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21 Honestly
adv.He won't honestly admit that he is talking nonsense: P. οὐκ ἐθέλει γενναίως ὁμολογεῖν ὅτι οὐδὲν λέγει (Plat., Lach. 196A-B).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Honestly
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22 Keep
v. trans.Preserve, retain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν.Detain: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρητύειν; see Check.Keeping Sicily on the left: P. ἐν δεξιᾷ λαβόντες τὴν Σικελίαν (Thuc. 7, 1).V. intrans. Keep ( doing a thing), continue: P. διατελεῖν (part.), διαμένειν (part. or infin.), διαγίγνεσθαι (part.), P. and V. καρτερεῖν (part.).You keep talking nonsense: P. φλυαρεῖς ἔχων (Plat., Gorg. 490E.; cf. Ar., Ran. 202).Shall I tell you openly what happened there or keep back the tale: V. πότερά σοι παρρησίᾳ φράσω τὰ κεῖθεν ἢ λόγον στειλώμεθα (Eur., Bacch. 668).Keep down: P. and V. κατέχειν.Subdue: P. and V. καταστρέφεσθαι, χειροῦσθαι.Keep in the dark: P. and V. κρύπτειν (τινά τι), P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (τινά τι).We are keeping him in the dark touching this matter: V. σιγῇ τοῦθʼ ὑφαιρούμεσθά νιν (Eur., El. 271). Keep off, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, ἀμύνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπαμύνειν; see ward off.Hard to keep off, adj.: V. δυσφύλακτος.Refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.).Go forward: P. and V. προβαίνειν, προχωρεῖν, P. προέρχεσθαι.Be prolonged: P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι, V. χρονίζειν.Keep out: see keep off.Keep to, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).They kept more to the sea: P. τῆς θαλάσσης μᾶλλον ἀντείχοντο (Thuc. 1, 13).He would both have kept to the law and shown his piety: V. καὶ τοῦ νόμου τʼ ἂν εἴχετʼ εὐσεβής τʼ ἂν ἦν (Eur., Or. 503). Keep together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν.Keep under: see keep down.Keep up, hold out, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.Keep up with: P. and V. ἕπεσθαι (dat.), συνέπεσθαι (dat.), V. ὁμαρτεῖν (dat.).——————subs.Keep of castle: use P. and V. πύργος, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Keep
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23 Levity
subs.Inconstancy: P. τὸ ἀστάθμητον.Faithlessness: P. and V. ἀπιστία, ἡ.Unreasonableness: P. ἀλογία, ἡ.Sport, jest: P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.Nonsense: Ar. and P. λῆρος, ὁ, φλυαρία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Levity
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24 Trifle
subs.Something small: P. ὀλίγον τι.Something of no value: P. and V. καπνός, ὁ (lit., smoke), Ar. and P. λῆρος, ὁ (Dem. 36; Ar., Lys. 860), φλυαρία, ἡ (Plat., Hipp. Maj. 304B).Split hairs over trifles: Ar. περὶ καπνοῦ στενολεσχεῖν (Nub. 320).——————v. intrans.P. and V. παίζειν.Split hairs: P. and V. λεπτουργεῖν, Ar. λεπτολογεῖν.Treat lightly: P. περὶ ὀλίγου ποιεῖσθαι; see Disregard.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Trifle
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25 Trifling
adj.Not worth speaking of: P. οὐκ ἄξιος λόγου.Frivolous: P. ληρώδης.Think of trifling importance: use disregard.——————subs.P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.Frivolity: P. μικρολογία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Trifling
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26 Triviality
subs.Pettiness: P. μικρότης, ἡ, φαυλότης, ἡ.Frivolity: P. μικρολογία, ἡ.Nonsense: Ar. and P. λῆρος, ὁ. φλυαρία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Triviality
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27 Twaddle
subs.See Nonsense.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Twaddle
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28 Wife
subs.P. and V. γυνή, ἡ, Ar. and V. ἄλοχος, ἡ V. σύνευνος, ἡ, ἄκοιτις, ἡ, σύλλεκτρος, ἡ, εὖνις, ἡ, δάμαρ, ἡ, συνευνέτις, ἡ, συνάορος, ἡ, ὁμευνέτις, ἡ, συζυγός, ἡ, εὐνάτειρα, ἡ, εὐνήτρια, ἡ.Take to wife, v trans.: P. λαμβάνειν; see Marry.Have to wife: P. and V. ἔχειν (Thuc. 2, 29, Dem. 949; Eur., I. A. 701).Old wives' tales: P. γραῶν ὕθλος, ὁ (Plat., Theaet. 176B); see also Nonsense.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wife
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