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1 renown
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2 Renown
subs.P. and V. δόξα, ἡ, εὐδοξία, ἡ, ἀξίωμα, τό, κλέος, τό (rare P.), ὄνομα, τό, Ar. and V. εὔκλεια, ἡ, κῦδος, τό, V. κληδών, ἡ.Honour: P. and V. τιμή, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Renown
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3 Greatness
subs.P. and V. μέγεθος, τό.Bulk: P. and V. ὄγκος, ὁ.Abundance: P. and V. πλῆθος, τό, P. ἀφθονία, ἡ.Importance: P. and V. μέγεθος, τό.Nobility: P. and V. γενναιότης, ἡ, εὐγένεια, ἡ (Plat.).High rank: P. and V. ἀξίωμα, τό, τιμή, ἡ.Be raised to greatness: P. αἴρεσθαι μέγας (Dem. 20).Raise to greatness: V. τίμιον ἀνάγειν (τινά) (Eur., H.F. 1333).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Greatness
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4 Lustre
subs.Brightness: P. λαμπρότης, ἡ.Glory, show: V. ἀγλάϊσμα, τό, χλιδή, ἡ.Flash: Ar. and V. σέλας, τό (also Plat. but rare P.).Shed lustre on, v.: P. and V. κοσμεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lustre
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5 Posthumous
adj.Posthumous renown: P, ἡ εἰς τὸ ἔπειτα δόξα (Thuc. 2, 64).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Posthumous
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6 Witness
subs.One who gives evidence: P. and V. μάρτυς, ὁ or ἡ.One taken to witness: use adj., V. συνίστωρ (also Thuc. 2, 74, but rare P.).Without witness, unattested, adj.: P. ἀμάρτυρος, V. ἀμαρτύρητας.( Do a thing) without witnesses: P. (πράσσειν) ἀμαρτύρως (Dem. 869).Protest: P. διαμαρτύρεσθαι.He consenting thereto and calling the gods to witness: V. ὅδʼ αἰνέσας ταῦθʼ ὁρκίους τε δοὺς θεούς (Eur., Phoen. 481).Bear witness: see under witness, v.False witness: P. ψευδομαρτυρία, ἡ.One who gives false witness: P. ψευδόμαρτυς, ὁ.——————v. trans.Witness a document: see under Sign.My husband needs none to bear witness to his renown: V. οὑμὸς δʼ ἀμαρτύρητος εὐκλεὴς πόσις (Eur., H. F. 290).Bear witness in favour of a person: P. and V. συμμαρτυρεῖν (dat. of person, acc. of thing or absol.).Bear witness against a person P. καταμαρτυρεῖν (gen. or absol.).Bear witness besides: P. προσμαρτυρεῖν.Bear false witness against: P. καταψευδομαρτυρεῖσθαι (gen. or absol.).Bear false witness: P. ψευδομαρτυρεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Witness
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