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1 Far
adj.Long: P. and V. μακρός.Distant: V. ἔκτοπος, ἄποπτος, τηλουρός, τηλωπός; see Distant.On the far side of: P. and V. τἀπέκεινα (gen.), V. τοὐκεῖθεν (gen.).——————adv.P. and V. μακράν, Ar. and P. πόρρω, P. ἄποθεν, Ar. and V. ἄπωθεν, V. πρόσω, πόρσω, ἑκάς (Thuc. also but rare P.), Ar. τηλοῦ.With comparatives: P. and V. πολύ, πολλῷ, μακρῷ.So far, at so great a distance: P. διὰ τοσούτου.About how far off is the Argive host: V. πόσον τι δʼ ἐστʼ ἄπωθεν Ἀργεῖον δόρυ (Eur., Heracl. 674).From far: P. πόρρωθεν, ἄποθεν, V. πρόσωθεν, τηλόθεν, Ar. and V. ἄπωθεν.Sent from far, adj.: V. τηλέπομπος.Far from: Ar. and V. ἄπωθεν (gen.), Ar. and P. πόρρω (gen.). P. ἄποθεν (gen.), V. πρόσω (gen.), πόρσω (gen.), μακράν (gen.), τηλοῦ (gen.) (Eur., Cycl. 689; also Ar. absol.), τηλόθεν (gen.), ἑκάς (gen.).Be far from, distant from, v.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν (gen.), P. διέχειν (gen.); met., be so far from... that...: P. τοσοῦτον ἀπέχειν τοῦ (infin.)... ὥστε (infin.), or τοσούτου δεῖν (infin.)... ὥστε (infin.).I am far from doing so: P. πολλοῦ γε καὶ δέω.Far from it: Ar. and P. πολλοῦ δεῖ (cf. Ar., Ach. 543).Too far: P. μακροτέραν, P. and V. περαιτέρω; met., go too far, go to extremes, v.: P. and V. ὑπερβάλλειν, V. ἐκτρέχειν.As far as, prep.: P. μέχρι (gen.), ἄχρι (gen.) (rare).As far as possible ( of place). — Send me as far away as possible from this land: V. πέμψον με χώρας τῆσδʼ ὅποι προσωτάτω (Eur., And. 922).As far as possible from Greece: V. ὡς προσωταθʼ ῾Ελλάδος (Eur., I.T. 712).As far as possible: P. ὅσον δυνατόν, εἰς τὸ δυνατόν, V. ὅσον μάλιστα.As far as... is concerned: P. and V. ἕνεκα (gen.) (Dem. 32; Eur., Hel. 1254), V. οὕνεκα (gen.) (Eur., And. 759, Phoen. 865), ἕκατι (gen.) (Eur., Cycl. 655).As far as you are concerned: P. and V. τὸ σὸν μέρος (Plat., Crito, 50B).As far as he was concerned: V. τοὐκείνου... μέρος (Eur., Hec. 989).As far as he was concerned you were saved: P. τό γε ἐπʼ ἐκεῖνον εἶναι ἐσώθης (Lys. 135). cf. τοὐπὶ σέ (Eur.. Rhes. 397).As far as I know: Ar. ὅσον γʼ ἔμʼ εἰδέναι (Nub. 1252).In so far as: P. καθʼ ὅσον.So far, to such an extent: P. and V. εἰς τοσοῦτο, εἰς τοσοῦτον.So far so good: P. and V. τοιαῦτα μὲν δὴ ταῦτα, P. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν οὕτως (Isoc.), V. τούτων μὲν οὕτω, τοιαῦτα μὲν τάδʼ ἐστί.Far advanced in years: P. πόρρω τῆς ἡλικίας, προβεβλήκως τῇ ἡλικίᾳ.His life is already far advanced: V. πρόσω μὲν ἤδη βίοτος (Eur., Hipp. 795).Far and wide: see under Wide.Far into the night: P. πόρρω τῶν νυκτῶν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Far
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2 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,τσιτώνω2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ζορίζω,κουράζω3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ζορίζω,δοκιμάζω4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) σουρώνω, φιλτράρω2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) ζόρισμα2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) ένταση,τέντωμα,ζόρι3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) (υπερ)ένταση4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) ζόρισμα,τράβηγμα/δοκιμασία•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) διασταύρωση,ποικιλία,παραλλαγή2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) τάση3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) μελωδία
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