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β229Βεκεσέληνεbekeselene… is formed from prose/lhne. For they called the Arcadians prose/lhnoi ["before the moon"] because they claimed to be the oldest [people] and to have arisen before the moon. So bekese/lhne [is] like prose/lhne. But …Matched in headwordhighmedium
κ41Καθ' αὑτοῦ ΒελλεροφόντηςBellerophon against himself… evils on themselves. kaq' au(to/ ["for itself"] ....... di' au(to/ ["because of itself"] e(te/rou e(/neken ["for the sake of another"] ..... di' a)/llo ["because of something else"]. The first antithesis is taken from the …Matched in headwordhighlong
β237ΒενεβεντόςBeneventos, Beneventum, Benevento… which he called Argyrippe, the one which was later named Beneventum.

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[Meaning] old, that is, most/very foolish. It is formed from prose/lhne. For they called the Arcadians prose/lhnoi ["before the moon"] because they claimed to be the oldest [people] and to have arisen before the moon.…

Βεκεσέληνε· ἀρχαῖε, τουτέστιν ἀνοητότατε. παρῆκται δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσέληνε. τοὺς γὰρ Ἀρκάδας ἀρχαιοτάτους καὶ πρὸ τῆς σελήνης φάσκοντας γεγονέναι προσελήνους ἐκάλουν. βεκεσέληνε οὖν…

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β233ΒελισάριοςBelisarius, BelisariosThe general, was beautiful and large of body and handsome above all. He showed himself so gentle and accessible to whomever he met that he tended to resemble a very poor and obscure man. …Matched in headwordhighmedium

β238ΒενεβεντὸνBeneventon, Beneventum, BeneventoThey call the force of the winds "Beneventum."Matched in headwordhighshort

β74Βάλλ' ἐς Μακαρίανbe gone into blessedness… proverbial phrase] in reference to those who give themselves over into danger by their courage.Matched in headwordhighshort

β75Βάλλ' ἐς Μακαρίανbe gone into blessednessi.e. into Hades. For Macaria [was the daughter] of Heracles; when Eurystheus brought an army against Athens she donated herself as a sacrifice for the salvation of the rest. This same thing they also …Matched in headwordhighshort

β252ΒηθανίαBethany… what John the evangelist says, "these events took place in Bethany," is written erroneously. For Bethany is on the near side of the Jordan; but Bethabara, "where John was baptizing," is "beyond the Jordan." …Matched in headwordhighshort

β228Βεκεσέληνεbekeselene… stroke-disabled] and moonstruck [i.e. epileptic]; or the 2 are combined into one, bekos and selene; both [words are] old. Or because the Lydians or Phrygians called bread bekos. But they were accused of being …Matched in headwordhighshort

α3959Ἀρκτεῦσαιto be a bearLysias used [the verb] "to be a bear" of consecrating virgins, before marriage, to Artemis. For the virgins are called "being bears", as Euripides and Aristophanes show.Matched in headwordhighshort

δ6Δᾳδουχεῖbears a torch, is a torch-bearer[Meaning he/she/it] shines. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'having been a torch-bearer in Athens'. "As those of the Athenians who are renowned for determining these things say: they pray to Boulaia and to …Matched in headwordhighmedium

κ1052Κατηναρισμέναςhaving been slaughtered… that skula [are] enara, from the [verb] a)rhre/nai, and our being within [e)nto/s] them. And the [passage] in Homer [is] of this kind: "it is indeed better to slay beasts in the mountains". For …Matched in headwordhighmedium

α1428Ἀλύεινto be beside oneself, to be overwhelmedThe [verb that means] to be vexed in distraction. It sometimes also means to rejoice, from warmth [alea] and frenzy. Homer [writes]: "are you beside yourself because you have beaten that vagabond Irus?" Hence …Matched in headwordhighmedium

β245ΒεροιαίοιςBeroiaians, Beroeaeans[no gloss]Matched in headwordhighshort

β255Βηθύλοςbethylos, bethylusA type of bird.Matched in headwordhighshort

β224Βεβυσμέναstuffed-full (ones)… or (?)destined [ones]. Also [sc. attested is the corresponding singular] bebusme/non, [meaning] filled-up. [Or] covered-up. Aristophanes [writes]: "give me a little pot stuffed-full with a sponge". [He says this] either because they used to …Matched in headwordhighmedium

ε2592Ἐπισμῇbesmears… abuse: from [the notion of] laying hold of the things being smeared. Aristophanes [writes]: "for what evils does this man not besmear us with?"Matched in headwordhighmedium

β267ΒησσηΐςBessa-men, Besa-menBessa is a deme of [sc. the Athenian tribe] Antiochis.Matched in headwordhighshort

β259ΒημάρχιοςBemarchius, BemarchiosOf Caesarea in Cappadocia. Sophist. This man wrote The acts of the emperor Constantine in ten books, and various declamations and discourses.Matched in headwordhighshort

β225Βέβυστοhas been stuffed full, is stuffed full[Meaning he/she/it] has been filled up. "The whole (land?) is stuffed full of gall."Matched in headwordhighshort

β231ΒελλεροφόντηςBellerophontes, BellerophonThe man whom Proetus wished to kill through his letters to Iobates.Matched in headwordhighshort

β226ΒεελφεγώρBeelphegorBeel [means] Cronus; Phegor [means] the place in which he was honored. "So they were consecrated to Beelphegor". Meaning in the place of the image of Phegor.Matched in headwordhighshort

κ2647Κυκλίων τε χορῶν ᾀσματοκάμπαςand tune-benders of cyclic choruses.… Clouds [sc. uses the phrase]. The ancients considered dithyrambs to be a species of music. And [Aristophanes] assailed them, saying "if one of them should play the fool and twist a tune, the sort …Matched in headwordhighmedium

β223Βέβρυχενhas roared, has bellowed[Meaning he/she/it] resounds.Matched in headwordhighshort

β240ΒενιαμίνBenjaminWhen Sampson was judging Israel, because of the illegal marriage of [sc. the tribe of] Benjamin, 87 thousand were destroyed. See under "Sampson."Matched in headwordhighshort

α2072Ἀνασοβηθείςhaving been startled[Meaning he] having been thrown into confusion. "Having been startled by the message he vainly stood up straightway." And elsewhere: "the horses were savage, both because of the unfamiliarity of being tied and because …Matched in headwordhighshort

α1409Ἁλσὶ διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτ' ἂν οὑτοσίthis man might be helped if he were rubbed with salt… reference to those committing follies; metaphorically from jars and wine, into which salt is thrown so that it won't turn and smell like vinegar too easily. Since we are accustomed to treat men deranged …Matched in headwordhighmedium

β263ΒηρίνηVerina… two monuments, one to the northernmost side of saint Agathonicus behind the entry to the staircase, the other in the direction of saint Barbara. And the one near saint Agathonicus was made while Leo …Matched in headwordhighshort

ε165Ἐγγυήσασθαιto have [a woman] betrothed [to oneself]… is 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 …Matched in headwordhighshort

β227ΒεζέκBezek[Meaning] lightning. Ezekiel [writes]: "they were bending back and forth like a type of Bezek" . Which is [to say, a type] of lightning.Matched in headwordhighshort

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