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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
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
α22Ἀβάσκανοςunprejudiced[Meaning someone/something] deceit-free, envy-free. "He [Mithradates] became an unprejudiced witness to Caesar of the achievements of Antipater."highshort
α32Ἀβέλτεροςthoughtless[Meaning] mindless, stupid. For the intelligent man [is] be/lteros ["thoughtful, superior"]. "No, by Zeus, not the greedy and thoughtless fellow, but the mindless and conceitedly slow-witted." Menander in Perinthia [writes]: "any servant who takes …highmedium
α35ἈβεσαλώμAbesalom, AbsalomProper name. [The man] who rose up against his own father David and was destroyed by him in the war.highshort
α45ἈβιμέλεχAbimelechProper name. The son of Gideon. He smote his brothers, seventy sons of Gideon's wives, upon a single stone, and none of them was left except Jotham the youngest son, who ran away. As …highlong
α49Ἀβίωτονunlivable[Meaning something] bad [and] annoying, painful. "He found it an unlivable situation if he could not control the city". Also [sc. attested is the masculine] a)bi/wtos, he who is not alive.highshort
α55Ἀβλεπτήματιby an oversight[Meaning] by a mistake. "He bore the oversights of ordinary folk patiently, but those of more intellectual people grieved him." Also [sc. attested is the participle] a)bleptou=ntes. "Those committing oversights and ashamed to face …highshort
α60Ἀβουλείinconsiderately, unintentionally[Meaning] without consideration, mindlessly, ignorantly. "Though he certainly had not guessed the king's opinion, he accomplished it quite unintentionally."highshort
α62Ἀβούλητον κακόνinvoluntary evil, undesired evil[Meaning something] unwanted, what one does not want. Also [sc. attested is] abouletos, he who does not wish; but Aboulitos [is] a proper name, with the 'i'.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
α74ἈβρέαςAbreasProper name.highshort
α80ἈβριόρηξAbriorex, AbriorixProper 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
α83ἉβροκόμαςAbrokomas, Habrokomas, AbrocomasThis man was satrap under Artaxerxes, king of the Persians.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
α115Ἀγαθοεργοίagathoergoi, benefactorsMen selected according to valor. From the Ephors.highshort
α117ἈγαθοκλῆςAgathokles, AgathoclesThis man became tyrant [of Syracuse] and, as Timaeus says, in his early youth was a common prostitute, ready [to give himself] to the most debauched, a jackdaw, a buzzard, presenting his backside to …highmedium
α125ἈγαθώνιοςAgathonios, AgathoniusA proper name. [The man] who was king of Tartessos. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "Agathon's pipe-playing": the soft and relaxed [kind]; alternatively that which is neither loose nor harsh, but temperate and …highshort
α141Ἀγάμενοςadmiring, wondering at, marveling at[Meaning someone] being amazed at. "Admiring this man for his good courage they let him ride on the horse."highshort
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
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
α164Ἄγγαροςangaros, courierThis is what the Persians used to call the royal messengers. "He sent one of his most trusty men as messenger [a)/ggaros] to the Babylonian" - because of the nobleman Parsondes.highshort
α165Ἄγγαροιmessengers[Meaning] those who carry letters in relays. They are also [called] 'couriers' [a)sta/ndai]. The words [are] Persian. Aeschylus in Agamemnon [writes]: "beacon sent beacon hither with relaying fire." The word is also used for …highmedium
α167Ἀγασθέντοςamazed[Meaning] dumbstruck, marvelling. "With him amazed at the conduct". Also [sc. attested is the nominative] a)gasqei/s. "Amazed at both the city and the people he remained for three days."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
α174Ἀγάστουof an admirable[Of an admirable] death.highshort
α177ἌγβαροςAgbaros, Agbarus, Agbar, Abgar, AvgarA proper name. The king of Edessa . See under "Augaros".highshort

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