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- α311Ἀγορῆθενfrom the agoraOut of the agora.highshort
- α312Ἀγορήνgathering, meeting[Meaning an] assembly.highshort
- α313Ἀγορηταίassembly-men[Meaning] advisers, wise men.highshort
- α314Ἄγοςpollution, leaderPollution, 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 …highshort
- α315Ἀγοστῷin 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".highshort
- α316Ἄγουσανhaving the weight of, weighingBeing 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."highshort
- α317Ἄγουσιν ἑορτὴν οἱ κλέπταιthe 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.highshort
- α318Ἄγω αἰτιατικῇI lead[sc. is used] with an accusative.highshort
- α319Ἀγωγεύςprosecutor, thongThe 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.highshort
- α320ἈγωγήconveyanceTransportation of anything, which is also known as 'supplying'; as one speaks of conveyance of grain or of wine.highshort
- α322Ἀγώγιονfreight[Meaning] the load carried on a wagon. Thus Xenophon [sc. uses the word].highshort
- α323Ἀγώγιμον καὶ Ἀγώγιμοςtransporting, 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."highshort
- α325Ἀγωαῖοςfor leadingIn the Epigrams: "and a dog-leash for leading".highshort
- α326ἈγώμενοςenvyingMarveling at. But a)go/menos [means] being carried.highshort
- α327Ἀγώνcontest, training, arenaTraining 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]: …highshort
- α329ἌγγωνεςangonesJavelins native to the Franks.highshort
- α330Ἀγωνίᾳin a competitionXenophon [sc. uses this word] to mean 'in a contest'.highshort
- α331Ἀγωνιᾶνto contestIsocrates [sc. uses the word] to mean agonizesthai ["to compete"].highshort
- α332ἈγώνιοςcompetitorSomeone in a competition. Also [sc. attested is] the feminine a)gwni/a, [meaning] fear. But a)goni/a with a short 'o' [means] barrenness.highshort
- α335ἈγωνίςAgonisA name of a courtesan.highshort
- α337Ἀγώνων χοῶνthan unfruitful drink-offeringsIt has two meanings. But a)gw/nwn [means] "of funeral games".highshort
- α338ἈγωνοθέτηςagonotheteThe man [engaged] in [organising] the theatrical [competitions]; but athlothete [is] the man [engaged] in [organising] the athletic [competitions].highshort
- α339ἌγραAgraA shrine of Demeter outside the city [sc. of Athens], near the [river] Ilissus.highshort
- α340Ἀγναπτότατος βάτος αὖοςstiffest dried skateIn application to one harsh and obstinate by temperament.highshort
- α528ἈδριανόςHadrian, Adrianos, Adrian, Hadrianos, Hadrianus, AdrianusSophist. 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 …highshort
- α731ἈθήναιοςAthenaios, AthenaeusOf 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. …highmedium
- α734ἈθηνόδωροςAthenodoros, AthenodorusThis 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.highshort
- α784ἈκάκιοςAkakios, AcaciusAn 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.highshort
- α943ἈκουσίλαοςAkousilaos; Akusilaos; AcusilausAn 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 …highshort
- α1002Ἀκροθίνιαspoils, 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 …highmedium