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- κ570Κατακαίνεινto kill… to murder. "The bowman shot an arrow, his aim being good enough to kill as many men as he shot arrows". Eunapius says [this].
- μ210ΜάρκιοςMarkios, Marcius… virtues to have arisen by nature, neither was anyone, generally good, brought forth by nurture from dead and waxed-over seed. However, in this very man, a spirit--having imbued each and every virtue--also bestowed fatal …
- μ381Μέγαραchambers… upper part [of the house], dwelling-place. "And as though the god does not take an interest in human affairs, he thrusts himself into the sanctuary [megaron], where of course by the law of initiation …
- μ1306ΜουσώνιοςMusonius… with the energy, of Musonius' judgment. Being highly esteemed for good reason because of those [qualities], he traversed the coastal region of Asia, and he who had the proconsular and greater power yielded [to …
- χ108Χαριεστέρουςmore satisfactory… the headword, derive from the adjectives e)/ndocos, ('esteemed'), and eu)preph/s, ('good-looking'), respectively. [2] Procopius (Jones, et al., pp. 742-743) led a rebellion against Valens, Roman emperor (364-378 CE); OCD(4) s.v., omicron 764. [3] A …
- κ391ΚαρῖνοςKarinos, Carinus… being butchered: of some, that they had not praised his good looks; of others, that when he was speaking in his youth they had not admired him as he wished. Some also were slain …
- μ1214Μοναρχίαone-man-rule, monarchy… Polybius [writes]: "the security of monarchs lies overall in the goodwill and strength of their [sc. armies'] foreigners." Also [sc. attested is the cognate verb] m ["I exercise sole rule"]; [used] with a genitive.
- μ365Μεγαλομερίαlavishness, munificence, greatness of parts… of being in essence one and the same as the godhead. Or [he also writes] 'beyond great,' because of not being circumscribed by a certain quantity or magnitude or size.
- μ474Μελεδωνόςcaretaker… dress and garlands as being the caretaker of Syria's so-called goddess." That is, a priestess. And Aelian [writes]: "[sc. this is the man] who was Nero's freedman, having been left behind as the caretaker …
- μ1430Μύωψhorse-fly; goad, spur… dual number; cf. Büttner-Wobst, p. 523.] [5] Epithet of the goddess Aphrodite, born in the east, and traditionally linked to the island of Cyprus, where her most prominent cults were located; see OCD(4) s.v. …