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Ἄγχω
I squeeze, I throttle
[Used] with an accusative.
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short
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418
Ἀγχώμαλον
closely-matched
Also [sc. attested is] a)gxwma/lou, [meaning] equal, nearly even. "After they engaged and fought a closely-matched battle, neither taking any prisoners nor making any further headway, they departed." And elsewhere: "a ferocious cavalry battle …
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short
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419
Ἄγχων
squeezing
[Meaning one who is] strangling, pressing. "He, squeezing her right hand and bringing it around her, took away the sword."
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economics
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α
420
Ἀδαήμονες
ignorant
[Meaning those who are] inexperienced. "He was rather ignorant about the wisdom of the Egyptians." Asklepiodotos.
high
short
α
421
Ἀδαϊστί
undividedly, undividibly
Boundlessly.
high
short
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422
Ἄδακρυς πόλεμος
tearless war, war without tears
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who succeed in their affairs without any risk and with great ease and against expectation.
high
short
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423
Ἀδακρυτί
tearlessly
Unweepingly.
high
short
α
424
Ἀδαλίδης
Adalides
Proper name.
high
short
α
425
Ἀδάμ
Adam
The first human, he who was shaped by the hand of God and formed in the image and likeness of the Creator and Founder; he was also deemed worthy of a dwelling in Paradise. …
high
long
α
426
Ἀδαμάντινα
adamantine [things]
[Meaning] solid [ones]. Apollonius, as if conversing with himself, used to say 'I know', and 'it seems to me' and 'where are you headed', and 'one needs to know'." And [his] opinions [were] brief …
high
short
α
427
Ἀδαμαστί
invincibly
Adverb.
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short
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428
Ἀδάμαστος
unmastered
Maiden, unyoked. Sophocles [writes]: "but now Zeus' fierce-eyed maiden goddess [...] has ruined [me], planting in me a berserk illness."
high
short
α
429
Ἀδαμίθειος
unconquerably godlike
[no gloss]
high
short
α
430
Ἀδαχεῖν
to scrape
The [verb that means] to grate, not [spelled] with the "o" [i.e. not] o)dach=sai. Also [sc. attested is] a)daxei=n, [meaning] to be grating. "For he is always grating the barley right here and gathering …
high
short
α
431
Ἀδαῖον
unfired, Adaios, Adaeus
[Meaning] unburnt. Also [sc. attested is] Adaios, a proper name.
high
short
α
432
Ἄδαιτρον
undistributed
[Meaning] undivided.
high
short
α
433
Ἄδεν
pleased
[Meaning he/she/it] sufficed. In Fables: "nor did the gleaming leopard please him, since he was filled with rage."
high
short
α
434
Ἀδεές
fearless, fright-free
[Meaning something] safe, not frightening. As the proverb: "you fear a fear-free fear." It is something said about those who fear things that are not frightening.
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short
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435
Ἀδέητος
free from want, want-free
[Meaning] one who needs nothing and has everything. Antiphon in [book] 1 of Truth [writes]: "because of this he needs nothing, nor does he accept anything from anyone; instead he is unencumbered and free …
high
short
α
436
Ἀδεκάστως
incorruptibly
[Meaning] impartially, justly, without taking bribes, properly.
high
short
α
437
Ἀδεκατεύτους
not having tithed
Aristophanes [sc. says this for those who are in the position of] not having paid taxes; for they dedicated in the Prytaneion tithes of the bellies of the sacrificial animals as their tenth share.
high
short
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438
Ἀδεκτώ
Adekto, Adecto
Name of a demon.
high
short
α
439
Ἀδελφά
fraternal [things]
[Meaning] familiar [ones], comfortable [ones], fitting [ones].
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440
Ἀδέλφιος
Adelphios, Adelphius
A proper name.
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short
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531
Ἀδρίας
Adrias, Adriatic
A sea; [the] Adriatic sea.
high
short
α
532
Ἀδρίας
Adrias, Adriatic
A Sicilian sea, which the [river] Alpheios dives under from Arcadia and mingles in very pure form with the Sicilian spring Arethusa.
high
short
α
533
Ἁδρόν
bulky, fat, stout, thick
[Meaning] much. [Meaning] big, abundant, rich. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a(dro/ths, [meaning] grandeur. "By seducing [him] into the crime with fat fees, he destroys this man." And Aelian [also says]: "he …
high
short
α
544
Ἀέκητι
unwillingly
[Meaning] with a lack of intention.
high
short
α
735
Ἀθηνόδωρος
Athenodoros, Athenodorus
Stoic philosopher, of the time of the Roman emperor Octavian. Under Octavian there was every reason for unbridled excess of power to be a universal misfortune, but the aforementioned Athenodoros persuaded him away from …
high
medium
α
783
Ἀκάκιος
Akakios, Acacius
The patriarch of Constantinople, he was revered as no other. For he was the guardian of orphans, and it was evident to all that he managed the affairs of the orphans well and with …
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