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δ31ΔαλίονdalionThe comic poets [render it] thus, with a lambda. "Come now, I will [take and] dip this torch." For by dipping, it seems, they used to purify the fire. But others write da|di/on. [sc. …highshort
δ32Δαλόςfirebrand[Meaning a] lamp, or burning piece of wood, or half-burnt torch. And [there is] a proverb: 'a firebrand into fire'.highshort
δ33ΔαμάγητοςDamagetos, DamagetusA proper name. The Herakleote.highshort
δ34ΔαμαλήτηςDamaletesProper name.highshort
δ35ΔάμαλιςheiferAn animal [of that name].highshort
δ36Δάμαρτοςof a spouse, spouse's[Meaning] of a wife.highshort
δ37Δαμασίφρωνheart-conquering[Meaning] he who/that which is able to deceive. Pindar [writes]: "heart-conquering gold".highshort
δ38ΔαμασκηνόςDamascene[Meaning someone] from a place [sc. called Damascus].highshort
δ39ΔαμάσκιοςDamaskios, DamasciusStoic philosopher, Syrian, [but] a disciple of Simplicius and Eulalios the Phrygians; he flourished in the time of Justinian. Commentaries on Plato, On First Principles, and Philosophical History were written by him.highshort
δ40ΔάμασοςDamasos, DamasusBishop of Rome, naturally adept at epic poetry, he produced many short [pieces] in heroic meter, and he died at age eighty under the Emperor Theodosius. He also wrote many other things.highshort
δ41ΔαμάστηςDamastesA Sigean, from Sigeion in the Troad, son of Dioxippos, born before the Peloponnesian War, contemporary of Herodotus, among the wealthiest of men, historian. He wrote On Events in Greece, On the Children and …highshort
δ42Δαμάτειραtamer-woman[damateira is the same as] damastria.highshort
δ43ΔαμαίωνDamaion, DamaeonProper [name].highshort
δ44Δαμένταsubdued[Meaning] overpowered, or murdered. Also [sc. attested is the related infinitive] damh=nai ["to have been subdued"], [meaning] to have been overpowered.highshort
δ45ΔαμιανόςDamianus, DamianosOf Ephesus. Sophist. He was raised to consular rank under the emperor [Septimius] Severus, was governor of Bithynia, and constructed the domed stoa which extends to the shrine outside Ephesus.highshort
δ46ΔάμιςDamisA man not without learning, an inhabitant of ancient Nineveh. This man was a philosophical associate of Apollonius and wrote up his travels, which he says he, too, shared. He wrote up his opinions …highmedium
δ47Δάμναwas subduing[Meaning he/she/it] was overpowering.highshort
δ48ΔάμνημιI overpower, I subdue[da/mnhmi means the same as] dama/zw.highshort
δ49ΔαμόκριτοςDamokritos, DamocritusHistorian. [He wrote] Tactics in 2 books, [and] On the Jews; in which [latter] he says that they used to bow down to the golden head of an ass, and every seven years hunted …highshort
δ50ΔαμόξενοςDamoxenos, DamoxenusAn Athenian, a comic poet. One of his plays is Foster-Brothers, as Athenaeus says in [book] 3 of Deipnosophists; and [another is] Being One's Own Mourner, as the same [writer says] later, in his …highshort
δ51ΔαμόστρατοςDamostratos, DamostratusHistorian. [He wrote] Marine Life in 10 books and On Prophecy by Water and other miscellaneous works of research.highshort
δ52ΔαμόφιλοςDamophilus, DamophilosPhilosopher, sophist. He was raised by Julianus, the consul under the emperor Marcus. He was a prolific author; I have found the following works in the libraries: Bibliophile (book 1), on books worth purchasing, …highshort
δ53Δαμώματαpublic songs[Meaning] the ones sung in public. Aristophanes [writes]: "it is necessary that the wise poet sing such public songs of the well-tressed Graces."highshort
δ54ΔάμωνDamon, DamoA proper name.highshort
δ55ΔαμοίτηςDamoites, DamoetesProper [name].highshort
δ56Δανάdana, parched[Meaning] dried timbers. The [syllable] da [is] long. Callimachus [writes]: "to split parched timbers." That is to chop [them].highshort
δ57ΔανάηDanaëA proper name. The [daughter] of Acrisius. "Go be judged: you are not Danaë the [daughter] of Acrisius." For when she was responding stubbornly to a lawsuit, a certain wiseguy said to her: "Go …highshort
δ58ΔαναΐςDanaid[Danais, genitive singular] *Danai/+dos, and [genitive plural] *Danai/+dwn. Also look up the proverb in [the entry on] a)plhsti/a ["insatiable desire"].highshort
δ59ΔανάκηdanakeThis is the name of a coin, which in the old days they gave to the corpses as they buried [them]; [it was the] passenger's-fare on the Acherousian boat. Acherousia is a lake in …highshort
δ60Δανεῖσαιto lend at interest[Used] with a dative. To lend [xrh=sai] [is] preferable to this; for lending [is] in reference to friends, whereas lending at interest [danei=sai] [is directed] to random persons. Also [sc. attested is the related …highshort