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- α23Ἄβατονinaccessible[Meaning something] sacred, unapproachable, desolate; also an 'inaccessible' road, [meaning] impassable.
- α105Ἄβυσσοςabyss, pitThere was a shrine of Persephone, which guarded much gold from all ages [and] kept it inviolate. In this [shrine] there was a certain pit of gold, not visible to the general public [and] …
- α111Ἀγαθῆς Τύχης νεώςtemple of Good FortuneThe interpretation [is] not unclear.
- α249Ἀγκώνelbow"In the royal palace of Gelimer was a building full of darkness, which the Carthaginians used to call [the] Elbow; therein were thrown all toward whom the tyrant was ill-disposed. There, in the time …
- α285ἈγνώνειοςHagnoneian, HagnonianThe son of [H]agnon. Also [sc. attested is] [H]agnonides.
- α396ἈγχιάληAnchiale, AnchialeiaA city, which Sardanapalus, the king of the Assyrians, built in one day. He built Tarsus the same way.
- α470ἈδιαβηνήAdiabeneThis territory lies this side of Mesopotamia, effectively at the source of the Tigris. In it there is bitumen which is called naphtha. It is called Adiabene because there are rather large rivers in …
- α542Ἄδυτονadyton, innermost sanctuaryA cave, or the hidden part of the shrine.
- α576Ἀετὸς τῶν οἰκοδομημάτωνgable of the buildingsThe part at the roof, which some call a pediment [aetoma].
- α578ἈετώματαgablesThey call the roofs of shrines wings and gables. Aristophanes [writes]: "we shall crown the houses in gable style." Meaning we shall cover [them].
- α656ἌημαιI swing, I hang (?)[sc. The word occurs] in the Epigrams: "a shield from the mortal shoulders of Timanor, I swing beneath the roof in the temple of Pallas." Meaning I am dedicated.
- 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. …
- α777Ἀκαθαίρετοςimpregnable, irrefragable[Meaning] indestructible. "Impregnable tower".
- α783ἈκάκιοςAkakios, AcaciusThe patriarch of Constantinople, he was revered as no other. For he was the guardian of orphans, and it was evident to all that he managed the affairs of the orphans well and with …
- α999Ἀκρογωνιαῖοςextreme-angled, corner-most[no gloss]
- α1021Ἀκρότομοςcut-off, sharp, abrupt[Meaning] hard, lofty. Or a very sharp stone, the one cutting. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "akrotomos rock", [meaning] the hard and uncuttable [sort]. But [sc. also attested is neuter] "akrotomon mountain", [meaning] …
- α1031Ἀκρωτήριονextremity[no gloss]
- α1036ἈκτήAkte, ActeIn a particular sense a part of Attica by the sea; from where the Actite stone [sc. originates]. But they also used to use this name for [sc. the entirety of] Attica, some [deriving …
- α1038Ἀκτίτης λίθοςAktite stone[See] above under Akte.
- α1043ἈκυληΐαAquileiaA populous city of Italy, lying on [= by] the sea. Also [sc. attested are] 'Aquileians', [meaning] the citizens [of it].
- α1143Ἀλλ' ἔσθι' ἐλθὼν τοὺς Μεγακλέους κίοναςbut go and eat the pillars of MegaclesAs if he said the wealth [of Megacles]. He is indicating through these [words] that nothing was left to him, except the courtyard. Meaning the stones of Megacles' house. For these alone were left …
- α1715Ἀμφιδέαςanklets, chainsThey are leg-bands of a particular kind. But in a special sense Lysias in the [speech] Against Euthydikos says: "[he was] unable to break out, because of the doors being bound with rings."
- α1730Ἀμφιθέατρονamphitheatre[Meaning a] place affording views from all sides. Agathias [writes]: "[Butilinus] the leader of the Franks [took them] into a certain amphitheatre; he had built it for the men who would fight for their …
- α1819Ἀνάγαιονupper storey[Meaning] a chamber/dwelling-place. *)ana/gaion ["upper storey"] and kata/gaion ["ground floor"] [sc. are spelled] with a diphthong and short o. And look for more explanation under a)nw/gewn.
- α1858Ἀναδομήrebuilding(?)[Meaning] redistribution.
- α1940Ἀναλίσκεινto spend[Used] with an accusative. Also [sc. attested is] a)nalou=n, [used] both ways. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "for I enjoy saving, and spending again like no one else, when it is necessary." In Banqueters [he …
- α1944ἈναλογῶI make proportionalIn the sense of I fit [used] with a dative. "When the builders raise the greatness of the buildings to a height, they lay the foundations in proportion to the height." Also in the …
- α2077ἈναστάσιοςAnastasios, AnastasiusEmperor of [the] Romans. This man was inclined to baseness and all at once he turned the kingdom into an aristocracy. He sold all the magistracies and associated with wrong-doers and was inclined to …
- α2163Ἀνδρεώνmen's quarters[A term for] the big house in Herodotus.
- α2178Ἀνδρόδομοςmen's apartment[Meaning] one with three couches.