he persuaded them as a result of this even to yield to the governors …highshort
- χ21Χαλίκρητος ποτόςneat drink[Meaning] one slackening [xalw=n] the wits. Or by removal of the chi, in order that it would be, having enough unmixed [a(/lis a)/kraton]; that is, wine. Also [sc. attested is] xalikrh/tw| ['in/with a pure' …highshort
- χ22Χαλίμαloose woman[Meaning] a prostitute. [The term comes] from loosening [xala=sqai] the body as a result of drink, or of madness.highshort
- χ23Χαλινόςbit, bridle[Meaning] bit/rein.highshort
- χ24ΧαλινῶI check, I curb, I bridle[Used] with an accusative.highshort
- χ25Χάλιξpebble[Meaning a] small stone.highshort
- χ26ΧάλιςchalisA kind of wine. And the dative [is] chalei.highshort
- χ27ΧαλίσειαChaliseia, Chalisia[no gloss]highshort
- χ28Χαλίφρονοςof a light-minded[Meaning] of a thoughtless.highshort
- χ29Χάλκεοςbrazen[Meaning] strong, firm. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'in a brazen jar'. Homer [writes]: "in a brazen jar was he bound for thirteen months." That is, with a bond strong and indissoluble. Alternatively …highshort
- χ30Χαλκεῶναsmithy[Meaning] a forge.highshort