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1 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) περιμένω2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) περιμένω, προσμένω3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) σερβίρω, εξυπηρετώ2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) αναμονή- waiter- waiting-list
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2 Serve
v. trans.Wait on: P. and V. ὑπηρετεῖν (dat.), διακονεῖν (dat.), λατρεύειν (dat.) (Isoc.), θεραπεύειν (acc.), V. προσπολεῖν (dat.)Be a slave to: P. and V. δουλεύειν (dat.), θητεύειν (dat.).Help, assist: P. and V. ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.), ἐπωφελεῖν (acc.), ἐπαρκεῖν (dat.), ὑπηρετεῖν (dat.), ἐξυπηρετεῖν (dat.), ὑπουργεῖν (dat.); see help.Treat: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.)Serve at table: see serve up.Serving his own illegal ends: P. τῇ ἑαυτοῦ παρανομίᾳ ἐξυπηρετῶν (Lys. 122).Serve in an office: Ar. and P. ἀρχὴν ἄρχειν.Serve in turn: V. ἀντιδουλεύειν (dat.).Be a slave: P. and V. δουλεύειν, θητεύειν.Serve in the army: P. and V. στρατεύειν (or mid.).Serve in a jury: Ar. and P. δικάζειν.Evils serve as an example to the good: V. τὰ γὰρ κακὰ παραδεῖγμα τοῖς ἐσθλοῖσιν... ἔχει (Eur., El. 1084).Serve for, do instead of: P. and V. ἀντί τινος εἶναι (Thuc. and V. μετρεῖν, P. διαμετρεῖν, V. ἐκμετρεῖν (or mid.) (also Xen. but rare P.).Requite: P. and V. ἀμείβεσθαι, ἀμύνεσθαι, ἀνταμύνεσθαι, Ar. and V. ἀνταμείβεσθαι; see also P. and V. συμβάλλεσθαι (εἰς, acc., V. gen.).Help towards a result: P. προφέρειν (εἰς, acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Serve
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