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Shed light on

  • 1 shed light on

    (to make clearer: This letter sheds light on the reasons for his departure.) ρίχνω φως,φωτίζω

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  • 2 shed

    I [ʃed] noun
    (a usually small building for working in, or for storage: a wooden shed; a garden shed.) αποθήκη,υπόστεγο,παράγκα
    II [ʃed] present participle - shedding; verb
    1) (to send out (light etc): The torch shed a bright light on the path ahead.) ρίχνω
    2) (to cast off (clothing, skin, leaves etc): Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.) αποβάλλω,ρίχνω
    3) (to produce (tears, blood): I don't think many tears were shed when she left.) χύνω
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  • 3 Light

    subs.
    P. and V. φῶς, τό, Ar. and V. φέγγος, τό (also Plat. but rare P.), φάος, τό.
    Gleam: Ar. and V. σέλας, τό (also Plat. but rare P.), αὐγή, ἡ (also Plat. in sense of ray).
    Lamp: Ar. and P. λύχνος, ὁ.
    Concretely of persons or things, the light of, the glory of: V. ἄγαλμα, τό, φῶς, τό, φάος, τό; see Glory.
    See the light, live, v.:V. φῶς βλέπειν, φάος βλέπειν, or βλέπειν alone.
    As soon as it was light: P. and V. ἅμʼ ἡμέρᾳ, P. ἅμʼ ἔῳ.
    Light was beginning to break: P. ὑπέφαινέ τι ἡμέρας (Plat., Prot. 312A).
    Bringing light, adj.: Ar. and V. φωσφόρος.
    Bring to light, v.: P. and V. ἀναφαίνειν, εἰς μέσον φέρειν, P. πρὸς φῶς ἄγειν, εἰς τὸ φανερὸν ἄγειν; see Disclose.
    Come to light: P. and V. φαίνεσθαι, ἀναφαίνεσθαι, ἐκφαίνεσθαι (Plat.).
    Give a light: Ar. and P. φαίνειν (absol.).
    Shed light on, met.: P. and V. σαφηνίζειν (acc.) (Xen.), διασαφεῖν (acc.); see Explain.
    Shine on: P. καταλάμπειν (gen.) (Plat.).
    Stand in a person's light: P. and V. ἐμποδὼν εἶναι (dat.).
    In the light of: P. and V. ἐκ (gen.), ἀπό (gen.).
    Each of the former favours is viewed in the light of the final result: P. πρὸς τὸ τελευταῖον ἐκβὰν ἕκαστον τῶν προϋπαρξάντων κρίνεται (Dem. 12).
    Represent in a bad light: P. κακῶς εἰκάζειν περί (gen.) (Plat., Rep. 377E).
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    v. trans.
    Kindle: P. and V. ἅπτειν, ἀνάπτειν, ὑφάπτειν, κάειν, V. αἴθειν, ἀναίθειν, ὑπαίθειν, δαίειν, ἀνδαίειν, ἀναιθύσσειν, ἀνακάειν (Eur., Cycl.), ἐκκάειν.
    Have lighted: P. ἀνάπτεσθαι (Lys. 93).
    A lighted torch, subs.: Ar. δᾷς ἡμμένη.
    A lighted lamp: P. λύχνος ἡμμένος (Thuc. 4, 133).
    Give light to: Ar. and P. φαίνειν (dat.).
    Make bright, v.: V. φλέγειν.
    Fall: P. and V. πίπτειν, κατασκήπτειν.
    Light on, descend on: P. and V. κατασκήπτειν (εἰς, acc.).
    Envy is wont to light on things exalted: V. εἰς τἀπίσημα δʼ ὁ φθόνος πηδᾶν φίλεῖ (Eur., frag.).
    Light on, chance on: P. and V. ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), τυγχάνειν (gen.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.), P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and V. κυρεῖν (gen.), V. κιγχάνειν (acc. or gen.).
    Of events: see Befall.
    Settle on: see Settle.
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    adj.
    Ar. and P. φανός (Plat.),
    Of colour: P. and V. λαμπρός; see Bright.
    As opposed to heavy: P. and V. κοῦφος, ἐλαφρός.
    Easy to carry: V. εὐάγκαλος.
    Small, slight: P. and V. λεπτός.
    Active, nimble: P. and V. ἐλαφρός (Xen.), Ar. and V. κοῦφος, θοός, V. λαιψηρός.
    Light troops: see light-armed.
    Light conduct: P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ.
    Not serious: P. and V. κοῦφος, ἐλαφρός.
    Easy: P. and V. ῥᾴδιος, εὐπετής (Plat.), εὔπορος, κοῦφος, ἐλαφρός, V. εὐμαρής.
    Make light of: P. and V. ῥᾳδίως φέρειν (acc.), Ar and V. φαύλως φέρειν (acc.), V. εὐπετῶς φέρειν (acc.) (Soph., frag.); see Disregard, Despise.
    Disparage: P. and V. διαβάλλειν ( acc).
    With a light heart: P. εὐχερῶς, P. and V. ῥᾳδίως.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Light

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