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1 Discourse
subs.P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.Speech: P. and V. ῥῆσις, ἡ.Conversation: P. διάλογος, ὁ, P. and V. λόγοι, οἱ. V. λέσχαι, αἱ.——————v. intrans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Discourse
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2 Head
subs.P. and V. κεφαλή, ἡ, V. κορυφή. ἡ (Eur., Or. 6; also Xen. but rare P.), κάρα, τό, acc. also κρᾶτα, τόν, gen. κρατός, τοῦ, dat. Ar. and V. κρατί, τῷ.With two heads, adj.: V. ἀμφίκρανος.With three heads: V. τρίκρανος, Ar. τρικέφαλος.With a hundred heads: V. ἑκατογκάρανος, Ar. ἑκατογκέφαλος.With many heads: P. πολυκέφαλος.On my head let the interference fall: Ar. πολυπραγμοσύνη νυν εἰς κεφαλὴν τρέποιτʼ ἐμοί (Ach. 833).Why do you say things that I trust heaven will make recoil on the heads of you and yours? P. τί λέγεις ἃ σοὶ καὶ τοῖς σοῖς οἱ θεοὶ τρέψειαν εἰς κεφαλήν; (Dem. 322).Bringing curse on a person's head, adj.: V. ἀραῖος (dat. of person) (also Plat. but rare P.).Put a price on a person's head: P. χρήματα ἐπικηρύσσειν (dat. of person).They put price on their heads: P. ἐπανεῖπον ἀργύριον τῷ ἀποκτείναντι (Thuc. 6, 60).He put a price upon his head: V. χρυσὸν εἶφʼ ὃς ἂν κτάνῃ (Eur., El. 33).Come into one's head, v.: see Occur.Do whatever comes into one's head: P. διαπράσσεσθαι ὅτι ἂν ἐπέλθῃ τινί (Dem. 1050).Turn a person's head: P. and V. ἐξιστάναι (τινά).Head of a arrow, subs.: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.Head of a spear: P. and V. λογχή. ἡ (Plat.).Headland: headland.Projecting point of anything: P. τὸ πρόεχον.Come to a head, v. intrans.: of a sore, P. ἐξανθεῖν; met., P. and V. ἐξανθεῖν, V. ἐκζεῖν, ἐπιζεῖν, P. ἀκμάζειν.Ignorance of the trouble gathering and coming to a head: P. ἄγνοια τοῦ συνισταμένου καὶ φυομένου κακοῦ (Dem. 245).Make head against, v.: see Resist.Heads of a discourse. etc., subs.: P. κεφάλαια, τά.Chief place: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ. P. ἡγεμονία, ἡ.At the head of, in front of, prep.: P. and V. πρό (gen.).Superintending: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).Be at the head of: P. and V. ἐφίστασθαι (dat.), προστατεῖν (gen.) (Plat.), Ar. and P. προΐστασθαι (gen.).Those at the head of affairs: P. οἱ ἐπὶ τοῖς πράγμασι.——————adj.Principal: P. and V. πρῶτος.Supreme: P. and V. κύριος.——————v. trans.Be leader of: P. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat. of person, gen. of thing), Ar. and P. προΐστασθαι (gen. of person).Lead the way: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Head
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