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Term
Ἀβροκόμᾱς, -ᾱ, ὁ
Definition
Abrokomas, a Persian general, commander of the Syrian forces in the army of Artaxerxes
Term
ἄγαμαι, d.p.
Definition
admire
Term
ἀγάσομαι, ἠγάσθην
Definition
to admire
Term
ἄγγελος, ὁ
Definition
messenger
Term
ἀγγέλλω ἀγγελῶ, ἤγγειλα, ἤγγελκα, ἤγγελμαι, ἠγγέλθην
Definition
to report
Term
ταῦτα ἀγγέλλειν τοῖς στρατιώταις
Definition
tell the soldiers these things
Term
ἀπ-αγγέλλω
Definition
report back, tell (after the event)
Term
ταῦτα οἱ στρατηγοὶ Κύρῳ ἀπαγγέλλουσι
Definition
the generals report these things back to Cyrus
Term
ὅ τι λέγει ἀπαγγέλλειν δεῦρο
Definition
report back to us (lit. ‘to here’) whatever he says
Term
παρ-αγγέλλω
Definition
give orders, command
Term
παραγγέλλειν τοῖς φρουράρχοις λαμβάνειν ἄνδρας Πελοποννησίους
Definition
order the commanders of the garrisons to enlist Peloponnesians
Term
παραγγέλλειν τῷ Κλεάρχῳ λαβόντι ἥκειν στράτευμα
Definition
order Clearchus to come bringing an army
Term
παραγγέλλειν εἰς τὰ ὅπλα
Definition
give the call to arms
Term
ἀγορά, ἡ
Definition
market, marketplace
Term
ἀγοράζω
Definition
buy or sell in the marketplace
Term
τὰ δ’ ἐπιτήδει’ ἀγοράζεσθαι
Definition
buy provisions for oneself
Term
ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ἀγοράζειν τὰ ἐπιτήδεια
Definition
buy provisions from the city
Term
ἀντ-αγοράζω
Definition
buy in exchange
Term
ὄνους ἀλέτας πωλεῖν καὶ ἀνταγοράζειν σῖτον
Definition
sell mill-stones and buy grain in exchange
Term
ἀπ-αγορεύω ἀπ-ερῶ, ἀπ-εῖπον, ἀπ-είρηκα
Definition
stop, get tired, fail (on account of exhaustion)
Term
συν-αγείρω
Definition
gather, assemble trans.
Term
συναγείρεται βασιλεῖ στράτευμα
Definition
an army gathers to the king
Term
ἄγριος, -α, -ον
Definition
wild
Term
παράδεισος ἀγρίων θηρίων πλήρης
Definition
a garden full of wild animals
Term
ἄγω, ἄξω, ἤγαγον, ἦχα, ἦγμαι, ἤχθην
Definition
1. lead, drive; 2. (‘lead a company’:) march
Term
Ἕλληνας ἄγειν εἰς τοὺς βαρβάρους
Definition
lead Greeks amongst the barbarians
Term
τοὺς στρατιώτας ἄγειν πρὸς βασιλέα
Definition
lead the soldiers against the king
Term
ὄνους ἀλέτας εἰς Βαβυλῶνα ἄγειν
Definition
bring mill-stones to Babylon
Term
εἰς τὸ μέσον ἀμφοτέρων ἄγειν
Definition
march between the two
Term
ἀπ-άγω
Definition
lead away
Term
δι-άγω
Definition
spend time; c. ptc. continue, go on doing something
Term
Κῦρος ἐλπίδας λέγων διάγει
Definition
Cyrus continues to speak of expectations
Term
κατ-άγω
Definition
(1. lead or bring down;) 2. bring back, restore
Term
κατάγειν τοὺς ἐκπεπτωκότας
Definition
restore the exiles (to their home country)
Term
συν-άγω
Definition
bring together
Term
συνάγειν ἐκκλησίαν τῶν αὑτοῦ στρατιωτῶν
Definition
call an assembly of his own soldiers
Term
ἀγών, ἀγῶνος, ὁ
Definition
contest, competition
Term
ἀγῶνα τιθέναι
Definition
organize, hold a contest
Term
ἀδελφός, ὁ
Definition
brother
Term
ἆθλον, τό
Definition
(1. contest;) 2. prize
Term
τὰ ἆθλα εἰσὶ1 στλεγγίδες χρυσαῖ
Definition
the prizes are golden strigils
Term
ἁθροίζω, ἁθροίσω, ἤθροισα, —, ἤθροισμαι, ἠθροίσθην
Definition
gather trans.
Term
ἁθροίζειν στράτευμα
Definition
gather an army
Term
ἐς Καστωλοῦ πεδίον ἁθροίζεσθαι
Definition
be mustered in the plain of Castolus
Term
Αἰγύπτιος, -α, -ον
Definition
Egyptian
Term
ἐπ-αινέω, ἐπ-ῄνεσα, ἐπ-ῄνεκα, ἐπ-ῄνημαι, ἐπ-ῃνέθην
Definition
praise
Term
*Αἰνιᾶνες, οἱ
Definition
a Greek people living on the Spercheus river south of Thessaly
Term
αἱρέω, αἱρήσω, εἷλον, ιἥρηκα, ιἥρημαι, ᾑρέθην
Definition
take, capture
Term
ἑλεῖν τὸ ἐκείνων πλοῖον
Definition
capture those men’s ships
Term
αἱρέομαι
Definition
choose, prefer
Term
στρατηγοὺς ἑλέσθαι ἄλλους
Definition
choose other generals
Term
τῷ ἀνδρὶ ὃν ἂν ἕλησθε πείσομαι
Definition
I will obey whatever man you (may) choose
Term
τὴν τῶν βαρβάρων φιλίαν αἱρεῖσθαι
Definition
prefer the friendship of the barbarians
Term
αἱρετός, -ή, -όν
Definition
chosen
Term
ἀφ-αιρέω
Definition
take away c. acc. pers. et rei
Term
ἀφαιρεῖσθαι τοὺς Ἕλληνας τὴν γῆν
Definition
take the land away from the Greeks
Term
αἴρω, ἀρῶ, ἦρα, ἦρκα, ἦρμαι, ἤρθην
Definition
raise, lift up
Term
ἡ στρουθὸς τὰς πτέρυγας αἴρει
Definition
the ostrich raises its wings
Term
ταῖς πτέρυξιν αἴρουσα ὥσπερ ἱστίῳ χρᾶσθαι
Definition
use its wings, by raising them, like a sail
Term
μετ-έωρος, -ον
Definition
raised off the ground
Term
μετεώρους ἐκκομίζειν τὰς ἁμάξας
Definition
raise the wagons off the ground and carry them clear
Term
αἰσθάνομαι, αἰσθήσομαι, ᾐσθόμην, ᾔσθημαι
Definition
d.m. perceive, notice
Term
βασιλεὺς τὴν πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἐπιβουλὴν οὐκ αἰσθάνεται
Definition
the king does not perceive the plot against him
Term
αἰσθάνεσθαι ὅτι τὸ στράτευμα ἤδη ἐν Κιλικίᾳ ἐστί
Definition
perceive that the army is already in Cilicia
Term
Κῦρος αἰσθάνεται διαβεβηκότας
Definition
Cyrus notices that they have crossed
Term
*προ-αισθάνομαι
Definition
perceive beforehand
Term
αἰσχύνομαι, αἰσχυνοῦμαι, ᾐσχύνθην d.p.
Definition
be ashamed, feel shame before
Term
αἰσχύνομαι ὅτι ἔψευσμαι αὐτόν
Definition
I am ashamed that I have broken faith with him
Term
αἰτέω
Definition
ask for something
Term
Κῦρον αἰτεῖν πλοῖα
Definition
ask Cyrus for ships
Term
ἡγεμόνα αἰτεῖν παρὰ τούτου
Definition
ask for a guide from this man
Term
ἀπ-αιτέω
Definition
demand (back) something owing to one
Term
ἐξ-αιτέομαι
Definition
beg for oneself, gain someone’s release
Term
προσ-αιτέω
Definition
ask in addition
Term
αἰτιάομαι
Definition
accuse
Term
αἰτιᾶσθαι Μεγαφέρνην ἐπιβουλεύειν αὐτῷ
Definition
accuse Megaphernes of plotting against him
Term
αἴτιος, -α, -ον
Definition
responsible
Term
ἀκινάκης, ὁ
Definition
the akinakes, a Persian short sword
Term
ἀκούω, ἀκούσομαι, ἤκουσα, ἀκήκοα, ἤκουσμαι, ἠκούσθην
Definition
hear
Term
ἀκούειν τὴν Κύρου ἀρετὴν
Definition
hear about Cyrus’ virtue
Term
βασιλεὺς ἀκούει Τισσαφέρνους τὸν Κύρου στόλον
Definition
the king hears from Tissaphernes about Cyrus’ army
Term
ἀκούειν Κῦρον ἐν Κιλικίᾳ ὄντα
Definition
hear that Cyrus is in Cilicia
Term
τριήρεις ἀκούειν περιπλεούσας ἀπ’Ἰωνίας εἰς Κιλικίαν Ταμὼν ἔχοντα
Definition
hear that Tamos has triremes sailing around from Ionia to Cilicia
Term
ἀκούειν Ἀβροκόμαν ἐπὶ τῷ Εὐφράτῃ ποταμῷ εἶναι
Definition
hear that Abrokomas is at the Euphrates river
Term
οἱ στρατιῶται ἀκούουσιν ὅτι οὔ φησι παρὰ βασιλέα πορεύεσθαι
Definition
the soldiers hear that he refuses to march against the king
Term
ἄκρον, τό
Definition
highest point, mountain-top
Term
ἀλέξομαι
Definition
ward off
Term
*ἀλέτης, -ου, ὁ
Definition
grinder
Term
ἀλέτης ὄνος
Definition
mill-stone
Term
*ἄλευρα, τά
Definition
wheat, ground wheat, flour
Term
ἁλίσκομαι, ἁλώσομαι, ἑάλων, ἑάλωκα
Definition
be caught
Term
ἀλλά
Definition
but
Term
ἄλλος, ἄλλη, ἄλλο
Definition
another, other, the rest of
Term
ἄλλη πρόφασις
Definition
another pretext
Term
οἱ ἄλλοι
Definition
the others
Term
συλλέγειν τὸ αὑτοῦ στράτευμα χωρὶς τῶν ἄλλων
Definition
gather his own army apart from the others
Term
με τά τε ἄλλα ἐτίμησε καὶ μυρίους ἔδωκε δαρεικούς
Definition
he both honoured me with other honours and (in particular) gave me ten thousand darics
Term
λαμβάνειν τοὺς ἄλλους πλὴν ὁπόσοι
Definition
ἱκανοί εἰσιν τὰς ἀκροπόλεις φυλάττειν take all but as many as are enough to guard the fortresses
Term
οὐ δυνάμενος εὑρεῖν τὸ ἄλλο στράτευμα
Definition
unable to find the rest of the army
Term
τι ἄλλο
Definition
something/anything else
Term
ἄλλως
Definition
differently
Term
εἰκάζουσιν ἄλλοι ἄλλως
Definition
different people guess differently, make various guesses
Term
*συν-αλλάττω
Definition
reconcile
Term
παραγγέλλειν τῷ Ἀριστίππῳ συναλλαγῆναι πρὸς τοὺς οἴκοι
Definition
command Aristippos to be reconciled with his adversaries at home
Term
ἀλλήλους, -ας, -α,
Definition
etc. each other
Term
ἄλφιτα, τά
Definition
barley grains, barley
Term
ἅμα
Definition
at the same time
Term
ἅμαξα, -ης, ἡ
Definition
four-wheeled wagon
Term
ἁρμ-άμαξα, ἡ
Definition
carriage
Term
ἡ Κίλισσα φεύγει ἐπὶ τῆς ἁρμαμάξης
Definition
the Cilician queen flees in her carriage
Term
ἁμαξ-ιτός, -όν
Definition
able to be traversed by wagons
Term
ἁμαρτάνω ἁμαρτήσομαι, ἥμαρτον, ἡμάρτηκα, ἡμάρτημαι, ἡμαρτήθην
Definition
(aim at but) miss
Term
Κλεάρχου ἁμαρτεῖν
Definition
miss Clearchus
Term
ἄμπελος, -ου, ἡ
Definition
vine
Term
ἀμφί
Definition
c. acc. around, about, concerning
Term
ἀμφὶ Μίλητον στρατεύεσθαι
Definition
campaign around Miletus
Term
ἀμφὶ τοὺς δισχιλίους
Definition
about two thousand
Term
ἀμφὶ τὰ στρατεύματα δαπανᾶν
Definition
spend money on armies
Term
ἀμφότερος, -α, -ον
Definition
each of two; d. & pl. both (together)
Term
τὼ παῖδε ἀμφοτέρω
Definition
both his sons (note ‘predicative’ position)
Term
ἀμφότεροι παύονται
Definition
both stop
Term
ἄν + the indicative of a secondary tense
Definition
indicates a past potential (or an irrealis: not in An. I i–v)
Term
τις ἂν ᾤετο
Definition
someone could/would have thought
Term
ἐγὼ ὀκνοίην ἂν εἰς τὰ πλοῖα ἐμβαίνειν ἃ ἡμῖν δοίη
Definition
I would hesitate to embark on (any) ships he gave us
Term
ὥσπερ ἂν δράμοι τις ἐπὶ νίκῃ
Definition
just as one would run to victory
Term
ἄν + the infinitive or participle
Definition
stands in for ἄν with an optative (or the indicative of a secondary tense: not in An. I i–v)
Term
ὡς οὕτως περιγενόμενος ἂν τῶν ἀντιστασιωτῶν
Definition
on the grounds that in this way he might prevail over his adversaries
Term
σὺν ὑμῖν ἂν οἶμαι εἶναι τίμιος
Definition
with you I believe I would be honoured
Term
ἄν + the subjunctive in temporal clauses
Definition
indicating a future event or general circumstance
Term
Κῦρος δεῖται αὐτοῦ μὴ πρόσθεν καταλῦσαι πρὸς τοὺς ἀντιστασιώτας πρὶν ἂν αὐτῷ συμβουλεύσηται
Definition
Cyrus asks him not to be reconciled with his adversaries before he has conferred with him
Term
ἕως ἂν παρῇ τις χρᾶσθαι
Definition
make use of someone as long as he is present
Term
ἀνδρὶ ἑκάστῳ διδόναι τὸν μισθὸν ἐντελῆ μέχρι ἂν καταστήσῃ τοὺς Ἕλληνας εἰς Ἰωνίαν πάλιν
Definition
give each man full pay until he brings the Greeks back to Ionia again
Term
ἄν + the subjunctive in relative clauses
Definition
indicating an expected future3 or general condition
Term
τῷ ἀνδρὶ ὃν ἂν ἕλησθε πείσομαι
Definition
I will obey whatever man you (may) choose
Term
Κῦρος πολλοῦ ἄξιός ἐστιν ᾧ ἂν φίλος ᾖ
Definition
Cyrus is worth much to him whose friend he may be
Term
ἄλλου οὗτινος ἂν δέησθε τεύξεσθε
Definition
you will gain whatever else you may lack
Term
ἄνω
Definition
upwards
Term
πορεύεσθαι ἄνω
Definition
march up country, inland
Term
ἀνωτέρω
Definition
above
Term
ἀνωτέρω τῶν μαστῶν
Definition
above the chest
Term
ἀνάγκη, ἡ
Definition
constraint, necessity
Term
ἀνάγκη μοι μεθ’ ὑμῶν εἶναι
Definition
it is necessity for me to stay with you, I must stay with you
Term
ἀναγκαῖος, -α, -ον
Definition
necessary
Term
τὸ ἀναγκαῖον
Definition
a necessary thing, necessity
Term
οὐκ ἐπισιτισμοῦ ἕνεκα ἤ τινος ἄλλου ἀναγκαίου
Definition
not on account of getting provisions or of any other necessity
Term
*ἀναξυρίδες, αἱ
Definition
trousers (Persian word)
Term
ἄνευ
Definition
c. gen. without
Term
ἄνευ τῆς Κύρου γνώμης ἀπιέναι
Definition
leave without Cyrus’ consent
Term
ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ
Definition
man (not translated when it occurs together with other nouns)
Term
ἄνδρας λαβόντας ἐλθεῖν ὅτι πλείστους
Definition
come bringing as many men as possible
Term
ἄνδρες Πελοποννέσιοι
Definition
Peloponnesians
Term
ἄνδρες στρατιῶται
Definition
soldiers
Term
ἄνθρωπος, ὁ
Definition
human being
Term
ἀνιάω
Definition
grieve, distress (someone)
Term
ἀντί
Definition
c. gen. instead of, in exchange for
Term
βασιλεύειν ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ
Definition
be king instead of his brother
Term
ὠφελεῖν Κῦρον ἀνθ’ ὧν εὖ ἔπαθον ὑπ’ ἐκείνου
Definition
help Cyrus in exchange for the good have received from him
Term
ἄντρον, τό
Definition
cave
Term
*ἀξίνη, ἡ
Definition
axe
Term
ἄξιος, -α, -ον
Definition
worth (something), c. gen.
Term
πολλοῦ ἄξιος
Definition
worth much
Term
Κῦρος πολλοῦ ἄξιός ἐστιν ᾧ ἂν φίλος ᾖ
Definition
Cyrus is worth much to him whose friend he
Term
τὰ πλείστου ἄξια
Definition
the most valuable things
Term
ἀξιόω
Definition
(think oneself worthy of a thing:) demand
Term
ἀξιοῦν δοθῆναι οἷ τὰς πόλεις
Definition
demand that the cities be given to him
Term
ἁπαλός, -ά, -όν
Definition
soft, tender
Term
ἀπό
Definition
c. gen. (away) from
Term
ὁρμᾶσθαι ἀπὸ Σάρδεων
Definition
depart from Sardis
Term
περιπλεῖν ἀπ’ Ἰωνίας εἰς Κιλικίαν
Definition
sail around from Ionia to Cilicia
Term
Κῦρον μεταπέμπεσθαι ἀπὸ τῆς ἀρχῆς
Definition
send for Cyrus from his province
Term
στράτευμα συλλέγειν ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν χρημάτων
Definition
gather an army from these funds
Term
θηρεύειν ἀπὸ ἵππου
Definition
hunt on horseback
Term
ἀπὸ τοῦ αὐτομάτου
Definition
by itself, spontaneously
Term
Ἀπόλλων, -ωνος, ὁ
Definition
Apollo
Term
ἅπτομαι ἅψομαι, ἡψάμην, ἧμμαι
Definition
touch
Term
οὐχ ἅπτεται τῆς κάρφης τὸ ὕδωρ
Definition
the water does not touch the grass
Term
συν-άπτω
Definition
join
Term
ἀλλήλοις μάχην συνάπτειν
Definition
join battle with each other
Term
*Ἀραβία, ἡ
Definition
‘Arabia’, used by Xenophon to refer to the region east of the Euphrates
Term
*Ἀράξης, ὁ
Definition
a tributary of the Euphrates, the modern-day Belîkh
Term
ἀργύριον, τό
Definition
silver
Term
ἀρετή, ἡ
Definition
excellence, virtue
Term
τῆς πρόσθεν ἕνεκα περὶ ἐμὲ ἀρετῆς
Definition
on account of their previous good service to me
Term
ἄριστος, -η, -ον
Definition
best
Term
ἀριθμός, ὁ
Definition
number, count
Term
ἀριθμὸν τῶν Ἑλλήνων ποεῖν
Definition
make a count, hold a muster of the Greeks
Term
*Ἀρίστιππος, ὁ Aristippus,
Definition
a Thessalian politician and guest friend of Cyrus
Term
Ἀρκάς, -άδος, ὁ
Definition
Arcadian
Term
ἇρμα, τό
Definition
chariot (related to ἁρμόζω, not in An. I i-v)
Term
παρελαύνειν ἐφ’ ἅρματος
Definition
drive past in a chariot
Term
ἁρπάζω ἁρπάσομαι, ἥρπασα, ἥρπακα, ἥρπασμαι, ἡρπάσθην
Definition
rob, steal
Term
ἀν-αρπάζω
Definition
steal
Term
δι-αρπάζω
Definition
plunder
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