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1 Solve
v. trans.Solve riddle V. διειπεῖν, μανθάνειν, γιγνώσκειν, εἰδέναι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Solve
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2 Find
v. trans.Discover: P. and V. εὑρίσκειν, ἀνευρίσκειν, ἐφευρίσκειν, ἐξευρίσκειν, V. προσευρίσκειν.Catch in the act: P. and V. φωρᾶν, λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl. 260), αἱρεῖν, ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, P. καταφωρᾶν.Light upon: P. and V. ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), τυγχάνειν (gen.). προσπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.), P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), V. κυρεῖν (gen.), κιγχάνειν (acc. or gen.),We shall find him a more troublesome and powerful enemy: P. χαλεπωτέρῳ καὶ ἰσχυροτέρῳ χρησόμεθα ἐχθρῷ (Dem. 102).Nor can I praise Greece, finding her base towards my son: V. οὐδʼ ῾Ελλάδʼ ᾔνεσα... κακίστην λαμβάνων πρὸς παῖδʼ ἐμόν (Eur., H.F. 222).You yourself would find the Achaeans kinder: V. αὐτή τʼ Ἀχαιῶν πρευμενεστέρων τύχοις (ἄν) (Eur., Tro. 734) (same construction Plat. Charm. 175C).I found you the dearest of my friends: V. ἐμῶν γὰρ φίλτατον σʼ ηὗρον φίλων (Eur., I.T. 708).Find fault: Ar. and P. σχετλιάζειν.Find fault with; see Blame.Be found guilty: P. and V. ἁλίσκεσθαι.Find out; see Find.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Find
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3 Answer
subs.Defence: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.In answer to, prep.: P. and V. πρός (acc.).Send an answer by letter: P. ἐπιστολὴν ἀντεπιτιθέναι (Thuc. 1, 129).The answer to the letter was as follows: P. ἀντεγέγραπτο τάδε (Thuc. 1, 129).——————v. trans.P. and V. ἀποκρίνεσθαι (Eur., Supp. 516, Bacch. 1272), ἀντιλίγειν, ἀντειπεῖν, V. ἀνταυδᾶν, ἀντιφωνεῖν, ἀμείβεσθαι, ἀνταμείβεσθαι.Retort: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.Of an oracle: P. and V. χρῆν, ἀναιρεῖν.Answer a knock: P. ὑπακούειν (absol. or dat. of pers.).Suit: P. and V. ἁρμόζειν (dat.).Answer for: see Guarantee.Answer to: see correspond to.Resemble: P. and V. ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.).Obey: P. and V. πείθεσθαι (dat.).Bid him sail home to answer the charges the city brought against him: P. κελεύειν ἀποπλεῖν εἰς ἀπολογίαν ὼν ἡ πόλις ἐνεκάλει (Thuc. 6, 53). V. intrans.Succeed: P. and V. εὖ χωρεῖν, προχωρεῖν, ὀρθοῦσθαι, κατορθοῦν (or pass.), εὖ φέρεσθαι, καλῶς φέρεσθαι.Turn out: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν; see turn out.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Answer
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4 Chance
subs.P. and V. τύχη, ἡOpportunity: P. and V. καιρός, ὁ.By chance: P. and V. τύχη, P. κατὰ τύχην, ἐκ τύχης.If by chance: P. and V. εἴ πως, ἐάν πως.Throw away one's chances one by one: προΐεσθαι καθʼ ἕκαστον ἀεί τι τῶν πραγμάτων (Dem. 13).( They reflected) that, if they had not been seen to have arrived, there would have been no chance for them: P. εἰ μὲν γὰρ μὴ ὤφθησαν ἐλθόντες, οὐκ ἂν ἐν τύχῃ γίγνεσθαι σφίσιν (Thuc. 4, 73).——————v. intrans.Happen, occur: P. and V. τυγχάνειν, συντυγχάνειν, συμβαίνειν, γίγνεσθαι, παραπίπτειν, συμπίπτειν, ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι. V. κυρεῖν, ἐκπίπτειν (Soph., frag.).Chance upon: see light on.——————adj.Of persons only: P. ὁ ἐντυχών, ὁ παρατυχών, V. ὁ ἐπιών.The riddle was not one for any chance comer to solve: τό γʼ αἴνιγμʼ οὐχὶ τοὐπιόντος ἦν ἀνδρὸς διειπεῖν (Soph., O.R. 393).Making inquiries of any chance comer: P. ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος πυνθανόμενος (Thuc. 1, 22).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Chance
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