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δ61Δανόταταmost parched, very parched[Referring to] the driest timbers.highshort
δ62Δαξισμόςirritation"He was stopped from running about by some trouble [and] irritation of the heart."highshort
δ63ΔάοχοςDaochos, DaochusThis man is one of those who betrayed [control of] the affairs of [the] Thessalians to Philip.highshort
δ64Δαπανᾶνto spend[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] not simply to use up, but to live it up and to be prodigal and to spend with wastefulness; thus Demosthenes [uses this word]; and other advocates use this …highshort
δ65Δάπεδονfloor[Meaning the] ground. Homer [writes]: "the gods sitting by Zeus held their assembly on the golden floor."highshort
δ66ΔάπιδαςrugsThey call "rugs" those [floor-coverings] that are smooth and not fleecy. And "with rugs" [means] with carpets. For thus Attic [writers use the word]. Aristophanes [in] Wealth [writes]: "it will not be possible [for …highshort
δ67ΔάπτωI devourThe [verb that means] I eat with mangling; [something] which is also called darda/ptw. Babrius [writes]: "and devouring entrails."highshort
δ68ΔάραςDarasProcopius [writes]: "the Romans' cavalry were leaders of the cavalry which had previously withstood the battle at Daras".highshort
δ69ΔαρδανεύςDardaneus, DardanianThe name of a people. Also [sc. attested are] Dardanioi.highshort
δ70ΔαρδάπτωI devourThe [verb that means] I eat with mangling.highshort
δ71ΔαρετίουDaretian"[I say Gelon, Hieron, Polyzelus and Thrasybulus] dedicated a tripod of a hundred litrae and fifty talents' [weight] of Daretian gold, the tithe of a tithe."highshort
δ72ΔαρεικούςDaricsIt was a gold currency, which Darius first devised. When Xerxes sent an envoy to him and offered him three thousand Darics, [Aristides] said that he had no use for Persian wealth, living the …highshort
δ73ΔαρεικούςDaricsDarics are gold staters; each of them had the value of what the Athenians call a "gold." They were named not after Darius the father of Xerxes but after some other more ancient [Persian] …highshort
δ74ΔαρεῖοςDareios, Darius[It is said] that Alexander [King] of the Macedonians having embarked on war against Dareios King of the Persians overcame him by force of arms. And [Dareios] proposed that he come to a reconciliation …highmedium
δ75Δᾴςfirebrand, torch[Meaning a] lamp. "Bringing fire in torches and twigs smeared with pitch they set fire to the ship." And elsewhere: "[they] set half-beams cast upon the extremely soft couches and beds adorned with some …highshort
δ76Δάσασθαιto divide out, distribute[Meaning] to portion out. Herodotus [writes]: "Xerxes having divided all the infantry into three portions."highshort
δ77Δασέωςroughly, shaggilyand [sc. also attested is] rough/shaggy.highshort
δ78Δάσιοςrough, shaggy[da/sios means the same as] dasu/s.highshort
δ79Δάσκιοςthick-shaded[Meaning] that which is very shady.highshort
δ80Δασμολογίαdasmos-collection, tribute-collection[Meaning] phoros-collection. Also [sc. attested are] dasmos-collectors, [meaning] phoros-collectors.highshort
δ81ΔασμολογῶI collect dasmos, I collect tribute[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] I amass [it]. "Plato made exempt from tribute [fo/ros] those who came to study with him, but you collect tribute [dasmo/s] and take it from those willing to give …highshort
δ82Δασμόςdasmos, tribute[Meaning] division, first-fruits of tribute. Xenophon [writes]: "they found 17 colts raised for tribute to the king." And elsewhere: "fearing Minos' fleet, the Athenians and decided to bring tribute to Crete, whomever they [sc. …highshort
δ83ΔασμοφορῶI pay dasmos, I pay tribute[Used] with a dative.highshort
δ84Δάσονταιthey will divide amongst themselves[Meaning] they are tearing apart. They will split up and eat in pieces.highshort
δ85Δασπλῆταfrightful, hellish, horrible[Meaning] her approaching for evil. In the Epigrams: "for I cower at hellish separation from you as before the bitter night of Acheron." For the Fury [is] hellish.highshort
δ86Δασύπουςshaggy-foot, furry-foot[Meaning a] hare. And [there is] a proverb: "sooner will a tortoise outrun a shaggy-foot [sc. than a certain thing will happen];" in reference to the impossible.highshort
δ87Δασύπους κρεῶν ἐπιθυμεῖa hare desires meatIt is said in application to someone desiring from another things which come from himself.highshort
δ88Δατεῖσθαιto distribute['To distribute'] and 'distributors'. To distribute [datei=sqai] [means] dividing, whereas 'distributors' [dathtai/] [are] the dividers. The [phrase] "into a choice of dividers" is a kind of lawsuit. For whenever people were sharing [something] with …highmedium
δ89ΔᾶτιςDatisA Persian, who made it his business to speak Greek [sc. but did so badly]. They say he used xai/romai, instead of saying xai/rw. And that [sort of thing] is "Datism". Datis: "this man …highmedium
δ90ΔατόνdateAmong Romans [it is] the designation of the day and the time when someone is sent off either from the city or from some place. Mark you, perhaps this is what even now is …highshort

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