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1 commanding
1) (impressive: He has a commanding appearance.) επιβλητικός2) (with a wide view: The house had a commanding position on the hill.) που δεσπόζει -
2 Commanding
adj.Inspiring awe: P. and V. σεμνός.Fit to rule: P. ἀρχικός.Of a position, strong: P. ἐχυρός; see Strong.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Commanding
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3 command
1. verb1) (to order: I command you to leave the room immediately!) διατάζω2) (to have authority over: He commanded a regiment of soldiers.) διοικώ3) (to have by right: He commands great respect.) εμπνέω, επιβάλλω2. noun1) (an order: We obeyed his commands.) διαταγή2) (control: He was in command of the operation.) διοίκηση•- commander
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4 dispatch
[di'spæ ] 1. verb1) (to send off: He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.) στέλνω2) (to finish off or deal with quickly: She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour.) διεκπεραιώνω2. noun1) (a written official report: a dispatch from the commanding officer.)2) (an act of sending away.)3) (haste.)• -
5 salute
[sə'lu:t] 1. verb1) ((especially in the forces) to raise the (usually right) hand to the forehead to show respect: They saluted their commanding officer.) χαιρετώ (στρατιωτικά)2) (to honour by firing eg large guns: They saluted the Queen by firing one hundred guns.) αποδίδω τιμές2. noun(an act of saluting: The officer gave a salute; a 21-gun salute.) χαιρετισμός,απόδοση τιμών -
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7 Command
v. trans.Bid: P. and V. κελεύειν (τινά τι), ἐπιτάσσειν (τινί τι), προστάσσειν (τινί τι), ἐπιστέλλειν (τινί τι), ἐπισκήπτειν (τινί τι), Ar. and V. ἐφίεσθαι (τινί τι).Command in addition: V. ἐπεντέλλειν (τινί τι.Command beforehand: V. προὐξεφίεσθαι (absol.).With infin.: P. and V. κελεύειν (acc.), ἐπιστέλλειν (acc. or dat.), ἐπιτάσσειν (dat.), προστάσσειν (dat.), τάσσειν (dat.), ἐπισκήπτειν (dat.), Ar. and V. ἐφίεσθαι (dat.), V. ἀνώγειν (acc.), αὐδᾶν (acc. or dat.), ἐννέπειν (acc. or dat.), λέγειν (dat.), φωνεῖν (acc.), μυθεῖσθαι (absol.), ἐξεφίεσθαι (absol.).Join in commanding: P. and V. συγκελεύειν (absol.).Be at head of: P. and V. ἐφίστασθαι (dat.).Be in command of: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι (gen., V. also dat.), ἄρχειν (gen., V. also dat.), P. ἡγεμονεύειν (gen.).A position that was precipitous and directly commanded the city: P. χωρίον ἀπόκρημνον καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως εὐθύς κείμενον (Thuc. 6, 96).So that, though only a few men were thrown into it ( the fort), they could command the entrance: ὥστε καθεζομένων ἐς αὐτὸ ἀνθρώπων ὀλίγων ἄρχειν τοῦ εἴσπλου (Thuc. 8, 90).Command the sea, v.: P. θαλασσοκρατεῖν (Thuc. 7, 48).——————subs.P. πρόσταγμα, τό, ἐπίταγμα, τό, V. ἐντολή, ἡ (Plat. also but rare P.), κέλευσμα, τό, κελευσμός, ὁ, ἐφετμή, ἡ, ἐπιστολαί, αἱ.Word of command: P. and V. κέλευσμα, τό, P. σημεῖον, τό, παράγγελμα, τό.Pass word of command: P. and V. παραγγέλλειν.Leadership: P. ἡγεμονία, ἡ.Rule: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, κράτος, τό.Post of general: P. and V. στρατηγία, ἡ.The command of the sea, subs.: P. τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης κράτος (Thuc. 1, 143).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Command
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8 Sea
subs.P. and V. θάλασσα, ἡ, Ar. and V. πόντος, ὁ (used in P. in geographical designations e.g., ὁ Εὔξεινος πόντος, rarely otherwise), Ar. and V. ἅλς, V. ἅλμη, ἡ.Open sea, high sea: P. and V. πέλαγος, τό.met., sea (of difficulties, etc.): P. and V. τρικυμία, ἡ (Plat., Euthy. 293A), πέλαγος, τό (Plat., Prot. 338A), V. κλύδων, ὁ.Of the sea, adj.: P. and V. θαλάσσιος, V. πελάγιος, ἅλιος (Eur., Hel. 774), Ar. and V. πόντιος, ἐνάλιος.In the open sea: use adj., P. and V. πελάγιος, P. μετέωρος.At sea, be at sea: P. θαλασσεύειν.Die at sea: V. ἐνάλιος θανεῖν (Eur., Hel. 1066).By the sea, adj.: P. παραθαλάσσιος, ἐπιθαλάσσιος, ἐπιθαλασσίδιος, P. and V. παράλιος, πάραλος, ἀκταῖος (Thuc.), V. ἐπάκτιος, παράκτιος.Command the sea, v.: P. θαλασσοκρατεῖν.Commanding the sea, adj.: P. θαλασσοκράτωρ.Defeat sea: P. καταναυμαχεῖν (acc.).Put to sea, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι, ἀναγωγὴν ποιεῖσθαι, ἀναπλεῖν, αἴρειν.Putting out to sea, subs.: P. ἀναγωγή, ἡ; against an enemy: P. ἐπαναγωγή, ἡ.Supreme at sea, adj.: P. ναυκράτωρ, θαλασσοκράτωρ.Be supreme at sea, v.: P. θαλασσοκρατεῖν.When the Greeks took more readily to the sea: P. ἐπειδὴ οἱ Ἕλληνες μᾶλλον ἐπλώϊζον (Thuc. 1, 13). Tossed by the sea, adj.: V. θαλασσόπλαγκτος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sea
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