better, more excellent βέλτ-ερος,α,ον, A. = βελτίων , poet. Comp. of ἀγαθός,better, more excellent, Hom. only in neut.,βέλτερόν [ἐστι]it is better, c.inf., Il. 15.511 , 21.485 : c. dat. pers. etinf
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better, more excellent βέλτ-ερος,α,ον, A. = βελτίων , poet. Comp. of ἀγαθός,better, more excellent, Hom. only in neut.,βέλτερόν [ἐστι]it is better, c.inf., Il. 15.511 , 21.485 : c. dat. pers. etinf
Berean Βεροιαῖος, -α, -ον, Berœan: Act.20:4.† (AS)
Berean Βεροιαῖος, -α, -ον, Berœan: Act.20:4.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
fighting violently, βῐαιο-μάχος(cod. Pal.-μάχας)ᾰ],ὁ , A. fighting violently, AP 6.129 ( Leon. ).
forcible, violent βίαιος[ῐ],α,ον , alsoος,ον Pl. R. 399a , Philostr. VA 1.33 : (βία):— A. forcible, violent:Adj.once in Hom. , ἔρδειν ἔργα βίαια Od. 2.236 ,Adv.twice,by force, perforce, κατέδουσι
strong βίαιος, -α, -ον (βία), [in LXX for אָנַשׁ, עַז, צַר, etc. ;] violent: Act.2:2.† (AS)
strong βίαιος [ῐ], α, ον, also ος, ον [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 399a, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 1.33 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: (βία):— forcible, violent: adj
forcibly Included with: βίαιος [ῐ], α, ον, also ος, ον [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 399a, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 1.33 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: (βία):— forci
forceful, mighty βῐᾱτάς,α,ὁ, A. forceful, mighty, Pi. Pae. 6.84 , al.; σοφοὶ καὶ χεροὶ βιαταί Id. P. 1.42 ; β. νόος Id. O. 9.75 ; of wine,potent, Id. N. 9.51 ; ̓́ Αρης AP 7.492 (Anyte).
writer of books, scribe βιβλιο-γράφος[ᾰ],ὁ , A. writer of books, scribe, Antiph. 197 , Lib. Ep. 263 :—alsoβιβλιᾱγράφος(correct form acc. to Phryn. 67 ), Cratin. 249 , Luc. Ind. 24 .
dealer in books βιβλιο-κάπηλος[ᾰ],ὁ , A. dealer in books, Luc. Ind. 4 , 24 .
book-forgetting βιβλιο-λάθας[λᾱ],α,ὁ,(λήθη) A. book-forgetting, nickname of Didymus the Gramm., who had written so many books ( 3 , 500 ) that he could not remember them, Demetr. Troez. ap. Ath. 4.13
place to keep books in βιβλιο-φῠλάκιον[ᾰ],τό , A. place to keep books in,τὰ βασιλικὰ β.the royalarchives, LXX 1 Es. 6.21 , 23 , PTeb. 318.23 (ii A. D.).
archives βιβλιο-φῠλάκιον [ᾰ], τό, place to keep books in, τὰ βασιλικὰ β. the royal archives, [[ LXX.1Esd.6.21, 23, “PTeb.” 318.23 (2nd c.AD). ] LXX+2nd c.AD+]
harm, damage βλάβ-η[ᾰ],ἡ , (v.βλάπτω) A. harm, damage, A. Pr. 763 , IG 12.18 , etc.; πεπονθέναι . . ἐς βλάβην φέρον S. OT 517 ;τίς β. ;c.inf., Id. OC 1187 ; οἷς ἦν ἐν β. τειχισθέν Th. 5.52 ; προσ
harmful βλᾰβερός,ά,όν, A. harmful, β. τὸ θύρηφιν Hes. Op. 365 (= h.Merc. 36 ); opp.συμφέρον, Democr. 237 ; opp.ὠφέλιμος, X. Cyr. 8.8.14 ; β. καὶ ζημιῶδες Pl. Cra. 417d .Adv. -ρῶς Id. Phdr. 243c
flaccid βλᾰδᾰρός,ά,όν, A. = πλαδαρός ,flaccid, cj. in Gal. 19.88 :— Hsch. hasβλᾰδόςandβλᾰδύς(which is prob. in Hp. Aër. 20 ). (Withβλαδύςcf. Skt.mrdús'soft', Lat.mollis; cf.μέλδομαι, ἀμαλδύνω.)
must be put βλητέος, -α, -ον (gerundive of βάλλω), (that which) one must put: Luk.5:38.† (AS)
faint, gentle βληχρός,ά,όν, A. faint, gentle, ἄνεμοι Alc. 16 ; of the rivers of hell,dull, sluggish, Pi. Fr. 130 ; πελάγη A.R. 4.152 ;gentle, opp.ἀκράχολος, Phld. Lib. p.44 O.;β. πυρετοί slight,
fig-leaf βλιαρόν: ἀβλεβές, Hsch. :βλιαρόν: λαῦρον, EM 201.41 .βλιβρόν: λαγ<α>ρόν, Hsch. βλίδες: ψεκάδες, Id.βλίζω, A. = βλίττω , Id. s.v. βλεῖ , cf. EM 200.33 .βλιηχῶδες: βλιχανωδες(βλιχῶνεςcod.),
hairy, shaggy, bristling βλοσῠρός,ά,όν, alsoός,όν v.l. in Hes. Sc. 250 :— A. hairy, shaggy, bristling, μειδιόων βλοσυροῖσι προσώπασι Il. 7.212 ; τὼ δέ οἱ ὄσσε λαμπέσθην βλοσυρῇσιν ὑπ' ὀφρύσιν 15.
tall βλωθρός,ά,όν, A. tall, πίτυς β. Il. 13.390 ; β. ὄγχνη Od. 24.234 , cf. A.R. 4.1476 , Q.S. 8.204 ; βλωθρῇ ἐπὶ ποίῃ Arat. 1089 . (Perh. cf. Skt.mūrdhā´'head', O E. molda'head'.)
boarius βοάριος,α,ον,=Lat. A. boarius:ὰγορὰ βοαρία,= forum boariumat Rome, D.H. 1.40 , cf. D.C. 78.25 .
of an ox βόει-ος,α,ον, Ep. and Ion. βόεος,η , ον( A. βόϝεον Glotta 4.201 (Apulian vase) is dub.): (βοῦς):—of an oxoroxen, esp.of ox-hide, δέρμα βόειον Od. 14.24 ; βοέοισιν ἱμᾶσιν Il. 23.324 ;