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Δάμαλις
heifer
An animal [of that name].
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short
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67
Δάπτω
I devour
The [verb that means] I eat with mangling; [something] which is also called darda/ptw. Babrius [writes]: "and devouring entrails."
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119
Δαίμων
god, demi-god, spirit, fortune, genius
[Meaning] each person's fortune. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "fortune does not allow [a slave] to control his own body as master, but [allows] rather the purchaser [to control it]." And Sophocles [writes]: "[you are] …
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medium
δ
122
Δαίω
I learn
[dai/w is] the [verb which means the same as] manqa/nw. [Future] dai/sw, [whence] dai/+skw, and by dropping the iota da/skw (since the words in common use which end in -kw do not tend to …
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128
Δαιτὸς ἐΐσης
of an equal banquet
[Meaning] from feasting divided equally. But Zenodotus says [it means] "of good [feasting]," since nourishment is good for mankind. Since the first human beings, who did not have bountiful nourishment, snatched it by force …
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medium
δ
152
Δεδίσσω
I terrify
[Meaning] I frighten. Verbs with double sigma accept six [different] vowels. Alpha: a)/llos ["other," gives] a)lla/ssw ["alter, change"]. Epsilon: pu=r, [genitive] puro/s ["fire," gives] pure/ssw ["I have a fever"]. Eta: pth/ssw ["I scare"]. Iota: …
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157
Δεδοκιμασμένα
approved (ones), tested (ones)
[Meaning] chosen [ones]. Eusebius "also wrote other approved commentaries."
high
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δ
201
Δέλτα
delta
The fourth letter. It also signifies the female genitalia. "Delta-plucked women".
high
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δ
209
Δελφὸς ἀνὴρ στέφανον μὲν ἔχει δίψει δὲ ἀπόλλυται
a Delphian man has a crown but dies of thirst.
[sc. The proverb arises] since these men wear wreaths because they serve as priests for the god, but, lacking the necessities of life, they do not manage.
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210
Δελφοί
Delphi, Delphoi
The sanctuary of Apollo. It was thus named because the serpent Delphyne was found there, the one which Apollo killed. But [sc. it was also called] Pytho, because it rotted there. Also [sc. attested …
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short
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211
Δελφύς
womb
[Meaning] uterus. Whence [sc. comes the word] adelphos ["brother"]. [Meaning] he [who comes] out of the same womb.
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212
Δελφῖνα νήχεσθαι διδάσκεις
you are teaching a dolphin to swim.
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who train someone in matters in which they are already expert. Also [sc. attested is] "you are tying a dolphin by the tail"; in reference to …
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δ
232
Δεξιός
[on the] right [side], dexterous, courteous
[Meaning] well-disposed, good, friendly. Also [sc. attested is the comparative] deciw/teros, meaning good. "And [he] bade anyone of them who [was] right and merciful to take courage." And decioi/ is what they used to …
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262
Δερμόπτερα ζῷα
skin-winged animals
Such as a bat, which alone of flying animals both has milk in its breasts and suckles its young immediately.
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340
Δεινόν
terrible
"It is terrible, O stranger, to awaken the evil that has been lying quiet for a long time" -- that is, to awaken and stir up things which happened unfortunately a long time ago. …
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351
Δεινοί
clever (ones), terrible (ones)
[Meaning] formidable, experienced, wise. "Therefore both swore all the oaths which both are and are called most/very terrible among Christians, never to abandon each other even unto dangers which lead to death."
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368
Δεισιδαιμονία
fear of the gods, piety, superstition
[Meaning] discretion in regard to the divine, timidity, doubt concerning the faith. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] deisidai/mwn ["god-fearing"], as if afraid. The Apostle [says]: "men of Athens, I see that you …
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383
Δηΐλεια
Deileia
[no gloss]
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399
Δήλεια
Deleia
[Deleia] and [sc. also attested is] Delias.
high
short
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400
Δηλίου κολυμβητοῦ
Delian diver
This [sc. proverbial phrase] was uttered in reference to a book of Heraclitus, because it was hard to understand, that it needed a Delian diver who would not be drowned in it. Some entitle …
high
medium
δ
423
Δημελέητος
object of general pity
[Meaning] pitiable/wretched.
high
short
δ
424
Δημεύσας
having declared [something] public property
[Meaning he] having confiscated [it].
high
short
δ
425
Δημηγόρος
popular orator
[Meaning one] speaking before the people. Also [sc. attested is the related verb] dhmhgorw= ["I speak before the people"]; [used] with a dative.
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short
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426
Δημήτηρ
Demeter
[Meaning] the earth, as if being Ge-meter ["earth-mother"]. Since the earth is a foundation of every city, as holding up the cities she is represented wearing towers [sc. as a crown]. And elsewhere: "they …
high
short
δ
427
Δήμητρα
Demetra
Name of a goddess.
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short
δ
428
Δημήτρειος καρπός
Demetrian fruit
[Meaning] that of Demeter. Apollonion is short for the shrine of Apollo. This is the correct reading also in Thucydides. Also Poseidonion, the [shrine] of Poseidon, as Athenaion, the [shrine] of Athena; and Dionysion …
high
short
δ
459
Δημόσιον
communal, public
[Meaning] that of [= belonging to] the people.
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460
Δημόσιος
public
They call the slaves of the city "public." Kingship [is] a possession of things held in common, but the people's things [are] not kingship's possessions. Therefore the forcible and violent collection of taxes should …
high
short
δ
470
Δημόφιλος
Demophilos, Demophilus
Bishop of Constantinople, he was a man inclined to mix everything together in a disorderly rush like a wild torrent, gathering a great heap of rubbish in his words, as one will know at …
high
long
δ
483
Δηώ
Deo
Declines *Dhou=s [in the genitive]. [sc. Another name for] Demeter.
high
short
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