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1 Fail
v. trans.With non-personal subject: P. ἐκλείπειν, Ar. and P. ἐπιλείπειν.You fail your friends in time of trouble: V. ἀπαυδᾶς ἐν κακοῖς φίλοισι σοῖς (Eur., And. 87).When he saw his eyesight failing him: P. ἐπειδὴ ᾔσθετο... τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν αὐτὸν προδίδοντα (Dem. 1239).V. intrans. Of persons, meet with ill-success: P. and V. ἁμαρτάνειν, σφάλλεσθαι, ἐξαμαρτάνειν, πταίειν, P. ἀποτυγχάνειν, διαμαρτάνειν, V. ἀμπλακεῖν ( 2nd aor.), ἀπαμπλακεῖν ( 2nd aor.).Of things, not to succeed: P. and V. κακῶς χωρεῖν, οὐ προχωρεῖν.His plan will succeed and mine will fail: V. τὰ τοῦδε μὲν πεπραγμένʼ ἔσται τἀμὰ δʼ ἡμαρτημένα (Soph., O.R. 620).My limbs fail: V. λύεται δέ μου μέλη (Eur., Hec. 438).Bent spine and failing knee: V. διπλῆ ἄκανθα καὶ παλίρροπον γόνυ (Eur., El. 492) Fail ( to do a thing): P. and V. οὐ δύνασθαι (infin.), οὐκ ἔχειν (infin.).Fail in, not succeed in: P. διαμαρτάνειν (gen.), ἀποτυγχάνειν (gen.), P. and V. ἁμαρτάνειν (gen.). σφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἀποσφάλλεσθαι (gen.), V. ἀμπλακεῖν (gen.) ( 2nd aor.).The gloom of night is dangerous to fail in: V. ἐνδυστυχῆσαι δεινὸν εὐφρόνης κνέφας (Eur., Phoen. 727).Be wanting in: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ἀπολείπεσθαι (gen.), V. λείπεσθαι (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fail
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2 Eye-sight
subs.P. and V. ὄψις, ἡ.When he saw his eyesight failing him: P. ἐπειδὴ ᾔσθετο... τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν αὐτὸν προδίδοντα (Dem. 1239).Recover one's eyesight: Ar. and P. ἀναβλέπειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Eye-sight
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