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1 Root
subs.P. and V. ῥίζα, ἡ.Trunk: Ar. and P. στέλεχος, τό.met., origin: P. and V. πηγή, ἡ, ῥίζα, ἡ.Beginning: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.Root of a number: P. πυθμήν, ὁ (Plat.).Square root: P. δύναμις, ἡ (Plat.).End from which something has been cut: P. and V. τομή, ἡ.From small seed a great root may spring: V. σμικροῦ γένοιτʼ ἂν σπέρματος μέγας πυθμήν (Æsch., Choe. 204).Take root: P. ῥιζοῦσθαι (Xen.), καταρριζοῦσθαι (Plat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Root
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2 Branch
subs.Bough: Ar. and V. κλάδος, ὁ, φυλλάς, ἡ, V. ὄζος, ὁ, ἀκρέμων, ὁ (Eur., Cycl. 455), ἔρνος, τό, βλάστημα, τό (rare P.).Young shoot: P. and V. πτόρθος, ὁ (Plat.). κλών, ὁ (Plat.).Associated club: P. συνωμοσία, ἡ.Divicion of a family, etc.: P. and V. μέρος, τό, μερίς, ἡ.Part: P. and V. μέρος, τό, P. μόριον, τό.Of a river: P. κέρας, τό.Species, kind: P. and V. εἶδος, τό.Tribe: P. and V. φυλή, ἡ.Root and branch ( destroy): use adj., P. and V. πρόρριζος (also Ar. but rare P.), Ar. and V. αὐτόπρεμνος, or adv., V. πρυμνόθεν; see Utterly.Seamanship is a branch of art: P. τὸ ναυτικὸν τέχνης ἐστί (Thuc. 1, 142).——————v. intrans.Of a road, river, etc.: P. and V. σχίζεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Branch
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3 Utterly
adj.Absolutely: Ar. and P. ἀτεχνῶς.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Utterly
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4 Stem
subs.Branch, shoot: P. and V. πτόρθος, ὁ (Plat.), κλών, ὁ (Plat.).Trunk: Ar. and P. στέλεχος, τό, πρέμνον, τό.Root: P. and V. ῥίζα, ἡ.——————v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stem
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