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1 Mercenary
adj.Hired for wages: Ar. and P. μισθωτός.Venal: Ar. and P. δωροδόκος.——————subs.Hireling: use adj., Ar. and P. μισθωτός, μισθοφόρος.Mercenary troops: P. ξένοι, οἱ, μισθοφόροι, οἱ, ἐπίκουροι, οἱ.Maintain mercenaries, v.:P. ξενοτροφεῖν (absol.).Raise mercenaries: P. ξενολογεῖν (absol.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mercenary
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2 mercenary
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3 Seduce
v. trans.Corrupt: P. and V. διαφθείρειν.Take away by stealth: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.If they should endeavour by more pay to seduce the mercenaries among your sailors: P. εἰ χρημάτων μισθῷ μείζονι πειρῷντο ὑμῶν ὑπολαβεῖν τοὺς ξένους τῶν ναυτῶν (Thuc. 1, 143).Debauch: P. and V. διαφθείρειν, λωβᾶσθαι, P. καταισχύνειν, V. αἰσχύνειν, διολλύναι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Seduce
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4 Strait
subs.Narrow sea passage: P. and V. στενόν, τό, πορθμός, ὁ, πόρος, ὁ, V. γνάθος, ἡ, στενωπός, ἡ, αὐλών, ὁ, δίαυλος, ὁ.They shall inhabit the plans that front the straight between two continents: V. ἀντίπορθμα δʼ ἠπείροιν δυοῖν πέδια κατοικήσουσι (Eur., Ion, 1585).Straits, difficulties: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ, ἄπορον, τό, or pl., V. ἀμήχανον, τό, or pl., P. τὰ δυσχερῆ; see also misfortune.Into what straits of necessity have we fallen: V. εἰς οἷʼ ἀνάγκης ζεύγματʼ ἐμπεπτώκαμεν (Eur., I. A. 443).The maintenance of his mercenaries will land him in great straits: P. εἰς στενὸν κομιδῆ τὰ τῆς τροφῆς τοῖς ξένοις αὐτῷ κακαστήσεται (Dem. I5).——————adj.Narrow: P. and V. στενός, V. στενόπορος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Strait
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