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1 Weigh
v. trans.Weigh in the scales: Ar. and P. ἱστάναι.Weigh one set of pleasures against another: P. ἡδέα πρὸς ἡδέα ἱστάναι (Plat., Prot. 356B).Let him repeat another sentence and weigh it against mine: Ar. ἀλλʼ ἕτερον εἰπάτω τι κἀντιστησάτω (Ran. 1389).Casting eyes on two and weighing them in his hands: V. δισσούς γʼ ἀθρήσας κἀπιβαστάσας χεροῖν (Eur., Cycl. 379).V. intrans.Have a certain weight: P. ἔχειν σταθμόν.To weigh forty talents: P. ἔχειν τεσσαράκοντα τάλαντα σταθμόν (Thuc. 2, 13).Weigh a mina: P. ἄγειν μνᾶν (Dem. 617).Have weight, influence: P. and V. ῥοπὴν ἔχειν, δύναμιν ἔχειν (Eur., Phoen. 440).When they have seen that all else has weighed less with you than the law: P. πάντα τἄλλα παρʼ ὑμῖν ἑορακότες ἀσθενέστερα τοῦ νόμου γεγενημένα.Be weighted with: V. βρίθειν (or pass.) (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Weigh
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2 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) ζυγίζω2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) ζυγίζω, έχω βάρος...3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) με βαραίνει•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) προσθέτω βάρος2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) βαραίνω, προσθέτω βάρος•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
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3 weigh in
to find one's weight before a fight, after a horse-race etc (noun weigh-in) ζυγίζω, ελέγχω βάρος πριν από αγώνα -
4 weigh anchor
(to lift a ship's anchor in preparation for sailing.) σηκώνω άγκυρα -
5 weigh out
(to measure out by weighing: He weighed out six kilos of sand.) ζυγίζω -
6 weigh up
(to calculate, estimate; to consider: He weighed up his chances of success.) υπολογίζω, σταθμίζω -
7 weigh
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8 Balance
subs.Lie in the balance: met., V. ἐν ῥοπῇ κεῖσθαι, P. κινδυνεύεσθαι.Equilibrium: P. ἰσορροπία, ἡ, τὸ ἀντίπαλον.Surplus: P. τὸ περιόν, περιουσία, ἡ.Is the balance of trade so much in our favour? τοσοῦτον αὐτῶν πλεονεκτοῦμεν κατὰ τὴν ἐμπορίαν; (Plat., Euth. 15A).Come, strike a balance: V. φέρʼ ἀντίθες γάρ (Eur., Heracl. 153).Weigh in the balance: P. ἐν ζυγῷ ἱστάναι.——————v. trans.Weigh: Ar. and P. ἱστάναι.met., put one thing as a set off against another: P. and V. ἀντιτιθέναι (acc. and gen.), V. ἀντισηκοῦν (dat. or gen.), P. ἀντιτάσσεσθαι (mid.) (acc. and πρὸς, acc.); see Counterbalance.Balance accounts: P. διαλογίζεσθαι.Make equal: P. ἀντίπαλον καθιστάναι; see Counterbalance.V. intrans. P. εἰς ἀντίπαλα καθίστασθαι.If the accounts balance: P. ἂν καθαραὶ ὦσιν αἱ ψῆφοι (Dem. 303).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Balance
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9 Scale
subs.Ar. λεπίς, ἡ (used of fish scales in Hdt.).In a scale, in order: P. and V. ἐφεξῆς.Of a balance: Ar. and P. πλάστιγξ, ἡ.Turn of the scale, met.: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.It is right to put our devotion in the past in the scale against our present sin, if after all it has been a sin: P. δίκαιον ἡμῶν τῆς νῦν ἁμαρτίας, εἰ ἄρα ἡμάρτηται, ἀντιθεῖναι τὴν τότε προθυμίαν (Thuc. 3, 56).When you throw money into one side of the scale it at once carries with it and weighs down the judgment to its own side: P. ὅταν ἐπὶ θάτερα ὥσπερ εἰς τρυτάνην ἀργύριον προσενέγκῃς οἴχεται φέρον καὶ καθείλκυκε τὸν λογισμὸν ἐφʼ αὑτό (Dem. 60).That he may not strengthen either party by throwing his weight into the scale: P. ὅπως μηδετέρους προσθέμενος ἰσχυροτέρους ποιήσῃ (Thuc. 8, 87).You throw in a weight too small to turn the scale in favour of your friends: V. σμικρὸν τὸ σὸν σήκωμα προστίθης φίλοις (Eur., Her. 690).——————v. trans.Scale down: see Reduce.Climb: P. and V. ὑπερβαίνειν, ἐπιβαίνειν (gen.), ἐπεμβαίνειν, (dat. or ἐπί acc.) (Plat.), Ar. ἐπαναβαίνειν, ἐπι (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Scale
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10 give or take
(allowing for the addition or subtraction of: I weigh sixty-five kilos, give or take a little (= approximately sixty-five kilos).) περίπου, πάνω-κάτω -
11 measure out
(to mark (off), weigh (out) a certain distance, amount: He measured out a kilo of sugar.) μετρώ προσεκτικά -
12 Anchor
subs.P. and V. ἄγκυρα, ἡ.At anchor: P. and V. ἐπʼ ἀγκύρας.Come to anchor, v. intrans.: P. and V. ὁρμίζεσθαι, P. προσορμίζεσθαι.Drop anchor: P. ἄγκυραν ἀφιέναι (Xen.), V. ἄγκυραν μεθιέναι.Lie at anehor: P. and V. ὁρμεῖν.Lie at anchor opposite: P. ἀνθορμεῖν (dat.).Ride at anchor: P. and V. ὀχεῖσθαι.Riding at anchor, subs.: V. ἀγκυρουχία, ἡ (Æsch., Supp. 766).Weigh anchor, put out to sea: P. and V. ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, V. ναῦν ἀφορμίζεσθαι, P. ἐξορμεῖν; see put out.The sailors weighed the ship's anchor: V. ναῦται δʼ ἐμήρυσαντο νηὸς ἰσχάδα (Soph., frag.).——————v. trans.Anchor in front of, v. trans.: P. προορμίζειν (ναῦν) πρό (gen.).Anchor round, v. intrans.: P. περιορμεῖν (absol.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Anchor
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13 Crush
v. trans.Break in pieces: συντρίβειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. θραύειν (Plat. but rare P.),V. συνθραύειν, συναράσσειν, ἐρείκειν.Squeeze: Ar. and P. πιέζειν, θλίβειν, P. συμπιέζειν.met., weigh down: P. and V. πιέζειν.Crush by war: P. καταπολεμεῖν (acc.).Crushed beneath the roots of Etna: V. ἰπούμενος ῥίζαισιν Αἰτναίαις ὕπο (Æsch., P.V. 365).Ere ye be crushed by blows, why tarry ye to rice and dash together at the gates? V. πρὶν κατεξάνθαι βολαῖς τί μέλλετʼ ἄρδην πάντες ἐμπίπτειν πύλαις; (Eur., Phoen. 1145).Easy to crush: P. εὔληπτος, εὐκαθαίρετος.——————subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Crush
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14 Cumber
v. trans.Hinder: P. and V. ἐμποδίζειν.Trouble, weigh down: P. and V. πιέζειν.——————subs.See Cumbrance.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Cumber
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15 Depress
v. trans.Make dejectcd: P. καταπλήσσειν.Depress the balance of the scale: V. τάλαντα βρῖσαι (Æsch., Pers. 346); see weigh down.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Depress
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16 Encumber
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Encumber
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17 Poise
subs.Way of carrying: P. φορά, ἡ.——————v. trans.Weigh: Ar. and P. ἱστάναι.Swing: P. αἰωρεῖν.Be poised: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι.Bearing this pitcher poised on my head I go in search of water from the stream: V. τόδʼ ἄγγος τῷδʼ ἐφεδρεῦον κάρᾳ φέρουσα πηγὰς ποταμίας μετέρχομαι (Eur., El. 55).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Poise
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18 Weight
subs.P. and V. σταθμός, ὁ (Eur., Bacch. 811).Giving a vast weight of gold: V. μυρίον γε δοὺς χρυσοῦ σταθμόν (Eur., Bacch. 811).Weights and measures: V. μέτρα... καὶ μέρη σταθμῶν (Eur., Phoen. 541; cp. Ar. Av. 1040-1041).Heaviness: P. βαρύτης, ἡ, V. βάρος, τό.Bulk: P. and V. ὄγκος, ὁ.Importance: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.The same words coming from obscure speakers have not the same weight as when they come from men of note: V. λόγος γὰρ ἔκ τʼ ἀδοξούντων ἰὼν κἀκ τῶν δοκούντων αὑτὸς οὐ ταὐτὸν σθένει (Eur., Hec. 294).Gifted with more weight of prowess than of sense: V. μείζονʼ ὄγκον δορὸς ἔχοντες ἢ φρενῶν (Eur., Tro. 1158).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Weight
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