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Ἀγορῆθεν
from the agora
Out of the agora.
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short
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312
Ἀγορήν
gathering, meeting
[Meaning an] assembly.
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313
Ἀγορηταί
assembly-men
[Meaning] advisers, wise men.
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314
Ἄγος
pollution, leader
Pollution, or elbow. What is honourable and worthy of reverence is also called agos; hence priesthoods [are called] all-holy [panageis], and a number of other things. Thucydides [writes]: "the Spartans sent envoys to Athens …
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short
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315
Ἀγοστῷ
in an embrace
[Meaning] in the embrace. In the Epigrams: "you did not go unnoticed by the Graces nor by joyful Academe, in whose embrace I tell all comers of your beneficence".
high
short
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316
Ἄγουσαν
having the weight of, weighing
Being equal in weight. "So having prepared a golden Victory, having the weight of 10,000 gold coins, he sent ambassadors to Rome to convey it to the people."
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short
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317
Ἄγουσιν ἑορτὴν οἱ κλέπται
the thieves are keeping festival.
The expression [is] very charming and suitably witty in accordance with the charm of comedy. It signifies those who steal with impunity.
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short
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318
Ἄγω αἰτιατικῇ
I lead
[sc. is used] with an accusative.
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short
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319
Ἀγωγεύς
prosecutor, thong
The person introducing the lawsuit, the prosecutor. Also [sc. attested is] a)gwgeu/s [sc. in another sense], thong. Also [sc. attested is] a)gwgei= ["with a thong"], [meaning] with a rein, by which horses are guided.
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short
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320
Ἀγωγή
conveyance
Transportation of anything, which is also known as 'supplying'; as one speaks of conveyance of grain or of wine.
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short
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322
Ἀγώγιον
freight
[Meaning] the load carried on a wagon. Thus Xenophon [sc. uses the word].
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323
Ἀγώγιμον καὶ Ἀγώγιμος
transporting, transportable
[Meaning someone] taking, being taken. Being carried. Also [sc. attested is] a)gwgi/mwn, [meaning] merchants' cargoes. "To keep the merchants themselves safe from harm, and to salvage their cargoes."
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short
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325
Ἀγωαῖος
for leading
In the Epigrams: "and a dog-leash for leading".
high
short
α
326
Ἀγώμενος
envying
Marveling at. But a)go/menos [means] being carried.
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short
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327
Ἀγών
contest, training, arena
Training with a view to competitions. [sc. Also attested is the accusative case] a)gw=na; and Homer [sc. uses this term for] the actual place where the competition takes place. Thucydides in [book] 5 [writes]: …
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short
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329
Ἄγγωνες
angones
Javelins native to the Franks.
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short
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330
Ἀγωνίᾳ
in a competition
Xenophon [sc. uses this word] to mean 'in a contest'.
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short
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331
Ἀγωνιᾶν
to contest
Isocrates [sc. uses the word] to mean agonizesthai ["to compete"].
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332
Ἀγώνιος
competitor
Someone in a competition. Also [sc. attested is] the feminine a)gwni/a, [meaning] fear. But a)goni/a with a short 'o' [means] barrenness.
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335
Ἀγωνίς
Agonis
A name of a courtesan.
high
short
α
337
Ἀγώνων χοῶν
than unfruitful drink-offerings
It has two meanings. But a)gw/nwn [means] "of funeral games".
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short
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338
Ἀγωνοθέτης
agonothete
The man [engaged] in [organising] the theatrical [competitions]; but athlothete [is] the man [engaged] in [organising] the athletic [competitions].
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short
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339
Ἄγρα
Agra
A shrine of Demeter outside the city [sc. of Athens], near the [river] Ilissus.
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340
Ἀγναπτότατος βάτος αὖος
stiffest dried skate
In application to one harsh and obstinate by temperament.
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528
Ἀδριανός
Hadrian, Adrianos, Adrian, Hadrianos, Hadrianus, Adrianus
Sophist. A pupil of Herodes; floruit under Marcus Antoninus; as a teacher he was a rival to the rhetor Aristides in Athens. He was also sophist in Rome, and was secretary with responsibility for …
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731
Ἀθήναιος
Athenaios, Athenaeus
Of Naucratis. Grammarian. Lived in the time of Marcus. He wrote a book with the title Deipnosophists, in which he records how many of the ancients had a reputation for munificence in giving banquets. …
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medium
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734
Ἀθηνόδωρος
Athenodoros, Athenodorus
This man was an Athenian soldier. There is also another, a pupil of Dionysius the Areopagite; he wrote various works. Also another sophist; brother of Gregory Thaumaturgus.
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short
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784
Ἀκάκιος
Akakios, Acacius
An extremely eloquent rhetor in the time of Julian and the sophist Libanius. He attacked Julian and found fault with his judgments, along with Tuscianus from Phrygia, himself an eloquent rhetor.
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943
Ἀκουσίλαος
Akousilaos; Akusilaos; Acusilaus
An Athenian, son of Agathokleia. He acquired a passionate enthusiasm for oratory in Athens, went to Rome under Galba and devoted himself to rhetorical discourse. From the interest earned on his business dealings, on …
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short
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1002
Ἀκροθίνια
spoils, akrothinia
[Meaning] the first-fruits of the annual crops. But in the strict sense akrothinia is the name for the first-fruits which those [who make their living] out of importing dedicate, because they are saved from …
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