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1 Marriage gifts
subs.V. ἕδνα, τά (Eur., And. 2 and 153), φερναί, αἱ (Eur., Med. 956).Dowry: see Dowry.Take in marriage (with man as subject); P. λαμβάνειν (acc.) (Dem. 1311).Unite in marriage: see under Marry.They refused the landowners all rights, nor were any of the popular party any longer to give in marriage or contract alliances from among them or into their families: P. τοῖς γεωμόροις μετεδίδοσαν οὔτε ἄλλου οὐδένος, οὔτε ἐκδοῦναι οὐδʼ ἀγαγέσθαι παρʼ ἐκείνων — οὐδ εἰς ἐκείνους οὐδένι ἔτι τοῦ δήμου ἐξῆν (Thuc. 8, 21).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Marriage gifts
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2 Contract
subs.Written agreement: P. συγγραφή, ἡ, συμβόλαιον, το, συνάλλαγμα, τό.Convention: P. and V. σύμβασις, ἡ, συνθῆκαι, αἱ, σύνθημα, τό, P. ὁμολογία, ἡ.Promise: P. and V. ὑπόσχεσις, ἡ.Break contract with, v.: P. παρασυγγραφεῖν (acc.).——————v. trans.Abridge: P. and V. συστέλλειν, συντέμνειν.Contract for, give out on contract: P. ἐκδιδόναι κατὰ συγγραφήν (acc.) (Dem. 268).Be contractor for: P. ἐργολαβεῖν (acc.) (Xen.).Contract with: P. συμβόλαιον συμβάλλειν (dat. or πρός, acc.).Make agreement with: P. and V. συμβαίνειν (dat.).Make an agreement: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, συντίθεσθαι.Be a contractor: P. ἐργολαβεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Contract
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3 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) συσπώ/ συστέλλω-ομαι/ συναιρώ2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) υπογράφω συμβόλαιο3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) κολλώ4) (to promise (in marriage).) υπόσχομαι2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) συμβόλαιο- contractor -
4 annul
past tense, past participle - annulled; verb(to declare (that something is) not valid and cancel (especially a marriage or legal contract).) ακυρώνω
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