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1 Burden
subs.Burden carried in the arms: V. βάσταγμα, τό.met., of anything that gives trouble: Ar. and P. φορτίον, τό, V. ἄχθος, τό, βάρος, τό, φόρτος. ὁ.Hindrance: P. ἐμπόδισμα, τό.The burden of sickness: V. τοὐπίσαγμα τοῦ νοσήματος (Soph., Phil. 755).A ship of six hundred talents burden: P. πλοῖον εἰς πεντακόσια τάλαντα ἄγον μέτρα (Thuc. 4, 118).The clerk of the city came forward and read the Athenians ( the letter), the burden of which was as follows: P. ὁ γραμματεὺς τῆς πόλεως παρελθὼν ἀνέγνω, τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις (τὴν ἐπιστολὴν) δηλοῦσαν τοιάδε (Thuc. 7, 10).Beast of burden: see under Beast.——————v. trans.met.: see Distress.Burdened with: V. σεσαγμένος (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Burden
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2 mayday
['meidei](the international distress signal sent out by ships and aircraft: The ship sent out a mayday (signal) before it sank.) σήμα κινδύνου -
3 Trial
subs.Indictment: Ar. and P. γραφή, ἡ.Preliminary trial: P. ἀνάκρισις, ἡ, V. ἄγκρισις, ἡ.Bring to trial: P. and V. εἰς δίκην ἄγειν, P. εἰς δικαστήριον ἄγειν, ὑπάγειν εἰς δίκην, V. πρὸς τὴν δίκην ἄγειν.Without a trial, untried, adj.: P. and V. ἄκριτος (Eur., Hipp. 1056).Test: P. and V. πεῖρα, ἡ, ἔλεγχος, ὁ, P. διάπειρα, ἡ (Dem. 1288).Be on trial: P. and V. ἐλέγχεσθαι.You all saw the ship on her trial: P. πάντες ἑωρᾶθʼ ὑμεῖς ἀναπειρωμένην τὴν ναῦν (Dem. 1229).Make trial of, ring ( like money): Ar. κωδωνίζειν (acc.). met., P. διακωδωνίζειν (acc.).Test: P. and V. ἐλέγχειν (acc.), ἐξελέγχειν (acc.).Try, make proof of: P. and V. πειρᾶσθαι (gen.), Ar. and P. ἀποπειρᾶσθαι (gen.), P. διαπειρᾶσθαι (gen.), πεῖραν λαμβάνειν (gen.), Ar. and V. ἐκπειρᾶσθαι (gen.).Danger: P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Trial
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