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- ε2381Ἐπίκλαυτονtearful[Meaning] distressful, mournful. Aristophanes in Frogs [writes]: "sitting on a barbarian leaf [it] babbles a tearful nightingale-melody."
- ε2825Ἔποψhoopoe… a long time and taught them speech, although they were barbarians before." The hoopoe says [this] about the birds.
- λ875Λύτραprice, ransom… paid for freedom, to ransoming from slavery of [= to] barbarians.
- γ407ΓουνάσομαιI will entreat… implore. I will plead. "No longer will I entreat the barbarian [woman], nor cry for myself."
- γ382Γονυκλινήςon bended knee… and on bended knee he tended the wife of the barbarian."
- δ1127Δινδύμοιςin Didyma… Xerxes, betrayed the temple of the indigenous Apollo to the barbarians. Also look under Branchidai.
- κ2311ΚώχKochA proper name. Menander [writes]: "he shot at the barbarian and then stretched out the wing [of the battle line] and sent a well-aimed arrow at Koch."
- ε1661Ἐξέστησανthey stood aside[Meaning] they withdrew. "The barbarians stood aside for them because they were stronger."
- ε388Ἐκδέχεσθαιto accommodate… to impede. "And wattle-screens were spread out to accommodate the barbarians' arrows."
- ε2178Ἐπήλυσιςassault, approach… distance and watching [to see] if there would be any barbarian assault."
- α3126Ἀπειπώνrenouncing… he would not touch food, unless he might investigate the barbarian slaughter. Renouncing the feasting he hastened to the sight."
- ε2431Ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαιto lambaste… "[...] not to lambaste reproachfully those who have introduced something barbaric or solecistic or dissonant."
- α458Ἀδηλίαuncertainty… the war he easily trusted that he would take the barbarian [kingdom]." But a)dhli/a [is] also obscurity.
- μ754Μετέθετοwent over… mostly puffed up with authority, went over willingly to the barbarian."
- ε426Ἐκείνῃthere, in that place… And elsewhere: "to both the Getae and the [sc. other] barbarians in that place."
- α2025Ἀναπνέοντεςgathering breath… stood to fight the forces of the king/emperor, but the barbarians realized that they were approaching, albeit in silence."
- γ511Γυρῶνof rounded (things)… [ones] which have been swallowed. In the Epigrams: "and throat-piercing barbs of rounded fish-hooks".
- ε104Ἐγκολπίζονταιthey engulf"The barbarians engulf the citadel, having pretended to be about to come over to the Romans; they were 400 in number."
- β356Βοηδρομεῖνto run to help… the citizens running to help for this, a certain other barbarian appeared and wounded the other who was attacking, and nothing was decided."
- β536ΒρῆννονBrennos, Brennus… Camillus returned after the capture of Rome and destroyed the barbarians who were following Brennos, he brought the case to court and proved that Februarius was responsible for all that had been done.
- α3943Ἄρθμιαamicable relations… "since the Athenians are not amicable towards us, but the barbarians [are our] allies." Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a)rqmh/santes ["they having become amicable"], [meaning they] having become friends.
- κ388Καρικῇ Μούσῃwith a Carian muse… a non-Greek and obscure language; because the Carians speak a barbarian [i.e. non-Greek] language. And [there is] a proverb: 'a Carian story'. [It is said] that a fisherman having seen an octopus during winter, …
- ι327ἸλλυριοίIllyrians[They are] Thracian barbarians, but some say that they are from Persia. And Aristophanes says: "screeching Illyrians." Meaning that they make a certain kind of vocal sound. They are "screeching" because of the unintelligibility …
- ε837ἝλληνHellene, Greek… again in ps.-Zonaras). "Hellene" can mean Greek as opposed to barbarian, Gentile as opposed to Jew, pagan as opposed to Christian, Hellenistic Greek speaker as opposed to Attic speaker.
- κ1620ΚίμωνKimon, Cimon… of Miltiades, he led an expedition as general against the barbarians who had come down [sc. to the coast] with Themistokles. He sailed to Cyprus and Pamphylia and waged war, and he was victorious …
- γ89Γεγαννυμένοςexulting in… in royal pomp and great flattery and choosing a very barbarous way of life thus disposed?"
- ε355Ἑκαστάτωfarthest away, very far away… [writes]: "[they] being very far from the plot of the barbarian."
- λ268ΛέωνLeon, Leo… was sent as general by Eutropius the eunuch against the barbarians. He was easily-satisfied and, on account of care for strong drink, easily led astray. For his manhood compelled him to have more concubines …
- β44Βακάντιβοςloiterer… Epistle 66, characterized by the writer as a foreign ("slightly barbarous") word.
- α997Ἀκροβολισμόςskirmishing[Meaning] provocation. And [meaning] to strike the top. "Leading the barbarians, he consulted with his brother and said 'I will make an ambush; you employ skirmishings and arrows'." ["He consulted"] meaning he gave plans …