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1 Stake
subs.Pile: Ar. and P. χάραξ, ὁ or ἡ, P. σταυρός, ὁ, V. σκόλοψ, ὁ (also Xen.).Who is it that is about to face the stake or stoning? V. τίς ἔσθʼ ὁ μέλλων σκόλοπος ἢ λευσμοῦ τυχεῖν; (Eur., frag.).Something contended for: P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ.Play for high stakes: P. περὶ μεγάλων ἀγωνίζεσθαι (Thuc. 8, 52).Pledge: Ar. and P. ἐνέχυρον, τό.Be at stake, v.: Ar. and P. κινδυνεύειν, P. κινδυνεύεσθαι, P. and V. ἀγωνίζεσθαι; see be in danger, under Danger.——————v. trans.Stake out, fix by boundaries: P. and V. ὁρίζειν (or mid.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stake
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2 at stake
1) (to be won or lost: A great deal of money is at stake.) διακυβευόμενος2) (in great danger: The peace of the country / Our children's future is at stake.) σε κίνδυνο -
3 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) στοίβα,σωρός2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) μεγάλη ποσότητα2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) στοιβάζω- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) πάσσαλοςIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) πέλας -
4 Pile
subs.Stake: P. σταυρός, ὁ, Ar. and P. χάραξ, ὁ or ἡ, V. σκόλοψ, ὁ (also Xen.).Pile of stones: V. λάϊνα ἐξογκώματα (Eur., H.F. 1332).Amid a pile of arms: V. σκύλων ἐν ὄχλῳ (Eur., Hec. 1014).Funeral pile: P. and V. πυρά, ἡ, V. πυρκαία, ἡ.——————v. trans.P. and V. νεῖν, P. συννεῖν.Collect: P. and V. συλλέγειν, συμφέρειν.Pile arms: P. ὅπλα τίθεσθαι.Axles were piled on axles and dead on dead: V. ἄξονες τʼ ἐπʼ ἄξοσι νεκροί τε νεκροῖς ἐξεσωρεύονθʼ ὁμοῦ (Eur., Phoen. 1194).Pile up: P. ἐπιπαρανεῖν, Ar. ἐπινεῖν.met., see Increase.Piling up the banked clouds: V. συντιθεὶς πυκνὸν νέφος (Eur., frag.).You see how many stones he has piled up over it ( the cave): Ar. ὁρᾷς ὅσους ἄνωθεν ἐπεφόρησε τῶν λίθων (Pax. 224).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pile
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5 crowbar
(a large iron stake with a bend at the end, used to lift heavy stones etc.) λοστός
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