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α3Ἀαδεῖνto disturb[Meaning] to harass, to be at a loss, to be treated unjustly, to go hungry.highshort
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
α41ἈβιάθαρAbiatharProper name.highshort
α54Ἀβλεμέωςfecklessly, heedlessly[Meaning] thoughtlessly.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
α79Ἀβρίξαιto drop off, to nod off[Meaning] to be drowsy after eating or to fall asleep.highshort
α84ἈβρόμιοςBromios-less, Bromius-less[Meaning] without wine. "If I escape through the wave of destructive fire, I tell you I will drink for one hundred suns from dewy streams, Bromios-less and wine-less." In the Epigrams.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
α103Ἀβυρτάκηsour-sauce, aburtake, abyrtake, abyrtaceA sharp-flavored barbarian dish, prepared from leeks and cress[-seeds] and pomegranate kernels and other such things, quite clearly pungent. Theopompus in Theseus [writes]: "he will reach the land of the Medes, where aburtake is …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
α110Ἀγαθὴ καὶ μάζα μετ' ἄρτονafter bread a barley cake is good tooIn reference to those who give or take second-best. *ma/za [barley cake] has an acute [accent]; for a circumflex does not occur before the position of a long vowel. Aristophanes, though, gives ma/za a …highshort
α122Ἀγαθοῦ Δαίμονοςof the Good SpiritThe ancients had a custom after dinner of drinking 'of the Good Spirit', by taking an extra quaff of unmixed [wine]; and they call this 'of the Good Spirit', but when they are ready …highmedium
α124ἈγάθωνAgathonA proper name. He was a tragic poet; but he was slandered for effeminacy. Aristophanes [writes]: "Where is Agathon?" -- "He's gone and left me." -- "Where on earth is the wretch?" -- "At …highmedium
α128Ἀγάλακτεςmilkmates[Meaning] those who are members of the same family, blood-kin, brothers. But others [sc. define the terms as] those sharing priesthoods and [sc. who are also] fellow-family-members. But some [sc. define it as] those …highshort
α163Ἄγγαροςa)/ggarosand a)ggarei/a, public and compulsory servitude. "For just as to him eating seemed to be a mere distraction, with nature as it were putting him into compulsory servitude [a)ggareuome/nhs] when it came to food."highshort
α184Ἀγελαία σταφυλήordinary bunch of grapes[Meaning] the cheap [sort]. Also [sc. attested is] a)gelai=a ["ordinary things"], [meaning] those with no distinction.highshort
α207Ἄγευστος θοίνηςwithout a taste of the feast[Meaning someone] living a (?)refined life. Also [sc. attested is the plural] a)/geustoi, [meaning those] lacking experience. [Something] "lacking taste" has four meanings: either that which is lacking flavor as yet, but capable of …highmedium
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
α247Ἀγκιστρεύειangles for[Meaning he/she/it] entices with bait.highshort
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
α261Ἀγκύρισμαanchor-hold[Meaning] a kind of wrestling-move. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a)gkuri/sas, meaning [someone] wrestling down or taking down by the knee. An 'anchor-hold' is also a hunter's container of figs. Aristophanes [writes]: …highshort
α269Ἀγλευκέςsour[Meaning] what is bitter. Xenophon used [the word] in the Oeconomicus. But the word seems to be foreign, Sicilian; at any rate it is much used later in Rhinthon. Also [sc. attested is the …highshort
α270Ἄγλιθεςgarlic-crowns[Meaning] the heads of garlic plants. Aristophanes [writes]: "like field-mice, you dig garlic-crowns with a peg".highshort
α273Ἀγναπτότατος βάτος αὖοςstiffest dried skate[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to one who is harsh and obstinate by temperament.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
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
α320ἈγωγήconveyanceTransportation of anything, which is also known as 'supplying'; as one speaks of conveyance of grain or of wine.highshort
α346Ἀγρέμιοςquarry, preyWhat [comes] from the hunt. "Having found quarry out of the grey sea."highshort
α368Ἀγρονόμοιcountry-dwellersThose living in the country. "Singing cicada drunk on dewdrops, you celebrate the country-dwelling Muse who sings in solitude." In the Epigrams.highshort
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

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