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358 entries for
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498
Γυναικὸς ἄρ' ἀντιτέτυξο
you are made up like a woman
Meaning you
are
decked out like
a
woman. [sc. This phrase occurs] in Homer.
Matched in translation
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short
γ
88
Γεγανωμένος
having been brightened
[Meaning]
having
been lightened.
Having
been covered. "The
atmosphere
had been brightened by
a
dust-cloud in
a
fertile spot." That is, had been
made
white.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
205
Γέρροιν
with a pair of wickers
Eupolis says
a)po\
staurou= ["from
a
fence"].
And
Demosthenes [writes]:
"and
they set the wickers on fire."
And
[sc. the term can
also
mean] places which
are
fenced in;
also
Persian shields
[made]
out …
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33
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30
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30
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29
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29
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25
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25
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23
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23
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20
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20
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20
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20
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20
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17
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17
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17
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17
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17
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16
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16
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14
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9
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9
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8
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7
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7
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7
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7
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7
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7
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6
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6
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1
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1
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1
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γ
311
Γλυκεῖ' ὀπώρα φύλακος ἐκλελοιπότος
with the watchman having abandoned sweet fruits
[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to those who reap others' profits without toil. Interpretation of
a
dream: nibbling sweets you will have bitter ways.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
53
Γαμψώνυχος
of a crooked-taloned one
[Meaning] of one
having
curving talons.
Also
[sc.
attested
is the phrase] gamyw/nuxa zw=|a ["crooked-taloned creatures"], those birds which have their beak curved below their jaw; such
a
one is the eagle, the hawk, …
Matched in translation
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short
γ
23
Γαλλαίῳ
with a Gallian
[Meaning] with [something] of the Galli.
"Having
often offered, with the Gallian howl of Cybele, the cry, hard on the hearing, [that comes] from their mouths, she dedicated these tresses to the mountain goddess …
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
202
Γέρων ἀλώπηξ οὐχ ἁλίσκεται πάγῃ
an old fox is not caught in a trap
[sc.
A
proverb] in reference to those
[made]
experienced
and
hard to catch by the passage of time.
Also
"an
old ox [is] sorrow-free
at
home," in reference to those who died when their …
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
332
Γνόντες
having found out, knowing
[Meaning they]
having
made
known.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
34
Γαλῇ χιτών
a chiton for a weasel
This [sc. proverb] is
applied
to those who
are
unjust
and
are
conceding nothing. It is similar to:
"a
saffron-robe is not fitting for
a
weasel".
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
125
Γενάρχου
of a first ancestor, of a founder
[Meaning] of
a
father.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
430
Γραῦς ὥς τις ἵππος τὸν χαραδραῖον τάφον ἕξεις
you will have a tomb in a ravine like some old mare
[sc.
A
proverb] in reference to those deservedly suffering the most extreme things; in
as
much
as
aged
horses
are
hurled
and
thrown into ravines.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
491
Γυμνότερος Ἰαλέμου
more naked than a Ialemos
The *)ia/lemos [is]
a
nickname of
a
dirge. [The proverb] is
applied
in reference to pitiful people/things.
Also
[sc.
attested
is] "more naked than
a
pestle
and
a
slough", though
Aristophanes
[says] "more blind". …
Matched in translation
high
medium
γ
493
Γυμνῷ φυλακὴν ἐπιτάττεις
you are assigning guard-duty to a naked man
[sc.
A
proverb] in reference to those who
are
not in
a
position to carry out their orders, because [they lack] what is necessary. [The related verb] gumnw= ["I strip naked"] [is
accompanied]
with …
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
420
Γραμματείου
of a grammar-school
[Meaning] of
a
teaching-place. "[...]
as
being promoted unexpectedly out of the grammar-school
and
that kind of condition, he had
a
lot of spirit." "Hence both gold
and
silver,
and
imperial documents bestowing the …
Matched in translation
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short
γ
502
Γυνὴ εἰς Ἡρακλέους οὐ φοιτᾷ
a woman does not go into Heracles' house
[sc.
A
proverbial caution directed] toward those unworthy of
affairs;
inasmuch
as
Herakles was
a
slave to Omphale.
Also
[sc.
attested
is]
"a
woman serves
as
general", in reference to something paradoxical.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
499
Γυναικὸς ὄλεθρος
a woman's ruination
[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to those who
are
being killed pitifully; inasmuch
as
many
are
terribly ruined by women.
Also
[sc.
attested
is]
"a
woman's buttocks", in reference to the idle. Or …
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
203
Γέρων πίθηκος οὐχ ἁλίσκεται πάγῃ
an old ape is not caught in a trap: he is caught but it takes time for him to be caught
[sc.
A
proverb] in reference to those who have had one unfortunate experience.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
413
Γωνίᾳ ἀπορθῶσαι
to straighten up in a corner
[The phrase means] being backed into
a
corner by somebody/something.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
434
Γραφή τε καὶ Λευκαῖος οὐ ταὐτόν
a painting and Leukaios (are) not the same thing
[sc.
A
proverb] in reference to those painting dissimilar things.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
303
Γλώττῃ πολεμίζων
fighting a war with the tongue
… war on the tongue itself, but using the tongue like
a
weapon.
Matched in translation
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short
γ
429
Γραῦς ἀνακροτήσασα πολὺν κονιορτὸν ἐγείρει
an old woman applauding stirs up a big dustcloud
[sc.
A
proverb] in reference to those who set many matters in motion through experience.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
492
Γυμνότερος παττάλου
more naked than a peg
[sc.
A
proverbial phrase] in reference to those who
are
extremely poor.
Matched in translation
high
short
γ
13
Γάϊος Λαυτώριος
Gaius Laetorius, Gaios Lautorios
Cognomen Marcus. The Romans' hatred of knavery
and
their lack of mercy towards those who trespass the common values
and
customs of human nature
are
illustrated by this man. For he was
appointed
tribunus …
Matched in translation
high
long
γ
12
Γάϊος
Gaius
Emperor of [the] Romans.
At
first he handled the
affairs
of the empire in
a
high-minded fashion
and
dealt with his subordinates professionally. But
after
two years he deviated from human nature
and,
in …
Matched in translation
high
long
γ
21
Γαλάται
Gauls, Galatai, Galatians
In the time of Scipio the Roman general
and
of Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans defeated the Gauls who were in
Asia.
These were
a
portion of the western Gauls.
Having
abandoned
their own …
Matched in translation
high
medium
γ
472
Γύγης
Gyges
A
Lydian. "Now this man
also
led
an
army,
once he had become ruler, into both Miletus
and
Smyrna,
and
he took the city of Colophon. But no other great deed was done by …
Matched in translation
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medium
γ
35
Γαλῇ τὸν κροκωτόν
a weasel [wears] the krokotos
… kappa 2460, where "weasel" is in the nominative galh=. cf.
already
gamma 34.
Matched in notes
high
short
γ
164
Γεωμετρία
geometry
Geometry is
a
science of something which can be known or
assumed.
For
also
the things of which geometry is
a
science
are
things which can be known
and
assumed.
Egyptians invented this science, …
Matched in translation
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short
γ
146
Γεννηταί
clan-members
[Meaning] not those related out of
a
clan
and
from blood, but those [being introduced] into the phratries from
associated
clans. These men
are
just like the demesmen
and
phratry-members,
having
an
association
by …
Matched in translation
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medium
γ
450
Γρηγόριος
Gregorios, Gregorius, Gregory
[Gregory,] bishop of Nazianzus (this is
a
way-station in Cappadocia),
a
most famous man,
and
a
close friend of Basil, bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia. This man was not only well-versed in the
arts
…
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