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adj.Of mind: Ar. and P. ὀξύς.Energetic: P. and V. δραστήριος.An active man ( a good walker): P. ἀνὴρ εὔζωνος (Thuc. 2, 97).In active service ( of ships): P. ἐνεργός.Be on active service ( of troops): P. ἐξεστρατεῦσθαι (perf. mid. of ἐκστρατεύειν); see take the field, under Field.Take active part in, be busy with: P. and V. ὁμιλεῖν (dat.).Manage: P. and V. πράσσειν (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Active
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['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) δραστήριος2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) ενεργός3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) δραστικός4) (in force: The rule is still active.) σε ισχύ5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) ενεργός (ηφαίστειο)6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) ενεργητική φωνή•- actively
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