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χ62Χὰμ σκηνώματαHam's quarters[Meaning] Egypt. Since Mesrem was the son of Ham, Egypt [is] "Mesrem." That which today is called "Meser".highshort
χ63Χαμάδιςgroundwards[Meaning] to the ground, into/towards [the] earth. Also [sc. attested is] xama=ze, [also meaning] to the ground.highshort
χ65Χαμαιευνάδεςground-sleeping [women][Meaning] those who sleep on the ground. Also [sc. attested is] xamaieu/nhs ["ground-sleeper"], [used] likewise.high

χ62

Χὰμ σκηνώματα

Ham's quarters

[Meaning] Egypt. Since Mesrem was the son of Ham, Egypt [is] "Mesrem." That which today is called "Meser".

Χὰμ σκηνώματα· ἡ Αἴγυπτος. ἐπειδὴ τοῦ Χὰμ ὁ Μεσρέμ, Μεσρὲμ δὲ ἡ Αἴγυπτος. ὅπερ λέγεται σήμερον Μέσερ.

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χ66Χαμαιεύρετοςfound-on-the-ground"He found me found-on-the-ground and reared me."highshort

χ67Χαμαίζηλοιground-seeking [ones][Meaning] lowly [ones]; or [in reference to] hollow chariots. "With ground-seeking wheels turning beneath them."highshort

χ70ΧαμαίλεονchamaileonA type of plant. Also [sc. attested is] xamai/mhlon ["ground apple"], a type of plant.highshort

χ71Χαμαιπέτειαbeing thrown to the groundAlso [sc. attested is the related adjective] xamaipeth/s, [meaning] one who has been thrown to the ground.highshort

χ72Χαμαιρρεπέςgrovelling[Meaning something] slinking on the ground.highshort

χ75Χαμεύνηground-sleeper[Meaning] he who makes his bed on the ground. Also [sc. attested is] a feminine form xameu/nh ["cot"], [meaning] a low couch. Aristophanes [writes]: "certainly [I would] not [put down rushes] on my cot, …highshort

χ79ΧαναάνCanaanA proper name. And out of it [comes] Canaanites. "Moses spent 40 years until his death with the chosen people, and he left behind Joshua the son of Nun as his successor, who took …highmedium

χ80Χανδόνgapingly[Meaning] continuously, untrustworthily, insatiably, graspingly. To drink gapingly. "But Eutropius sucking in every opportunity and chance, immoderately and gapingly, and taking his fill and busybodying, so that a father would not escape his notice …highshort

χ81Χάνοιmight gape[Meaning he/she/it] might be separated.highshort

χ82ΧάονεςChaones; ChaoniansAn Epirote people. Aristophanes [writes]: "his ass-hole is exactly over the Chaonians." Since Geres was also being accused of effeminacy. And elsewhere Aristophanes [writes]: "it's not possible to elude the Paphlagonian. For he sees …highshort

χ83Χάοςchaos, spaceAlso the air, in Aristophanes in Birds: "you shall not grant passage to the smell of the [sc. burning sacrificial] thighs through your foreign city and the space." Also [sc. attested in the phrase] …highshort

χ84ΧάοςChaosAristophanes [writes]: "First was Chaos, Night, black Erebus, and broad Tartarus. There was neither earth, nor air, nor heaven. Black-winged Night begat the first wind-egg in the boundless bosom of Erebus. And after the …highmedium

χ86Χαράδραcharadra, ravine[Meaning a] trench full of dirt, [something] dangerous, having no water. Aristophanes [writes]: "it had the destructive voice of a ravine that has given birth." In the Epigrams: "whenever he searched it out among …highshort

χ87Χαράδραιravines[Meaning] divisions, and splits, and conduits of the earth.highshort

χ88Χαραδραῖος λέωνravine lion[Meaning] one [which lives] in the ravines. Unless it means the Thespian [lion], which was the first one Heracles killed, in Thespiae. That place is called "Ravine" (xara/dra).highshort

χ89Χαραδρεῶνοςof gullied ground, of ravined ground[no gloss]highshort

χ90Χαραδριόςcharadrios, ploverA bird, which people suffering from jaundice look at, as the story goes, and easily get over the disease. Hence people who are selling them hide them so that those who are sick will …highmedium

χ91Χαραδροῦταιis being gullied[Meaning he/she/it] is being dug out, is being hollowed out.highshort

χ92Χάρακαpalisade, palisaded camp[Meaning a] vallum, enclosure.highshort

χ96Χάραξpalisade; stakeIn 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 …highshort

χ103ΧάριενpleasantAttic [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, …highshort

χ104ΧάριενpleasantlyWith 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"].highshort

χ107Χαριεργόςgracefully-working[Meaning] she who is making things with grace bestowed upon them. "Retiring from his craft [the man] dedicated these to gracefully-working Athena."highshort

χ110Χαρίζεσθαιto indulge, to please, to pleasureIn 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 …highshort

χ118Χάριςkindness"For it is kindness that always begets kindness." That is, what gives rise to kindness is a pre-existing kindness.highshort

χ119Χαρίσασθαιto grant favorsMeaning to make prosper. "[She] grants favors to few." In Aristophanes in Knights.highshort

χ120Χάρισι καὶ Ἀφροδίτῃ ξύντροφος ἡ διαλλαγήreconciliation is companion to the Graces and to AphroditeThat is, peace [is]. Because marriages and festivals are held in time of peace.highshort

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