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1 perplexity
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2 Perplexity
subs.P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Perplexity
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3 perplex
[pə'pleks](to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) μπερδεύω,σαστίζω- perplexedly
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4 Confusion
subs.Disorder: P. ταραχή, ἡ, ἀταξία, ἡ, Ar. τάραξις, ἡ, P. and V. θόρυβος, ὁ, V. ταραγμός, ὁ, τάραγμα, τό.All was in confusion: V. σύμφυρτα δʼ ἦν ἅπαντα (Eur., Hipp. 1234).Perplexity: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.Agitation: P. and V. ἔκπληξις, ἡ, P. ταραχή, ἡ, V. ταραγμός, ὁ.How ye all come to one point with confusion and distress in your looks: V. ὥς μοι πάντες εἰς ἓν ἥκετε σύγχυσιν ἔχοντες καὶ ταραγμὸν ὀμμάτων (Eur., I.A. 1127).Shame: P. and V. αἰδώς, ἡ, αἰσχύνη, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Confusion
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5 Debate
v. trans.Discuss, examine: P. and V. ἐξετάζειν, σκοπεῖν, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι, ἐπισκοπεῖν, διαπεραίνειν.V. intrans. Meditate: P. and V. βουλεύεσθαι, φροντίζειν, λογίζεσθαι, ἐννοεῖν (or mid.), συννοεῖν (or mid.), P. διαβουλεύεσθαι.Be in doubt: P. and V. ἀπορεῖν.Debating whether to be wroth with the city: V. ὡς ἀμφίβουλος οὖσα θυμοῦσθαι πόλει (Æsch., Eum. 733).Take counsel: P. and V. βουλεύεσθαι, P. διαβουλεύεσθαι.Dispute: P. ἀμφισβητεῖν.——————subs.Perplexity, doubt: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.Dispule: P. ἀμφισβήτησις. ἡ.Talk: P. and V. λόγοι, οἱ.Let us hold debate together: V. εἰς κοινοὺς λόγους ἔλθωμεν (Eur., Or. 1098).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Debate
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6 Distraction
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Distraction
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7 Distress
v. trans.Vex, annoy: P. and V. λυπεῖν, ἀνιᾶν, δάκνειν, ὄχλον παρέχειν (dat.), Ar. and P. πράγματα παρέχειν (dat.), ἐνοχλεῖν (acc. or dat.), ἀποκναίειν, Ar. and V. κνίζειν, πημαίνειν (also Plat. but rare P.), τείρειν, V. ὀχλεῖν, γυμνάζειν, ἀλγύνειν; see Vex.Harass: P. and V. πιέζειν.Be distressed: P. and V. βαρύνεσθαι, κάμνειν, πονεῖν, P. ἀδημονεῖν, ἀγωνιᾶν, κακοπαθεῖν, V. θυμοφθορεῖν, μογεῖν, ἀσχάλλειν (Dem. 555, but rare P.), ἀτᾶσθαι; see be vexed, under Vex.——————subs.Sorrow, trouble: P. ταλαιπωρία, ἡ, κακοπάθεια, ἡ, V. ἆθλος, ὁ, πῆμα, τό, πημονή, ἡ, δύη, ἡ, οἰζύς, ἡ, Ar. and V. πόνος, ὁ, ἄχος, τό.Difficulty, perplexity: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Distress
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8 Doubt
subs.Dispute: P. ἀμφισβήτησις. ἡ.Perplexily: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.Distrust: P. and V. ἀπιστία, ἡ.Suspicion: P. and V. ὑποψία, ἡ (Eur., Hel. 1549).Who is there of my friends near or far who will solve my doubt? V. τίς ἐγγὺς ἢ πρόσω φίλων ἐμῶν δύσγνοιαν ὅστις τὴν ἐμὴν ἰάσεται; (Eur., H.F. 1106).Be in doubt, be called in question: P. ἀμφισβητεῖσθαι.——————v. trans.Mistrust: P. and V. ἀπιστεῖν (acc. of thing. dat. of pers.).Suspect: P. and V. ὑποπτεύειν.V. intrans. Be in doubt: P. ἐνδοιάζειν, ἀμφισβητεῖν, διστάζειν (Plat.), ἀμφιγνοεῖν; see Hesitate.Be in doubt about: V. δυσκρίτως ἔχειν περί (gen.) (Eur., frag.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Doubt
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9 Embarrassment
subs.Trouble, bother: P. and V. ὄχλος, ὁ.Perplexity: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.Hesitation: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ.Pecuniary embarrassment: see Poverty.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Embarrassment
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10 Point
subs.Sharp end of anything: Ar. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ (Eur., Supp. 318).Point of a spear: P. and V. λογχή, ἡ (Plat., Lach. 183D).Point of an arrow: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.Goad: P. and V. κέντρον, τό.Sharp point of rock: V. στόνυξ, ὁ (Eur., Cycl.).Since the land about Cynossema has a conformation coming to a sharp point: P. τοῦ χωρίου τοῦ περὶ τὸ Κυνὸς σῆμα ὀξεῖαν καὶ γωνιώδη τὴν περιβολὴν ἔχοντος (Thuc. 8, 104).Meaning: P. διάνοια, ἡ; see Meaning.Lead from the point: P. ἀπάγειν ἀπὸ τῆς ὑποθεσέως (Dem. 416), or simply P. and V. πλανᾶν.Miss the point: P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι.Beside the point: P. ἔξω τοῦ πράγματος (Dem. 1318), Ar. and P. ἔξω τοῦ λόγου.To the point: P. πρὸς λόγον.There is no point in: P. οὐδὲν προὔργου ἐστί (with infin.).Question in discussion: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.Disputed points: P. τὰ διαφέροντα, τὰ ἀμφίλογα.It is a disputed point: P. ἀμφισβητεῖται.The chief point: P. τὸ κεφάλαιον.A fresh point: P. and V. καινόν τι.I hear this is his chief point of defence: P. ἀκούω... τοῦτο μέγιστον ἀγώνισμα εἶναι (Lys. 137, 8).Highest point, zenith: P. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ.Be at its highest point, v.: P. also V. ἀκμάζειν.Make a point, score a point ( in an argument): P. and V. λέγειν τι.Herein you give us a point ( advantage) as in draughts: V. ἓν μεν τοδʼ ἡμῖν ὥσπερ ἐν πεσσοῖς δίδως κρεῖσσον (Eur., Supp. 409).Turning point in a race-course: P. and V. καμπή, ἡ.To make known the country's weak points: P. διδάσκειν ἃ πονηρῶς ἔχει τῶν πραγμάτων (Lys. 143, 7).Strong points: P. τὰ ἰσχυρότατα (Thuc. 5, 111).Weak points: P. τὰ σαθρά (Dem. 52).The weak point in the walls: V. τὸ νόσουν τειχέων (Eur., Phoen. 1097).Point of view: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, δόξα, ἡ.Point of conscience: P. and V. ἐνθύμιον, τό.At this point: P. and V. ἐνθάδε.From that point: P. and V. ἐντεῦθεν, ἐνθένδε.Up to this point: P. μέχρι τούτου.I wish to return to the point from which I digressed into these subjects: P. ἐπανελθεῖν ὁπόθεν εἰς ταῦτα ἐξέβην βούλομαι (Dem. 298).I return to the point: P. ἐκεῖσε ἐπανέρχομαι (Dem. 246).In one point perplexity has assailed me: V. ἔστιν γὰρ ᾗ ταραγμὸς ἐμπέπτωκέ μοι (Eur., Hec. 857).Be on the point of be about to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).Whom I am on the point of seeing killed: V. ὃν... ἐπʼ ἀκμῆς εἰμὶ κατθανεῖν ἰδεῖν (Eur., Hel. 896). Make a point of, see to it that: P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι ὅπως (fut. indic. or aor. subj.).——————v. trans.Sharpen at the end: V. ἐξαποξύνειν (Eur., Cycl.).Direct: P. and V. τείνειν.Point out or point to: P. and V. δεικνύναι, ἐπιδεικνύναι, ἀποδεικνύναι, V. ἐκδεικνύναι. Ar. and P. φράζειν; see Show.Make known: P. and V. διδάσκειν.It is impossible that the oracle points to this, but to something else more important: Ar. οὐκ ἔσθʼ ὅπως ὁ χρησμὸς εἰς τοῦτο ῥέπει ἀλλʼ εἰς ἕτερόν τι μεῖζον (Pl. 51).The cruel violence to his eyes was the work of heaven to point the moral to Greece: V. αἱ θʼ αἱματουργοὶ δεργμάτων διαφθοραί θεῶν σόφισμα κἀπίδειξις Ἑλλάδι (Eur., Phoen. 870).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Point
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11 Uncertainty
subs.Doubt, dispute: P. ἀμφισβήτησις, ἡ.Perplexity: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.Instability: P. τὸ ἀστάθμητον.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Uncertainty
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12 Vacillation
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Vacillation
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13 Wavering
adj.Undecided: V. ἀμφίβουλος, δίφροντις.Others on the mainland yield us a wavering allegiance: P. ἄλλοι τινὲς κατὰ τὰς ἠπείρους ἐνδοιαστῶς ἀκροῶνται (Thuc. 6, 10).Vacillating: P. ὀκνηρός.Slow: P. and V. βραδύς.——————subs.Perplexity: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wavering
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