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1 Struggle
subs.Convulsion: P. and V. σπασμός, ὁ, P. σφαδασμός, ὁ (Plat.), V. σπαραγμός, ὁ.Agitation: P. ἀγωνία, ἡ.With a struggle, with difficulty: use adv., P. and V. μόλις, μόγις, Ar. and P. χαλεπῶς; see under Difficulty.Without a struggle ( without the necessity of fighting): P. ἀμαχεί, ἀκονιτί.——————v. trans.Contend: P. and V. ἀγωνίζεσθαι, μάχεσθαι, διαμάχεσθαι (Eur., Alc. 694), ἀθλεῖν, ἁμιλλᾶσθαι, V. ἐξαγωνίζεσθαι, ἐξαμιλλᾶσθαι.Use violence: P. and V. βιάζεσθαι.Exert oneself: P. and V. σπουδάζειν, τείνειν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, P. διατείνεσθαι, συντείνειν (or pass.), ἐντείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.Writhe, be convulsed: P. and V. σφαδάζειν (Xen.), V. σπᾶσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Struggle
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2 Effort
subs.Zeal: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.With great effort ( with difficulty): P. and V. μόλις, μόγις, Ar. and P. χαλεπῶς, P. μετὰ πολλοῦ πόνου, V. πολλῷ πόνῳ; see with difficulty, under Difficulty.Make an effort, v.: P. and V. τείνειν, P. συντείνειν (or pass.), διατείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Effort
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3 Trouble
subs.Sorrow: P. ταλαιπωρία, ἡ, Ar. and V. πόνος, ὁ, ἄχος, τό, V. πῆμα, τό, ἆθλος, ὁ, πημονή, ἡ, δύη, ἡ, οἰζύς, ἡ.You would have been free from all subsequent troubles: P. πάντων τῶν μετὰ ταῦτʼ ἂν ἦτε ἀπηλλαγμένοι πραγμάτων (Dem. 11).With little trouble: V. βραχεῖ σὺν ὄγκῳ.Difficulty doubt: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.met., of sickness: P. πόνος, ὁ (Thuc. 2, 49), or use P. and V. τὸ κακόν.Be troubled: P. and V. πονεῖν, κάμνειν.Get oneself into trouble: P. εἰς κακὸν αὑτὸν ἐμβάλλειν (Dem. 32).Zeal, energy: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ.Troubles, difficulties: P. and V. κακά, τά, πάθη, παθήματα, τά, P. τὰ δυσχερῆ, τὰ ἄπορα, V. τἀμήχανον, τὰ δύσφορα, τὰ δυσφόρως ἔχοντα, μοχθήματα, τά, παθαί, αἱ, Ar. and V. πόνοι, οἱ.Disturbance: P. ταραχή, ἡ, V. ταραγμός, ὁ, τάραγμα, τό.——————v. trans.Disturb: P. and V. ταράσσειν, θράσσειν (Plat. but rare P.), ὄχλον παρέχειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐνοχλεῖν (acc. or dat.), πράγματα παρέχειν (dat.), V. ὀχλεῖν, Ar. and V. στροβεῖν, κλονεῖν, P. διοχλεῖν.I do not trouble: P. and V. οὔ μοι μέλει.Trouble about: P. and V. σπουδάζειν περί or ὑπέρ (gen.), φροντίζειν (gen.), P. περὶ πολλοῦ ποιεῖσθαι, V. σπουδὴν ἔχειν (gen.).Not to trouble about: use disregard.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Trouble
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