to be εἰμί, with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. __I. As substantive verb. __1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν
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to be εἰμί, with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. __I. As substantive verb. __1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν
to be of good repute, highly esteemed, popular εὐδοκῐμ-έω,impf. A. ηὐδοκίμουν Pl. Grg. 515e :aor. ηὐδοκίμησα X. Cyr. 7.1.46 , D. 7.20 :pf. ηὐδοκίμηκα Ar. Nu. 1031 : the augm. is omitted in I
be approved εὐδοκῐμ-έω, imperfect ηὐδοκίμουν [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 515e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ηὐδοκίμησα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)”
well-doing εὐεργ-εσία, Ion. εὐεργ-εσίη,ἡ, A. well-doing, opp.κακοεργίη, Od. 22.374 ; opp.κακότης, Thgn. 548 , etc. II. a good deed, kindness, εὐεργεσίας ἀποτίνειν Od. 22.235 , cf. Hes. Th. 503 (p
good deed εὐεργ-εσία, Ionic dialect εὐεργ-εσίη, ἡ, well-doing, opposed to κακοεργίη, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 22.374 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to κακότης, [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis
bed εὐν-ή,ἡ, Ep. gen. sg. and pl. A. εὐνῆφι, -φιν Od. 2.2 , al.:—bed, εὐνῇ ἔνι μαλακῇ Il. 9.618 , etc.; ἔβη εἰς εὐνήν Od. 1.427 , etc.; ὄρνυτ' ἄρ' ἐξ εὐνῆφιν Od. 2.2 , al.: in Cret. Prose, ε
εὐνάζω , fut. - άσω [ᾰ ] Od. 4.408 , X. Cyn. 9.3 ; Dor. εὐνάξω Pi. (v. infr.): aor. ηὔνᾰσα E. Rh. 762 , εὔνασα Simon. 184.10 , A.R. 3.1000 :— Med. ,v.infr.:— Pass. , Od. 5.65 : aor. 1 ηὐνάσθην or εὐν
use of an auspicious word for an inauspicious one εὐφημ-ισμός,ὁ, A. use of an auspicious word for an inauspicious one, e.g.ΕὐμενίδεςforἘρινύες, εὐφρόνηforνύξ, etc., Eust. 1398.52 , Demetr. Eloc. 281
to have/be ἔχω, [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ;] (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses a
boil, seethe ζέω, contr. 3 sg. ζεῖeven in Il. 21.362 ; later Ep. ζείω Call. Dian. 60 ,subj. ζείῃσιEpic. in Arch.Pap. 7p.7 ; in late Proseζέννυμι(q.v.):impf. A. ζέε Il. 21.365 , ἔζεε Hes. Th. 6
be fervent ζέω, contraction 3rd.pers. singular ζεῖ even in [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.362 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; later Epic dialect ζείω [[ 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Dian
was εἰμί, with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. __I. As substantive verb. __1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (f
strike θείνω, Ep. inf. A. θεινέμεναι Od. 22.443 :impf. ἔθεινον A. Pers. 418 , etc.:fut. θενῶ Ar. Ach. 564 :aor. 1 part. θείνας Il. 20.481 (ἔθεινεin 21.491 may beimpf.); other moods from
corslet θώραξ,ᾱκος, Ep. and Ion. θώρηξ,ηκος, Aeol. θόρραξ Alc. 15 (codd. Ath. ),ὁ:— A. corslet, θ. χάλκεος Il. 23.560 ; παναίολος 11.374 ; πολυδαίδαλος 4.136 , cf. 11.19 , etc.; δεκάμνουν θώ
breastplate θώραξ, ᾱκος, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect θώρηξ, ηκος, Aeolic dialect θόρραξ [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 15 (codices 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus)] Refs 7th c.BC+], ὁ:— corsl
temple ἱερός (for ἱερὸν see. III.2), ά, όν, also ός, όν in the phrase ἱερὸς ἀκτή [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 597, 805, Oracle texts cited in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.77 ]
ἱερός (v. sub fin.), ά , όν , also ός , όν in the phrase ἱερὸς ἀκτή Hes. Op. 597 , 805 , Orac. ap. Hdt. 8.77 : Ion. and poet. ἱρός , ή , όν (v. sub fin.): Dor. and N. Greek ἱᾰρός IG 22.1126.20 , etc.:
sacred ἱερός (for ἱερὸν see. III.2), ά, όν, also ός, όν in the phrase ἱερὸς ἀκτή [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 597, 805, Oracle texts cited in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.77 ]
make straight, straighten ἰθύν-ω, Ion. impf. A. ἰθύνεσκον Q.S. 1.273 , al., Hymn.Is. 153 :aor. 1 ἴθυνα Od. 23.197 :— Med. (v. infr. 2 ),aor. 1 inf. ἰθύνασθαι Q.S. 14.500 :— Pass. ,aor. 1 ἰ
you should be εἰμί, with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. __I. As substantive verb. __1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν κ
equal ἴσος,η,ον, Ep. ἶσοςandἔϊσος(v. infr.); Cret., Arc. ϝίσϝος GDI 4998ii2 , 4982.2 , Schwyzer 665 , cf.γισγόν: ἴσον, Hsch. ; laterἵσος Schwyzer 708a ( 1 ) (Ephesus,iv B.C.), Tab.Heracl. 1.175 ,
equal ἴσος, η, ον, Epic dialect ἶσος and ἔϊσος (see. below); Cretan dialect, [[ 4th c.AD(?): Arcadius Grammaticus ] Refs 4th c.AD+] ϝίσϝος [[ “GDI” 4998ii2, 4982.2, “Schwyzer” 665, compare γισγόν· ἴσ
to be clean κᾰθαρ-εύω, (καθαρός) A. to be cleanorpure, Pl. Phd. 58b , Lg. 759c , Phld. Lib. p.9O. , Porph. Abst. 4.6 ; ofsiftedgrain, PPetr. 2p.2 (iii B.C.): c. gen.,to be cleanorfree from, φόνου P
physically clean, spotless κᾰθᾰρ-ός,ά,όν, Dor. καθαρός Tab.Heracl. 1.103 , Orph. Fr. 32c . 1 , Aeol. κόθ- Alc. Supp. 7.3 ; cf.ἀνακαθαίρω, κάθαρσις: 1. physically clean, spotless(not in Il. ), εἵμ