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α
91
Ἁβρότερον
more delicately
"But they behaved more delicately than them and were full of Sybaris."
high
short
α
92
Ἀβρότη
divine, holy
[sc. a term applied to] night. Because it is deprived [a-] of people [brotoi].
high
short
α
93
Ἀβροτήμων
erroneous
[Meaning] erring.
high
short
α
94
Ἄβροτον
people-less
[Meaning] lifeless, without sensation.
high
law
1,126
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1,126
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1,115
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1,115
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1,048
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1,048
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925
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925
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817
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817
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688
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688
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646
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646
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631
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631
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578
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578
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388
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388
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373
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373
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349
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349
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293
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293
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272
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272
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238
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238
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228
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228
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116
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116
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113
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91
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343
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105
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105
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145
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128
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115
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115
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99
Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝
99
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77
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77
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61
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61
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58
Carl Widstrand
58
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57
D. Graham J. Shipley
57
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53
James Vradelis
53
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43
Roger Travis
43
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41
Abram Ring
41
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40
Konstantinos Kopanias
40
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37
Ronald Allen
37
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36
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36
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36
Tony Natoli
36
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34
Nathan Greenberg ✝
34
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34
Nicholas Wilshere
34
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32
Alexandra Trachsel
32
Gregory Hays
31
Gregory Hays
31
Debra Hamel
29
Debra Hamel
29
Emily Rossow
28
Emily Rossow
28
Gabriel Bodard
28
Gabriel Bodard
28
Elizabeth Vandiver
27
Elizabeth Vandiver
27
Marta Steele
24
Marta Steele
24
Giorgos Akrivas
23
Giorgos Akrivas
23
Richard Davis
22
Richard Davis
22
John Arnold
21
John Arnold
21
James Cousins
20
James Cousins
20
Nicholas Fincher
19
Nicholas Fincher
19
Sean M. Redmond
18
Sean M. Redmond
18
Kenneth Bumbaco
17
Kenneth Bumbaco
17
Amelia Mathias
16
Amelia Mathias
16
Constantina Katsari
14
Constantina Katsari
14
Meredith Grau
13
Meredith Grau
13
Kostas Zafeiris
12
Kostas Zafeiris
12
George Mallon
11
George Mallon
11
Lauren Curtis
11
Lauren Curtis
11
Andrew Morrison
10
Andrew Morrison
10
Ekaterini Tsalampouni
10
Ekaterini Tsalampouni
10
Wm. Blake Tyrrell
9
Wm. Blake Tyrrell
9
Adrian Packel
8
Adrian Packel
8
Andrea Consogno
8
Andrea Consogno
8
Dennis McHenry
8
Dennis McHenry
8
James Hicks
8
James Hicks
8
Joseph McAlhany
8
Joseph McAlhany
8
Akihiko Watanabe
7
Akihiko Watanabe
7
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7
Alan Sommerstein
7
Chad Schroeder
7
Chad Schroeder
7
David Mirhady
7
David Mirhady
7
John Hyland
6
John Hyland
6
Susan Shapiro
6
Susan Shapiro
6
Frederick Williams
5
Frederick Williams
5
Kyle Heath
5
Kyle Heath
5
Mary Pendergraft
5
Mary Pendergraft
5
Robert de Brose
5
Robert de Brose
5
Victoria Papaprodromou
5
Victoria Papaprodromou
5
Alex Florez
4
Alex Florez
4
Braden Studhalter
4
Braden Studhalter
4
George Pesely
4
George Pesely
4
Jason Karnes
4
Jason Karnes
4
Joseph Wrightson
4
Joseph Wrightson
4
Kevin Arrowood
4
Kevin Arrowood
4
Lee Fields
4
Lee Fields
4
Phiroze Vasunia
4
Phiroze Vasunia
4
Richard Hamilton
4
Richard Hamilton
4
Samuel Huskey
4
Samuel Huskey
4
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3
Adam McCollum
3
Alina Kelman
3
Alina Kelman
3
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3
Bret Mulligan
3
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3
Charlie Brooks
3
Cindy Whitcomb
3
Cindy Whitcomb
3
Claudia Mársico
3
Claudia Mársico
3
Edward Whitehouse
3
Edward Whitehouse
3
Jeffery Murphy
3
Jeffery Murphy
3
Kiril Galev
3
Kiril Galev
3
Leemans Johan
3
Leemans Johan
3
Steven Embree
3
Steven Embree
3
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2
Clayton Lehmann
2
Daniel Riaño
2
Daniel Riaño
2
Elizabeth Morgan
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Elizabeth Morgan
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2
James L. P. Butrica ✝
2
Joseph Grabau
2
Joseph Grabau
2
Katina Ball
2
Katina Ball
2
Kristen Bentley
2
Kristen Bentley
2
Luca Benelli
2
Luca Benelli
2
Mage Macchione
2
Mage Macchione
2
Peter Lech
2
Peter Lech
2
Timothy Pepper
2
Timothy Pepper
2
Valentini Kalfadopoulou Mellas
2
Valentini Kalfadopoulou Mellas
2
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1
Alex Gottesman
1
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1
Alexander Tulin
1
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1
Amelia Brown
1
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1
Bradley Buszard
1
Charles Kain
1
Charles Kain
1
Christopher Babcock
1
Christopher Babcock
1
Christopher Blackwell
1
Christopher Blackwell
1
Craig Miller
1
Craig Miller
1
Cynthia Shiroma
1
Cynthia Shiroma
1
Diane Spurlock
1
Diane Spurlock
1
Do Lee
1
Do Lee
1
Ezequiel Gustavo Rivas
1
Ezequiel Gustavo Rivas
1
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1
George Brooks
1
George Gazis
1
George Gazis
1
Hugh Cayless
1
Hugh Cayless
1
John Henkel
1
John Henkel
1
Jonathan Arrington
1
Jonathan Arrington
1
Joseph L. Rife
1
Joseph L. Rife
1
Kenneth Mayer
1
Kenneth Mayer
1
Mark Anderson
1
Mark Anderson
1
Martin Harbsmeier
1
Martin Harbsmeier
1
Massimo Forconi
1
Massimo Forconi
1
Michiel Cock
1
Michiel Cock
1
Monte Johnson
1
Monte Johnson
1
Nathalie Sado
1
Nathalie Sado
1
Neel Smith
1
Neel Smith
1
Nicholas Prey
1
Nicholas Prey
1
Norita Dobyns
1
Norita Dobyns
1
Patrick Manuello
1
Patrick Manuello
1
Patrick T. Rourke
1
Patrick T. Rourke
1
Peter Anderson
1
Peter Anderson
1
Peter Green
1
Peter Green
1
Rachel Price
1
Rachel Price
1
Robert Leigh
1
Robert Leigh
1
William Hall
1
William Hall
1
Yukai Li
1
Yukai Li
1
short
α
95
Ἀβρότονον
wormwood
Type of plant.
high
short
α
96
Ἁβροχίτων
delicate-tunic'd
[Meaning someone] wearing delicate things.
high
short
α
97
Ἄβρων
Abron, Habron
Phrygian or Rhodian, grammarian, student of Tryphon, sophist at Rome, the offspring of slaves, according to Hermippus.
high
short
α
98
Ἄβρωνος βίος
Abron's life
[sc. A proverbial phrase] In reference to those who live extravagantly; for Abron became rich among the Argives. Or also from the [adjective] habros ["delicate"]. Also [sc. attested is the adjective] Abroneios ["Abronian"].
high
short
α
99
Ἁβρύνεται
puts on airs
[Meaning] adorns oneself, is conceited, is boastful.
high
short
α
100
Ἀβυδηνὸν ἐπιφόρημα
Abydene dessert
Whenever something unpleasant happens as a result of someone having shown up at the wrong time, we are accustomed to call it an "Abydene dessert." This is because the people of Abydos, whenever they …
high
short
α
101
Ἄβυδος
Abudos, Abydos, Abydus
A city. The word is applied to an informant [sukofa/nths] because of the common belief that the people of Abudos were informers. Also [sc. attested is] an adverb, *)abudo/qi, [meaning] in Abudos. Also [sc. …
high
short
α
102
Ἀβύρβηλον
shameful
[Meaning something] shameless, abominable. Also [sc. attested is the masculine] a)bu/rbhlos, [meaning] he who is mighty, great, or immoderate. But a very fickle man, also, is called a)be/rbhlos. As has been written a little …
high
short
α
103
Ἀβυρτάκη
sour-sauce, aburtake, abyrtake, abyrtace
A sharp-flavored barbarian dish, prepared from leeks and cress[-seeds] and pomegranate kernels and other such things, quite clearly pungent. Theopompus in Theseus [writes]: "he will reach the land of the Medes, where aburtake is …
high
short
α
104
Ἄβυσσον
abyss
[Meaning] that which not even a deep [buqo/s] can contain; but Ionians pronounce buqo/s as busso/s. From which also bussodomeu/ein ["to build in the deep"] appears to be said, from the verb du/nw ["I …
high
medium
α
105
Ἄβυσσος
abyss, pit
There was a shrine of Persephone, which guarded much gold from all ages [and] kept it inviolate. In this [shrine] there was a certain pit of gold, not visible to the general public [and] …
high
short
α
106
Ἀγάγης
you would lead
[Aorist] subjunctive. Also [sc. attested is] we would lead.
high
short
α
107
Ἀγάζω>20 γενικῇ
I exalt overmuch
[Used] with a genitive.
high
short
α
108
Ἀγαθά
goods, goodies
Xenophon used the word of foodstuffs and drinks which bring enjoyment and good cheer. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "Good Things Kilikon" - with "has" omitted. Kilikon [is] a proper name. He was …
high
short
α
109
Ἀγάθαρχος
Agatharkhos, Agatharchos, Agatharchus
A proper name. He was an outstanding painter from nature, the son of Eudemos, of Samian stock.
high
short
α
110
Ἀγαθὴ καὶ μάζα μετ' ἄρτον
after bread a barley cake is good too
In reference to those who give or take second-best. *ma/za [barley cake] has an acute [accent]; for a circumflex does not occur before the position of a long vowel. Aristophanes, though, gives ma/za a …
high
short
α
111
Ἀγαθῆς Τύχης νεώς
temple of Good Fortune
The interpretation [is] not unclear.
high
short
α
112
Ἀγαθίας
Agathias
A lawyer, of Myrina; the one who wrote the History as a continuation of Procopius of Caesarea, [comprising] the affairs involving Belisarius and the events in Italy and Libya; that is the affairs involving …
high
medium
α
113
Ἀγαθικά
good things
[Meaning] excellent things.
high
short
α
114
Ἀγαθοεργία
beneficence
Damascius [writes]: "to sum everything up in one statement, what Pythagoras said about man being very similar to the divine is something that he [Isidore] clearly demonstrated in his deeds: his beneficent zeal and …
high
medium
α
115
Ἀγαθοεργοί
agathoergoi, benefactors
Men selected according to valor. From the Ephors.
high
short
α
116
Ἀγαθοθέλεια
desire for the good
[Meaning] the choice of good things. "When it comes to getting things done a desire for the good alone does not suffice; there is also a need for strength and perseverence."
high
short
α
117
Ἀγαθοκλῆς
Agathokles, Agathocles
This man became tyrant [of Syracuse] and, as Timaeus says, in his early youth was a common prostitute, ready [to give himself] to the most debauched, a jackdaw, a buzzard, presenting his backside to …
high
medium
α
118
Ἀγαθόν
good
In general [it is] something beneficial, but in particular what is either identical with or not different from benefit; hence, both virtue itself and what participates in it are called "good" in three ways: …
high
medium
α
119
Ἀγαθόν
good
The word has multiple meanings. Predicated of the good are the 10 genera, that is to say the 10 categories. "To produce, since some things are [understood as] good because [of being] productive. For …
high
medium
α
120
Ἀγαθός
good
From a)/ghmi, a)/gamai, [come] a)gasto/s [and] a)gaqo/s.
high
short
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