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    subs.
    P. and V. ἀπόκρισις, ἡ (Eur., frag.).
    Defence: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.
    Oracular answer: P. and V. χρησμός, ὁ, μαντεῖον, τό, Ar. and V. μάντευμα, τό; see Oracle.
    In answer to, prep.: P. and V. πρός (acc.).
    Send an answer by letter: P. ἐπιστολὴν ἀντεπιτιθέναι (Thuc. 1, 129).
    The answer to the letter was as follows: P. ἀντεγέγραπτο τάδε (Thuc. 1, 129).
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἀποκρίνεσθαι (Eur., Supp. 516, Bacch. 1272), ἀντιλίγειν, ἀντειπεῖν, V. ἀνταυδᾶν, ἀντιφωνεῖν, ἀμείβεσθαι, ἀνταμείβεσθαι.
    Retort: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.
    Answer on behalf of ( another): Ar. ὑπεραποκρίνεσθαι (gen.).
    Of an oracle: P. and V. χρῆν, ἀναιρεῖν.
    Answer ( a riddle): P. and V. λύειν, V. διειπεῖν; see Solve.
    Answer a knock: P. ὑπακούειν (absol. or dat. of pers.).
    Answer ( charges): P. and V. ἀπολογεῖσθαι (πρός, acc.) (cf. Eur., Bacch. 41).
    Correspond to: P. and V. συνᾴδειν (dat.), συμφέρειν (dat.); see Correspond.
    Equal: P. and V. ἰσοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξισοῦσθαι (dat.).
    Suit: P. and V. ἁρμόζειν (dat.).
    Answer for: see Guarantee.
    Defend: Ar. ὑπεραποκρίνεσθαι; see Defend.
    Answer to: see correspond to.
    Resemble: P. and V. ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.).
    Obey: P. and V. πείθεσθαι (dat.).
    Bid him sail home to answer the charges the city brought against him: P. κελεύειν ἀποπλεῖν εἰς ἀπολογίαν ὼν ἡ πόλις ἐνεκάλει (Thuc. 6, 53). V. intrans.
    Succeed: P. and V. εὖ χωρεῖν, προχωρεῖν, ὀρθοῦσθαι, κατορθοῦν (or pass.), εὖ φέρεσθαι, καλῶς φέρεσθαι.
    Turn out: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν; see turn out.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Answer

  • 2 riddle

    I ['ridl] noun
    (a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) αίνιγμα
    II ['ridl] verb
    (to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) κάνω κόσκινο

    English-Greek dictionary > riddle

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