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α211Ἀγείρειcollects[Meaning he/she/it] gathers. Also [sc. attested is the participle] "those who collect". "For their manner was sacred and nothing like those who collect [alms?]." And elsewhere: "wishing to go undetected, he shaves his head …highmedium
α212Ἄγηawe, curse, charm; breakingIt is indeclinable. [It means] wonder, delight, disbelief, eagerness; in Herodotus, malice; in Homer, amazement, shock, smashing, breaking, destruction; some [define it as] sacrificial offerings. So a)/gh, paroxytone, [means] amazement; but a)gh/ [is] the …highshort
α213Ἀγηγέρατοthey had gathered[Meaning] they were thronging together. [From the present] a)gei/rw: the future a)gerw=, the perfect h)/gerka, the passive h)/germai, the third [person] h)/gertai and the third [person] plural in Ionic dialect a)ghge/ratai; then the pluperfect …highshort
α214Ἀγηλατεῖνto drive out, to drive out a curse[Meaning] to pursue, to drive into exile, to set upon. Herodotus [sc. uses it in the sense of] to do violence.highshort
α215Ἀγηλατεῖνto banish as accursed[Meaning] to drive out as a curse and accursed people. If [the breathing is] rough, [it means] to drive out curses; but if smooth, it means to drive away. "You seem to me to …highshort
α216Ἀγηλατοίcurse-expelling[A term applicable to] thunderbolts. But a)ghlatoi= [is] a verb, [meaning he/she/it] leads, thunderbolts or pursues.highshort
α217Ἀγῆλαιto celebrate, to glorify[Meaning] to honor a god with celebrations. Thus Eupolis in Demes [writes]: "now we too should dedicate to these the twin woolly wreaths and approach in celebration. Hail everyone, we welcome [you]!" Aristophanes in …highshort
α218Ἀγήλειενmight glorify[He/she/it] might honor. "Mucianus the Roman wanted to be honored by everyone more than anybody else, and he used to grow angry at anyone, not because that person might insult him but because he …highshort
α219Ἄγημαdivision, guard, force, troop[Meaning] the king's advancing force of elephants and horses and infantry. But some [sc. say that this term means] the best part of the Macedonian battle array; strong in weaponry and in the conditioning …highshort
α220ἌγημαguardThe entire detachment; [the word] is found abundantly in Arrian.highshort
α221Ἀγηνορίηarrogance, pride[Meaning] stubbornness.highshort
α222ἈγηνόριονAgenorion, Agenor-shrineName of a place.highshort
α223Ἀγήνωρmanly, heroic[Meaning] the very brave man, or [one] admirable in courage. It also indicates the overweening and arrogant one. It is also a proper name [Agenor]. From the [phrase] a)/gan th=| h)nore/h| ["too much with …highshort
α224Ἀγηοχώςhaving brought[Meaning he] having borne. [sc. This verb is] a)/gw, [future] a)/cw, the perfect h)=xa and the Attic a)/ghxa; and since the Attic perfect is accustomed to have the same consonant in the second and …highshort
α225Ἀγήραονageless[Meaning] undecaying.highshort
α226ἈγηρηναῖοιAgerenaioi, AgerenaeansName of a people.highshort
α227Ἀγήρωageless [things][Meaning] ones which do not grow old. And with [final] nu [the result is] a)gh/rwn. But some say the [word] without nu is feminine, and some say the [word] with the nu identifies the …highshort
α228ἈγησαγόραςAgesagorasProper name.highshort
α229ἈγησίλαοςAgesilaos, AgesilausA proper name. He was a notable and noble king of Lacedaemonians and is celebrated by many of the orators.highshort
α230ἈγήταςAgetasThe general of the Aetolians.highshort
α231Ἀγητόςwonderful[Meaning] marvelous.highshort
α232Ἁγιάσατεsanctify![Meaning] prepare beforehand, proclaim!highshort
α233Ἁγιάσαιto sanctify[Meaning] to offer as a sacrifice, to burn in sacred fashion.highshort
α234Ἁγίασμαsanctuary, holy place[Meaning] the divine temple. David [says]: "Judah was his sanctuary." Also [sc. attested is] a(giasti/a ["sanctity"], [meaning] holiness. But a)gistei/a [sc. is spelled with] with a diphthong.highshort
α235Ἁγίζωνsanctifying[Meaning one who is] making a sacrifice. "Come, making a cattle sacrifice at the hearth." Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a(giasqe/ntwn, [meaning] rites having been performed. Also [sc. attested is the form] …highshort
α236ἈγιναργεῖοςAginargeios, AginargeusProper name.highshort
α237Ἀγίνεονthey were bringing[Meaning] they were carrying. For a)ginw= [is] the present.highshort
α238Ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος κύριοςholy, holy, holy LordThose who say the Lord is ten thousand times holy and those who dare to misinterpret this are clearly refuted by the [verse]: "I have sought out your countenance, your countenance, o Lord, I …highmedium
α239Ἄγις ἌγιδοςAgis, (genitive) AgidosThe son of Pausanias. This man, during an invasion of Mantinean territory once, besieged them and, having turned the flow of the river against the wall, he weakened it; for it was of unbaked …highshort
α240Ἁγίσαι καὶ καθαγίσαιto sanctify and to dedicate[sc. Both mean] to offer as sacrifice. For a(gi/zw ["I sanctify" is] the present.highshort