keeping off, defence ἀλέξ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. keeping off, defence, πρὸς ἀ. τραπέσθαι Hdt. 0.18 . 2. helping, assistance, Hp. Ep. 16 .
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keeping off, defence ἀλέξ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. keeping off, defence, πρὸς ἀ. τραπέσθαι Hdt. 0.18 . 2. helping, assistance, Hp. Ep. 16 .
one who keeps off ἀλεξ-ήτειρα,ἡ, AP 9.764 (Paul. Sil.), Nonn. D. 25.529 : fem. ofἀλεξ-ητήρ,ῆρος,ὁ, A. one who keeps off,ἀ. μάχης stemmerof battle, Il. 20.396 ;λοιμοῦ ἀ. a protector fromplague, A.R. 2
preventive ἀλεξ-ητικός,ή,όν, A. preventive, ἀγαθά Alex.Aphr. de An. 162.16 .
she that guards from death and ruin ἀλεξι-άρη[Ᾰ<>],ἡ,(ἀρή, Ἄρης) A. she that guards from death and ruin, Hes. Op. 464 ;ἀ. ῥάμνοςwandthat served as amulet, Nic. Th. 861 :— masc.ἀλεξιάρης Hsch.
assemblage ἁλεότης,ητος,ἡ, (ἁλής) A. assemblage, Hp. ap. Gal. 19.75 .
Et.Gud.z. ἄλευρος,ἡ, A. = ἄλευρον ,Et.Gud.z.
flour-sieve ἀλευρόττησις,εως,ἡ, (cf.δια-ττάω) A. flour-sieve, Poll. 6.74 , AB 382 . II. flour sifted, fine flour, Suid.
escape ἀλεωρή, Att. ἀλευρο-ρά,ἡ, (ἀλέομαι) A. escape, Il. 24.216 ; ἀ. τινα εὑρέσθαι Hdt. 9.6 . 2. place of shelter, Opp. H. 1.790 . 3. c. gen.,defenceorshelter from,δηί̈ων ἀνδρῶν ἀ., of palisade
wandering ἄλη [ᾰ],ἡ, A. wanderingorroamingwithout home or hope of rest, Od. 10.464 , E. Or. 56 (pl.);θεία ἄ., as etym. ofἀλήθεια, Pl. Cra. 421b ; in later Prose, Plu. Mar. 45 , Hld. 7.6 (pl.), etc.;
salt-works ἁλή,ἡ, only pl.ἁλαί A. salt-works, ἁλαὶ τῶν ὀρυκτῶν ἁλῶν Str. 12.3.39 ; Ἅλυς . . ὠνόμασται ἀπὸ τῶν ἁλῶν ἃς παραρρεῖ Id. 12.3.12 ;ἁλάς, ἁλαῖςshd. be read for ἄλλας, ἄλλαις D.H. 3.41 ,
possession of truth ἀλήθ-ευσις,εως,ἡ, A. possession of truth, S.E. M. 7.394 .
truthful, frank, candid ἀληθ-ευτικός,ή,όν, A. truthful, frank, candid, Arist. EN 1127a24 , al.; τὸ ἀ. Hierocl. in CA 2p.422M. Adv. -κῶς Eust. 385.6 , etc.
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
speaking truth ἀληθινο-λογία,ἡ, A. speaking truth, Pl. ap. Poll. 2.124 , Plb. 12.26D. 1 .
agreeable to truth ἀληθῐνός,ή,όν, A. agreeable to truth: 1. of persons,truthful, trusty,στράτευμα, φίλοι, X. An. 1.9.17 , D. 9.12 , cf. Posidipp. 26 .Adv. -νῶς, φιλεῖν X. Smp. 9.5 : Sup. -ώτατα
prophet of truth ἀληθό-μαντις,εως ὁ,ἡ , A. prophet of truth, A. Ag. 1241 , Ph. 2.176 .
wandering about ἀλημ-οσύνη,ἡ, (ἄλη) A. wandering about, Man. 4.34 , D.P. 716 : in pl., A.R. 2.1260 codd., Man. 6.226 .
wanderer, rover ἀλήμ-ων[ᾰ],ονος,ὁ,ἡ,(ἀλάομαι) A. wanderer, rover, ἀλήμονες ἄνδρες Od. 19.74 ; of planets, AP 9.25 ( Leon. ): abs., Od. 17.376 .— Ep. word.
truce, ἀλησία,ἡ, A. = ἀσυλία , EM 62.41 : in pl.,truce, Hsch. ἀλήσιον,τό, (ἀλέωA)meal, Hsch. : Lacon. ἀλή̔ιον IG 5(1).1316 (Thalamae,v B. C.).
wandering, roaming ἀλητ-εία, Dor. ἀλᾱτεία,ἡ, A. wandering, roaming; δυσπλάνοις ἀλατείαις A. Pr. 900 (lyr.); ἀλατείᾳ βιότου ταλαίφρων E. Hel. 523 (lyr.), cf. 934 ; in later Prose, Vett.Val. 4.18
appropriate to a wanderer ἀλητ-ικός,ή,όν, A. appropriate to a wanderer, D.Chr. 7.1 .
ground ἀλητός(B),ή,όν,Adj. A. ground, Archig. ap. Orib. 8.1.33 .
healing, cure ἄλθ-εξις,εως,ἡ, A. healing, cure, Hp. Fract. 10 , Art. 34 , cf. Aret. CA 2.2 :—fut. Med. ἀλθέξομαι(as if fromἈλθέσσω) = ἀλθήσομαι , SD 2.8 .
mixed with salt water ἁλί-κρᾱς,ᾱτος,ὁ,ἡ, A. mixed with salt water, Ael.Dion. Fr. 32 .