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1 say
[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) λέω2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) λέω3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) λέω4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) προβλέπω2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) δικαίωμα λόγου- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say -
2 insist
[in'sist]1) ((with that or on) to state, emphasize, or hold firmly to (an opinion, plan etc): He insists that I was to blame for the accident; I insisted on driving him home.) επιμένω2) ((often with on or that) to demand or urge: He insists on punctuality/obedience; She insisted on coming with me; He insisted that I should go.) επιμένω,αξιώνω•- insistent -
3 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) δικαιολογώ, δικαιώνω2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) δικαιολογώ•- justification -
4 lay down the law
(to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.) μιλώ σαν αυθεντία, δίνω εντολές -
5 make one's point
(to state one's opinion persuasively.) αποδεικνύω αυτό που θέλω -
6 Position
subs.Site: P. θέσις, ἡ.Military station: P. χωρίον, τό.Principle laid down: P. θέσις, ἡ.Opinion: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ.Be in an awkward position: P. ἀπόρως διακεῖσθαι.He said the position of the Syracusans was worse that theirs: P. τὰ Συρακοσίων ἔφη... ἔτι ἥσσω τῶν σφετέρων εἶναι (Thuc. 7, 48).Seeing the position of affairs: P. ἰδὼν ὡς εἶχε τὰ πράγματα (Thuc. 7, 42).Take up a position ( in military sense): P. and V. καθῆσθαι, ἱδρύεσθαι, P. ἐγκαθέζεσθαι; see encamp.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Position
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