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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. α16Ἄβαξι[in/on/with] planks, abacusesWhat we call a)ba/kia. The Lawmaker [says] in the Martyrdom of Saint Thecla: "Tryphaina was overcome by suffering, and was seen lying like the dead on the slabs." So he says.highshort
  4. α18ἌβαριςAbaris, AvarsScythian, son of Seuthes. He wrote the so-called Scythinian Oracles and Marriage of the river Hebros and Purifications and a Theogony in prose and Arrival of Apollo among the Hyperboreans in meter. He came …highmedium
  5. α24ἈβαχθανῆabakhthaniA Hebrew expression.highshort
  6. α29Ἀβέβηλαinviolable [places][Meaning] places that must not be walked on, holy and sacred places. For be/bhla meant what is not holy or sacred, where anyone may walk. Also [sc. attested is] be/bhloi, [meaning] those who do …highshort
  7. α30ἌβελAbelSon of Adam. This man was chaste and just, and a shepherd of flocks; out of these he offered a sacrifice to God and was accepted, but was then killed because he was envied …highmedium
  8. α39ἈβιάAbia, AbijahProper name.highshort
  9. α41ἈβιάθαρAbiatharProper name.highshort
  10. α48ἈβιούδAbioud, AbihudProper name.highshort
  11. α53ἌβιτοςAbitos, AbitusProper name. "Abitos built himself an ascetic's cell."highshort
  12. 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
  13. α104Ἄβυσσονabyss[Meaning] that which not even a deep [buqo/s] can contain; but Ionians pronounce buqo/s as busso/s. From which also bussodomeu/ein ["to build in the deep"] appears to be said, from the verb du/nw ["I …highmedium
  14. α114ἈγαθοεργίαbeneficenceDamascius [writes]: "to sum everything up in one statement, what Pythagoras said about man being very similar to the divine is something that he [Isidore] clearly demonstrated in his deeds: his beneficent zeal and …highmedium
  15. α155Ἡ ἀγάπη οὐ περπερεύεταιboastful"Love is not boastful", says the Apostle Paul; that is, it does not hurry.highshort
  16. α156ἈγαπητόςAgapetos, AgapetusBishop of Synada. Eusebius [the spiritual son] of Pamphilus gives him great praise and mentions his amazing miracles: his shifting of boundaries and rivers and raisings of the dead. He also relates that when …highshort
  17. α195ἈγέλιοςAgelios, AgeliusThis man was bishop of Constantinople during the reign of Valens. He lived an apostolic life, for he always went about unshod and wore only a single tunic, in observance of what the Gospel …highshort
  18. α196ἌγγελοςangelThe angels are circumscribed only by the comprehension of the intellect; not in space, nor in body, nor in time; for they came into existence before the sun. Scripture calls the servants of retribution …highshort
  19. α233Ἁγιάσαιto sanctify[Meaning] to offer as a sacrifice, to burn in sacred fashion.highshort
  20. α238Ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος κύριοςholy, holy, holy LordThose who say the Lord is ten thousand times holy and those who dare to misinterpret this are clearly refuted by the [verse]: "I have sought out your countenance, your countenance, o Lord, I …highmedium
  21. α284Ἀγνωμόνωςsenselessly[Meaning] mindlessly, or gracelessly. The unlearned are called senseless -- without discernment -- in Plato. And Demosthenes in the Philippics [sc. uses the word] to mean a)logi/stws ["without reason"] and a)bou/lws ["without counsel"]. And …highshort
  22. α294Ἀγόμφωτονnot-bolted[sc. Something] not-nailed.highshort
  23. α297Ἀγόνων χοῶν[than] unfruitful drink-offeringsIt is used in two ways. The Theologian says [this]; that is, [more pious] than the offerings which are poured for the dead and are therefore unfruitful. Also [sc. attested is] a)goni/a, barrenness. "That …highshort
  24. α309Ἀγοραῖοιmarketplace [men]Has circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable; [meaning] men involved in a marketplace. Damascius [writes]: "[...] but he stood by and begged those who were defrauding, even including (?)skilled judges." But with the acute …highshort
  25. α362$10Ἀγριωπόςwild-eyed"The wild-eyed, uncontrollably boastful." He is speaking of sin. From w)/y, [genitive] w)po/s, which means the eye; that is, the shameless and wild [kind].highshort
  26. α425ἈδάμAdamThe first human, he who was shaped by the hand of God and formed in the image and likeness of the Creator and Founder; he was also deemed worthy of a dwelling in Paradise. …highlong
  27. α440ἈδέλφιοςAdelphios, AdelphiusA proper name.highshort
  28. α462Ἀδημονῶνbeing distressed, being troubled[Meaning one who is] struggling, being weary. Also [sc. attested is] a)dhmone/steros ["more/rather distressed"], meaning a)gwnistikw/teros ["more/rather competitive"]. "[sc. Despite] being more distressed than necessary, he held his ground against this man."highshort
  29. α473Ἀδιάλειπτονincessant, unremitting[no gloss]highshort
  30. α484ἈδικίαinjusticeIn the apostle [this means] the deception of idols. "Thus they who transfer the worship of God to idols keep the truth in injustice. The 'keeping' means protecting."highshort

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