troublesome, formidable πραγμᾰτ-ικός, ή, όν, fit for action or business, businesslike, statesmanlike, later Greek for πρακτικός, βασιλεύς, ἄνδρες, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 7.11.2, 7.12.2, +ot
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troublesome, formidable πραγμᾰτ-ικός, ή, όν, fit for action or business, businesslike, statesmanlike, later Greek for πρακτικός, βασιλεύς, ἄνδρες, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 7.11.2, 7.12.2, +ot
Ages.. προθῡμ-έομαι,impf. A. προὐθυμούμην Th. 4.12 , Pl. R. 402b ; in Hdt. προεθ-(with v.l. προθ- ), 5.78 , 9.38 , also in X. Ages.. 2.1 , Pl. Cra. 395d :fut. προθυμήσομαι X. Cyr. 2.3.3 , Pl
to be προμηθ-έομαι,2 sg. A. προμήθεσαι Archil. (?) in PLit.Lond. 54 :—to be προμηθής, use forethought, take care,c. gen., σέο, μὴ πλήξω Hdt. 3.78 ; τινὸς ὅπως . . Hierocl. in CA 26p.479M. ; ὑπ
guard in front προφυλ-ᾰκή,ἡ, A. guard in front; in pl.,outposts, vedettes, piquets, X. Cyr. 3.3.25 , Eq. Mag. 7.13 , Plu. Caes. 39 : sg.,ἡ π. αὐτοῦhisadvanced guard, X. HG 4.1.24 , cf. Plb. 5.3.2 ;ἀρ
at hand πρόχειρ-ος,ον, (χείρ) A. at hand, Hp. Art. 11 ;π. ψάλια( v.l. ψέλια )δέρκεσθαι πάρα ready, A. Pr. 54 ;π. ἄχθοςahandyburden, S. El. 1116 ; of a drawn sword or knife, Id. Ph. 747 , E. Hel. 1564
light-hearted, easy-tempered, frivolous, careless ῥᾱ́θῡμ-ος,ον, (ῥᾶ, θυμός) A. light-hearted, easy-tempered, frivolous, careless, ὦ -ότατε Pl. Tht. 166a . 2. mostly in bad sense,taking things easy
scare away σοβ-έω, A. scare awaybirds, ἡμεῖς δὲ . ., οὐ σοβοῦντος οὐδενὸς ἀνεπτόμεσθ' Ar. Av. 34 ;ἐπειδὴ τουτονὶ σεσοβήκαμεν(just above he had been calledστροῦθος) Id. V. 211 ; ς. τὰς ἀλεκτρυόνας
in haste, quick σπουδ-αῖος,α , ον(σπουδή) prop. A. in haste, quick, ς. τοὺς πόδας Poll. 1.197 , 3.149 ; τὸ ς. τῆς πορείας Polyaen. 6.24 :—but in ordinary use denotingenergyorearnestness: I. of p
turning στροφ-ή,ἡ, A. turning, e.g. of a horse, X. Eq. 7.15 , 17 , 10.15 ;revolving, circling, ἄρκτου στροφαί S. Fr. 432.11 ;τοῦ σώματος(sc.τῆς σελήνης) Epicur. Ep. 2p.41U. ; ὡρῶν Pl. Lg. 782a ;
fellow-feeling, forbearance, lenient judgement, allowance συγγνώμη, A. fellow-feeling, forbearance, lenient judgement, allowance, Ar. Pax 997 , Pl. Criti. 107a , Arist. EN 1143a23 , 1 Ep.Cor. 7.6 . P
come together, meet συγχωρ-έω,fut. A. -ήσω X. HG 3.2.12 (codd., f.l. for -ῆσαι ), Isoc. 6.13 , -ήσομαι E. IT 741 , Pl. Tht. 191c , Men. Her.Fr. 6 , etc.:—come together, meet,πέτραι συγχωροῦσαιth
stand with the feet together συμβαίνω,fut. A. -βήσομαι Hdt. 2.3 , etc.:pf. -βέβηκα,3 pl. -βεβᾶσι E. Hel. 622 , Ion. inf. -βεβάναι Hdt. 3.146 :pf. inf. Pass. -βεβάσθαι Th. 8.98 :aor. 2 σ
to happen συμβαίνω, future -βήσομαι[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.3, etc.: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect -βέβηκα, 3rd.pers. plural -βεβᾶσι[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 622 ] Refs 5th c.BC+
bring together, gather together συνάγω [ᾰ],impf. συνῆγον, Dor. A. -ᾶγον A. Th. 756 (lyr.), prob. in E. IA 290 (lyr.), Ep. σύνᾰγον Il. 14.448 :fut. συνάξω:aor. 1 συνῆξα, Dor. -ᾶξα GDI 1772 ,
co-operation συνεργ-ία,ἡ, A. co-operation, Arist. Pr. 876b15 , Plb. 8.33.10 ;εἰς τὸν βίον, πρὸς τοὺς πολέμους, Phld. Rh. 1.270 S.,Mus. p.69 K.: alsoσυνέργεια, UPZ 36.14 (ii B.C.), Gal. 19.472 : pl.
make τεχνῑτ-εύω, A. makeorproduce artificially, fabricate, μεταφορὰς ἀπὸ τῶν φυτῶν Phld. Rh. 1.171 S. (prob.); εἰκόνα Ph. 1.35 , cf. 374 ( Pass. ); λεξείδια Jul. Mis. 345b ;τ. τοῦτο treatitsecu
explain, interpret ὑπομνημᾰτ-ίζομαι, middle, note down for remembrance, make a memorandum of, τι [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.120d, etc. ] Refs 1st c.AD+] __2 write memoir
utter a sound φθέγγομαι, Od. 10.228 , etc.:fut. A. φθέγξομαι Il. 21.341 :aor. ἐφθεγξάμην, Ep. and poet. φθεγξάμην 18.218 , Pi. O. 6.14 :pf. ἔφθεγμαι, 2 sg. ἔφθεγξαι Pl. Lg. 830c ,3 sg. ἔφθεγ
love of honour φῐλοτῑμ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. love of honourordistinction, ambition,freq. in bad sense in early writers, Pi. Fr. 210 , E. IA 527 , Ar. Th. 383 , Arist. EN 1125b22 ; κακίστη δαιμόνων Φ.
to strike a head κεφαλαι-όω, bring under heads, sum up, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.67, +others] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Magna Moralia” 1207b22 ] Refs
blunt, dulled, with edge ἀμβλ-ύς,εῖα,ύ, A. blunt, dulled, with edgeorpoint taken off,properly of a sharp instrument, opp.ὀξύς, Pl. Ly. 215e ,Tht.<*> 65d ;ἀ. γωνία obtuseangle, Id. Ti. 55a ;ἀμβλεῖα,ἡ
draw a boundary through, delimit, separate, διορ-ίζω, Ion. διουρίζω, Att. fut. A. -ῐῶ Pl. Lg. 860e :fut. Med. in pass. sense (v. infr. 1.3 ):—draw a boundary through, delimit, separate, Hdt. 4
bring under heads, sum up κεφαλαι-όω, A. bring under heads, sum up, Th. 3.67 , al.:— Med. , Arist. MM 1207b22 ;κ. τινά characterize generally, Pl. R. 576b ; τὰς δυνάμεις τινῶν Phld. Vit. p.17 J. :—
foresee, προβλέπω, A. foresee, ὅτι ἥξει ἡ ἡμέρα LXX Ps. 36(37).13 ;provide against, D.H. 11.20 ; λογισμῷ μηδὲν π. Heraclit. Incred. 11 ; τῇ ψυχῇ προβλέπειν Him. Or. 31.1 ;provide, θανάτου μν