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  • 1 Favourable

    adj.
    Friendly: P. and V. εὔνους, εὐμενής, φίλιος, ἵλεως ( sometimes scanned as dissyllable), Ar. and V. φίλος, εὔφρων, πρόφρων, V. πρευμενής, P. εὐνοϊκός.
    Be favourable to, v.: P. and V. εὐνοεῖν (dat.), P. ἡδέως ἔχειν (dat.).
    Be favourable ( of fortune): V. εὐροεῖν.
    Favourable to Athens: Ar. and P. φιλαθήναιος.
    Auspicious: P. and V. καλός, εὔφημος (Plat.), εὐτυχής. V. δεξιός, εὐμενής, πρευμενής, Ar. and V. αἴσιος (also Xen. but rare P.).
    Obtain favourable omens in sacrificing. v.: Ar. and P. καλλιερεῖσθαι.
    Of wind: P. and V. οὔριος (Thuc. 7, 53; also Plat.).
    A favourable wind: V. οὖρος, ὁ (also Xen.), P. οὔριος ἄνεμος, ὁ.
    If the wind is always favourable: P. ἐὰν ἀεὶ κατὰ πρύμναν ἱστῆται τὸ πνεῦμα (Thuc. 2, 97).
    May our voyage be favourable: V. γένοιτο δὲ πλοῦς οὔριος (Soph., Phil. 779).
    Favourable for: P. and V. ἐπιτήδειος (dat.), σύμφορος (dat.); see Suitable.
    When after long negotiations they failed to get a favourable answer from the Athenians: P. ἐπειδὴ ἐξ Ἀθηναίων ἐκ πολλοῦ πράσσοντες οὐδὲν ηὕροντο ἐπιτήδειον (Thuc. 1, 58).

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  • 2 favourable

    1) (showing approval: Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable?) επιδοκιμαστικός
    2) (helpful or advantageous: a favourable wind.) ευνοϊκός

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  • 3 favourable

    1) ευμενής
    2) ευνοϊκός

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  • 4 Auspices

    subs.
    See Augury, Omen.
    Under favourable auspices: V. ὄρνιθι αἰσίῳ (Soph., O.R. 52).
    Enjoying favourable auspices: P. οἰωνοῖς χρησάμενος αἰσίοις (Xen., Cyr. 3, 3, 22).
    They leagued themselves together under the auspices of some of the best generals: P. συνίσταντο... ἔχοντες ἡγεμόνας τῶν πάνυ στρατηγῶν (Thuc. 8, 89).
    Take auspices, v.: P. οἰωνίζεσθαι (Xen.), V. οἰωνοσκοπεῖν.

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  • 5 esteem

    [i'sti:m] 1. verb
    (to value or respect.) εκτιμώ
    2. noun
    (favourable opinion; respect: His foolish behaviour lowered him in my esteem; He was held in great esteem by his colleagues.) εκτίμηση

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  • 6 favour

    ['feivə] 1. noun
    1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) χάρη,χατίρι
    2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) συμπάθεια
    3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) εύνοια
    4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) εύνοια
    2. verb
    (to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) υποστηρίζω,ευνοώ
    - favourably
    - favourite     3. noun
    (a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) ευνοούμενος
    - in favour of
    - in one's favour

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  • 7 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) φως
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) φως
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) φωτιά
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) φως
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) φωτεινός
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ανοιχτός
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) φωτίζω
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) ανάβω
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    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ελαφρός
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) ελαφρός
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ελαφρός
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) ελαφρότερος από το κανονικό
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ελαφρός
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ανάλαφρος
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ελαφρός
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) ελαφρός, ανεπαίσθητος, απαλός
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) αμμώδης
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) συναντώ τυχαία

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  • 8 strike while the iron is hot

    (to act etc while the situation is favourable.) στη βράση κολλάει το σίδερο

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  • 9 Fair

    adj.
    Of colour as opposed to dark: P. and V. λευκός, V. πάλλευκος.
    Beautiful: P. and V. καλός, εὐπρεπής.
    Of personal appearance: P. and V. εὐειδής (Plat.), V. εὐωπός, καλλίμορφος, εὔμορφος, Ar. and V. εὐφυής.
    Favourable, auspicious: P. and V. καλός, εὔφημος (Plat.), εὐτυχής, V. δεξιός, εὐμενής, πρευμενής, Ar. and V. αἴσιος (also Xen. but rare P.).
    Of wind: P. and V. οὔριος.
    A fair wind: V. οὖρος, ὁ (also Xen.). Of weather. P. εὔδιος (Xen.).
    Fair weather: P. and V. εὐδία, ἡ.
    If all be fair now between you and Thebes: V. ταῖσι Θήβαις εἰ τανῦν εὐημερεῖ καλῶς τὰ πρὸς σέ (Soph., O.C. 616).
    Just: P. and V. δίκαιος, ἔνδικος, ὀρθός.
    Equitable: P. and V. ἴσος, ἐπιεικής.
    Impartial: P. and V. κοινός.
    By fair means: see Fairly.
    Reasonable: P. and V. εὔλογον εἰκώς, εὐπρεπής; see Specious.
    When he comes I will speak him fair: V. μολόντι δʼ αὐτῷ μαλθακοὺς λέξω λόγους (Eur., Med. 776).
    Moderate: P. and V. μέτριος.
    Fair words: use subs., P. and V. εὐφημία, ἡ.
    Use fair words, v.: P. and V. εὐφημεῖν.
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    subs.
    Gathering of people for merry-making, etc.: use P. and V. ἑορτή, ἡ, πανήγυρις, ἡ; see Feast.

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  • 10 Good

    adj.
    Of persons or things: P. and V. ἀγαθός, χρηστός, καλός, σπουδαῖος, Ar. and V. ἐσθλός, V. κεδνός.
    Pious: P. and V. εὐσεβής, θεοσεβής, ὅσιος.
    Serviceable: P. and V. σύμφορος, χρήσιμος, πρόσφορος, Ar. and P. ὠφέλιμος, V. ὀνήσιμος, Ar. and V. ὠφελήσιμος.
    Be good ( serviceable): P. and V. συμφέρειν, ὠφελεῖν, Ar. and P. προὔργου εἶναι, V. ἀρήγειν; see be of use under use.
    Well born: P. and V. γενναῖος, εὐγενής, Ar. and V. ἐσθλός.
    Kind: P. and V. πρᾶος, ἤπιος, φιλάνθρωπος; see Kind.
    Skilful: P. and V. σοφός, δεινός, ἀγαθός, ἄκρος.
    Good ( skilful) at: Ar. and P. δεινός (acc.), P. ἄκρος (gen. or εἰς, acc).
    Good at speaking: P. and V. δεινὸς λέγειν.
    Fit for food or drink: see Eatable, Drinkable.
    Favourable (of news, etc.), P. and V. καλός, V. κεδνός; see Auspicious.
    Considerable in amount, etc.: P. and V. μέτριος.
    So far so good: see under Far.
    Be any good, v.; see Avail.
    Do good to: see Benefit.
    Make good, confirm, v. trans.: P. βεβαιοῦν.
    Ratify: P. and V. κυροῦν, ἐπικυροῦν, ἐμπεδοῦν (Plat.). V. ἐχέγγυον ποιεῖν.
    Prove: P. and V. ἐλέγχειν, ἐξελέγχειν.
    Accomplish: see Accomplish.
    Make good (losses, etc.): P. and V. ἀναλαμβάνειν, ἀκεῖσθαι, ἰᾶσθαι, ἐξιᾶσθαι.
    For good and all: see for ever under ever.
    Resolve to have uttered for good and all the words you spoke concerning this woman: V. βούλου λόγους οὓς εἶπας εἰς τήνδʼ ἐμπέδως εἰρηκέναι (Soph., Trach. 486).
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    subs.
    Advantage: P. and V. ὄφελος, τό, ὄνησις, ἡ, ὠφέλεια, ἡ, Ar. and V. ὠφέλημα, τό, V. ὠφέλησις, ἡ.
    Gain, profit: P. and V. κέρδος, τό.
    I have tried all means and done no good: V. εἰς πᾶν ἀφῖγμαι κουδὲν εἴργασμαι πλέον (Eur., Hipp. 284).
    What good is this to me? V. καὶ τί μοι πλέον τόδε; (Eur., Ion. 1255).
    What good will it be to the dead? P. τί ἔσται πλέον τῷ γε ἀποθανόντι; (Ant. 140).
    For the good of: Ar. and P. ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ (gen. or dat.).
    The good ( in philosophical sense): P. τἀγαθόν, ἰδέα τἀγαθοῦ, ἡ.
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    interj.
    P. and V. εἶεν.
    Bravo: Ar. and P. εὖγε.

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  • 11 Promising

    adj.
    Favourable: P. and V. καλός.
    With good abilities: P. and V. εὐφυής (Eur., frag.).

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  • 12 Propitious

    adj.
    P. and V. ἵλεως (sometimes scanned as dissyllable), φίλιος, εὔνους, εὐμενής, Ar. and V. φίλος, εὔφρων, πρόφρων, V. πρευμενής, P. εὐνοϊκός; see Friendly.
    Auspicious: P. and V. καλός, εὔφημος (plat.), εὐτυχής, V. δεξιός, εὐμενής, πρευμενής; see Favourable.

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  • 13 Prospering

    adj.
    Of wind: P. and V. οὔριος (Thuc. and Plat.); see Favourable.
    Prospering wind, subs.: V. οὖρος, ὁ (also Xen.), P. οὔριος ἄνεμος, ὁ.

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  • 14 Sacrifice

    subs.
    P. and V. θυσία, ἡ, θῦμα, τό; see also Rite, Slaughter.
    Victim: P. and V. θῦμα, τό. σφάγιον, τό (generally pl.), Ar. and P. ἱερεῖον, τό, Ar. and V. σφαγεῖον, τό, V. θύος, τό, θυτήριον, τό, πρόσφαγμα, τό χρηστήριον, τό; see Victim.
    For account of sacrifice see Eur., Electra, 800 to 838.
    Fit for sacrifice ( of a beast), adj.: Ar. θύσιμος.
    Burnt offering: V. ἔμπυρα, τά.
    Initiatory sacrifice: P. and V. προτέλεια, τά (Plat.), Ar. προθύματα, τά.
    Make sacrifice: P. and V. θύειν, P. ἱερὰ ποιεῖν, ἱεροποιεῖν, V. ῥέζειν, θυηπολεῖν (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Make rich sacrifice: V. πολυθύτους τεύχειν σφαγάς (Soph., Tr. 756).
    Sacrifices at crossing (a river, etc.): P. διαβατήρια, τά (Thuc. 5, 54).
    Obtain favourable omens in a sacrifice, v.: Ar. and P. καλλιερεῖσθαι.
    The flame of sacrifice: V. θυηφάγος φλόξ ἡ (Æsch., Ag. 597).
    The altar of sacrifice: V. δεξίμηλος ἐσχάρα ἡ (Eur., And. 1138).
    On the altar of sacrifice: Ar. βουθύτοις ἐπʼ ἐσχάραις (Av. 1232).
    The town is filled with sacrifices by my seers to rout the enemy and the city: V. θυηπολεῖται δʼ ἄστυ μάντεων ὕπο τροπαῖα τʼ ἐχθρῶν καὶ πόλει σωτήρια (Eur., Heracl. 401).
    On days of sacrifice: V. βουθύτοις ἐν ἤμασι (Æsch., Choe. 261).
    Magistrates who look after sacrifices: P. ἱεροποιοί, οἱ.
    The reek of sacrifice: Ar. ἱερόθυτος καπνός, ὁ; see Reek.
    met., loss: P. ἀποβολή, ἡ.
    You alone of the Greeks ought to make this sacrifice for us: P. ὀφείλετε μόνοι τῶν Ἑλλήνων τοῦτον τὸν ἔρανον (Isoc. 307E).
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. θύειν (υ Eur., El. 1141), V. σφάζειν, ἐκθύειν, ῥέζειν, ἔρδειν.
    Have sacrificed: P. and V. θύεσθαι (mid.).
    Sacrifice after: V. ἐπισφάζειν.
    Sacrifice before: P. and V. προθύειν, V. προσφάζειν.
    Sacrifice over: V. ἐπισφάζειν (τινά τινι).
    Sacrifice with another: P. and V. συνθύειν (absol. or dat.).
    absol., do sacrifice: see under sacrifice, subs.;
    Sacrifice bulls: V. ταυροκτονεῖν.
    Sacrifice sheep: Ar. and V. μηλοσφαγεῖν.
    Sacrifice oxen: V. βουσφαγεῖν, Ar. and V. βουθυτεῖν.
    met., give up ( persons or things): P. and V. προδίδοναι, P. προΐεσθαι.
    Give up ( things): P. and V. προπίνειν.
    Expend: P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν.
    Lose: Ar. and P. ἀποβάλλειν.
    Sacrifice ( one thing to another): P. ὕστερον νομίζειν (τι πρός τι), V. ἱστάναι (τι ὄπισθέ τινος).
    I did not sacrifice the rights of the many to the favour of the few rich: P. οὐ τὰς παρὰ τῶν πλουσίων χάριτας μᾶλλον ἢ τὰ τῶν πολλῶν δίκαια εἱλόμην (Dem. 263).
    Sacrificing the welfare of your country to the delight and gratification of hearing scandal: P. τῆς ἐπὶ ταῖς λοιδορίαις ἡδονῆς καὶ χάριτος τὸ τῆς πόλεως συμφέρον ἀνταλλασσόμενοι (Dem. 273).

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