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ε3105Ἐρυμβόνα τὰ τιμιώτατα εἰς ἀσωτίαν ἀφειδεστάτηνhe used to fritter away the most precious things on a most unstinting prodigality['He used to fritter away' comes] from the verb r(umbonw=. Aelian [sc. uses the phrase].Matched in headwordhighshort
α4285Ἀσυνθετώτατονmost agreement-less, very agreement-less… assigns the word to a mob, with the meaning of most/very untrustworthy and most/very unstable and making no guarantees because of instability. Alternatively [meaning] pact-less and discordant; for agreements are pacts. Alternatively meaning most/very …Matched in translationhighshort
ε758Ἐλαφροτάτουςmost gentle, very gentleThe ancients say the word in praise, meaning most/very mild; the opposite of most/very stern and most/very arrogant.

ε3105

Ἐρυμβόνα τὰ τιμιώτατα εἰς ἀσωτίαν ἀφειδεστάτην

he used to fritter away the most precious things on a most unstinting prodigality

['He used to fritter away' comes] from the verb r(umbonw=. Aelian [sc. uses the phrase].

Ἐρυμβόνα τὰ τιμιώτατα εἰς ἀσωτίαν ἀφειδεστάτην· ἀπὸ τοῦ ῥυμβονῶ ῥήματος. Αἰλιανός.

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meter and music2

meter and music2

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ε1074Ἐμφερίστατοςmost closely resembling, very like"In habits and lifestyle most closely resembling sphinxes". [This phrase occurs] in Aristophanes in Wasps.Matched in translationhighshort

ε959Ἐμβριθεστάτηmost substantial, very substantial[Meaning] most/very weighty. "He took the city of Ortobriga, which had the reputation of being very substantial both in respect of its size and in respect of the number of its people".Matched in translationhighshort

α3509Ἀπορώτατοςmost out-of-the-way, very out-of-the-wayMeaning impossible to find a way to. So Isaeus in the [speech] For the daughter of Mnesaios [sc. uses the word].Matched in headwordhighshort

ε2520<20Ἐπὶ πολύfor the most part, mainly[no gloss]Matched in headwordhighshort

ε3473Εὐηνιώταταmost docile, very docileHe who is gentle and moderate and not agitated is "docile". The metaphor [comes] from horses.Matched in headwordhighshort

ε3614Εὐομιλότατοςmost sociable, very sociable[no gloss]Matched in headwordhighshort

χ20Χαλεπωτάτους λόγουςmost difficult words, very difficult words[Meaning ones] able to deceive. Candidus [writes]: "having picked out the more difficult men and assigned public [monies?] to them he persuaded them as a result of this even to yield to the governors …Matched in headwordhighshort

α3760ἈργάςArgas, serpentThe most dreadful of his generation is called 'Argas'. Demosthenes is likened to him by Aeschines. But others [use it of] a person who behaves most terribly and bestially. And in particular Argives used …Matched in translationhighshort

δ651Διαμεμετρημένη ἡμέραmeasured-out day… that, naturally, those trials [sc. in classical Athens] which were most important and concerned the most important things used to be held in accordance with it. The water was divided into three parts, one …Matched in translationhighmedium

χ175ΧαίρωνChairon, Chaeron… that he had misused city property, Chairon murdered Apollonidas, the most distinguished of the auditors and the one most capable of exposing his greed, as he returned during the daytime from his trip to …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε2876Ἐποίκιονfarmstead, outhouse, village… unglossed) headword epoikion see LSJ s.v. Which of them is most appropriate here is uncertain, as the quotation is unidentifiable. cf. generally Strabo 11.3.1: "Iberia is for the most part well settled with both …Matched in noteshighshort

α117ἈγαθοκλῆςAgathokles, Agathocles… was a common prostitute, ready [to give himself] to the most debauched, a jackdaw, a buzzard, presenting his backside to all who wanted it. When he died, says [Timaeus], his wife cried out to …Matched in translationhighmedium

β591ΒυκάνηbugleA musical instrument. "And Moses devised a bugle out of silver. There were 2, and they used one for orders and assemblies, the other for convening officials."Matched in translationhighshort

δ419Δημαρχίαdemocracy, popular rule; demarchy, tribunate[sc. What a constitution is called] when the people [dh=mos] rules [a)/rxei]. Also a name of a position of dignity.Matched in translationhighshort

δ1217ΔιοφάνηςDiophanes… in physical prowess the man was able and formidable. And most important, he was a valiant man for war and exceptionally skilled in weaponry.Matched in translationhighshort

ε443Ἐκθεατρίζουσινthey put on display, they put on stage… they parade, they disparage, they put to the test. "For most men do not even try to imitate the achievements of the fortunate, but by striving for the inessentials they put their own lack …Matched in translationhighshort

ε1575Ἔξαιμοιbloodless[Meaning] blood-losers, those emptied of most of their blood.Matched in translationhighshort

ε1949ἘπαμινώνδαςEpaminondas, Epameinondas… the Sparti. One must give Epaminondas praise as the Greeks' most famous general, or [at any rate] make him second to none. Epaminondas received an oracle [advising him] to be on his guard against …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε2276Ἐπιγύοιςcables, hawsers[Meaning with] the ones [projecting] from the earth. "They fastened most of it, also, into a junction with the cables [projecting] out of the earth." And elsewhere: "they secured the flank [facing] away from …Matched in translationhighshort

ε2460Ἐπίμαχοςassailable… "they marched [...] against a place which appeared to be most/very assailable".Matched in translationhighshort

ε2489Ἐπίνειονsea-port… be used of every port and coastal [town] which now most people call a kata/bolos ["naval station"].Matched in translationhighshort

ε2572Ἐπισκαλμίσιto the over-thole strakes… parts of the ship. "Having tied their blades, for the most part, to the over-thole strakes, they started to row".Matched in translationhighshort

ε2737Ἐπιτυφῇwould be enamoured, would be inflamed… [sc. uses the word]. "So that my husband would be most enamoured of me". [Meaning] would be ablaze for me.Matched in translationhighshort

ε2843ἘπώνυμοιEponyms… give the tribes, [they decided] to do this from the most famous ones; each individual made his own list of a hundred names and lots were drawn. At any rate by the statues of …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε3011Ἐρίτιμοςprecious, prized… who/which is greatly valued. Also [sc. attested is the superlative] 'most/very precious/prized'.Matched in translationhighshort

ε3336Ἐτρύχωσενemaciated… out. "The earth, gripped with torments, was wearing them out most painfully".Matched in translationhighshort

ε3529Εὐκαιρίαfavourable location, felicitous position… the cities of the Hellespont, and it is always a most favourably-located defence against Europe for the kings of Asia".Matched in translationhighshort

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