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1 Line
subs.P. and V. γραμμή, ἡ (Eur., frag.).Carpenter's line: P. and V. στάθμη, ἡ.Row: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ, στοῖχος, ὁ, P. στίχος, ὁ.In a line: P. κατὰ στοῖχον.In order: P. and V. ἑξῆς, ἐφεξῆς.Line to mark the winning point: Ar. and V. γραμμή, ἡ.Fishing line: V. ὁρμιά, ἡ.Line of a fishing net: V. κλωστὴρ λίνου.File, row: P. and V. στοῖχος, ὁ.Troops in line of battle: P. φάλαγξ, ἡ.In line: of ships, P. μετωπηδόν, opposed to in column, of troops, P. ἐπὶ φάλαγγος (Xen.).Win all along the line: P. νικᾶν διὰ παντός.Break the enemy's line of ships, v.: P. διεκπλεῖν (absol.); see Break.Lines of circumvallation: P. περιτείχισμα, τό, περιτειχισμός, ὁ,Line of poetry: Ar. and P. στίχος, ὁ, ἔπος, τό.Line of march: P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ, πορεία, ἡ.Being thus related through the male and not the female line: P. πρὸς ἀνδρῶν ἔχων τὴν συγγένειαν ταύτην καὶ οὐ πρὸς γυναικῶν (Dem. 1084).Line of action: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.Draw the line, lay down limits, v.: P. and V. ὁρίζειν (absol.).Strike out a new line: Ar. and P. καινοτομεῖν (absol.).The founders must know the lines they wish poets to follow in their myths: P. οἰκισταῖς τοὺς τύπους προσήκει εἰδέναι ἐν οἷς δεῖ μυθολογεῖν τοὺς ποιητάς (Plat., Rep. 379A).It's a pretty scheme and quite in your line: Ar. τὸ πρᾶγμα κομψὸν καὶ σφόδρʼ ἐκ τοῦ σοῦ τρόπου (Thesm. 93).——————v. trans.Fill, man: P. and V. πληροῦν.Guard: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, φρουρεῖν.Mark, furrow: V. χαράσσειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Line
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2 End
subs.Conclusion: P. and V. τέλος, τό, τελευτή, ἡ, πέρας, τό, καταστροφή, ἡ (Thuc.), V. τέρμα, τό, τέρμων, ὁ.About the end of the year: P. περὶ λήγοντα τὸν ἐνιαυτόν (Dem. 731).End of anything that has been cut: P. and V. τομή, ἡ.Extreme point: P. and V. τὸ ἔσχατος or use adj., ἔσχατος, agreeing with substantive; e. g., the end of the line: P. and V. τάξις ἐσχάτη.Their line had now all but passed the end of the Athenian wall: P. ἤδη ὅσον οὐ παρεληλύθει τὴν τῶν Ἀθηναίων τοῦ τείχους τελευτὴν ἡ ἐκείνων τείχεσις (Thuc. 7, 6).They at once closed the great harbour with triremes set end to end: P. ἔκλῃον τὸν λιμένα εὐθὺς τὸν μέγαν... τριήρεσι πλαγίαις (Thuc. 7, 59).Aim, object: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.Purpose: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, βούλευμα, τό.For personal ends: P. διʼ ἴδια κέρδη.Where the construction of both walls came to an end: P. ᾗπερ τῶν τειχῶν ἀμφοτέρων αἱ ἐργασίαι ἔληγον (Thuc. 7, 6).Come to an end at a place: P. τελευτᾶν ἐπί (acc.) (Thuc. 8, 90).This is the action of an unscrupulous trickster who will come to a bad end: P. πονηροῦ ταῦτʼ ἐστι σοφιστοῦ καὶ οἰμωξομένου (Dem. 937).Put an end to: P. τέλος ἐπιτιθέναι (dat.); see end, v.Stand on end: P. ὀρθὸς ἵστασθαι (Plat.), V. ὄρθιος ἑστηκέναι.——————v. trans.Conclude: P. τελεοῦν, V. τελειοῦν, τελεῖν (rare P.), τελευτᾶν, ἐκτελευτᾶν; see Conclude.Night ended the action: P. νύξ ἐπεγένετο τῷ ἔργῳ (Thuc. 4, 25).Night having ended the action: P. ἀφελομένης νυκτὸς τὸ ἔργον (Thuc. 4, 134).V. intrans. P. and V. τέλος ἔχειν, τέλος λαμβάνειν, τελευτᾶν, V. ἐκτελευτᾶν.Lapse, expire: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐξήκειν.End in: P. and V. τελευτᾶν εἰς (acc.).End off in: P. ἀποτελευτᾶν εἰς (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > End
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3 go off at a tangent
(to go off suddenly in another direction or on a different line of thought, action etc: It is difficult to have a sensible conversation with her, as she keeps going off at a tangent.) αλλάζω απότομα θέμα
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