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1 piracy
noun (the act(s) of a pirate: He was accused of piracy on the high seas; Publishing that book under his own name was piracy.) πειρατεία -
2 Piracy
subs.P. λῃστεία, ἡ, τὸ ληστικόν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Piracy
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3 pirate
1. noun1) (a person who attacks and robs ships at sea: Their ship was attacked by pirates; ( also adjective) a pirate ship.) πειρατής2) (a person who does something without legal right, eg publishes someone else's work as his own or broadcasts without a licence: a pirate radio-station.) πειρατής/πειρατικός2. verb(to publish, broadcast etc without the legal right to do so: The dictionary was pirated and sold abroad.) κυκλοφορώ πειρατικές κόπιες- piracy -
4 Prevalence
subs.Owing to the widespread prevalence of piracy: P. διὰ τὴν λῃστείαν ἐπὶ πολύ ἀντισχοῦσαν (Thuc. 1, 7).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Prevalence
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5 Sweep
v. trans.Ar. and P. κορεῖν, V. σαίρειν.Overrun: P. κατατρέχειν, καταθεῖν.Sweep the strings of a musical instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν (absol.), or use touch.He swept piracy from the sea: τὸ λῃστικὸν καθῄρει ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης (Thuc. 1, 4).Did not women slay the children of Ægyptus and sweep Lemnos utterly of her men? V. οὐ γυναῖκες εἷλον Αἰγύπτου τέκνα καὶ Λῆμνον ἄρδην ἀρσένων ἐξῴκισαν; (Eur., Hec. 886).Sweep away: P. ἐκκαθαίρειν, V. σαίρειν.Remove: P. and V. παραιρεῖν.Sweep over: P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (acc. or dat.).V. intrans.——————subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sweep
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6 Wide-spread
adj.Use P. ἐπὶ πολύ.Owing to the wide spread prevalence of piracy: P. διὰ τὴν λῃστείαν ἐπὶ πολὺ ἀντισχοῦσαν (Thuc. 1, 7).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wide-spread
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