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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 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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3 Lead
subs.P. and V. μόλυβδος, ὁ (Dem. 766; Eur., And. 267).Leaden weight: P. and V. μολυβδίς, ἡ (Soph., frag.).——————v. trans.P. and V. ἄγειν, ἡγεῖσθαι (dat.), ἐξηγεῖσθαι (acc. or dat.).Guide: P. and V. ὑφηγεῖσθαι (dat.), Ar. and P. ἡγεμονεύειν (gen.), V. ὁδηγεῖν, ὁδοῦν, Ar. and P. προηγεῖσθαι (dat.) ( Xen).Lead the way: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι, ὑφηγεῖσθαι, P. καθηγεῖσθαι, V. ὁδηγεῖν, ὁδοῦ κατάρχειν, ἐξυφηγεῖσθαι.Be at the head of: P. and V. προστατεῖν (gen.), προΐστασθαι (gen.), P. ἡγεμονεύειν (gen.).Be the first: P. πρωτεύειν.V. intrans. Tend: P. and V. τείνειν, φέρειν.Lead against: P. and V. ἐπάγειν (τινά τινι).Lead back: P. ἐπανάγειν.Lead in: P. and V. εἰσάγειν.Lead out: P. and V. ἐξάγειν.Lead out against an enemy: P. ἐπεξάγειν (absol.).Lead round: P. περιάγειν.Lead through: Ar. and P. διάγειν (τινὰ διά τινος).——————subs.Guidance: P. ὑφήγησις, ἡ.Take the lead: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι, P. ἡγεμονεύειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lead
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4 bias
1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) προκατάληψη2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) μετατόπιση βάρους2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) προδιαθέτω- biassed- biased
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