liddell and scott

[thoodleoo]

really love looking at old greek/latin dictionaries and playing the game of "in how many words can we fail to say lesbian"

[lidell-and-scott]

😎

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ancient greek word of the day

[finelythreadedsky]

i know i’ve said it before but i LOVE whatever algorithms perseus uses to choose the definition that appears in this window. yes, of course i would prefer the gothic translation that’s buried in the lsj entry over an english definition!

[lidell-and-scott]

[lidell-and-scott]

ancient greek word of the day

[finelythreadedsky]

dear god there are a lot of words in greek

[lidell-and-scott]

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you know you love this language

[lidell-and-scott]

just how i like my legs

[finelythreadedsky]

glad i’m getting that definition in old english, that’s exactly what i needed

[lidell-and-scott]

gotchu, fam

[lidell-and-scott]

me when people say shit about classicists 👀

[lidell-and-scott]

lmao also me

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lmao me 

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...um...thanks

[lidell-and-scott]

the Sweetest ancient greek verb i have ever come across enjoy

[lidell-and-scott]

the word for the wall of a house literally sounds like the elision of τειχος (wall) and οἰκος (house)....

[lidell-and-scott]

?? ok?? 

[lidell-and-scott]

ancient greek verson of “did it hurt when you fell from heaven?”