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α10ἈββᾶAbba, FatherThe ancients called God "Father" from a feeling of relationship. Moses said, "You have forsaken God who begot you." And Malachi: "One God begot us and is our father." They were in a state …highmedium
α12ἈββακούμHabakkuk, Abbakoum, Avvakoum[A name meaning] father of awakening. For the [word] abba means father, and koum means awakening. So also in the Holy Gospel: "Talitha, koum," that is, "young girl, get up." From which [it is] …highshort
α19ἈβαρνίςAbarnisName of a city.highshort
α35ἈβεσαλώμAbesalom, AbsalomProper name. [The man] who rose up against his own father David and was destroyed by him in the war.highshort
α69ἈβραάμAbrahamThe first among patriarchs; [it was he] in whom the Hebrew people took pride at first, before they rebelled against God, became estranged from Him, and shed upon themselves the blood of His Only-Begotten …highlong
α100Ἀβυδηνὸν ἐπιφόρημαAbydene dessertWhenever something unpleasant happens as a result of someone having shown up at the wrong time, we are accustomed to call it an "Abydene dessert." This is because the people of Abydos, whenever they …highshort
α118ἈγαθόνgoodIn general [it is] something beneficial, but in particular what is either identical with or not different from benefit; hence, both virtue itself and what participates in it are called "good" in three ways: …highmedium
α154Ἀγαπητόνbeloved, scarce[Meaning] that which is loved or unique. Also [sc. attested is the related adverb] a)gaphtw=s ["scarcely"]. "So great was the foolishness among their leaders that they scarcely saw whether they would not be fighting …highshort
α158ἈγάπιοςAgapios, AgapiusThis man was an Alexandrian by birth; raised from childhood amidst cultured discourse, he became a commentator on medical teachings and went to Byzantium where he established a very distinguished school. Relying on the …highshort
α199Ἀγενήςfamily-lessIsaeus [sc. uses this word] to mean a)/pais["childless"].highshort
α277Ἀγνοεῖ δ' ἀράχνη παῖδας ὡς παιδεύεταιa spider knows not how she educates her children.[A spider knows not how she educates her children.] For having nurtured them she has died at the hands of her dearest ones. [Sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who look after …highshort
α295ἈγονίαsterilityChildlessness, barrenness. Aelian [writes]: "the young generation was being destroyed, and there was also sterility both of the women and of the four-footed flock."highshort
α321Ἀγωγήdeportment, carriage, upbringing[Meaning] behaviour, manner; or conveyance. Also the driven load. Upbringing is also said to be the arrangement of one's manner through one's habits, as one speaks of upbringing of children; also the transference [of …highshort
α360Ἀγρίουςwild menAeschines in the speech Against Timarchos calls men who are very agitated by the love of boys "wild men". And Menander says a gambler is "wild" if he is too eager for gambling. The …highshort
α449ἌδερHadad, Ader, AderosThe offender, who rebelled against Solomon. He was a child, of the Edomite race, of royal descent. When Joab, David's general, had subdued Edom and in six months had killed all those who were …highmedium
α607ἈείalwaysOf this [there are] 11 meanings. "The wise man must always be the same, in sharp pains, in the loss of a child, or in serious illnesses". Such was Apollonius of Tyana. And [there …highshort
α714Ἀθέμισταlawless [things][Meaning] unjust [ones]. Also [sc. attested is the masculine nominative singular] a)qe/mistos, [meaning] unlawful. Also said is a)/qesmos, [meaning] illegal. "Piasos the Thessalian loved Larissa, his own daughter -- a love both illegal and …highshort
α767ἌθυρμαplaythingA children's toy. Josephus [writes]: "who was a plaything of the king and was exhibited to be teased and laughed at during the drinking sessions". And elsewhere: "it is not the part of men …highshort
α769Ἀθύρμιονlittle toy[Meaning a] plaything.highshort
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 …highmedium
α963Ἄκρατονuntempered[Meaning] clear, pure. "A story comes from the Macedonians, which says that an eagle wandering along and stretching out its wings warded off from him both the untempered ray of the sun by hovering …highshort
α965Ἄκρατος ἡλίου ἀκτίςuntempered ray of the sun"The eagle, stretching out his wings and hovering so as to ward off the untempered ray of the sun."highshort
α1063Ἀλαλκεῖνto ward off[Meaning] to chase away, to keep away. "Why do we grieve for dying sons? Not even gods have power to ward off Hades from their children".highshort
α1072Ἀλαοτόκοςblind-bearing[Meaning] one who produces blind [children].highshort
α1079Ἄλαστεinconsolable[Meaning] unable to forget [grief]. "My inconsolable child".highshort
α1261Ἀλιτόμηνοςuntimely-born[Meaning] one who has missed the final month, the h)lito/mhnos.highshort
α1270ἈλκάνηςAlkanes, Elkanas, ElkanahAt the beginning of the book of the 4 kingdoms the name Elkanah occurs. A man of the middle class among the citizens lived in the city of Armathaim in the land of Ephraim …highmedium
α1417Ἀλοιῶνthreshing, crushing[Meaning one who/which is] striking, smiting. "Striking him then another way with a cudgel, he killed him." Hence also parricide [patraloi/as], he who strikes [sc. and kills] his father. Also a)loi=a, striking. And Homer …highshort
α1469Ἀμαθήςunlearned, ignorant[Meaning] uninitiated, untaught. "He hears these things and, not being ignorant of bird-omens, brings back the boy and rears him as legitimate."highshort
α1475ἈμαλασούνθαAmalasountha, AmalasunthaShe [was the] mother of Atalaric. It was she "who walked for the most part in [intelligence and] righteousness, displaying to a great extent the temperament of a man, and for as long as …highmedium

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