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1 Weigh
v. trans.Weigh in the scales: Ar. and P. ἱστάναι.Weigh one set of pleasures against another: P. ἡδέα πρὸς ἡδέα ἱστάναι (Plat., Prot. 356B).Let him repeat another sentence and weigh it against mine: Ar. ἀλλʼ ἕτερον εἰπάτω τι κἀντιστησάτω (Ran. 1389).Casting eyes on two and weighing them in his hands: V. δισσούς γʼ ἀθρήσας κἀπιβαστάσας χεροῖν (Eur., Cycl. 379).V. intrans.Have a certain weight: P. ἔχειν σταθμόν.To weigh forty talents: P. ἔχειν τεσσαράκοντα τάλαντα σταθμόν (Thuc. 2, 13).Weigh a mina: P. ἄγειν μνᾶν (Dem. 617).Have weight, influence: P. and V. ῥοπὴν ἔχειν, δύναμιν ἔχειν (Eur., Phoen. 440).When they have seen that all else has weighed less with you than the law: P. πάντα τἄλλα παρʼ ὑμῖν ἑορακότες ἀσθενέστερα τοῦ νόμου γεγενημένα.Be weighted with: V. βρίθειν (or pass.) (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Weigh
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2 Bound
adj.In chains: Ar. and V. δέσμιος, or use pass. part. of bind.——————subs.Limit: P. and V. πέρας, τό, ὅρος, ὁ, V. τέρμα, τό.End: P. and V. τελευτή, ἡ.Leap: V. πήδημα, τό, ἅλμα, τό (Plat. also but rare P.), ἐκπήδημα, τό, σκίρτημα, τό.Set bounds to, check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, ἐπίσχειν.Keep within bounds, v. intrans.: P. μετριάζειν.Go beyond bounds: P. and V. ὑπερβάλλειν, ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι, V. ἐκτρέχειν.Within bounds, moderately: P. and V. μετρίως.——————v. trans.Set bounds to: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, ἐπίσχειν.Fix a limit to: P. and V. ὁρίζειν.Border on: P. and V. προσκεῖσθαι (dat.), P. ἔχεσθαι (gen.).Form boundary of: P. and V. ὁρίζειν (acc.).V. intrans. Leap: P. and V. πηδᾶν (Plat.), ἅλλεσθαι (Plat.), ἐκπηδᾶν (Plat.), σκιρτᾶν (Plat.), V. θρώσκειν, ἐκθρώσκειν.I am bound (with infin.), P. and V. ὀφείλω. (Dem. 753), or use P. and V. δεῖ με, χρή με, Ar. and V. χρεών με (rare P.).We are all bound to suffer this fate: V. πᾶσιν γὰρ ἡμῖν τοῦτʼ ὀφείλεται παθεῖν (Soph., El. 1173).Be bound to, be sure to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bound
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3 Foot
subs.P. and V. πούς, ὁ.Measure: P. πούς, ὁ.In scansion: Ar. and P. πούς, ὁ.Foundation: P. θεμέλιος, ὁ, P. and V. πυθμήν, ὁ, V. ῥίζα, ἡ.Foot of a hill: P. κράσπεδα, τά (Xen.).At the fool of Mt. Gerania: P. ὑπὸ τῷ ὅρει τῇ Γερανίᾳ (Thuc. 4, 70).At the foot, adv.: V. νέρθεν (Eur., Bacch. 752), ἔνερθεν.On foot: P. πεζῇ, or use adj., P. and V. πεζός, agreeing with subject.Battle between foot-soldiers, subs.: P. πεζομαχία, ἡ.Set foot on: P. and V. ἐπιβαίνειν (gen.), ἐμβαίνειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. acc., gen., or dat.), V. ἐπεμβαίνειν (acc., gen., or dat.), ἐμβατεύειν (acc. or gen.); see Tread.How many feet long? P. ποσάπους;Two feet long, adj.: P. δίπους.Three feet long: P. τρίπους.Ten feet long: Ar. δεκάπους.A stool with silver feet: P. δίφρος ἀργυρόπους, ὁ (Dem. 741).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Foot
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4 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) χέρι2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) δείκτης3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) βοηθός,μέλος πληρώματος4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) χεράκι,χείρα βοηθείας5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) χαρτωσιά6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) παλάμη7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) γραφικός χαρακτήρας2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.)2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.)•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
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5 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) κλίμακα2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) κλίμακα,σκάλα3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) κλίμακα4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) κλίμακα5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) κλίμακαII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) σκαρφαλώνωIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) λέπι,φολίδα- scaly -
6 Step
subs.Of a ladder, etc.: P. and V. βάθρον, τό (Lys.).Steps of ladders: V. κλιμάκων προσαμβάσεις, αἱ.Shall we mount the steps of the house: V. πότερα δωμάτων προσαμβάσεις ἐκβησόμεσθα (Eur., I. T. 97).Flight of steps: P. ἀναβαθμός, ὁ (Hdt.).Step in the dance: Ar. χορείας βάσις.Steps in dancing: P. and V. σχήματα, τά (Eur., Cycl. 221).Footstep: P. and V. ἴχνος, τό, V. στίβος, ὁ (also Xen.).Let us turn our steps from this path: V. ἔξω τρίβου τοῦδʼ ἴχνος ἀλλαξώμεθα (Eur., El. 103).Proceeding, measure: P. and V. πρᾶγμα, τό, P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.Take steps, v.: P. and V. βουλεύεσθαι.Step by step: Ar. and P. βάδην (Xen.).Follow in one's steps: use imitate.——————v. intrans.Step in the dance: P. βαίνειν, ἐμβαίνειν (Plat., Alci I. 108A and C); see Dance.Step forward: see Advance.Step forth from: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν (ἐκ, gen. or gen. alone).Step upon, set foot on: P. and V. ἐπιβαίνειν (gen.), ἐμβαίνειν (P. εἰς, acc. V. acc. gen. or dat.), V. ἐπεμβαίνειν (acc. gen. or dat.), ἐμβατεύειν (acc. or gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Step
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7 Tread
v. trans.V. πατεῖν, ἐμπατεῖν, στείβειν, ἐπιστείβειν.Set foot on: P. and V. ἐμβαίνειν (P. acc., V. acc., gen., or dat.), ἐπιβαίνειν (gen.), V. ἐπεμβαίνειν (acc., gen., or dat.). ἐμβατεύειν (acc. or gen.), ἐπιστρέφεσθαι κατά (acc.).Tread the path of danger: V. κίνδυνον περᾶν (Æsch., Choe. 270).V. intrans. Ar. and P. βαδίζειν (also Eur., Phoen. 544; Soph. El. 1502, but rare V.), Ar. and V. βαίνειν, στείχειν, πατεῖν.Tread down: P. καταπατεῖν (acc.), P. and V. πατεῖν (acc.) (Plat. also Ar.).Trodden down, hard: use adj., P. ἀπόκροτος, V. στιπτός.The leaves are trodden down as if one dwelt herein: V. στιπτή γε φυλλὰς ὡς ἐναυλίζοντί τῳ (Soph., Phil. 33).Tread under foot: use trample under foot.Tread upon: see tread, v. trans.——————subs.Foot-step: P. and V. ἴχνος, τό, V. στίβος, ὁ (also Xen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tread
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