useful, serviceable, χρήσῐμ-ος,η,ον, alsoος,ον X. Mem. 3.8.8 , Pl. Grg. 480b , R. 333b : (χράμαι):— A. useful, serviceable,first in Thgn. 406 ; εἰς ἀνάγκαν, ἔνθ' οὐ ποδὶ χρησίμῳ χρῆται S. OT 878 (
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useful, serviceable, χρήσῐμ-ος,η,ον, alsoος,ον X. Mem. 3.8.8 , Pl. Grg. 480b , R. 333b : (χράμαι):— A. useful, serviceable,first in Thgn. 406 ; εἰς ἀνάγκαν, ἔνθ' οὐ ποδὶ χρησίμῳ χρῆται S. OT 878 (
lift up over, ὑπεράγω [ᾰ], A. lift up over, τὸ πεπονθὸς [σκέλος] ὑπεραγάγωμεν ταύτης(the cross-bar) Paul.Aeg. 6.118 : metaph.,elevate, exalt, τὴν ἡγεμονίαν εἰς ἄκραν εὐδαιμονίαν App. BC 4.92 . II
forest, woodland, ὕλη [ῡ],ἡ, A. forest, woodland, Il. 11.155 , Od. 17.316 , Ep.Jac. 3.5 , etc.; γῆν . . δασέαν ὕλῃ παντοίῃ Hdt. 4.21 ; ἀπ' ὕλης ἀγρίης ζώειν Id. 1.203 ;ὕλα ἀεργόςvirginforest, B
another’s ἀλλότριος, Aeolic dialect ἀλλότερρος [[ “Etymologicum Magnum” 529.24] Refs], α, ον, (ἄλλος) of or belonging to another, βίοτος, νηῦς, ἄχεα, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.1
strangely Included with: ἀλλότριος, Aeolic dialect ἀλλότερρος [[ “Etymologicum Magnum” 529.24] Refs], α, ον, (ἄλλος) of or belonging to another, βίοτος, νηῦς, ἄχεα, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicu
stripping ἀπο-δύω, I. infut. -δύσω, aor. 1 -έδῡυσα(forpf. -δέδῡκα v.infr. 11.1 ), trans. used by Hom. (esp. in Il. ) ofstrippingarmourfromthe slain, 1. c. acc. rei,strip off, τεύχεα δ' Ἕκτωρ δηώσας
reject on scrutiny ἀποδοκῐμ-άζω, A. reject on scrutinyortrial, rejecta candidatefrom want of qualification, Hdt. 6.130 , Lys. 13.10 , Archipp. 14 :— Pass. , λαχὼν ἀπεδοκιμάσθη ἄρχειν Din. 2.10 , c
of δαιμόνιος,α,ον: alsoος,ον A. Th. 892 , Lys. 6.32 , OGI 383.175 (Commagene):— A. oforbelonging to a δαίμων: properlymiraculous, marvellous,but: I. in Hom. only in voc.,δαιμόνιε, -ίη, good sir,orl
to spend δᾰπᾰν-άω:— passive, present participle δαπανούμενα (as if from δαπανέω) [[ “IG” 5(1).1390.55 (Andania, 1st c.BC)] Refs 1st c.BC+]: future δαπανηθήσομαι [[ 1st c.BC(?): Satyrus Epigrammaticus
marvel θαῦμα, ατος, τό, Ionic dialect θῶμα (compare θαυμάζω): (see. θεάομαι): __I of objects, wonder, marvel, in Epic dialect always in singular, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.99, et
set down καθίστημι, A. in causal sense:— Act. , inpres.,impf.,fut.,andpf. καθέστᾰκα Hyp. Eux. 28 , LXX Je. 1.10 , D.H. Dem. 54 , D.S. 32.11 , etc.; once καθέστηκα PHib. 1.82i14 (iii B. C.):plpf.
rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, ὁρμ-ή,ἡ, A. rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, μόγις δέ μευ ἔκφυγεν ὁρμήν Il. 9.355 ;ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ χωρίου ἡ ὁ. ἔσταιtheattack, invasion,
tally σύμβολον,τό, A. tally, i.e.each of two halvesorcorresponding piecesof anἀστράγαλοςor other object, which twoξένοι, or any two contracting parties, broke between them, each party keeping one pie
a symbol σύμβολον, τό, tally, i.e. each of two halves or corresponding pieces of an ἀστράγαλος or other object, which two ξένοι, or any two contracting parties, broke between them, each party keeping
estate οὐσί-α, Ionic dialect -ιη[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.92, 6.86.ά, “SIG” 167.26 (Mylasa, 4th c.BC)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect ἐσσία, ὠσία (which see): ἡ: (ὀντ-, participle of εἰμί s
longer μάσσων,ὁandἡ, neut.μάσσον(v. Hdn.Gr. 2.942 ), gen.μάσσονος, poet. Comp. of μακρός(fromμᾰκ-yων), A. longer, ἔτι μ. Od. 8.203 ;μάσσον' ἢ ὡς ἰδέμεν greaterthan one else could see, Pi. O. 13.11
to overlook παρορ-άω, aorist παρεῖδον (which see): aorist passive παρώφθην [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 10.8 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: perfect passive παρῶμμαι [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 207 ] Ref
to ponder/confer συμβάλλω, future -βᾰλῶ: aorist -έβᾰλον, infinitive -βᾰλεῖν: perfect -βέβληκα: aorist 1 passive -εβλήθην:—of these tenses [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus uses only ] Refs 8th c.BC+]presen
hold to, offer προσέχω( Cypr. ποέχω(q.v.)) andπροσίσχω:aor. προσέσχον:— A. hold to, offer,προσέσχε μαζὸν [δράκοντι] A. Ch. 531 ;hold against, [ τὴν ἀσπίδα] προσῖσχε πρὸς τὸ δάπεδον Hdt. 4.200 ;app
sum εἰμί( A. sum), Aeol. ἔμμι Sapph. 2.15 , Theoc. 20.32 ; Cret.ἠμί GDI 4959a ;2 sg. εἶ, Ep. and Ion. εἰς Od. 17.388 , al., Aeol. ἔσσι, Ep. and Dor. ἐσσί Il. 1.176 , Pi. O. 6.90 , Sophr. 13
pastime διατρῐβή, ἡ, wearing away, especially of Time, way or manner of spending, χρόνου τε διατριβὰς.. ἐφηῦρε.. πεσσοὺς κύβους τε pastimes, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 479.2: hence,
contention Related to: διατρῐβή, ἡ, wearing away, especially of Time, way or manner of spending, χρόνου τε διατριβὰς.. ἐφηῦρε.. πεσσοὺς κύβους τε pastimes, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta”
tradition παρά-δοσις, εως, ἡ, handing down, bequeathing, transmission, τοῦ σκήπτρου [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.9 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; handing over, transfer, ἡ π. τῶν χρημάτων [[ 4th c.BC: Ar
to enslave καταδουλ-όω, reduce to slavery, enslave, Ἀθήνας [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.109; τὴν Ἑλλάδα [prev. author] 8.144; Ἀθηναίοις κ. Κέρκυραν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.70; νῆσον