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  • Acilisena, that [Greek: thugateras hoi epiphanestatoi tou ethnous anierousi parthenous, ais nomos esti kataporneutheisais polun chronon para têi theôi meta tauta didosthai pros gamon, ouk apaxiountos têi toiautêi sunoikein oudenos].

    The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Franz Cumont

  • Alechron, anymenaion, oute ton gamon mepos lachousan oute paideion tpophaes that we feel the fullness of strength that was needed for the sacrifice.

    The Principles of Aesthetics Dewitt H. Parker

  • Hellēnos patros paida, anabebēkenai de eis Hierosoluma kai chronon ekei memenēkenai epitethumēkenai de thugatera tou hiereōs pros gamon agagesthai kai toutou heneka prosēluton geuesthai kai peritmēthēnai, eita mē labonta tēn korēn ōrgisthai kai kata peritomēs gegraphenai kai kata sabbatou kai nomothesias: [1177] 1

    The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908

  • Confounding things that differ, many think that ` gamon 'in the game has the same meaning, and therefore they say -- ` he saved his gamon or bacon,' which is absurd, although it is a proverbial phrase of sufficient emphasis.

    The Gaming Table : Its Votaries and Victims : Vol. 2 1870

  • [63] The etymology of the word Back-gamon has been disputed.

    The Gaming Table : Its Votaries and Victims : Vol. 2 1870

  • [Greek: Zeus me patêr ediôke kai êthelen es gamon helkein, ei mê min potheonta gerôn anekopte Promêtheus, thespizôn Kroniônos areiona paida phyteusai].

    Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes 525 BC-456 BC Aeschylus 1840

  • Home cooked meals so far has included me doing a foil baked gamon with potatoes and onion (not a Jamie recipe), Ian doing homemade meatballs with pasta and a beef roast and yesterday I cooked a chicken ragu with leeks.

    planet.freedesktop.org 2009

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