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1 Torture
v. trans.——————subs.Rack: Ar. and P. τροχός, ὁ.Ill-treatment: P. and V. αἰκία, ἡ, αἴκισμα, τό.Put to the torture, v.: P. ἀναβιβάζειν ἐπὶ τὸν τραχόν.Be put to the torture: P. ἐπὶ τὸν τροχὸν ἀναβαίνειν, Ar. and P. ἐπὶ τοῦ τροχοῦ στρεβλοῦσθαι.Demand for torture: P. ἐξαιτεῖν (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Torture
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2 torture
['to: ə] 1. verb(to treat (someone) cruelly or painfully, as a punishment, or in order to make him/her confess something, give information etc: He tortured his prisoners; She was tortured by rheumatism/jealousy.) βασανίζω2. noun1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) βασανιστήριο / -α2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) βάσανο, μαρτύριο -
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4 torture
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5 Rack
v. trans.Rack one's brains: use ponder.——————subs.Ar. and P. τροχός, ὁ.Being stretched on the rack: P. κατατεινόμενος ὑπὸ τῆς βασάνου (Dem. 1172).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rack
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6 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) ραγίζω2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) σπάω3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) κάνω κρακ4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) λέω (αστείο)5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) ανοίγω (χρηματοκιβώτιο) με διάρρηξη6) (to solve (a code).) σπάω (κώδικα)7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) υποχωρώ, `σπάω`2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) ράγισμα2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) χαραμάδα3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) κρότος4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) χτύπημα5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) αστείο6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) κρακ, ναρκωτική ουσία3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) πρώτης τάξεως- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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7 extort
[ik'sto:t](to obtain (from a person) by threats or violence: They extorted a confession from him by torture.) αποσπώ- extortionate -
8 third degree
(a severe method of questioning people, sometimes using torture etc: The police gave him the third degree.) ανάκριση τρίτου βαθμού -
9 Demand
v. trans.Ask for: P. and V. αἰτεῖν (or mid.), ἀπαιτεῖν, V. ἐξαιτεῖν (or mid.).Require: P. and V. δεῖσθαι (gen.).With infin. following: P. and V. ἀξιοῦν (infin.), δικαιοῦν (infin.), V. ἐπαξιοῦν (infin.).Demand back: P. and V. ἀπαιτεῖν.Demand for some particular purpose (as punishment, torture, etc.): P. ἐξαιτεῖν.Requisition: P. and V. ἐπιτάσσειν (τί τινι).——————subs.Request: P. αἴτησις, ἡ, δέησις, ἡ, αἴτημα, τό, P. and V. χρεία, ἡ.Claim: P. and V. ἀξίωσις, ἡ, P. δικαίωμα, τό, δικαίωσις, ἡ.Need: P. and V. χρεία, ἡ.In demand, in request: V. ζητητός.Be in demand, v.: P. and V. ζητεῖσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Demand
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10 Give
v. trans.P. and V. διδόναι, νέμειν, δωρεῖσθαι (Plat.), παρέχειν, V. πορσύνειν, πορεῖν ( 2nd aor.), Ar. and V. ὀπάζειν.Confer: P. and V. προσφέρειν, προστιθέναι, P. ἀπονέμειν.Lend, afford: P. and V. ἐνδιδόναι.They would attack us in conjunction with the Sicilians whose alliance they would have given much to secure ere this: P. συνεπιθεῖντο ἂν μετὰ Σικελιωτῶν οὓς πρὸ πολλῶν ἂν ἐτιμήσαντο συμμάχους γενέσθαι ἐν τῷ πρὶν χρόνῳ (Thuc. 6, 10; cf. also Dem. 299).Give away, fling away without return: P. and V. προπίνειν, P. προΐεσθαιGive away in marriage: P. and V. ἐκδίδοναι (or mid.).Give forth, emit: P. and V. ἀφιέναι, ἐξιέναι, ἀνιέναι, ἀναδιδόναι, ἐκβάλλειν, V. μεθιέναι, ἐξανιέναι, προπέμπειν, ἐκπέμπειν; see also Utter.Give in: P. ἀποφέρειν; v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐνδιδόναι; see give way.Give out: see Distribute, Announce.Fail, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκλείπειν, ἐλλείπειν, Ar. and V. λείπειν (rare P.), Ar. and P. ἐπιλείπειν.Give up ( for torture): P. ἐκδιδόναι.Relinquish: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), μεθιέναι, Ar. and V. μεθίεσθαι (gen.), V. διαμεθιέναι; see also Renounce.It is not yet seven years since I have given up sea-faring: P. οὔπω ἔτη ἐστὶν ἑπτὰ ἀφʼ οὗ τὸ πλεῖν καταλέλυκα (Dem. 893).Give oneself up for lost: P. προΐεσθαι ἑαυτόν (Thuc. 2, 51).Give way: P. and V. εἴκειν, ὑπείκειν, συγχωρεῖν, ἐκχωρεῖν, Ar. and P. παραχωρεῖν, ὑποχωρεῖν; see under Way.Give way to: P. and V. ἐνδιδόναι (dat.) (Eur., Tro. 687). συγχωρεῖν (dat.), εἴκειν (dat.), ὑπείκειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ὑποχωρεῖν (dat.), παραχωρεῖν (dat.), V. ἐκχωρεῖν (dat.), ἐξίστασθαι (dat.), προσχωρεῖν (dat.), P. ὑποκατακλίνεσθαι (dat.).Give play to: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Indulge: P. and V. χαρίζεσθαι (dat.).Given, not asked: V. δωρητὸς οὐκ αἰτητός (Soph., O.R. 384).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Give
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11 Offer
v. trans.Stretch forth: P. and V. προτείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, ὀρέγειν.I offer myself to be questioned: P. παρέχω ἐμαυτὸν ἐρωτᾶν (Plat., Apol. 33B).He offers himself for trial: P. καθίστησιν ἑαυτὸν εἰς κρίσιν (Thuc. 1, 131).Offer prayer: see Pray.Offer sacrifice: P. and V. θύειν, P. ἱερὰ ποιεῖν, ἱεροποιεῖν, V. ῥέζειν, θυηπολεῖν (also Plat. but rare P.).Offer to, undertake to: P. and V. ὑφίστασθαι (infin.), ὑπισχνεῖσθαι (infin.), ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι (infin.), ἐξαγγέλλεσθαι (infin.); see Proviso. V. intrans.——————subs.Promice: P. and V. ὑπόσχεσις, ἡ, P. ἐπαγγελία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Offer
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12 Thorn
subs.Prickle: Ar. ἄκανθα, ἡ.Card on thorns ( as a torture): P. ἐπʼ ἀσπαλάθων κνάπτειν (Plat., Rep. 616A).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Thorn
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13 Torment
v. trans.Harass: P. and V. πιέζειν, δάκνειν, αἰκίζεσθαι. Ar. and V. τείρειν, πημαίνειν (rare P.), V. γυμνάζειν.——————subs.Distress: P. ταλαιπωρία, V. δύη, ἡ, πῆμα, τό, πημονή, ἡ; see Torture.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Torment
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