cause/charge αἰτί-α, ἡ, responsibility, mostly in bad sense, guilt, blame, or the imputation thereof, i.e. accusation, first in [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.35 and 5th c.BC: Herodotus Histori
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cause/charge αἰτί-α, ἡ, responsibility, mostly in bad sense, guilt, blame, or the imputation thereof, i.e. accusation, first in [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.35 and 5th c.BC: Herodotus Histori
aevum αἰών,ῶνος,ὁ, Ion. and Ep. alsoἡ, as in Pi. P. 4.186 , E. Ph. 1484 : apocop. acc.αἰῶ, A. like Ποσειδῶ , restored by Ahrens (from AB 363 ) in A. Ch. 350 : (properlyαἰϝών, cf.aevum, v. αἰεί ):—pe
an age: age αἰών, ῶνος, ὁ, Ionic dialect and Epic dialect also ἡ, as in [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.186, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1484: ] Refs 5th c.BC+ apocopation _accusat
an age: eternity αἰών, ῶνος, ὁ, Ionic dialect and Epic dialect also ἡ, as in [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.186, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1484: ] Refs 5th c.BC+ apocopation _ac
too short to be cut ἀκᾰρής,ές, (κείρω) properly of hair, A. too short to be cut, hence generally,small, tiny, ἀκαρῆ τινα ἐνθυμήματα D.H. Isoc. 20 ; ἐν ἀκαρεῖ χρόνῳ Com.Adesp. 370 (and codd. in Ar
unmoved, motionless ἀκίν-ητος,ον, alsoη,ον Pi. O. 9.33 , IG 14.1389i i 14 :— A. unmoved, motionless, Parm. 8 , Emp. 17 , etc.; of Delos, Orac. ap. Hdt. 6.98 , cf. Pi. P. 4.57 ;ἐξ ἀκινήτου ποδός wit
fixed ἀκίν-ητος, ον, also η, ον [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.33, “IG” 14.1389ii 14:] Refs 5th c.BC+]— unmoved, motionless, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Parmenides Poeta Philosophus 8, 5th c.BC: Empedocle
to follow ἀκολουθέω, -ῶ (ἀκόλουθος, following; ἀ- cop., κέλευθος, poët., away), [in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ ;] to accompany, follow: Mat.4:25, al. Metaphorical, of discipleship: Mat.9:9, Mrk.9:38, Jh
sharpen ἀκονάω, (ἀκόνη) A. sharpen, μαχαίρας Ar. Fr. 684 ; λόγχην X. Cyr. 6.2.33 :— Med. , ἀκονᾶσθαι μαχαίρας Id. HG 7.5.20 :— Pass. , Arist. Pr. 886b10 , Phld. Sign. 34 . 2. metaph.,spur, goa
to sharpen ἀκονάω, (ἀκόνη) sharpen, μαχαίρας[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 684; λόγχην 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.2.33] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—mid
wander, roam ἀλάομαι [ᾰλ], Ep. 3 pl. ἀλόωνται, imper.ἀλόω(v. infr.), used by Hom. mostly in contr. formsἀλᾶσθε, ἀλώμενος,impf. ἠλώμην, Ep. ἀλᾶτο:fut. ἀλήσομαι(ἀπ-) Hes. Sc. 409 ( A. v.l. ἀπαλήσατο
be a runaway ἀλάομαι [ᾰλ], Epic dialect 3rd.pers.plural ἀλόωνται, imperative ἀλόω (see. below), used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus mostly in _contraction_ forms ἀλᾶσθε, ἀλώμενος, ] Refs 8th c.BC+]im
not seeing, blind ἀλᾰός[ᾰλ],όν , A. not seeing, blind( Cypr. forτυφλός, AB 1095 ), Od. 8.195 , etc. (not in Il. , Trag. only in lyr.); τὸ φωτῶν ἀ. γένος A. Pr. 549 ,ἀλαοί, opp.δεδορκότες,the dead,
feel bodily pain, suffer ἀλγ-έω,fut. A. -ήσω Od. 12.27 , (ἄλγος)feel bodily pain, suffer,ἀλγήσας smarting with pain, Il. 2.269 , etc.;suffer, be ill, Hdt. 4.68 ; more fully, ἀλγήσας ὀδύνῃσι Il. 1
to ache ἀλγ-έω, future -ήσω[[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.27] Refs 8th c.BC+], (ἄλγος) feel bodily pain, suffer, ἀλγήσας smarting with pain, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illia
truth ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ (ἀληθής), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמֶת (on which, see Cremer, 627f.), אֱמוּנָה ;] truth (see DB, iv, 818f.). __1. Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; t
accumulation ἀλλεπαλληλία,ἡ, A. accumulation, Eust. 12.3 .ἀλλεπάλληλος,ον,one upon another, successive, ῥανίδες EM 702.20 ;νῆσσαιSch. Arat. 982 ;cumulative,σύνθεσις(as inσυν-ομ-ήλικες) EM 291.37 ;τ
of another tribe, foreign, ἀλλό-φῡλος,ον, (φυλή) A. of another tribe, foreign, Hp. Aër. 12 ; freq. in LXX of Philistines, Jd. 14.1 , al.; in Egypt,settled in another nome, BGU 419.2 (iii A. D.);
foreign ἀλλό-φῡλος, ον, (φυλή) of another tribe, foreign, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 12; frequently in LXX of Philistines, LXX.Judg.14.1, +others] LXX+5th c.BC+]; in Egypt, settled in an
toasted grain ἄλφῐτον, τό, barley-groats, singular in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] only in phrase ἀλφίτου ἀκτή[[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.631, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Hom
barley-groats, ἄλφῐτον,τό, A. barley-groats,sg. in Hom. only in phrase ἀλφίτου ἀκτή Il. 11.631 , Od. 2.355 , 14.429 , and Medic., Gal. 6.507 : elsewh. in pl.ἄλφιτα,opp.ἀλείατα,q. v., ἄ. μυελὸν ἀνδρ
ἀμείβω [ᾰ] , Il. , Trag.: Ep. impf. ἄμειβον Il. 14.381 : fut. -ψω A. Pr. 23 : aor. ἤμειψα, Ep. ἄμειψα [ᾰ ] h.Cer. 275 , A.R. 3.280 ; Dor. ἄμ [ᾱ] Pi. P. 5.38 ; Trag.:— Med. , impf. ἠμειβόμην, Ep. ἀμ- I
ἀμπ-έχω (dissimil. fr. ἀμφέχω ), Semon. 12 (dub.), A. Pers. 848 , S. (v. infr.), later ἀμφέχω AP 7.693 ( Apollonid. ), IG 12(3).220 ( Thera ), Aret. CA 1.4 , etc.; Med. , ἀμφέχετο A.R. 1.324 ; also ἀμ
abhitas ἀμφί, Prep. with gen., dat., acc.: (cf. Skt. A. abhitas'on both sides', Lat.ambi-):—radic. sense,on both sides;chiefly Poet. and Ion. Prose, replaced byπερίin later Gk. A. C. GEN. (Poet., Hd