ancient ἀρχαῖος, α, ον, (ἀρχή I) from the beginning or origin: __I mostly of things, ancient, σκότος[[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 106; ἐσθής 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.88;
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ancient ἀρχαῖος, α, ον, (ἀρχή I) from the beginning or origin: __I mostly of things, ancient, σκότος[[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 106; ἐσθής 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.88;
original, primal, ἀρχέγονος,ον, A. original, primal, τὸ ἀ. ὑγρόν Corn. ND 17 , cf. Nonn. D. 24.48 , al.; οὐσία Gal. 5.418 : Comp. -ώτερος Ph. 2.472 : Sup. , Id. 1.237 . II. (perh. parox.ἀρχε
beginning, originating, ἀρχηγός, Dor. ἀρχᾱγός,όν, A. beginning, originating, λόγος ἀρχηγὸς κακῶν E. Hipp. 881 ;primary, leading, chief, Τροίας ἀ. τιμάς Id. Tr. 196 (lyr.); δύο φλέβες ἀ. Arist
founder ἀρχηγός, Doric dialect ἀρχᾱγός, όν, beginning, originating, λόγος ἀρχηγὸς κακῶν[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 881] Refs 5th c.BC+]; primary, leading, chief, Τροίας ἀ. τιμάς[[ [p
unquenchable, inextinguishable, ἄσβεστος,ον, alsoη,ον Il. 16.123 :— A. unquenchable, inextinguishable, φλόξ Il. l. c.;not quenched, πῦρ ἄ. D.H. 3.67 , Plu. Num. 9 ; κλέος Od. 4.584 ; γέλως
without mark ἄσημος, Dor. ἄσᾱμος,ον, A. without markortoken, ἄ. χρυσός uncoinedgold, bullion, or plate, Hdt. 9.41 ;ἄ. χρυσίον, ἀργύριον, Th. 2.13 , 6.8 , Alex. 69 ; freq. in Inscrr., opp.ἐπίσημον,
insignificant ἄσημος, Doric dialect ἄσᾱμος, ον, without mark or token, ἄ. χρυσός uncoined gold, bullion, or plate, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.41] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄ. χρυσίον, ἀργύριον, [[ 5t
unshaded, ἄσκῐος,α,ον, A. unshaded, ὄρεα Pi. N. 6.45 ( v.l. δασκίοις ); αὐγή, ἀκτῖνες, Ph. 1.485 , 579 . II. shadowless, Theopomp.Hist. 313 , Cleom. 1.10 , Str. 17.1.48 , Hld. 9.22 . III. = ἀ
Asclepios, Ἀσκληπιός, Dor. ἀσκῐαστ-ᾱπιός,ὁ, A. Asclepios, Il. 2.731 , h.Hom. 16 , etc.:— henceἈσκληπιάδης,ου,ὁ,son of Asclepios, Il. 4.204 , al.: in pl., as a name forphysicians, Thgn. 432 , Pl.
a bezel Related to: ἀσπῐδ-ίσκος, ὁ, diminutive of ἀσπίς, boss, [[Scholia 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.743] Refs 8th c.BC+]; wide end of a clyster-pipe, [[ {5th c.AD}: Caelius Aurelianus
a vertebrae ἀστράγᾰλος [ρᾰ], ὁ, (see. ὀστέον) one of the vertebrae, especially of the neck, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.466, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.65, “Antho
one of the vertebrae, ἀστράγᾰλος[ρᾰ],ὁ,(v.ὀστέον) A. one of the vertebrae,esp. of the neck, Il. 14.466 , Od. 11.65 , AP 7.632 ( Diod. ); votive object, IG 5 ( 2 ). 125 (Tegea,ii A. D.). II. ball of
non-syllogistic, formally ἀσυλλόγ-ιστος,ον, A. non-syllogistic, formallyormaterially invalid, χρῆσις Arist. APo. 91b23 , cf. Rh. 1357b24 , Phld. Rh. 2.24S. ;irrelevant, ἀ. πρὸς τὸ προκείμενον An
not falling in, full, ἀσύμ-πτωτος,ον, A. not falling in, full,of face or body, Hp. Hum. 4 , Gal. 11.25 , al.;not closing,of the edges of a wound, ἀ. χείλη Antyll. ap. Orib. 7.11.10 ;not liable to c
disorganized, ἀσύν-τακτος, Att. ἀξ-, ον, A. disorganized, X. Cyr. 8.1.45 ; of soldiers,not in battle-order,opp.συντεταγμένοι, X. HG 7.1.16 , J. BJ 1.13.3 , al.: c. dat.,not ranked on an equality w
not liable to fall, immovable, steadfast, ἀσφαλ-ής,ές, (σφάλλομαι, σφαλῆναι) A. not liable to fall, immovable, steadfast,in Hom. only once asAdj.(cf. infr. III), θεῶν ἕδος ἀ. αἰεί Od. 6.42 , cf. He
secure ἀσφαλ-ής, ές, (σφάλλομαι, σφαλῆναι) not liable to fall, immovable, steadfast, in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus only once as ] Refs 8th c.BC+]adjective (compare infr. III), θεῶν ἕδος ἀ. αἰεί[[ 8t
dishonour, ἀτῑμ-όω,fut. -ώσω:aor. A. ἠτίμωσα A. Supp. 644 (lyr.), etc.:pf. ἠτίμωκα D. 21.103 :— Pass. ,pf. ἠτίμωμαι E. Hel. 455 , D. 21.91 :plpf. ἠτίμωτο Hdt. 7.231 , IG 1.61a10 :aor.-ώθη
to disgrace ἀτῑμ-όω, future -ώσω: aorist ἠτίμωσα[[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 644 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 4th c.BC+], etc.: perfect ἠτίμωκα[[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.103] Refs
strict, precise, exact, ἀτρεκ-ής,ές, A. strict, precise, exact, ἀλάθεια, καιρός, Pi. N. 5.17 , P. 8.7 ; ἀριθμός Hdt. 7.187 ; δίαιτα Hp. Mochl. 42 ; βιότου ἀ. ἐπιτηδεύσεις over-nice, precise, E.
not to tremble, to keep still ἀτρεμ-έω,fut. A. -ήσω Plu. Pomp. 58 , App. Syr. 2 , etc.:aor. ἠτρέμησα v.l. in Hdt. (v. infr.), Hp. Morb.Sacr. 14 :—not to tremble, to keep stillorquiet, ἵνα τοι τρ
not to be turned, unchangeable, eternal, ἄτροπ-ος,ον, A. not to be turned, unchangeable, eternal, ὕπνος Theoc. 3.49 . 2. inflexible, rigid, Ἅιδης AP 7.483 ;ἀρετήib. 10.74 (Paul. Sil.): pr. n.,
to be unfortunate, fail, miscarry, ἀτῠχ-έω,fut. A. -ήσω Ar. Nu. 427 , Eup. 114 :aor. ἠτύχησα Hdt. 9.111 , Antipho 4.2.6 :pf. ἠτύχηκα D. 20.53 , Men. 149 , Philem. 107 : rarely in Pass. (v. i
unfortunate, ἀτῠχ-ής,ές, A. unfortunate, Antipho 2.2.1 ( Sup. ); οὐ γὰρ οὕτως ἄφρων οὐδ' ἀ. εἰμι D. 3.21 ; euphem.,ἀ. γενέσθαι'get into trouble', Pl. Lg. 905a : late acc. fem. ἀτυχήν Annales du S