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1 steel
[sti:l] 1. noun, adjective(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). χάλυβας,ατσάλι/ατσάλινος2. verb(to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.)- steely- steeliness
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2 Keep
v. trans.Preserve, retain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν.Detain: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρητύειν; see Check.Keeping Sicily on the left: P. ἐν δεξιᾷ λαβόντες τὴν Σικελίαν (Thuc. 7, 1).V. intrans. Keep ( doing a thing), continue: P. διατελεῖν (part.), διαμένειν (part. or infin.), διαγίγνεσθαι (part.), P. and V. καρτερεῖν (part.).You keep talking nonsense: P. φλυαρεῖς ἔχων (Plat., Gorg. 490E.; cf. Ar., Ran. 202).Shall I tell you openly what happened there or keep back the tale: V. πότερά σοι παρρησίᾳ φράσω τὰ κεῖθεν ἢ λόγον στειλώμεθα (Eur., Bacch. 668).Keep down: P. and V. κατέχειν.Subdue: P. and V. καταστρέφεσθαι, χειροῦσθαι.Keep in the dark: P. and V. κρύπτειν (τινά τι), P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (τινά τι).We are keeping him in the dark touching this matter: V. σιγῇ τοῦθʼ ὑφαιρούμεσθά νιν (Eur., El. 271). Keep off, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, ἀμύνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπαμύνειν; see ward off.Hard to keep off, adj.: V. δυσφύλακτος.Refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.).Go forward: P. and V. προβαίνειν, προχωρεῖν, P. προέρχεσθαι.Be prolonged: P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι, V. χρονίζειν.Keep out: see keep off.Keep to, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).They kept more to the sea: P. τῆς θαλάσσης μᾶλλον ἀντείχοντο (Thuc. 1, 13).He would both have kept to the law and shown his piety: V. καὶ τοῦ νόμου τʼ ἂν εἴχετʼ εὐσεβής τʼ ἂν ἦν (Eur., Or. 503). Keep together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν.Keep under: see keep down.Keep up, hold out, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.Keep up with: P. and V. ἕπεσθαι (dat.), συνέπεσθαι (dat.), V. ὁμαρτεῖν (dat.).——————subs.Keep of castle: use P. and V. πύργος, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Keep
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