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1 abstention
[-'sten-]noun (the act of abstaining: At the election of the new chairman the voting was six for, three against, and two abstentions.) αποχή -
2 abstinence
['æbstinəns]1) (the act or habit of abstaining, especially from alcohol.) αποχή2) (withdrawal from taking alcohol or addictive drugs: He is in heroin abstinence.) αποχή (από ουσίες)•- symptoms of abstinence -
3 Silent
adj.V. σιγηλός, σιωπηλός.Noiseless: V. ἄψοφος, ἀψόφητος.Be silent: see keep silence, under Silence.Abstaining from ill-omened words: Ar. and V. εὔφημος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Silent
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4 Sober
adj.As opposed to drunk: P. and V. νήφων (Plat.).Abstaining from wine: P. and V. ἄοινος (Plat.).Temperate: P. and V. σώφρων.Orderly: Ar. and P. εὔτακτος.In sober earnest, truly: P. and V. ἀληθῶς.Be in sober earnest, v.: P. and V. σπουδάζειν.——————v. trans.P. and V. σωφρονίζειν; chasten.Be sobered: P. and V. σωφρονεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sober
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5 Wine
subs.P. and V. οἶνος, ὁ, V. βάκχος, ὁ, βάκχιος, ὁ, μέθυ, τό.Wine cups: V. οἰνηρὰ τεύχη, τά.Foam of wine: V. οἰνωπὸς ἄχνη, ἡ.Drunk with wine: use V. οἰνωθείς, ᾠνωμένος, κάτοινος; see Drunk.Flushed with wine, adj.: V. οἰνωπός.Rich in wine: P. πολύοινος.Rich in grapes: V. εὔβοτρυς, πολύβοτρυςAbstaining from wine: P. and V. ἄοινος (Plat.).Abstain from wine, v.: P. and V. νήφειν.Peace offerings without wine: V. νηφάλια μειλίγματα (Æsch., Eum. 107).Make wine from sharp unripe grapes: V. τεύχειν ἀπʼ ὄμφακος πικρᾶς οἶνον (Æsch., Ag. 970).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wine
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