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1 Clerk
subs.Ar. and P. γραμματεύς, ὁ.Under-clerk, subs.: P. ὑπογραμματεύς, ὁ.Be under-clerk, v.: P. ὑπογραμματεύειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Clerk
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2 Burden
subs.Burden carried in the arms: V. βάσταγμα, τό.met., of anything that gives trouble: Ar. and P. φορτίον, τό, V. ἄχθος, τό, βάρος, τό, φόρτος. ὁ.Hindrance: P. ἐμπόδισμα, τό.The burden of sickness: V. τοὐπίσαγμα τοῦ νοσήματος (Soph., Phil. 755).A ship of six hundred talents burden: P. πλοῖον εἰς πεντακόσια τάλαντα ἄγον μέτρα (Thuc. 4, 118).The clerk of the city came forward and read the Athenians ( the letter), the burden of which was as follows: P. ὁ γραμματεὺς τῆς πόλεως παρελθὼν ἀνέγνω, τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις (τὴν ἐπιστολὴν) δηλοῦσαν τοιάδε (Thuc. 7, 10).Beast of burden: see under Beast.——————v. trans.met.: see Distress.Burdened with: V. σεσαγμένος (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Burden
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