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Δ delta9
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Jennifer Benedict28
Catharine Roth8
William Hutton6
David Whitehead3
Craig Gibson1
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3 more

Malcolm Heath1
Robert de Brose1
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α4639Ἀφοσιούμεθαwe make atonement, we fulfill (an obligation), we do (something) for form's sake[Meaning] we perform something holy, of course. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a)fosiou/menos ["fulfilling"], [meaning he] completing, performing the rite. "But fulfilling the oath of the eparchos he contrived as follows." Also …Matched in translationhighmedium
α2202Ἀναιρεθείςhaving been taken upMeaning [he] having been picked up [a)nalhfqei/s] [sc. and nurtured]. Thus Isocrates [sc. uses the term]. Also [sc. attested is] a)nairei=n, [meaning] to conceive in the womb, and to raise the offspring, and to …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε1889Ἐωνημένοιhaving purchased[Meaning they] buying, or having bought. Aristophanes [writes]: "for the deity does not allow the possessor to control his own body, but the one having purchased [it]." meaning [the one] buying [it]; from w)nou=mai …

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Ἀφοσιούμεθα

we make atonement, we fulfill (an obligation), we do (something) for form's sake

[Meaning] we perform something holy, of course. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a)fosiou/menos ["fulfilling"], [meaning he] completing, performing the rite. "But fulfilling the oath of the eparchos he…

Ἀφοσιούμεθα· τὸ ὅσιον προσποιούμεθα δῆθεν. καὶ Ἀφοσιούμενος, πληροφορῶν, ποιήσας τὴν ὁσίαν. ὁ δὲ ἀφοσιεύμενος τὴν ἐξόρκωσιν τοῦ ἐπάρχου ἐμηχανᾶτο τοιάδε. καὶ Ἀφοσιούμενοι, ἀντὶ…

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α326ἈγώμενοςenvyingMarveling at. But a)go/menos [means] being carried.Matched in translationhighshort

α1799Ἀναβαλλόμενοςdeferring, postponing, putting off[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning one who is] delaying. But a)nabalo/menos ["having begun to play"] with one lambda means having made a prelude. "So having begun to play, as is the custom, he went …Matched in translationhighshort

ε19Ἐβαρύνετοwas weighed down[The form e)baru/neto is] more correct; for one should not say e)barou=nto ["they were weighed down"] or barou=mai ["I am weighed down"] or barou/menos ["being weighed down"] nor make any other inflected form from …Matched in translationhighshort

ε2248Ἐπιβωσάμενοςhaving invoked[e)pibwsa/menos is the same as] e)pibohsa/menos, [meaning] having called upon.Matched in translationhighshort

ε2469Ἐπιμελόμενος(one who is) caring for[e)pimelo/menos is the same as] e)pimelou/menos.Matched in translationhighshort

α2000Ἀναπεμπάζεινto ponder, to calculate, to count over[Meaning] to go over in the mind, to recollect. It is created from those counting continually and repeatedly with the five fingers of their hand, as if counting by fives [kata\ penta/da]. Also [sc. …Matched in translationhighshort

α3523Ἀποσκευαζόμενοςdiscarding, discounting, disowning, jettisoning[Meaning he] throwing away, hurling away, stripping away. "He writes in every manner to dispose of Alcibiades." Also [sc. attested is the plural] a)poskeuazo/menoi, [meaning they] detaching and throwing away a weight. From a …Matched in translationhighshort

δ1640Δυσθετήσαςdissatisfied"But Nabis, dissatisfied with the agreements, did not attend to the written terms". Meaning not pleased with the agreements, not abiding by [them]. Also [sc. attested is] dusqetou/menoi, meaning [they who are] ill-disposed. And …Matched in translationhighshort

ε699Ἐκκυκλεῖwheels out[Meaning he/she/it] uncovers. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] e)kkuklou/menos ["being wheeled out"], [meaning] having an e)kku/klhma.Matched in translationhighshort

α823Ἀκαχημένηgrieving[Meaning she who is] mourning. Also [sc. attested is] a)kakh/menon, neuter.Matched in translationhighshort

α918Ἀκόλουθονconsequent, following on, in conformity[Meaning] similar. "The outcome results [sc. in a manner] following on from the first operations". Also [sc. attested is the related aorist participle] a)kolouqh/sas ["he having followed up"], [meaning] he having brought about similarly. …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1167Ἄληroaming, delusion[Meaning] wandering. "He supposed that no one would surpass him in courage, and this delusion got the better of him to such an extent that he adopted the attire of Achilles and thus went …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1326Ἁλλόμενον ὕδωρleaping waterAlso [sc. attested is the masculine nominative plural] a)llo/menoi, [meaning men] leaping.Matched in translationhighshort

α1330ἈλοῶI thresh, smite, drive around, smashThe [verb that means] I break. Also [sc. attested is the active participle] a)low=n ["threshing"], [meaning one who is] leading [beasts] around in a circle from without, as those on the threshing floors [do]. …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1532Ἀμβολὰς γῆthrown-up earth, raised earth[Meaning earth] which was raised up by a ditch. Xenophon [writes]: "Cyrus used to make towers on the thrown-up earth, so that there might be as many guardposts as possible." Look under "bitten" [dakno/menos], …Matched in translationhighshort

α1741Ἀμφιλεξάντωνdisputing… disagreeing and differing. Thus Xenophon [sc. uses the word]. "There Menon's soldiers were disputing about something with Klearchos's."Matched in translationhighshort

α2049Ἀναρριχᾶσθαιto clamberThe [verb that means] to climb up and out with the use of the hands to hold and get a grip. Aristophanes in Peace [writes]: "then he made slender ladders and clambered via these …Matched in translationhighshort

α2056Ἀνάρτησιςcrucifixion, suspension; suspense[Meaning] nailing to a timber. Also [sc. attested is the related imperative] a)na/rthson, [meaning] hang up. Also [sc. attested is the participle] a)nartw/menos, [meaning he] being hung up. Procopius [writes]: "and he returned to …Matched in translationhighshort

α2101Ἀνατεινάμενοςhaving held out as a threat[Meaning he] having threatened. "The king, although he held out many threats against those who had participated in the transaction, did nothing." And elsewhere: "the Egyptians, having held out threats and mockery, slew four …Matched in translationhighmedium

α2470Ἀνιμᾶσθαιto draw up[Meaning] to draw up water, to raise up water. To bring [it] up. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a)nimw/menos, [meaning he] drawing up, hauling up. For i(monia/ [is] a bucket, from i(ma/s …Matched in translationhighshort

α2642Ἀντέχειholds out, withstands[Used] with a dative. Meaning [he/she/it] suffices. But Dinarchus [uses the word] to mean is saved; Demosthenes and Hyperides [use it] to mean takes hold. "And because of the mud the horses could no …Matched in translationhighmedium

α2719Ἀντιποιηθένταhaving been contentious[Meaning him] having striven for. "For it is necessary that those who have been contentious have not already gratified him who wished it". Also [sc. attested is] a)ntipoiou/menon; [used] with a genitive. [Meaning] carefully …Matched in translationhighmedium

α2753Ἀντομένηmeeting[Meaning she] having happened upon. Also [sc. attested is the masculine nominative plural] a)nto/menoi ["they meeting"], [meaning they] coming together.Matched in translationhighshort

α2879Ἀπαλγήσανταςhaving stopped feeling painIn Thucydides, meaning [them] having ceased to grieve, just like a)polofura/menoi ["having indulged their sorrows to the full"].Matched in translationhighshort

α3103Ἀπέχθειαabhorrence[Meaning] hatred. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] a)pexqh/s ["abhorrent"], [meaning] hostile, hateful. Also [sc. attested is the related future participle] a)pexqhso/menos ["he about to become abhorrent"], meaning he about to become hostile. …Matched in translationhighshort

α3468Ἀποπάτημαturd, shit[Meaning] the same thing [as] dung. Eupolis in Golden Race [writes]: "for what is that man? A turd [and] a fox." Cratinus in Runaway Slaves [writes]: "and when I found Kerkyon shitting on the …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3559Ἀποστολαίdispatches[Meaning] discharges, gifts. Also [sc. attested is] a)po/stolos, the man sent out with an army in preparation for war. "Shattering some of the boats with their dispatches". That is, with their discharges. Also [sc. …Matched in translationhighmedium

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