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α1911ἈνακῶςcautiouslyIn Herodotus, meaning carefully, watchfully or regally. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "to conduct one's self cautiously", to take care. "These men were told in advance to conduct themselves cautiously, in case the …highshort
α1912ἈνακωχεύειrefrainsIn Sophocles [this means] reins in. Also [sc. attested is the infinitive] a)nakwxeu/ein, [meaning] to fix the sails and let the ship ride when a storm arises at sea. Strictly speaking one says 'to …highmedium
α1913Ἀνακωχήcessation[Meaning] rest. Or a temporary peace, pregnant with war.highshort
α1914Ἀνακωχῆςof cessation[Meaning] of rest, of retirement, of the brief period of peace in wartime. Cessation [a)nakwxh/] comes from holding [e)/xein] one's spear-points up [a)/nw].highshort
α1915Ἀνὰ κράτοςto the extent that one is able, to the limit of one's powerAdverb. [Meaning] with all eagerness. "But they fled to the extent that they were able".highshort
α1916ἈνακρέωνAnakreon, AnacreonOf Teos. Lyric poet. Skythinos' son, though some suggested Eumelos', others Parthenios', others Aristokritos'. He wrote elegies and iambics, all in Ionic dialect. He was born in the time of Polykrates the tyrant of …highmedium
α2024Ἀναπλήσαςhaving filled up, having defiled[Meaning he] having made full. But Plato [uses it] to mean he having polluted.highshort
α2671ἈντικλείδηςAntikleides, Anticleides, AnticlidesThis man wrote a work on Homecomings. For when the Pythian god demanded the golden lamb and [Pelops] offered other treasures instead, the Pythia said, "Give me what I want; don't give me what …highshort
α2903<20Ἁπανταχοῦeverywhere[no gloss]highshort
α3270Ἀπόγονοιdescendents[Meaning] offspring. But a)pw/gwnes ["beardless [men]"] [sc. is spelled differently]. [The latter means] those who have no beard.highshort
α3271Ἀπὸ γραμμῆςfrom the lineThat is, from the beginning. Out of a metaphor from the starting-point of runners and from the line that they call 'start' and 'turning-post'.highshort
α3272Ἀπογράφεινto register['To register'] and 'registration': those who owed the people money as a result of a [court's] judgment, and who did not pay it by the [end of the] 9th prytany, were confined to the …highshort
α3275ἈπογράφωI enroll, I register[Used] with an accusative. "But you, enroll us properly."highshort
α3276Ἀπογράψαιto registerIt means to write and to subscribe and, in a manner of speaking, to indicate.highshort
α3277Ἀποδαρθεῖνto doze off[Meaning] to fall asleep.highshort
α3278Ἀποδασμόνdivision[Meaning] a certain portion. "The general singled out one particular division of the army and ordered it to proceed ahead." And elsewhere: "[... and if any] division of the Saracens proceeded into Persian territory …highshort
α3279ἌποδαςfootlessWhat they call the Huns. Look also under a)krosfalei=s ["wobblies"].highshort
α3280ἈποδάσομαιI will distribute[Meaning] I will apportion.highshort
α3400ἈπολογίζωI discount, I reckon[Meaning] I banish and I reject what I do not accept. It also means I calculate. Also [sc. attested is] a)pologi/sasqai, [meaning] to investigate every detail. Demosthenes [sc. uses the word].highshort
α3401ἈπολογισμόςexplanationPolybios [writes]: "Xanthippos, coming into their hands, revealed to the [sc. Carthaginian] leaders the explanations for why they were now failing and how they could defeat their enemies."highshort
α3402Ἀπόλογος ἈλκίνουAlkino(o)s' story, Alkino(o)s' tale[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who talk nonsense and stretch a tale out at length.highshort
α3403Ἀπολογοῦμαί σοιI defend myself to you[i.e. used] with a dative.highshort
α3404ἈπολλόδωροςApollodoros, ApollodorusAthenian; comic poet. He composed 47 dramas; he won 5 times.highshort
α3405ἈπολλόδωροςApollodoros, ApollodorusOf Gela; comic poet, contemporary of the comic poet Menander. His dramas: Hunger-Striker or Brotherly Lovers, Well Dyed Man, Priestess, Banquet of Letters, Liar, Sisyphos, Shameful Man.highshort
α3406ἈπολλόδωροςApollodoros, ApollodorusOf Tarsos, tragic poet. His dramas: Spine-stuck, Child killer, Hellenes, Thyestes, Suppliants, Odysseushighshort
α3408ἈπολλοκράτηςApollokrates, ApollocratesProper name.highshort
α3409ἈπολλοφάνηςApollophanesAthenian; comic [sc. poet] of the old style. His plays: Dalis, Iphigeron, Cretans, Danae, Centaurs.highshort
α3410Ἀπολώλαμενwe have perished, we are done for[*)apolw/lamen] and a)polw/lasin ["they have perished"] [are used] in Attic [dialect]. But a)polw/leisan ["they had perished"] [is] pluperfect.highshort
α3411ἈπόλλωνApollo, Apollon[*)apo/llwn, genitive] *)apo/llwnos. And the vocative [is] w)= *)/apollon. Apollo is the spokesman of his father and takes his prophecies from him and provides [them] to men. See also under 'Zeus' pronouncement'.highshort
α3412Ἀπολωλεκώςhaving destroyed[Meaning he] destroying. Also [sc. attested is] a)polw/leken ["he/she/it has destroyed"].highshort