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α
256
Ἄγκυρα πλοίου
anchor of a ship
[1] Lit. "seaweed-dwelling",
an
adjective
applied
to
an
anchor
in Greek
Anthology
6.90.1. This word has no entry
of
its own in the Suda, however; instead, it is defined in the entry for bru/xios …
Matched in notes
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short
α
253
Ἀγκυλομήτης καὶ Ἀγκυλομήτεω καὶ Ἀγκυλομῆται
crooked of counsel
Adler's
headword -- here divided between headword
and
gloss -- consists
of
three declensional forms
of
the same word (used, in epic
and
other poetry,
of
Kronos, Prometheus
and
others): nominative singular, genitive singular, …
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politics
politics
2
2
tragedy
2
tragedy
2
aetiology
1
aetiology
1
architecture
1
architecture
1
art history
1
art history
1
athletics
1
athletics
1
Christianity
1
Christianity
1
clothing
1
clothing
1
constitution
1
constitution
1
economics
1
economics
1
gender and sexuality
1
gender and sexuality
1
meter and music
1
meter and music
1
mythology
1
mythology
1
proverbs
1
proverbs
1
women
1
women
1
α
281
Ἁγνότερος πηδαλίου
purer than a steering-oar
Diogenianus 1.11
and
other paroemiographers. Presumably this proverb's effect turns on the purificatory properties
of
salt. On the steering oars --
always
in pairs --
of
ancient
ships, see pi 1493
and
pi 1494, …
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short
χ
6
Χαλαζᾷ
is hailing
The headword verb is extracted from the quotation given. [1]
Aristophanes,
Knights 381, with comment from
a
scholiast there. But its
author
is probably incorrect in his
interpretation
of
Aristophanes:
the passage more probably …
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short
α
261
Ἀγκύρισμα
anchor-hold
[1] This meaning is not
attested
in LSJ (web
address
1 below). Perhaps it stems from
a
misunderstanding
of
the
Aristophanes
passage
about
to be quoted, where in
addition
to
applying
the
anchor-hold,
Kleon …
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short
χ
8
Χαλάσαι
to loosen
The headword,
aorist
active
infinitive
of
xala/zw, is presumably extracted from the quotation. [1]
Ancient
bows were
often
fashioned from two joined horns. [2] Quotation unidentifiable, but connected by the C19 Suda editor G. …
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short
α
251
Ἀγκύλη
thong, hook
For this multi-purpose feminine noun
a)gku/lh
see LSJ s.v. (web
address
1 below). [1] Strictly speaking, the thong or strap with which
a
javelin was thrown, but by extension the javelin itself; LSJ II.2 …
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short
χ
4
Χαΐα
genuine, fine, true
An
approximation
(and
abridgement)
of
a
Laconian-dialect passage in
Aristophanes,
Lysistrata 90-91
(abridged),
with comment from the scholia there. The original statement does not,
as
here, involve
a
me/n/de/ contrast; rather, the link between …
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short
χ
5
Χάλαζα
hail, hailstorm
… more briefly, in the Lexica Segueriana, s.v. nifeto/s. Perhaps from
a
Life
of
Pythagoras (so
Adler).
[3]
Aristophanes,
Frogs 852 (Dionysus talking
about
Aeschylus),
with comment from the scholia there. The negative ou)k is …
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medium
α
280
Ἄγνον
chaste-tree, withy
The main part
of
this entry is
also
in Photius
(alpha220
Theodoridis)
and
elsewhere. [1] cf.
alpha
279, lambda 780. [2] Chionides
(a
very early comic poet: see chi 318) fr. 2 Kock
(and
…
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short
α
275
Ἁγνίας
Hagnias
… equivalent entry in Harpokration (stemming from Isaeus fr. 64 Sauppe
and
citing
Androtion
FGrH 324 F18
and
Philochorus FGrH 328 F147) shows that
a
particular individual
of
this name is meant,
an
Athenian
of
…
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short
α
270
Ἄγλιθες
garlic-crowns
The headword, nominative plural
of
a)/glis,
is generated by the quotation given (where it is
accusative
plural). [1]
An
approximation
of
Aristophanes,
Acharnians
762-3 (web
address
1), with scholion.
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short
α
260
Ἀγκυρηβόλιον
anchor-weight
Though unambiguous, the gloss -- paralleled,
according
to
Adler,
in the
Ambrosian
Lexicon -- is
at
odds with classical usage. The neuter noun
a)gkurhbo/lion
occurs in
a
fragment
of
Democritus quoted twice by Plutarch …
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short
α
284
Ἀγνωμόνως
senselessly
[1]
Adverbial
form
of
the
adjective
a)gnw/mwn
(for which see
also
alpha
283). [2] Plato, Republic 5.450D; likewise in Photius
alpha217
Theodoridis. [3] Demosthenes 2.26. This paragraph
of
the entry comes from Harpokration s.v. …
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short
α
269
Ἀγλευκές
sour
[1] The word does not
appear
in the transmitted texts
of
Xen. Oec., but is
a
suggested emendation in both 8.3 (for the mss
a)terpe/s)
and
8.4 (where its superlative could replace the mss …
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short
α
255
Ἀγκυλοχείλης καὶ Ἀγκυλόχειλος
crooked-beaked
The headword
actually
presents two words (related to chi 225) that differ only in having different
adjectival
endings:
a)gkuloxei/lhs
and
a)gkulo/xeilos;
LSJ only documents the existence
of
the former. [1] From the scholia to …
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short
χ
1
Χαβρίας
Khabrias,Chabrias
That
of
an
Athenian
general, c.420-357/6 BCE. "His greatest
achievements
were the defence
of
Boeotia in 378, during which he invented
a
useful method
of
defence
against
hoplites, the decisive naval victory over Sparta …
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short
α
272
Ἄγμασι
shards
[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references
at
Photius
alpha203
Theodoridis. The headword,
a
dative plural, must be quoted from somewhere but is not independently
attested.
[2] Quotation (which contains the headword noun …
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short
α
257
Ἄγκυρα
Ankyra, Ancyra, Ankara
OCD(4) p.84. [1]
As
'Ankara',
the capital
of
present-day Turkey. The city lies in the northwestern part
of
Anatolia,
about
125 miles south
of
the Black Sea.
According
to Pausanias (1.4),
Ankyra
was founded …
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short
α
252
Ἀγκύλια
linklets
Same entry in other lexica (references
at
Photius
alpha187
Theodoridis); the headword,
a
neuter plural
(and
a
diminutive
of
alpha
251), is presumably quoted from somewhere.
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short
α
263
Ἀγλαϊεῖσθαι
to adorn one's self
… from Homer, Iliad 10.331 -- is the future middle infinitive
of
a)glai/+zw.
For the gloss, cf. kappa 257.
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short
α
286
Ἄγνωτα
unknown
An
abridgment
of
Aristophanes,
Frogs 924-6 (web
address
1), with the scholia on 926; see
also
Dover's note on the line. On
a)gnw/s,
cf.
alpha
287.
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short
α
278
Ἀγνόημα
ignorance
Entry lacking,
Adler
reports, in ms S. [1] Damascius, Life
of
Isidore fr.356 Zintzen (223
Asmus);
also
quoted in part
at
delta 279, epsilon 1929, pi 179
and
pi 833.
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short
α
267
Ἀγλαοφῶν
Aglaophon
Pausanias (10.27.4, see web
address
1) quotes
an
epigram
of
Simonides, naming
Aglaophon
as
the father
of
the painter Polygnotos. See
also
pi 1948.
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short
α
254
Ἀγκύλον
crooked
Same or similar entry in other lexica; references
at
Photius
alpha189
Theodoridis. Perhaps generated by Homer, Iliad 6.39, where the neuter headword occurs
(of
a
chariot), though there
are
other possibilities.
Matched in notes
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short
α
271
Ἀγλωττία
tonguelessness
LSJ entry
at
web
address
1. [1] Same glossing in other lexica; references
at
Photius
alpha202
Theodoridis. [2] Greek
Anthology
7.191.5-6
(Archias),
epitaph for
a
jay; cf. Gow
and
Page (412-413); more fully
at
…
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short
α
285
Ἀγνώνειος
Hagnoneian, Hagnonian
[1]
An
entry seemingly generated by Thucydides 5.11.1, which records the demolition in 422 BCE
of
the "Hagnonian buildings"
of
Amphipolis,
i.e. those buildings
associated
with its
Athenian
founder Hagnon, father
of
Theramenes (theta …
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short
α
258
Ἄγκυραν
anchor
An
extract from the main entry on
Anacharsis
(alpha
2130). The headword, part
of
it, is
accusative
singular.
Anacharsis
is
an
important character in Book 4
of
Herodotus' History; Croesus, tyrant
of
Lydia, is …
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short
χ
7
Χαλαρά
loose [ones], open [ones]
The headword, neuter plural
of
this
adjective,
is presumably extracted from the first quotation given. [1]
Aristophanes,
Thesmophoriazusae 263 (web
address
1). [2] Damascius, Life
of
Isidore fr. 196 Zintzen (123
Asmus).
Matched in notes
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short
α
259
Ἀγκυρανῶν πόλις
Ankyrans' city, Ancyrans' city
The headword phrase is presumably quoted from somewhere.
Ankyra
is the present-day
Ankara.
See
already
alpha
257 (with gamma 21),
and
sigma 1067. The 'Hellenogalatians'
are
of
course the Galatians (called in Livy 'Gallograeci', …
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