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α68ἌβραfavoriteNot simply a maidservant nor even the pretty maidservant is called [favorite], but a daughter of one of the house slaves and an honored one, whether born in the house or not. Menander in …highmedium
α74ἈβρέαςAbreasProper name.highshort
α81ἈβρογάστηςAbrogastes, ArbogastA Frank, who was fierce as flame from strength of body and ruggedness of spirit; by happenstance second in rank to Baudo. He was especially solid and complete in regard to self-control and made …highmedium
α82Ἁβροδιαίτῃwith luxurious living[Meaning] with a soft and dainty life. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] habrodiaitos: a softy, a soft-liver. "The lifestyle of the Romans [is] not inclined toward soft-living, especially since they are warlike …highshort
α88Ἁβρὸς λειμὼν καὶ νοτερὸς καὶ εὐθαλήςa meadow delicate and moist and flourishing"All decked out as luxuriously as possible and in a manner that was amazing in terms of wealth, for someone, that is, who marvels at wealth."highshort
α98Ἄβρωνος βίοςAbron's life[sc. A proverbial phrase] In reference to those who live extravagantly; for Abron became rich among the Argives. Or also from the [adjective] habros ["delicate"]. Also [sc. attested is the adjective] Abroneios ["Abronian"].highshort
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
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
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] …highshort
α108Ἀγαθάgoods, goodiesXenophon used the word of foodstuffs and drinks which bring enjoyment and good cheer. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "Good Things Kilikon" - with "has" omitted. Kilikon [is] a proper name. He was …highshort
α131Ἄγαλμαdecoration, delight, ornament, statueAnything in which someone takes delight. "And he [A] gives silver, so that he [B] might complete the statue with the utmost artisanry, adding the size and prescribing the nature of the stone."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
α169ἈγασικλῆςAgasikles, AgasiclesA proper name. He is said to have bribed the Halimousians, and for that reason, although he was a foreigner, to have been accorded [sc. Athenian] citizenship.highshort
α211Ἀγείρειcollects[Meaning he/she/it] gathers. Also [sc. attested is the participle] "those who collect". "For their manner was sacred and nothing like those who collect [alms?]." And elsewhere: "wishing to go undetected, he shaves his head …highmedium
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 …highmedium
α255Ἀγκυλοχείλης καὶ Ἀγκυλόχειλοςcrooked-beakedBent-beaked, an epithet of the eagle, which has curved talons. But in reference to Cleon [it means] having crooked hands for theft and seizure.highshort
α287Ἀγνῶταςunknown[Meaning them] not being recognized. "He brought a man unknown to me, who also happened to be unknown to him." "They had just left farming and entered into the danger of war, which was …highshort
α299Ἀγοράagora, assembly, market-place[Meaning] the [sc. place of] assembly, whence Nestor [is] an a)gorhth/s ['agora-man']; also the place where the wares are sold, and the wares themselves.highshort
α300Ἀγοράζεινto frequent the market-place; to market[Meaning] to buy something and to spend time in [the] marketplace. Aristophanes in Wealth [sc. applies this verb] to what we customarily [say] for to buy. "And to market a dress for his sisters."highshort
α304Ἀγοράσαιto buy at marketHyperides [sc. uses this] to mean to purchase. They say a)gora/sw, a)gorw= being sub-literate; there are plenty of examples everywhere, but take for instance [one] of Aristophanes, from Aiolosikon: "but hurry, there was no …highshort
α306Ἀγορᾶς ὥρανmarket's hour, market's time[Meaning the hour/time] not for selling things, but for the other transactions that go on in the marketplace at dawn, or indeed before the marketplace gets full. Pherekrates [writes]: "always to drink and get …highshort
α307Ἀγοραίαν δίκηνagora lawsuit, forensic lawsuit[Meaning] the (?)defense plea.highshort
α308Ἀγοραῖος νοῦςmarketplace mind[Meaning] the one altogether cheap and vulgar and not elite or thoughtful. Also [sc. attested is] Agoraios Hermes. Aristophanes [writes]: "by Hermes Agoraios, I look and I perjure myself." That is, [Hermes] who is …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
α334ἈγωνιῶI am in a torment[Meaning] I am at risk; also the [verb that means] I am afraid. Polybius [writes]: "many of the inland cities joined the Romans, in a torment about their land forces." Also [sc. attested is …highmedium
α343Ἀγραφίουde-listingA form of lawsuit against those in debt to the public treasury and written up for this, but erased before they paid it. So Demosthenes and Dinarchus and Lycurgus.highshort
α344Ἀγραφίου δίκηdike agraphiou, lawsuit about erasureWhen people owe [money] to the public treasury, as the result of a conviction, those in charge at the time about these matters write the debtors' names on notice-boards, appending how much the debt …highmedium
α345Ἀγράφου μετάλλου δίκηprosecution for an unregistered mineWhen those who worked the silver mines [sc. in Athens] wanted to begin a new working, they would notify those the people had put in charge of mines and would register a twenty-fourth part …highshort
α361Ἀγριότηςwildness[Meaning] impulse. "For an amazing motive force, it seems, pushing a man in this direction [is?] wildness." In reference to a love of money. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] a)griw/tatos ["most/very wild"], …highshort
α364Ἄγριπποςagrippos[Meaning] the wild olive. Also a proverb: "more barren than an agrippos".highshort

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