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- ε936Ἐμβάλλουσιthey make inroads… they depart. "They make inroads, the emperor into Lydia but Procopius into upper Phrygia".
- μ4Μαγγανείαtrickery… trickery and punished many who had been arrested for this." Procopius [writes]: "and she had constrained her husband with many kinds of trickery."
- ε355Ἑκαστάτωfarthest away, very far away[Meaning] most/very distant. Procopius [writes]: "[they] being very far from the plot of the barbarian."
- α3832ἈρετῶI am excellent, I pursue excellence[Meaning] I cultivate excellence. Procopius [writes]: "but both [sides], some courting death, others pursuing excellence, went in close with great [spirit]."
- α1859Ἀναδούμενοςwreathed… attested is the feminine accusative] a)nadoume/nhn, [meaning her] wreathed, crowned. Procopius [writes]: "thus [she was] wreathed with disgrace great in the eyes of all men."
- α1822Ἀνάγεσθαιto put to sea[Referring to] sailing out of Byzantium. Procopius [writes]: "for it is not lawful for anyone to put to sea out of Byzantium [unless sent out] by the men [in office...]". Also [sc. attested is …
- α3485Ἀποπορείαreturn, return journey… the return journey." [Meaning] the turning back, the way back. Procopius [writes]: "Chosroes did not want to make the return journey by the same [way] he had come." That is, the way back.
- ε2151Ἐπεί οἱsince for himProcopius [writes]: "since for him it was not desirable to come to blows with the enemy [...]."
- η406Ἠξίουthought fit[Meaning he/she/it] had in mind. Procopius [writes]: "for [Justinian] did not think fit to adapt his deeds to the occasions, but he always did everything out of season." Also [sc. attested is the plural] …
- ε1422Ἐν παραβύστῳin a corner, in a closet… of servants." In a closet: [meaning] in a hidden [place]. Procopius [writes]: "they treated him with insolence not in silence nor in a corner, but in plain sight."
- δ68ΔάραςDarasProcopius [writes]: "the Romans' cavalry were leaders of the cavalry which had previously withstood the battle at Daras".
- ε2256Ἐπιβύσαντεςstopping up[Meaning they] covering over, protecting. Procopius [writes]: "covering over the gullies with earth, they divert the water." Also [sc. attested is the adjective] a)kro/bustos ["tip-stuffed"], [meaning] having a tip that has been stuffed.
- ε2054Ἐπενεγκώνbringing a charge against[Used] with a dative. [Meaning he] convicting. Procopius [writes]: "[...] and bringing against him the charge that he really did tell the truth as little as possible, he cut off both of his two …
- ε165Ἐγγυήσασθαιto have [a woman] betrothed [to oneself]… the phrase] e)gguhth\ gunh/ ["fiancee"], a woman who is betrothed. Procopius [writes]: "[Antonina] became Belisarius' fiancee after she had already become mother of many children. So at once she thought fit to be an …
- χ108Χαριεστέρουςmore satisfactory[Meaning] more esteemed, fitter-looking. Eunapius [writes]: "Procopius, having inducted the more satisfactory men, was converging through Phrygia upon the Emperor Valens."
- ε1650Ἐξερρωγυῖαbroken[Meaning she who has been] corrupted. Procopius [writes]: "a woman corrupted in character." "And the spirits of the hypaspists of Eudoxia were broken against Chrysostom."
- δ244Δέονappropriate… is binding] because it constrains [people] within what is necessary." Procopius [writes]: "since there was a single spring, [it was] not appropriate for it to be dried up by them drinking out of it."
- δ1009Διήνεγκανthey withstood[Used] with a genitive. [Meaning] they survived, they endured. Procopius [writes]: "the Romans' cavalry were leaders of the cavalry which withstood the battle at Daras". That is they prevailed, or they handled. And elsewhere: …
- λ680Λορδουμένηarching backwardsProcopius says [this] about Theodora the wife of Justinian: "she [often] undressed and stood among the mimes, both arching backwards and thrusting out her hindquarters". Like kekamme/nh ["bent"].
- κ1964Κολωνόςhill, knoll, peak, pile[Meaning] a protuberance of land, an elevated place. Procopius [writes]: "[...] when they reach the peak of the mountain, there to spend the remainder of the night at rest." Arrian [writes]: "they observed that …
- α3460Ἀπόνοιαsenselessness[Meaning] folly, insolence. Procopius [writes]: "those being wronged are accustomed to turn to senselessness", as the Blues when they suffered at the hands of Justinian. "And first the [styles] of the factions concerning their …
- δ326Δειμαίνειis frightened[Meaning he/she/it] fears. Procopius [writes]: "neither fearing any fear in the presence of her spouse nor did she ever derive any shame from an action." "All of them were afraid and were astounded by …
- α1492ἉμαρτάδαςsinsFrom the nominative [sc. singular] a(marta/s. Procopius [writes]: "the sins of women do not fall upon their husbands alone, but also especially on their sons; at any rate the latter carry a certain reputation, …
- α2056Ἀνάρτησιςcrucifixion, suspension; suspense… attested is the participle] a)nartw/menos, [meaning he] being hung up. Procopius [writes]: "and he returned to them with a letter suspending them [i.e. keeping them in suspense] by the same hopes."
- α906Ἀκμήνmoment… when they were stirred up to hatred of the Romans." Procopius [writes]: "he had just let slip the moment of opportunity then, which he had not yet been able to regain." a)kmh/: in inclusion …
- ε1301Ἐνῆγενwas urging[Meaning he/she/it] was setting in motion, was persuading. Procopius [writes]: "and an assertion of the Christians was urging him to this and was vexing his heart, because they were insisting that Edessa was impregnable." …
- ε2306Ἐπίδοξοςlikely, glorious… "For he was likely to become an absolute ruler." And Procopius says: "providing a thousand pounds of silver, she was likely to buy back her grandson." And elsewhere: "he reported that the Persians were …
- γ438Γράφειν ἐς τάχοςto write at speedThus it is said [i.e.] by separation. Procopius [writes]: "the speed-writing section."
- α410Ἀγχίστροφοιchangeable[Those] gathered together, or quickly turning about. Procopius [writes]: "the battle had become fierce and at close range, and both sides were making quick-turning pursuits against each other." And elsewhere: "then you, deploying the …
- λ693Λοῦτρονwash-water… "And he will drink the wash-water out of the baths." Procopius [writes]: "he bade the bath to be ready, for he wanted to take a bath there on the next day." [It is said …