exercise, practice, training, ἄσκ-ησις,εως,ἡ, (ἀσκέω) A. exercise, practice, training, ἐξ ἀσκήσιος ἀγαθοὶ γίνονται Democr. 242 , cf. Protag. 3 , Pl. Prt. 323d , al.; γυμνασίων καὶ ἀσκησίων ἐπιμελό
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exercise, practice, training, ἄσκ-ησις,εως,ἡ, (ἀσκέω) A. exercise, practice, training, ἐξ ἀσκήσιος ἀγαθοὶ γίνονται Democr. 242 , cf. Protag. 3 , Pl. Prt. 323d , al.; γυμνασίων καὶ ἀσκησίων ἐπιμελό
ἄστιος , α , ον , = ἀστικός, δίκα GDI 4976 ( Crete ), IG 5(2).357.26 (Stymphalus, iii B. C. ); πεντηκοστὴ ἡ ἀ. ib. 11.287 A 9 (Delos, iii B.C. ). ἄστιος,α,ον, A. = ἀστικός, δίκα GDI 4976 (Crete), I
security against stumbling ἀσφάλ-εια [φᾰ], gen.ας, Ion. ης,ἡ, (ἀσφᾰλής) A. security against stumblingorfalling, ἀ. πρὸς τὸν πηλόν Th. 3.22 ;steadfastness, stability, ἀσφαλείᾳ . . ἀνόρθωσον πόλινr
security ἀσφάλ-εια [φᾰ], genitive ας, Ionic dialect ης, ἡ, (ἀσφᾰλής) security against stumbling or falling, ἀ. πρὸς τὸν πηλόν[[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.22] Refs 5th c.BC+]; steadfastness, s
presumptuous sin, recklessness, wickedness, ἀτασθᾰλία [ᾰτ], Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. presumptuous sin, recklessness, wickedness, Hom. , always in pl.;σφετέρῃσινorσφῇσιν ἀτασθαλίῃσιν, Il. 4.409 , Od. 1.34 ,
incompleteness, imperfection, ἀτέλ-εια, Cret.ἀτέλεα GDI 5040.22 ,ἡ:— A. incompleteness, imperfection, Arist. Ph. 261a36 , GA 758b20 , Mete. 380a31 , Thphr. CP 4.13.1 . II. exemption from public bu
moist vapour, steam, ἀτμ-ίς,ίδος( A. -ίτος PMag.Lond. 1.121.639 ),ἡ, = ἀτμός , Hdt. 4.75 , Pl. Ti. 87a , Nicostr. 15.5 : properly,moist vapour, steam,opp.καπνός(but ἀτμὶς καπνοῦ LXX Jl. 2.30 ( 3
vapor ἀτμ-ίς, ίδος (-ίτος[[ “PMag.Lond.” 1.121.639), ἡ, ={ἀτμός}, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.75, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 87a, 4th c.BC: Nicostratus Philosophus 15.5] Refs 5th
short cut, ἀτρᾰπ-ός, Ep. ἀταρπός, as always in Hom. , e.g. Il. 17.743 ,ἡ:— A. short cut,or generally,path, Hom. , Hdt. 7.215 , Ar. Nu. 76 , Th. 4.36 , etc.;ἀεὶ μίαν ἀ. πάντες βαδίζουσι [μύρμηκες] A
a short cut ἀτρᾰπ-ός, Epic dialect ἀταρπός, as always in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, e.g. 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.743] Refs 8th c.BC+], ἡ:— short cut, or generally, path, [[ 8th c
Attic, Athenian, Ἀττικός,ή,όν, A. Attic, Athenian, Sol. 2 , Alc. 32 , A. Eu. 681 , etc.;σφόδρ' . . Ἀττικάς oftrueAttic breed, Ar. Lys. 56 ;Ἀ. πάροικος,prov. of atroublesomeneighbour, Arist. Rh. 139
wilfulness, stubbornness, αὐθαδ-ία,ἡ, A. wilfulness, stubbornness, A. Pr. 79 , S. OT 549 , Ar. Th. 704 , Pl. R. 590a , BGU 1187.21 (i B. C.), IG 7.2725.27 (Acraephia,ii A. D.), etc.; opp.εὐβουλία,
self-sufficiency Included with: αὐθάδ-εια [θᾱ], poetry and later Prose [[(“SIG” 1243.27)] Refs] αὐθαδία, ἡ, wilfulness, stubbornness, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 79, 5th
brother's αὐτ-άδελφος,ον(η,ονSch. E. Hec. 944 ) A. brother'sorsister's, αἷμα A. Th. 718 , Eu. 89 ; αὐ. Ἰσμήνης κάρα S. Ant. 1 . II. Subst.,one's own brotherorsister,ib. 503 , 696 :—laterαὐτ-αδέ
self-sufficiency, independence, αὐτάρκ-εια,ἡ, A. self-sufficiency, independence, Democr. 246 , Hp. Ep. 17 , Pl. Phlb. 67a , Arist. EN 1097b7 , Epicur. Ep. 3p.63U. , etc.; αὐ. ζωῆς Arist. Rh. 1360b1
self-sufficiency αὐτάρκ-εια, ἡ, self-sufficiency, independence, [[ 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 246, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιστολαί” 17, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 67
for letting go, ἀφετ-ήριος,α,ον, (ἀφίημι) A. for letting go, ἀ. ὄργαναenginesfor throwing stones,etc., J. BJ 3.5.2 , cf. 5.6.3 . 2. ἀφετηρία(sc.γραμμή),ἡ,starting-point of a race, CIG 2758i ii D 7 (
ἀφηλῐώτης , ου , ὁ , = ἀπηλιώτης (q.v.), IG 14.1308 , Apion ap. J. Ap. 2.2 :—hence Adj. ἀφηλῐωτικός , ή , όν , Ptol. Geog. 1.11 , Gem. 2.11 . ἀφηλῐώτης,ου,ὁ, A. = ἀπηλιώτης (q.v.), IG 14.1308 , Apio
incorruptibility ἀφθαρσία, -ας, ἡ (ἄφθαρτος), [in LXX: Wis.2:23 6:19, 4Ma.9:22 4Mac 17:12 * ;] incorruptibility, immortality: Rom.2:7, 1Co.15:42 15:50 15:53-54, 2Ti.1:10; ἀγαπώντων . . . ἐν ἀ., Eph.
not bearing ἀφορία,ἡ, (ἄφορος) A. not bearing:—hence, 1. c. gen. objecti,non-production, dearth, καρπῶν -ίαι X. Vect. 4.9 ; πίττης Thphr. HP 9.2.4 ; παίδων Pl. Lg. 740c (pl.); ἀρετῆς Ph. 1.4
non-productivity ἀφορία, ἡ, (ἄφορος) not bearing:—hence, __1 with genitive objecti, non-production, dearth, καρπῶν -ίαι[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Vectigalibus” 4.9; πίττης 4th-3rd c.BC
Ἀφροδισ-ιαστικός , ή , όν , = ἀφροδισιακός, χάρις Arist. Pol. 1311b16 ; συνδυασμοί Gal. 1.339 . of men and animals, lecherous, salacious, Arist. HA 488b4 , Gal. 1.624 . aphrodisiac, ἐδέσματα Arist. Pr
Achaia Ἀχαία, Ionic dialect Ἀχαιΐη, ἡ, epithet of Demeter in Attica, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.61] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in Boeotia, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.
immensity, infinite expanse, ἀχάνεια[χᾰ],ἡ,(ἀχᾰνήςII) A. immensity, infinite expanse, τοῦ ὀπίσω καὶ πρόσω αἰῶνος M.Ant. 12.7 ;infinite void, Syrian. in Metaph. 60.5 ; εἰς ἀ. λήγειν Olymp. in Met