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1 Anger
subs.By reason of Ares' old anger against Cadmus: V. Κάδμου παλαιῶν Ἄρεος ἐκ μηνιμάτων (Eur., Phoen. 934).Quick temper: V. ὀξυθυμία, ἡ.Quick to anger: see angry (adj.).——————v. trans.P. and V. ὀργίζειν (Plat.), παροξύνειν, ἐξαγριοῦν (Plat. in pass.), ἀγριοῦν (Xen. and Ar. in pass.), V. ὀξύνειν, ὀργαίνειν, θήγειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Anger
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2 inherit
[in'herit]1) (to receive (property etc belonging to someone who has died): He inherited the house from his father; She inherited four thousand dollars from her father.) κληρονομώ2) (to have (qualities) the same as one's parents etc: She inherits her quick temper from her mother.) κληρονομώ• -
3 Impatience
subs.Vehemence: P. σφοδρότης, ἡ, προπέτεια, ἡ.Quick temper: V. ὀξυθυμία, ἡ, τάχος φρενῶν, τό.Impatience of: P. and V. δυσχέρεια (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Impatience
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4 Short
adj.At so short a distance: P. διὰ τοσούτου.Concise: P. and V. σύντομος, βραχύς.Of stature: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός.Deficient: P. and V. ἐνδεής, P. ἐλλιπής.Except: P. and V. πλήν (gen.).Less than: with numerals use participle, P. δέων (gen.).Come short, v.: P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι; see also lack.Come short of.Be deficient in: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ἀπολείπεσθαι (gen.), V. λείπεσθαι (gen.).Fall short of, be inferior to: P. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ὑστερίζειν (gen.), ὑστερεῖν (gen.), P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι (gen.), λείπεσθαι (gen.) (rare P.).They reflected how far they had fallen short of their covenant: P. ἐσκόπουν ὅσα ἐξελελοίπεσαν τῆς συνθήκης (Thuc. 5, 42).If you persist in sitting idle, letting your zeal stop short at murmuring and commending: P. εἰ καθεδεῖσθε ἄχρι τοῦ θορυβῆσαι καὶ ἐπαινέσαι σπουδάζοντες (Dem. 109).At short notice P. and V. φαύλως; see off-hand.In short: see Shortly.To sum up: P. ὅλως, P. and V. ἁπλῶς.Cut short, abridge, v.: P. and V. συντέμνειν.To cut a long story short: P. ἵνα, ὡς ἐν κεφαλαίῳ εἰπεῖν, συντέμω.Cut short, shorten: P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν, κολούειν.Short of breath: V. δύσπνους.Short comings, subs.: P. ἐλλείματα, τά.You will make up for your past short comings: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλήψεσθε (Dem. 42).Short cut: P. ἡ σύντομος (Xen.).By the shortest cut: P. τὰ συντομώτατα (Thuc. 2, 97).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Short
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