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101 vocabulary
[və'kæbjuləri]plural - vocabularies; noun1) (words in general: This book contains some difficult vocabulary.)2) ((the stock of) words known and used eg by one person, or within a particular trade or profession: He has a vocabulary of about 20,000 words; the specialized vocabulary of nuclear physics.)3) (a list of words in alphabetical order with meanings eg added as a supplement to a book dealing with a particular subject: This edition of Shakespeare's plays has a good vocabulary at the back.) -
102 wisdom tooth
['wizdəm-] (any one of the four back teeth cut after childhood, usually about the age of twenty.) φρονιμίτης -
103 Background
subs.Use P. τὰ ὀπίσω.There was one in the background ready to bid against us: P. ὁ ἀντωνούμενος... ὑπῆρχεν ἕτοιμος (Dem. 307).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Background
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104 Call
v. trans.Name: P. and V. καλεῖν, ὀνομάζειν, ἐπονομάζειν, ἀνακαλεῖν, λέγειν, προσειπεῖν, εἰπεῖν, προσαγορεύειν, V. προσεννέπειν, κικλήσκειν, κλῄζειν (also Xen. but rare P.).Be called: P. and V. ἀκούειν, V. κλύειν.So-called: P. λεγόμενος, P. and V. καλούμενος, V. κεκλημένος.Call after, name after: P. and V. ἐπονομάζειν (τινά τινος).Call back: P. ἀποκαλεῖν (Xen.), ἀνακαλεῖν.Call down: see Invoke.Call for: P. καλεῖν (Dem. 285); see Demand.As witnesses: P. εἰσκαλεῖν, ἐπικαλεῖσθαι, παρακαλεῖν.One's debts: P. εἰσπράσσειν, ἐγκαλεῖν.Call on, invoke: P. and V. ἀνακαλεῖν (or mid.) (V. also ἀγκαλεῖν), μαρτύρεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐπιμαρτύρεσθαι, παρακαλεῖν, P. ἐπικαλεῖν, ἐπιβοᾶσθαι, Ar. and V. καλεῖν (or mid.), κικλήσκειν.Call on the gods: P. ἐπιθειάζειν (absol.), V. θεοκλυτεῖν (absol.); see call upon.Visit: P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι.Call together: P. and V. συγκαλεῖν.Call to mind: see Remember.Call upon: see call on.I am called upon (to): P. and V. προσήκει με (infin.), δεῖ με (infin.).——————subs.Claim: P. and V. ἀξίωσις, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Call
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105 Come
v. intrans.P. and V. ἔρχεσθαι, προσέρχεσθαι, ἰέναι, χωρεῖν, V. ἕρπειν, μολεῖν ( 2nd aor. βλώσκειν), προσμολεῖν ( 2nd aor. προσβλώσκειν), προσστείχειν, Ar. and V. βαίνειν, στείχειν.Have come, be come: P. and V. ἥκειν, παρεῖναι, ἐφήκειν (rare P.), Ar. and P. παραγίγνεσθαι, V. προσήκειν.Arrive: P. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι, εἰσαφικνεῖσθαι, Ar. and V. ἱκνεῖσθαι, V. ἱκάνειν, ἐξικνεῖσθαι; see Arrive.Keep coming, come and go: P. and V. φοιτᾶν, V. στρωφᾶσθαι.Where-fore, come fire! come swords! V. πρὸς ταῦτʼ ἴτω μὲν πῦρ, ἴτω δὲ φάσγανα (Eur., Phoen. 521). Come, interj.: P. and V. ἄγε, φέρε, ἴθι, φέρε δή, εἶα (Plat. but rare P., also Ar.), εἶα δή (Plat. but rare P., also Ar.).Of territory, reach: P. καθήκειν.Come forward: P. προέρχεσθαι, P. and V. προχωρεῖν, προβαίνειν.Of revenue, etc.: P. προσέρχεσθαι.Capitulate: see Capitulate.They have come off worse than we did: P. χεῖρον ἡμῶν ἀπηλλάχασι (Dem. 246).Of a storm: P. ἐπιγίγνεσθαι, κατιέναι, γίγνεσθαι.Come out: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐκβαίνειν (rare P. in lit. sense).met., turn out, issue: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐκβαίνειν, τελευτᾶν, P. ἀποβαίνειν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι, V. τελεῖν, ἐξήκειν, ἐκτελευτᾶν.Come out to battle: P. ἐπεξέρχεσθαι εἰς μάχην.Come over ( of a feeling coming over one): P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (acc.), V. ὑπέρχεσθαι (acc.), ὑφέρπειν (acc.); see steal over.Join as ally: P. προσχωρεῖν.Come round, change: P. and V. μεθίστασθαι, P. περιίστασθαι.Recover: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν ἑαυτόν; see Recover.Come round to the same place ( in argument): P. εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ περιφέρεσθαι (Plat., Gorg. 517C).Come short: see Short.Come to, recover: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν ἑαυτόν; see Recover.Come to yourself: V. ἐν σαυτῷ γενοῦ (Soph., Phil. 950).Coming to yourselves even at the eleventh hour: ὑμῶν αὐτῶν ἔτι καὶ νῦν γενόμενοι (Dem. 26).Come to pass: see Happen.Come to the same thing: Ar. and P. ταὐτὸ δύνασθαι.Come together: P. and V. συνέρχεσθαι.Come up: P. and V. ἀνέρχεσθαι.Happen: see Happen.Come up to: see Reach.Of misfortune, etc.: P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (dat.), προσπίπτειν (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Come
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106 Drag
v. trans.Drug by the hair: V. ἀποσπᾶν κόμης, κόμης ἐπισπᾶν.I fear lest hereafter you may drug me into the matter, though quite guiltless: P. δέδοικα μὴ συνεπισπάσησθέ με τὸν μηδʼ ὁτιοῦν ἀδικοῦντα (Dem. 411).Drag about, drag around: P. περιέλκειν.Drag in an opposite direction: P. ἀνθέλκειν (acc.), Ar. and V. ἀντισπᾶν (acc. or absol.).Drag over, haul over: P. ὑπερφέρειν (two accs.).Drag through: Ar. διέλκειν (τι διά τινος).Drag with one: P. συνεφέλκειν (absol.) (Plat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Drag
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107 Drive
v. trans.P. and V. ἐλαύνειν.Fix: P. and V. πηγνύναι. P. καταπηγνύναι.Compel: P. and V. ἀναγκάζειν, ἐπαναγκάζειν, καταναγκάζειν, βιάζεσθαι, Ar. and P. προσαναγκάζειν, Ar. and V. ἐξαναγκάζειν, V. διαβιάζεσθαι; see Compel.Drive ( a weapon), plunge: P. and V. καθιέναι, V. ὠθεῖν, ἱέναι, μεθιέναι, βάλλειν, ἐμβάλλειν; see Plunge.He drove his sword through the heart of Eteocles: ἐξέτεινεν εἰς ἧπαρ ξίφος Ἐτεοκλέους (Eur., Phoen. 1421).He drove the sword into his side: V. ἤρεισε πλευραῖς... ἔγχος (Soph., Ant. 1236).He drove the sword through his breast: V. ξίφος λαιμῶν διῆκε (διίημι) (Eur., Phoen. 1091).Drive away: P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, ἀπελαύνειν, ἐξελαύνειν, ἐκβάλλειν. ὠθεῖν, ἐξωθεῖν, ἀπωθεῖν, ἀπορρίπτειν, Ar. and V. ῥίπτειν, V. ἐκρέπτειν.Drive into the ground: P. καταπηγνύναι.Drive out: see drive away.Be driven out: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.Who of the citizens are driving you out of the land: V. τίνες πολιτῶν ἐξαμιλλῶνταί σε γῆς (Eur., Or. 431).Drive (horses, chariot, etc.): P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, V. ἐξελαύνειν. διφρηλατεῖν, ἡνιοστροφεῖν, Ar. and P. ἱππάζεσθαι, ἡνιοχεῖν (absol.), Ar. ἱππηλατεῖν.Drive past: Ar. and P. παρελαύνειν (acc. of direct object, or used intransitively with acc. of indirect object) (Xen.).Drive through: V. διελαύνειν (acc. of direct object).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Drive
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108 Get
v. trans.P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνειν, Ar. and V. πεπᾶσθαι (perf. infin. of πάεσθαι) (also Xen. but rare P.); see also P. and V. φέρεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (also Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι, κομίζειν.Fetch: P. and V. φέρειν, κομίζειν, ἄγειν, V. πορεύειν.Get in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, προσλαμβάνειν, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.Get in return: P. ἀντιτυγχάνειν (gen.).Help to get: P. συγκτᾶσθαι (τινί), συγκατακτᾶσθαί (τινί τι).Get a person to do a thing: P. and V. πείθειν τινα ποιεῖν τι or ὥστε ποιεῖν τι.Get a thing done: P. and V. πράσσειν ὅπως τι γενήσεται.V. intrans. Become: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.Get at, reach, v. trans.: P. and V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.); see reach, met., intrigue with: P. κατασκευάζειν (acc.).Get back, recover: P. and V. ἀνακτᾶσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, ἀναλαμβάνειν, P. ἀνακομίζεσθαι, V. κομίζειν; see Recover.Get on with, have dealings with: P. and V. συγγίγνεσθαι (dat.); see have dealings with, under Dealings.Difficult to get on with: V. συναλλάσσειν βαρύς.Do you think after cheating us that you should get off scot free: Ar. μῶν ἀξιοῖς φενακίσας ἡμᾶς ἀπαλλαγῆναι ἀζήμιος (Pl. 271).Get oneself into trouble: P. εἰς κακὸν αὑτὸν ἐμβάλλειν (Dem. 32).What troubles I've got myself into: Ar. εἰς οἷʼ ἐμαυτὸν εἰσεκύλισα πράγματα (Thesm. 651).Get out of what one has said: P. ἐξαπαλλάσσεσθαι τῶν εἰρημένων (Thuc. 4, 28), ἐξαναχωρεῖν τὰ εἰρημένα (Thuc. 4, 28).Get round, cheat: Ar. περιέρχεσθαι (acc.).Get over: see under Over.Get the better of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.), πλέον ἔχειν (gen.), πλέον φέρεσθαι (gen.); see Conquer.Get the worst of it: P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι, P. ἔλασσον ἔχειν, ἐλασσοῦσθαι.Get to: see Reach.Get together, v. trans.: P. συνιστάναι; see Collect.Get up, contrive fraudulently: P. κατασκευάζειν; see trump up.I got you up ( dressed you up) as Hercules in fun: Ar. σὲ παίζων... Ἡρακλέαʼ ʼνεσκευασα (Ran. 523).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Get
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109 Hold
v. trans.Occupy: P. and V. ἔχειν, κατέχειν.Contain, keep in: P. and V. στέγειν.Have room for: P. and V. χωρεῖν (acc.) (Eur., Hipp. 941).The city can't hold him ( isn't big enough for him): P. ἡ πόλις αὐτὸν οὐ χωρεῖ (Dem. 579).Maintain, preserve: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, σώζειν.Stop, check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύειν.Grasp: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see grasp.Hold fast: see cling to.Be held fast: V. προσέχεσθαι (pass.) (Eur., Med. 1213).Consider, deem: P. and V. νομίζειν, ἡγεῖσθαι, ἄγειν, V. νέμειν.Be held: P. and V. δοκεῖν.Hold a meeting: P. and V. σύλλογον ποιεῖν (or mid.).Hold an office: Ar. and P. ἄρχειν ἀρχήν, or ἄρχειν alone.V. intrans. Remain firm: P. and V. μένειν.All that they put upon their shoulders held there without fastenings: V. ὅποσα δʼ ἐπʼ ὤμοις ἔθεσαν οὐ δεσμῶν ὕπο προσείχετο (Eur., Bacch. 755).Maintain an opinion: P. and V. νομίζειν, ἡγεῖσθαι, οἴεσθαι, P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι, διισχυρίζεσθαι.Hold good: P. and V. μένειν, ἐμμένειν.Hold back: see Restrain.Hold by, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).Hold down. — They held me down by the hair: V. κόμης κατεῖχον (Eur., Hec. 1166).Hold forth: see Offer.Make a speech: Ar. and P. δημηγορεῖν.Hold out, stretch forth: P. and V. προτείνειν (acc.), ἐκτείνειν (acc.), ὀρέγειν (Plat.).Hold out ( as a threat): P. ἀνατείνεσθαι.Hold out ( as an excuse): P. and V. σκήπτειν (mid. in P.), προβάλλειν (mid. also P.), προὔχεσθαι, προΐστασθαι (Eur., Cycl. 319.), V. προτείνειν, P. προφασίζεσθαι.Hold out, not to yield: P. and V. ἀντέχειν, καρτερεῖν, ὑφίστασθαι.Hold out against: P. and V. ἀντέχειν (dat.), ὑφίστασθαι (acc.), V. καρτερεῖν (acc.).Hold over: Ar. ὑπερέχειν (τί τινος).As threat: P. ἀνατείνεσθαί (τί τινι).For a little while the alliance held together: P. ὀλίγον μὲν χρόνον συνέμεινεν ἡ ὁμαιχμία (Thuc. 1, 18)Hold up ( as example): P. παράδειγμα ποιεῖσθαι (acc.).——————interj.Stop: P. and V. ἐπίσχες, παῦε, Ar. and P. ἔχε, V. ἴσχε, σχές, παῦσαι (all 2nd pers. sing. of the imperative).——————subs.Thing to hold by: P. ἀντιλαβή, ἡ.Get a hold or grip: P. ἀντιλαβὴν ἔχειν.Support: P. and V. ἔρεισμα, τό (Plat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Hold
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110 Oppose
v. trans.P. and V. ἐναντιοῦσθαι (dat.). ἀνθίστασθαι (dat.), ἀντιτείνειν (dat.). P. ἀνταίρειν (dat.). ἐνίστασθαι (dat.), ἀντιπράσσειν (absol.). V. ἀντιβαίνειν (dat.). ἀντιοῦσθαι (dat.).Draw back, dissuade: V. ἀντισπᾶν; see Dissuade.Oppose in battle: P. and V. ἀντιτάσσεσθαι (dat. or absol.).The opposing ( the enemy's) generals: P. οἱ ἀντιστρατηγοί.Be opposed, clash: P. διαφωνεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Oppose
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111 Pay
v. trans.Pay in full: V. πληροῦν, P. ἐκπληροῦν.Bring in, yield: P. προσφέρειν, φέρειν, P. and V. διδόναι.Give wages: P. μισθοδοτεῖν (dat. or absol.).Be paid, receive as payment: P. κομίζεσθαι (acc.).Pay the penalty: see under Penalty.Pay properly tax: P. εἰσφέρειν, εἰσφορὰν τιθέναι.Help to pay: P. συνεκτίνειν (absol.).Pay besides: P. προσαποτίνειν.Paid off: P. ἀπόμισθος.Pay out: see Requite.Pay out a rope: Ar. and V. ἐξιέναι.——————subs.P. and V. μισθός, ὁ.Receipt of pay: Ar. and P. μισθοφορά, ἡ.Pay given in advance: P. πρόδοσις, ἡ.Extra pay: P. ἐπιφορά, ἡ.Do something for pay: P. πράσσειν τι μισθοῦ (Dem. 242).Give pay, v.:P. μισθοδοτεῖν (absol. or dat.).Receive pay: Ar. and P. μισθοφορεῖν.In receipt of pay: use adj., P. ἔμμισθος.In receipt of full pay: use adj., P. ἐντελόμισθος.In the pay of: Ar. and P. μισθωτός (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pay
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112 Push
v. trans.P. and V. ὠθεῖν.Pushing (me) into the mud: P. ῥαξάντες εἰς τὸν βόρβορον (Dem. 1259).Jostle: Ar. ὠστίζεσθαι (dat.).Hurry on: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.Absol., force one's way: P. βιάζεσθαι.Wishing to push their present success to the uttermost: P. βουλόμενοι τῇ παρούσῃ τύχῃ ὡς ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἐπεξελθεῖν (Thuc. 4, 14).He who pushes to extremes his success in war: P. ὁ ἐν πολέμῳ εὐτυχίᾳ πλεονάζων (Thuc. 1, 120).Push oneself into: Ar. and P. εἰσδύεσθαι εἰς (acc.).Push forward, (as leader, etc.): P. προτάσσειν.Offer: P. and V. προτείνειν; see thrust forward; v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐπείγεσθαι; see advance, hurry. Push on, v. intrans.: use hurry, advance.Push off, v. trans.: see push away.In nautical sense: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν; see put out.——————subs.P. ὠθισμός, ὁ.Violence: P. and V. βία, ἡ.met., energy, zeal: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Push
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113 Recoil
v. intrans.Shrink: P. and V. ὀκνεῖν, κατοκνεῖν, P. ἀποκνεῖν.Recoil from ( doing a thing): P. and V. ὀκνεῖν (infin.), κατοκνεῖν (infin.), φεύγειν (infin.), V. ἀφίστασθαι (infin.).Make to recoil: P. and V. τρέπειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Recoil
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114 Recover
v. trans.Get back: P. and V. ἀναλαμβάνειν, ἀπολαμβάνειν, ἀνακτᾶσθαι, κομίζεσθαι (V. also act.), ἀνασώζεσθαι, P. ἀνακομίζεσθαι, V. ἀπολάζυσθαι (Eur., Hel. 911).Help to recover: P. συνανασώζειν (τινί τι).Recover a loss: V. ἀνάλωμα λαβεῖν (Eur., Supp. 776).Recover one's sight: Ar. and P. ἀναβλέπειν (absol.).Recover your breath: V. πνεῦμʼ ἄθροισον (Eur., Phoen. 851).Restore to health, prosperity, etc.): P. and V. ἀνορθοῦν, P. ἀναφέρειν.I recovered myself ( on the verge of a mistake): P. ἀνέλαβον ἐμαυτόν (Plat., Lys. 210E).V. intrans. Get better: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν ἑαυτόν (or omit ἑαυτόν), ἀνίστασθαι, ῥαΐζειν, ἀναφέρειν, περιφεύγειν.Recover from: P. and V. λωφᾶν (gen.).Revive: P. and V. ἀναπνεῖν.Generally, be saved: P. and V. σώζεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Recover
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115 Recoverer
subs.One who gets back: V. κομιστής, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Recoverer
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116 Wave
v. trans.Wave in front of one: P. and V. προσείειν.They waved their hands in the air: P. τὰς χεῖρας ἀνέσεισαν (Thuc. 4, 38).V. intrans.Give direction by signs: P. ἐπινεύειν, Ar. and V. νεύειν.This man is no longer the same, he waves me back: V. ἀνὴρ ὅδʼ οὐκέθʼ αὑτός, ἐκνεύει πάλιν (Eur., Phoen. 920).Swing: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι.Be hung up: P. and V. κρέμασθαι.Toss up and down: P. and V. σαλεύειν.Stream, float in air: P. and V. φέρεσθαι, V. ᾄσσεσθαι, ἀΐσσειν, ᾄσσειν.——————subs.Wavy motion: P. αἰώρησις, ἡ.Motion: P. φορά, ἡ.Swell: Ar. and V. οἶδμα, τό, σάλος, ὁ.Shore washed by waves: V. ἀκτὴ κυμοδέγμων, ἡ (Eur., Hipp. 1173).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wave
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