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1 Point
subs.Sharp end of anything: Ar. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ (Eur., Supp. 318).Point of a spear: P. and V. λογχή, ἡ (Plat., Lach. 183D).Point of an arrow: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.Goad: P. and V. κέντρον, τό.Sharp point of rock: V. στόνυξ, ὁ (Eur., Cycl.).Since the land about Cynossema has a conformation coming to a sharp point: P. τοῦ χωρίου τοῦ περὶ τὸ Κυνὸς σῆμα ὀξεῖαν καὶ γωνιώδη τὴν περιβολὴν ἔχοντος (Thuc. 8, 104).Meaning: P. διάνοια, ἡ; see Meaning.Lead from the point: P. ἀπάγειν ἀπὸ τῆς ὑποθεσέως (Dem. 416), or simply P. and V. πλανᾶν.Miss the point: P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι.Beside the point: P. ἔξω τοῦ πράγματος (Dem. 1318), Ar. and P. ἔξω τοῦ λόγου.To the point: P. πρὸς λόγον.There is no point in: P. οὐδὲν προὔργου ἐστί (with infin.).Question in discussion: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.Disputed points: P. τὰ διαφέροντα, τὰ ἀμφίλογα.It is a disputed point: P. ἀμφισβητεῖται.The chief point: P. τὸ κεφάλαιον.A fresh point: P. and V. καινόν τι.I hear this is his chief point of defence: P. ἀκούω... τοῦτο μέγιστον ἀγώνισμα εἶναι (Lys. 137, 8).Highest point, zenith: P. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ.Be at its highest point, v.: P. also V. ἀκμάζειν.Make a point, score a point ( in an argument): P. and V. λέγειν τι.Herein you give us a point ( advantage) as in draughts: V. ἓν μεν τοδʼ ἡμῖν ὥσπερ ἐν πεσσοῖς δίδως κρεῖσσον (Eur., Supp. 409).Turning point in a race-course: P. and V. καμπή, ἡ.To make known the country's weak points: P. διδάσκειν ἃ πονηρῶς ἔχει τῶν πραγμάτων (Lys. 143, 7).Strong points: P. τὰ ἰσχυρότατα (Thuc. 5, 111).Weak points: P. τὰ σαθρά (Dem. 52).The weak point in the walls: V. τὸ νόσουν τειχέων (Eur., Phoen. 1097).Point of view: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, δόξα, ἡ.Point of conscience: P. and V. ἐνθύμιον, τό.At this point: P. and V. ἐνθάδε.From that point: P. and V. ἐντεῦθεν, ἐνθένδε.Up to this point: P. μέχρι τούτου.I wish to return to the point from which I digressed into these subjects: P. ἐπανελθεῖν ὁπόθεν εἰς ταῦτα ἐξέβην βούλομαι (Dem. 298).I return to the point: P. ἐκεῖσε ἐπανέρχομαι (Dem. 246).In one point perplexity has assailed me: V. ἔστιν γὰρ ᾗ ταραγμὸς ἐμπέπτωκέ μοι (Eur., Hec. 857).Be on the point of be about to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).Whom I am on the point of seeing killed: V. ὃν... ἐπʼ ἀκμῆς εἰμὶ κατθανεῖν ἰδεῖν (Eur., Hel. 896). Make a point of, see to it that: P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι ὅπως (fut. indic. or aor. subj.).——————v. trans.Sharpen at the end: V. ἐξαποξύνειν (Eur., Cycl.).Direct: P. and V. τείνειν.Point out or point to: P. and V. δεικνύναι, ἐπιδεικνύναι, ἀποδεικνύναι, V. ἐκδεικνύναι. Ar. and P. φράζειν; see Show.Make known: P. and V. διδάσκειν.It is impossible that the oracle points to this, but to something else more important: Ar. οὐκ ἔσθʼ ὅπως ὁ χρησμὸς εἰς τοῦτο ῥέπει ἀλλʼ εἰς ἕτερόν τι μεῖζον (Pl. 51).The cruel violence to his eyes was the work of heaven to point the moral to Greece: V. αἱ θʼ αἱματουργοὶ δεργμάτων διαφθοραί θεῶν σόφισμα κἀπίδειξις Ἑλλάδι (Eur., Phoen. 870).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Point
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2 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) ποιος (απ' όλους)2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) που, ο οποίος3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) ο οποίος, πράγμα που- which is which? - which is which -
3 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) δίκαιος2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) λογικός, δικαιολογημένος3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) αυτός που αξίζει ή αρμόζει σε μία περίσταση•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) ακριβώς2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) ακριβώς3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) μόλις, τώρα δα4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) μόλις, αυτή τη στιγμή5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) ακριβώς6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) μόλις7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) μόνο (και μόνο), απλώς8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) απλώς (για έμφαση)9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) σκέτα•- just now
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4 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) χτυπώ2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) χτυπώ3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) πλήττω4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) βρίσκω,πιάνω2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) χτύπημα2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) εύστοχο χτύπημα,επιτυχία3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) επιτυχία,σουξέ•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
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5 instant
['instənt] 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) άμεσος2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) στιγμιαίος2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) στιγμή2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) στιγμή•- this instant -
6 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) λεπό(της ώρας)2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) λεπτό της μοίρας3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) στιγμή4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) στιγμή5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) πρακτικά•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) μικροσκοπικός2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) σχολαστικός•- minutely- minuteness -
7 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) στήνω2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) πετώ3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) πέφτω/ρίχνω4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) σκαμπανεβάζω5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) δίνω τον τόνο2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.)2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.)3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.)4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.)5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.)6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) πίσσα- pitch-dark -
8 spur
[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) σπιρούνι2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) κίνητρο,κέντρισμα•- spur on -
9 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) ξεστρατίζω2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) αδέσποτο ζώο3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) αδέσποτος2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) μεμονωμένος,σκόρπιος -
10 train
I [trein] noun1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) τρένο2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) ουρά φορέματος3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) σειρά / αλληλουχία γεγονότων4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) πομπήII [trein] verb1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) εκπαιδεύω / -ομαι, γυμνάζω / -ομαι, προπονώ / -ούμαι2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) στρέφω, σκοπεύω3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) κατευθύνω•- trained- trainee
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11 blunt
1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) αμβλύς2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) απότομος2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) στομώνω, αμβλύνω- bluntly- bluntness -
12 strong
[stroŋ]1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) γερός,δυνατός2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) έντονος3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) δυνατός4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) που αριθμεί•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
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13 Carry
v. trans.P. and V. φέρειν, κομίζειν, V. βαστάζειν.Bring: P. and V. ἄγειν, V. πορεύειν (rare P. in act.).Carry about one's person (as stick, arms, etc.): P. and V. φορεῖν.V. intrans. Reach: P. ἐφικνεῖσθαι, διικνεῖσθαι, P. and V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι.Carry about with one: P. συμπεριφέρειν.Carry across: P. διαβιβάζειν.Carry away: P. and V. ἀποφέρειν, ἀπάγειν, ἐξάγειν, ἐκκομίζειν, P ἀποκομίζειν, V. ἀπαίρειν; see carry off.met., carry away ( by feeling): V. ἁρπάζειν.Carry in: P. and V. εἰσκομίζειν.Carry off, kill: P. διαχρῆσθαι; see Kill.Be carried off: V. λελῇσθαι (perf. pass. λῄζεσθαι).met., carry off ( a prize): P. and V. φέρεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (also Plat. but rare P.), V. κομίζειν, εὑρίσκειν, ἐπισπᾶν (Soph., Aj. 769); see Win.Carry on, manage: Ar. and P. διοικεῖν, μεταχειρίζεσθαι.Carry out: P. and V. ἐκφέρειν, ἐκκομίζειν.Accomplish: P. and V. ἀνύτειν, κατανύτειν, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι, διαπράσσειν (or mid. in P.); see Accomplish.Carry round: P. and V. περιφέρειν.Carry through, bring to success by effort: P. and V. ἐκπονεῖν, V. ἐκμοχθεῖν; see work out, accomplish, wage.Carry to: P. and V. προσφέρειν, P. προσκομίζειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Carry
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14 Lapse
subs.Interval: P. διάλειμμα, τό.Owing to lapse of time: P. διὰ χρόνου πλῆθος.After a considerable lapse of time: P. προελθόντος πολλοῦ χρόνου.After a sufficient lapse of time: P. χρόνου ἐπελθόντος ἱκανοῦ.After the lapse of three years: P. διαλιπόντων ἐτῶν τριῶν.——————v. intrans.Pass, elapse: P. and V. παρέρχεσθαι, διέρχεσθαι, P. διαγίγνεσθαι, προέρχεσθαι.Lapse into: P. περιίστασθαι εἰς (acc.), ἀποκλίνειν, πρός (acc.), ἐκπίπτειν εἰς (acc.).Fall into: P. and V. πίπτειν εἰς (acc.).Come to an end: P. and V. ἐξέρχετθαι, ἐξήκειν.It happened that their thirty years truce with the Argives was on the point of lapsing: P. συνέβαινε πρὸς τοὺς Ἀργείους αὐτοῖς τὰς τριακονταέτεις σπονδὰς ἐπʼ ἐξόδῳ εἶναι (Thuc. 5, 14; cf. also Thuc. 5, 28).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lapse
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15 Moral
adj.Ethical: P. ἠθικός (Arist.).Moral principles: P. τῶν πραξέων αἱ ἁρχαί (Dem. 21).Proper, becoming: P. and V. εὐπρεπής, προσήκων, πρέπων.On moral grounds: P. κατὰ δίκην (Thuc. 7, 57).The moral law: use P. and V. θεῖος νόμος, ὁ.——————subs.Lesson taught: P. διδασκαλία, ἡ.I have enlarged on the position of our city to point this moral that...: P. ἐμήκυνα τὰ περὶ τῆς πόλεως διδασκαλίαν ποιουμένος... (with acc. and infin.) (Thuc. 2, 42).The cruel violence to his eyes was the work of heaven and a moral to Greece: V. αἱ θʼ αἱματωποὶ δεργμάτων διαφθοραὶ θεῶν σόφισμα κἀπίδειξις Ἑλλάδι (Eur., Phoen. 870).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Moral
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16 Represent
v. trans.Portray: P. and V. εἰκάζειν, P. παραδεικνύναι.Represent in a bad light: P. κακῶς εἰκάζειν περί (gen.) (Plat., Rep. 377E).Represent as: P. κατασκευάζειν, Ar. and P. ἀποφαίνειν.He will represent us as drunkards and brawlers: P, ἡμᾶς... παροίνους μέν τινας καὶ ὑβριστὰς κατασκευάσει (Dem. 1261).He tried to represent that I was the cause of what occurred in Euboea: P. τῶν ἐν Εὐβοίᾳ πραγμάτων... ὡς ἐγὼ αἴτιός εἰμι κατεσκεύαζε (Dem. 550).He has represented the rowers one and all as bowmen: P. τοξότας γὰρ πάντας πεποίηκε τοὺς προσκώπους (Thuc. 1, 10; cf. Eur., Tro. 981).Represent by imitation: P. ἀπομιμεῖσθαι.Represent ( a character): P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Represent Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.When he represented the sorrows of Thyestes: P. ὅτε μὲν τὰ Θυέστου... κακὰ ἠγωνίζετο (Dem. 449).It is the special privilege of third-rate actors to represent kings and sceptered personages: P. ἐξαίρετόν ἐστιν ὥσπερ γέρας τοῖς τριταγωνισταῖς τὸ τοὺς τυράννους καὶ τοὺς τὰ σκῆπτρα ἔχοντας εἰσιέναι (Dem. 418).Suggest: Ar. and P. εἰσηγεῖσθαι; suggest.Represent a person, look after his interests: P. and V. προξενεῖν (gen.).Champion: P. and V. προστατεῖν (gen.).I as representing the greatest city ask you to come to terms: P. ἐγὼ... πόλιν μεγίστην παρεχόμενος... ἀξιῶ... συγχωρεῖν (Thuc. 4, 64).I came forward though with no mandate to represent our house: V. ἐξῆλθον οὐ ταχθεῖσα πρεσβεύειν γένους (Eur., Herac. 479).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Represent
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