useless, unprofitable, ἄχρησ-τος,ον, A. useless, unprofitable, μετάνοια Batr. 70 ; νέες Hdt. 1.166 ; ἄ. ὁ ὀφθαλμὸς γίνεται Hp. Prorrh. 2.19 ; οὐκ ἄ. ἥδ' ἡ ἄνοια Th. 6.16 ;χρεομένῳ ἄχρηστα us
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useless, unprofitable, ἄχρησ-τος,ον, A. useless, unprofitable, μετάνοια Batr. 70 ; νέες Hdt. 1.166 ; ἄ. ὁ ὀφθαλμὸς γίνεται Hp. Prorrh. 2.19 ; οὐκ ἄ. ἥδ' ἡ ἄνοια Th. 6.16 ;χρεομένῳ ἄχρηστα us
set in motion κῑνέω,aor. ἐκίνησα, Ep. A. κίνησα Il. 23.730 , etc.:— Med. and Pass. ,fut. κινήσομαι(in pass. sense) Pl. Tht. 182c , D. 9.51 , -ηθήσομαι Ar. Ra. 796 , Pl. R. 545d , etc.:aor. Med.
hurl from above, ἀποσκήπτω, A. hurl from above, ἐς οἰκήματα τὰ μέγιστα . . ἀποδκήπτει βέλεα(sc. ὁ θεός̓ Hdt. 7.10 .έ: metaph.,ἀ. τὴν ὀργὴν εἴς τινα dischargeone's rage upon one, D.H. 6.55 , cf. J.
break out into insolence, wax wanton, ἐξυβρίζω, A. break out into insolence, wax wanton, Pherecyd.Syr. 5 , Hdt. 4.146 , 7.5 ; εὐπραγίαις Th. 1.84 ; ὑπὸ πλούτου X. Cyr. 8.6.1 ;ἐ. ἐς τόδε cometo t
crux ῥοπ-ή, ἡ, (ῥέπω) turn of the scale, fall of the scale-pan, weight, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 307b33 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; μέχρι τοῦ μέσου τὴν ῥ. ἔχειν gravitate to.., [[[prev.
rub, τρίβω [ῑ], Hes. Op. 251 , etc.: Ep. impf. A. τρίβεσκον A.R. 2.480 :fut. τρίψω S. Fr. 483 , (ἀπο-) Od. 17.232 :aor. ἔτριψα Pherecr. 181 ;inf. τρῖψαι Od. 9.333 , etc.:pf. τέτρῐφα M.
know σύνοιδα,pf.withpres.sense,1 pl. A. σύνισμεν Pl. Sph. 232c , Ion. συνοίδαμεν Hdt. 9.60 ,3 pl. συνίσᾱσι S. El. 93 (anap.), Isoc. 8.113 , X. Cyr. 3.1.9 , etc. (rarely συνοίδασι Lys. 11.1
to remain διατρίβω [ρῑ], perfect -τέτρῐφα[[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.57.3:] Refs 2nd c.BC+] —passive, aorist 2 διετρίβην [ῐ] (see. below):—rub hard, χερσὶ διατρίψας [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus
in some way, somehow πῃ, Ion. (but not in Hom. )κῃ, Dor. πᾳ: enclit. Particle : I. of Manner,in some way, somehow, with a neg.in any way, at all, οὐδέ πῃ ἔστι Il. 6.267 , cf. Od. 12.433 , 13.207 ;
roll up ἀνειλ-έω, A. roll uporcrowd together, πολεμίους Philostr. VA 2.11 :— Pass. ,crowdorthrong together, ἀνειληθέντες εῐς τι χωρίον Th. 7.81 ; αἱ μέλιτται . . αὐτοῦ ἀνειλοῦνται Arist. HA 62
lioness λέαινα,ἡ, fem. ofλέων, A. lioness, Hdt. 3.108 : metaph.,δίπους λ., of Clytaemnestra, A. Ag. 1258 ;λεαίνας μαζὸν ἐθήλαζεν, as a symbol of ferocity, Theoc. 3.15 , cf. 23.19 . II. λ. ἐπὶ τυροκν
send to ἐπιστέλλω, A. send to, γράψας ἐς βυβλίον τάδε ἐπέστειλε ἐς Σάμον Hdt. 3.40 ; τοῖσι Ἕλλησι Id. 7.239 ; ἡδίω . . ἂν εἶχον ὑμῖν . . ἐπιστέλλειν Th. 7.14 ; ἐ. ἐπιστολάς τινι D. 4.37 , cf.
seem to one as to another, seem good also συνδοκέω, A. seem to one as to another, seem good also, ταῦτα κἀμοὶ συνδοκεῖ Ar. Av. 811 ;εἴ τοι δοκεῖ σφῷν ταῦτα, κἀμοὶ ξυνδοκεῖib. 1630 , cf. Lys. 167 ;
to be unmindful, ἀμνημονέω, A. Eu. 24 , etc.:fut. A. -ήσω Isoc. 12.253 :aor. ἠμνημόνησα Id. 5.72 , X. Smp. 8.1 , etc.:—to be unmindful,abs., A. l.c., E. Or. 216 : c. acc.,forget, D. 6.12 , 7.1
to regard ἀπο-σκοπέω, (with future -σκέψομαι) look away from other objects at one, and so look steadily, πρός τινα or τι, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 746, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato P
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
to save σῴζω, with ι wherever ζ follows ω, as σῴζω, [[ “Etymologicum Magnum” 741.27, and so (written σωιζ-) in Inscrr. and Papyri down to 3rd c.BC, e.g. “IG” 12.625.4, 22.687.35, 1611.378, 3rd c.BC:
speed τάχος [ᾰ], εος, τό, (ταχύς) swiftness, speed, ἵπποισι.., οἷσιν Ἀθήνη νῦν ὤρεξε τ. [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.406, compare 515; τ. καὶ βραδυτής 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus
strongest, mightiest κρᾰ́τιστ-ος,η,ον, Ep. κάρτ-(as always in Hom. ), isolated Superl. fromκρατύς, A. strongest, mightiest, Il. 1.266 , etc.;θεῶν κ., i.e. Zeus. Pi. O. 14.13 ;κ. Ἑλλήνων, i.e. Achill
bringing together, collecting συμφορ-ά, Ion. συμφορ-ρή,ἡ, (συμφέρω) A. bringing together, collecting, βελῶν Polem. Cyn. 24 ;conjunction, νούσων μυρίων τε καὶ κακῶν Aret. SD 2.11 ;comparison, τὰς
Papers of the Amer. School θνῄσκω(withι IG 2.2477.7 , 10 , 2494 ,Ἀρχ.ἐφ. 1910.73 ; A. θνείσκ- IG 2.4040b ; [ ἀποθν]ήισκειν Pl. Phdr. in PPetr. 1p.18 (iii B.C.), but θνήσκω Did. ap. EM 452.29
let fall at the side, let fall παρίημι,fut. A. παρήσω Hdt. 7.161 , S. Ant. 1193 :aor. 1 παρῆκα Id. OC 570 :3 pl. aor. 2 παρεῖσαν Antipho 6.44 ;part. παρείς S. El. 732 :pf. παρεῖκα(v. infr
depth βάθος [ᾰ], εος, τό, (βαθύς) depth or height, accusative as measured up or down, Ταρτάρου βάθη [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1029; αἰθέρος βάθος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tr
at one's feet ἐμπόδ-ιος,ον, A. at one's feet, Pl. Tht. 201a ;coming in the way, meeting, Eleg. ap. Plu. Rom. 21 . 2. commonly,in the way, presenting an obstacle, impeding, c. dat. pers. et rei, ἡ Βα