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1 on the ebb
(ebbing or getting less: His power is on the ebb.) σε κάμψη -
2 ebb tide
(the ebbing tide: They sailed on the ebb tide.) άμπωτη -
3 ebb
[eb]1) ((of the tide) to go out from the land: The tide began to ebb.) υποχωρώ2) (to become less: His strength was ebbing fast.) ποχωρώ,φθίνω•- ebb tide- at a low ebb
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4 Ebb
v. intrans.Flow back: use P. and V. πάλιν ῥεῖν.met., fall away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν.When the blood has ebbed in painless death: V. αἱμάτων εὐθνησίμων ἀπορρυέντων (Æsch., Ag. 1293).——————subs.V. παλίρροια, ἡ, or παλιρροία, ἡ (Soph., frag.).Tossed by the constant ebb and flow of the tide: V. πολλοῖς διαύλοις κυμάτων φορούμενος (Eur., Hec. 29).In Peparethus too there was a strong ebb tide, but no inundation occurred: P. ἐγένετο δὲ καὶ ἐν Πεπαρήθῳ κύματος ἐπαναχώρησίς τις οὐ μέντοι ἐπέκλυσέ γε (Thuc. 3, 89).Be at a low ebb, v.: met., use P. μοχθηρῶς διακεῖσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ebb
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5 at a low ebb
(in a poor or depressed state: She was at a low ebb after the operation.) πεσμένος -
6 low tide/water
(the time when the sea is lowest at a particular place during ebb-tide: There is three feet of water in the harbour, even at low water.) άμπωτη -
7 Tide
subs.Current: P. ῥεῦμα, τό (Thuc. 2, 102), ῥοή, ἡ (Plat., Crat. 402A).With the tide: P. κατὰ ῥοῦν.Flow with a strong tide, v.: P. and V. πολὺς ρεῖν.Be at high tide, v.: use P. μέγας ρεῖν.Swell, wave: P. and V. κῦμα, τό.Return of the tide: P. κύματος ἐπαναχώρησις (Thuc. 3, 89).Flood tide: use P. θάλασσα κυματωθεῖσα (cf. Thuc. 3,89).Ebb and flow: V. δίαυλοι κυμάτων, οἱ.Ebb: V. παλίρροια, ἡ, παλιρροία, ἡ (Soph., frag.).met., P. and V. κῦμα, κλύδων, ὁ.Drift: P. φορά, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tide
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