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1 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) νύχτα2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) νύχτα•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
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2 Day
subs.All day: use adj., Ar. and V. πανήμερος.By day: P. and V. μεθʼ ἡμέραν, or use adj., P. μεθημερινός.By day or by night: V. νύχιος ἡ καθʼ ἡμέραν (Eur., El. 603).Every day: P. καθʼ ἑκάστην τὴν ἡμέραν.A day's journey: P. ἡμερησία ὁδός (Plat.).Some day: P. and V. ποτέ.Spend the day, v.: P. and V. ἡμερεύειν, P. διημερεύειν.The self-same day: P. and V. αὐθήμερον.On the day beforc: P. τῇ προτεραίᾳ. (gen.).The day before yesterday: Ar. and P. πρώην.In voting: also V. πληθύνεσθαι.Be the order of the day: P. and V. κρατεῖν.Living but a day, adj.: P. and V. ἐφήμερος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Day
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3 Night
subs.P. and V. νύξ, ἡ, V. εὐφρόνη, ἡ.At dead of night: see under Dead.By night: P. and V. νύκτωρ.Whom must I meet? By night or by day? V. τῷ συγγένωμαι; νύχιος ἢ καθʼ ἡμέραν; (Eur., El. 603).——————Νύξ, Νυκτός, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Night
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4 Forced
adj.Unnatural: see Feigned.Forced march. — He went on by a forced march, never stopping: P. ἐχωρεῖ οὐδὲν ἐπισχὼν δρόμῳ (Thuc. 4, 78).There will be forced marches both night and day equally: P. σπουδὴ ὁμοίως καὶ νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν ἔσται τῆς ὁδοῦ (Thuc. 7, 77).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Forced
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5 Place
subs.Town, fortified place: P. χωρίον, τό.Position, site: P. θέσις, ἡ.Change places, v.: P. διαμείβεσθαι τὰς χώρας (Plat.).If only thirty votes had changed places I should stand acquitted: P. εἰ τριάκοντα μόναι μετέπεσον τῶν ψήφων ἀπεπεφεύγη ἄν (Plat., Rep. 36A).Keep in one's place: P. μένειν κατὰ χώραν.Your curl has fallen out of its place: V. ἀλλʼ ἐξ ἕδρας σοὶ πλόκαμος ἐξέστηχ’ ὅδε (Eur., Bacch. 928).Give place, v.: see Yield.Till night give place to day: V. ἕως ἂν νὺξ ἀμείψηται φάος (Eur., Rhes. 615).Take place, happen: P. and V. τυγχάνειν, συντυγχάνειν, συμβαίνειν, γίγνεσθαι, συμπίπτειν; see Happen.Rank: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ. ἀξίωμα, τό.Appointment office: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ.Duty, task: P. and V. ἔργον, τό. P. τάξις, ἡ.It is your place to: P. and V. σόν ἐστι (infin.), προσήκει σε or σοί (infin.).Out of place: use inconvenient.It is not out of place to ask: V. πυθέσθαι οὐδὲν ἐστʼ ἔξω δρόμου (Æsch., Choe. 514).Passage in a book: P. λόγος, ὁ.In place of: P. and V. ἀντί (gen.).——————v. trans.P. and V. τιθέναι.Set: P. and V. καθίζειν.Be placed: P. and V. κεῖσθαι.Place in an awkward position: P. ἀπόρως διατιθέναι (τινά).Be awkwardly placed: P. ἀπόρως διακεῖσθαι; see Situated.Place around: Ar. and P. περιτιθέναι (τί τινι), P. and V. περιβάλλειν (τί τινι), Ar. and V. ἀμφιτιθέναι (τί τινι), V. ἀμφιβάλλειν (τί τινι).Place over: P. and V. ἐφιστάναι (τί τινι).Place value on: sea value. v.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Place
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6 Start
v. trans.Begin, be the first to do a thing: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.), ὑπάρχειν (gen.), κατάρχειν (acc. or gen.), P. προϋπάρχειν (gen.).Start something of one's own: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι (gen.), κατάρχειν (acc. or gen.) (or mid.), ὑπάρχειν (gen.).Take in hand: P. and V. ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.).Set up: Ar. and P. ἐνίστασθαι.Make to set out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶν.Set in motion: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, κινεῖν.V. intrans.The city if once it start well goes on increasing: P. πολιτεία ἐάνπερ ἅπαξ ὁρμήσῃ εὖ ἔρχεται... αὐξανομένη (Plat., Rep. 424A).Set out: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἀφορμᾶν, ἀφορμᾶσθαι, ἐξορμᾶν, ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, V. στέλλεσθαι, ἀποστέλλεσθαι.With ships or land forces: P. αἴρειν.Starting with this force they sailed round: P. ἄραντες τῇ παρασκευῇ ταύτῃ περιέπλεον. (Thuc. 2, 23).I would have you save the money with which I started: V. σῶσαί σε χρήμαθʼ οἷς συνεξῆλθον θέλω (Eur., Hec. 1012).Be startled: P. and V. φρίσσειν, τρέμειν, ἐκπλήσσεσθαι.Start up: P. and V. ἀνίστασθαι, ἐξανίστασθαι, P. ἀνατρέχειν, Ar. and V. ἀνᾴσσειν (also Xen. but rare P.).——————subs.Beginning: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.Journey: P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ.Putting out to sea: P. ἀναγωγή, ἡ.Get the start of: P. and V. φθάνειν (acc.), προφθάνειν (acc.), προλαμβάνειν (acc.), P. προκαταλαμβάνειν (acc.).The trireme had a start of about a day and a night: P. (ἡ τριήρης) προεῖχε ἡμέρᾳ καὶ νυκτὶ μάλιστα (Thuc. 3, 49).Let me and him have a fair start that we may benefit you on equal terms: Ar. ἄφες ἀπὸ βαλβίδων ἐμὲ καὶ τουτονὶ ἵνα σʼ εὖ ποιῶμεν ἐξ ἴσου (Eq. 1159).Shudder: P. and V. τρόμος, ὁ.Give one a start: use P. and V. ἔκπληξιν παρέχειν (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Start
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7 Late
adj.Behind the time: P. and V. ὕστερος, βραδύς.Delayed: Ar. and V. χρόνιος.Be late, be delayed, v.; P. and V. χρονίζειν.Be too late: P. and V. ὑστερεῖν, P. ὑστερίζειν.Too late for, adj.: P. and V. ὕστερος (gen.).Be too late for, v.: P. and V. ὑστερεῖν (gen.), P. ὑστερίζειν (gen.).Deceased: P. and V. τεθνηκώς, τεθνεώς.Of late: see Lately.With words of time: P. ὄψιος.Late in the afternoon: P. περὶ δείλην ὀψίαν.Late in learning: P. ὀψιμαθής (gen. or absol.).——————adv.P. and V. ὀψέ.It was late in the day: P. τῆς ἡμέρας ὀψὲ ἦν (Thuc. 4, 93).Late in life: P. πόρρω τῆς ἡλικίας.Late at night: P. πόρρω τῶν νυκτῶν.Till late: P. ἕως ὀψέ, εἰς ὀψέ.As late us possible: P. ὠς ὀψιαίτατα.Too late: V. ὀψέ, ὄψʼ ἄγαν, ὕστερον (Eur., Rhes. 333), μεθύστερον.I have come too late for: V. ὕστερος ἀφῖγμαι (gen.) (Eur., H.F. 1174).He arrives at Delium too late: P. ὕστερος ἀφικνεῖται ἐπὶ τὸ Δήλιον (Thuc. 4, 90).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Late
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8 Rite
subs.Bacchic rites: V. βακχεύματα, τά, τελεταὶ εὔιοι, αἱ; see Bacchanalia.Do you perform your rites by day or night? τὰ δʼ ἱρὰ νύκτωρ ἢ μεθʼ ἡμέραν τελεῖς; (Eur., Bacch. 485).Begin the rites: V. κατάρχεσθαι, P. κατάρχεσθαι τῶν ἱερῶν (of. Ar., Av. 959), προκατάρχεσθαι τῶν ἱερῶν, Ar. and P. ἀπάρχεσθαι (Xen.).Begin the rites by taking the meal from the baskets: V. ἐξάρχου κανᾶ (Eur., I.A. 435).He shall begin the rites with offering of meal and lustrations: V. προχύτας χέρνιβάς τʼ ἐνάρξεται (Eur., I.A. 955).President of the rites: P. ἱεροποιός, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rite
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9 evening
[i:vniŋ]1) (the part of the day between the afternoon and the night: He leaves the house in the morning and returns in the evening; summer evenings; tomorrow evening; on Tuesday evening; early evening; ( also adjective) the evening performance.) βράδι,βραδινός2) (the last part (of one's life etc): in the evening of her life.) (το)εσπέρας• -
10 round the clock
(the whole day and the whole night: to work round the clock.) όλο το εικοσιτετράωρο
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