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1 midst
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2 Midst
subs.In the midst of: see mid.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Midst
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3 in the midst of
1) (among or in the centre of: in the midst of a crowd of people.) ανάμεσα σε2) (at the same time as: in the midst of all these troubles.) στο μέσο -
4 their midst
(among, or in the same place as, us, you or them: Large buildings keep rising in our midst.) ανάμεσα μας -
5 in our
(among, or in the same place as, us, you or them: Large buildings keep rising in our midst.) ανάμεσα μας -
6 your
(among, or in the same place as, us, you or them: Large buildings keep rising in our midst.) ανάμεσα μας -
7 Net
subs.For fishing: P. and V. δίκτυον, τό (Plat.).For hunting: P. and V. δίκτυον, τό (Plat.), βρόχος, ὁ (Plat.), ἄρκυς, ἡ (Plat.), V. ἀμφίβληστρον, τό, ἄγρευμα, τό.met., V. ἄρκυς, ἡ, ἄγρευμα, τό; see also Toils.The man is caught in the net: V. ἁνὴρ ἐς βόλον καθίσταται (Eur., Bacch. 847; cf., Rhes. 730).Being caught within the net of fate: V. ἐντὸς... οὖσα μορσίμων ἀγρευμάτων (Æsch., Ag. 1048).He hath escaped from the midst of the net: V. ἐκ μέσων ἀρκυστάτων ὤρουσεν (Æsch., Eum. 112). Surround mith a net, v.: P. περιστοιχίζεσθαι, V. περιστιχίζειν.——————v. trans.P. and V. αἱρεῖν, P. συμποδίζειν.——————adj.Clear of deduction: P. ἀτελής.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Net
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8 Toils
subs.Snare: P. and V. πάγη, ἡ (Plat.).met., P. and V. ἀρκύς, ἡ (Plat.), δίκτυον, τό (Xen. also Ar.), βρόχος, ὁ (Plat.).Trap: P. θήρατρον, τό (Xen.); see Snare.met., V. ἀρκύς, ἡ, ἄγρευμα, τό; see also Net.In the toils of justice: V. τῆς δίκης ἐν ἕρκεσιν (Æsch., Ag. 1611).In the midst of the toils: V ἐν μέσοις ἀρκυστάτοις (Soph., El. 1476).I drove him into the toils of woe: V. εἰσέβαλλον εἰς ἕρκη κακά (Soph., Aj. 60).Rushing into the meshes of the toils: V. ἐσπεσοῦσα δικτύων βρόχους (Eur., Or. 1315).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Toils
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