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1 Oar
subs.Equipment of oars: V. κωπήρης στόλος (Æsch., Pers. 416).Furnish the hands with oars: V. ἐρετμοῦν χέρας (Eur., Med. 4).Having one bank of oars, adj.: P. μονόκροτος (Xen.).Having two banks of oars: P. δίκροτος (Xen.).A ship with thirty oars, subs.: P. τριακόντορος, ἡ.A ship with fifty oars: P. and V. ναῦς πεντηκόντορος, ἡ (Eur., Hel. 1412).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Oar
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2 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) χτύπημα2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) χτύπημα,πλήγμα/εύνοια(της τύχης)3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) χτύπος ρολογιού4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) κονδυλιά,μολυβιά,πινελιά5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) κίνηση,χτύπημα6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) κολυμβητική κίνηση7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) στάλα(δουλειά)8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) εγκεφαλική συμφόρηση, εγκεφαλικό•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) χαϊδεύω2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) χάδι -
3 Stroke
subs.Blow: P. and V. πληγή, ἡ, V. πλῆγμα, τό.met., (of fortune, etc.): V. πληγή, ἡ.Stroke of good fortune: P. and V. εὐτύχημα, τό.Stroke of bad fortune: P. and V. συμφορά, ἡ, P. δυστύχημα, τό.Attack, visitation: P. and V. προσβολή, ἡ; see Visitation.At one stroke: V. ἐν μιᾷ πληγῇ.Keeping stroke they raised a shout and dashed upon them: P. ἀπὸ ἑνὸς κελεύσματος ἐμβοήσαντες ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ὥρμησαν (Thuc. 2, 92).——————v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stroke
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