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μεγάλα ταῖς ἐλπίσι περινοέω -> cherish great anticipations, form great projects

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φιλοτίμως ἔχειν πρός τι -> strive eagerly after a thing, exert oneself eagerly after a thing

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φιλοτίμως πρός τινα ἔχειν-> vie emulously with

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Κύριος εἶπεν πρὸς μέ Υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε –> the Lord said to me, My son you are; today I have begotten you

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Αἰσχύλος -> Aeschylus

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τότε λαλήσει πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ θυμῷ αὐτοῦ ταράξει αὐτούς –> then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his fury

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ἀσμένως -> gladly, readily

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ἐμοὶ δέ κεν ἀσμένῳ εἴη -> glad would it make me

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ἀσμένῳ δέ σοι ἡ ποικιλείμων νὺξ ἀποκρύψει φάος -> glad wilt thou be when night, arrayed in spangled garb, shuts out the light

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φύγεν ἄσμενος ἐκ θανάτοιο -> he was glad to have escaped death

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καταπύγων -> the middle finger, middle finger, given to unnatural lust, lecherous, lewd, arse bandit, ass bandit, assfucker, batty boy, batty man, bender, bitch, bottom, bugger, buggerer, bum chum, bumder, bummer, butt pirate, buttfucker, catamite, catcher, chi chi man, chutney ferret, fag, fagboy, faggot, fairy, fartknocker, finocchio, flamer, friend of Dorothy, fruit, fudge packer, fudge-packer, gay, gayboy, gaylord, gunsel, homo, homosexual, horse's hoof, jobbie jabber, jobby jabber, mary, nan, nance, nancy, nancyboy, nancy-boy, omi-palone, oscar, pansy, pathic, peter puffer

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δημηγόροι ἀγαθοί -> respectable orators

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δημαγωγοὶ ἀγαθοί -> respectable politicians

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Θηβάιoς -> of Thebes, Theban

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ὅσα μὲν τῆς ἰδίας τρυφῆς εἵνεκα Μειδίας καὶ περιουσίας κτᾶται -> all the wealth that Meidias retains for private luxury and superfluous display

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οὔτε σοφίας ἐνδείᾳ οὔτ' αἰσχύνης περιουσίᾳ -> neither from lack of knowledge nor from superfluity of modesty

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καὶ τοσαύτῃ περιουσίᾳ χρήσασθαι πονηρίας -> in the veriest extravagance of malice

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οὐ βούλομαι δυσχερὲς εἰπεῖν οὐδὲν ἀρχόμενος τοῦ λόγου, οὗτος δ' ἐκ περιουσίας μου κατηγορεῖ –> for me—but I wish to say nothing untoward at the beginning of my speech—whereas he prosecutes me from a position of advantage | but for me—I do not wish to say anything harsh at the beginning of the speech, but he prosecutes me from a position of strength

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προϊόντος τοῦ λόγου -> in the course of speech, in the course of one's speech, in the course of my speech

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ἂν βούλησθε ἀκούειν καί μοι περιουσία ᾖ τοῦ ὕδατος -> if you care to hear and if the water in the water-clock holds out, if you care to hear and if I have time enough for speaking

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