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1 Trace
v. trans.Track: P. and V. ἰχνεύειν, μετέρχεσθαι, V. ἐξιχνεύειν. ἰχνοσκοπεῖν, ἐξιχνοσκοπεῖν (or mid.), μαστεύειν, μεταστείχειν, Ar. and V. ματεύειν.Trace in a person or thing: Ar. and P. ἐνορᾶν τί τινι, or τι ἔν τινι.Embroider: P. and V. ποικίλλειν.Draw, etc.: P. and V. γράφειν.Trace under: P. ὑπογράφειν (Plat., Prot. 326D).Trace in outline: P. σκιαγραφεῖν, ὑπογράφειν.Trace one's decent: P. γενεαλογεῖν.Both the families of Hercules and Achaemenes trace their descent to Perseus son of Zeus: P. τὸ Ἡρακλέους τε γένος καὶ τὸ Ἀχαιμένους εἰς Περσέα τὸν Διὸς ἀναφέρεται (Plat., Alci. I. 120E).Trace one's descent to Hercules: P. ἀναφέρειν εἰς Ἡρακλέα (Plat., Theaet. 175A).I will trace back their lineage for you: V. πάλιν δὲ τῶνδʼ ἄνειμι σοὶ γένος (Eur., Heracl. 209).——————subs.P. and V. ἴχνος, τό.Track: V. στίβος, ὁ (also Xen.).A trace of, met.: use P. and V. τι.So that not even a trace of the walls is visible: V. ὥστʼ οὐδʼ ἴχνος γε τειχέων εἶναι σαφές (Eur., Hel. 108).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Trace