then δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), post-positive conjunctive particle; __1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbo
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then δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), post-positive conjunctive particle; __1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbo
then δέ, but: adversative and copulative Particle, __I answering to μέν (which see), τὴν νῦν μὲν Βοιωτίαν, πρότερον δὲ Καδμηίδα γῆν καλουμένην [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.12, etc. ] Refs 5t
cowardly, δειλός,ή,όν, (δέος): I. of persons,cowardly,opp.ἄλκιμος, Il. 13.278 ; opp.ἀνδρεῖος, Pl. Phdr. 239a , etc.: hence,vile, worthless, Il. 1.293 ; δειλαί τοι δειλῶν γε καὶ ἐγγύαι Od. 8.351
timid δειλός, ή, όν, (δέος): __I of persons, cowardly, opposed to ἄλκιμος, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.278 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀνδρεῖος, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophu
to be afraid, δειμ-αίνω, onlypres.andimpf.( Ep. A. δειμαίνεσκε Q.S. 2.439 ):—to be afraid, h.Ap. 404 , Hdt. 3.51 , etc., S. OC 492 , Pl. R. 330c , etc.;δ. περὶ ἑωυτῷ, ὑπέρ τινος, Hdt. 3.35 , 8.1
bribe, corrupt, δεκάζω, A. bribe, corrupt,esp. judges, Isoc. 8.50 , Aeschin. 1.87 , Arist. Ath. 27.5 :— Pass. ,to be bribed, Lys. 29.12 , Plu. Cat.Mi. 44 . II. metaph. in Pass. ,to be subject to al
bait, δέλε-αρ,ατος,τό, Ep. δεῖλαρ(q.v.); Ep. gen. A. δελείατος Numen. ap. Ath. 7.305a ; dat. pl. δελέασσιν Opp. H. 3.437 : contr. in dat. δέλητι Hsch. ; neut. pl.δέληταcj. in Theoc. 21.10 :—b
to pray δέω, __B [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1006, etc.] Refs 4th c.BC+]: future δεήσω [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 395e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐδέη
skin, flay, δέρω Ar. V. 485 , Pl. Euthd. 285c , etc.:—alsoδείρω Hdt. 2.39 , Ar. Nu. 442 , Av. 365 , Cratin. 361 :impf. A. ἔδερον Il. 23.167 , Ep. δέρον Od. 8.61 :fut. δερῶ Ar. Eq. 370 :aor
to beat up δέρω [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 485, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 285c, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—also δείρω [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.39, 5th-6t
δέχομαι , Ion. , Aeol. , Cret. δέκομαι , Hdt. 9.91 , Sapph. 1.22 , Pi. O. 2.69 , impf. ἐδεκόμην Hdt. 3.135 : fut. δέξομαι, Ep. also δεδέξομαι Il. 5.238 , also in AP 5.8 ( Rufin. ), Aristid. Or. 28(49)
to receive δέχομαι, Ionic dialect, Aeolic dialect, Cretan dialect δέκομαι, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.91, 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 1.22, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.69 ] Refs 7th c.
lack, miss, stand in need of, δέω(B), A. Pr. 1006 , etc.:fut. A. δεήσω Pl. R. 395e :aor. ἐδέησα Lys. 30.8 , Ep. δῆσαonly Il. 18.100 :pf. δεδέηκα Pl. Plt. 277d :— Med. ,fut. δεήσομαι Th. 1
to bind δέω (I), [in LXX chiefly for אסר ;] to tie, bind, fasten; __(1) with accusative of thing(s), before εἰς δεσμάς, Mat.13:30; of an ass, Mat.21:2, Mrk.11:2, 4 Luk.19:30. __(2) with accusative
to bind δέω, __B [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1006, etc.] Refs 4th c.BC+]: future δεήσω [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 395e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐδέη
so δή consecutive co-ordinating particle with no exact equiv. in Eng., giving greater exactness and emphasis to the word or words to which it is attached; sometimes translatable as now therefore, the
make visible δηλ-όω:— Pass. ,fut. A. δηλωθήσομαι Th. 1.144 ;δηλώσομαιin pass. sense, S. OC 581 ; δεδηλώσομαι Hp. Art. 45 , Diog.Apoll. 4 :—make visibleormanifest, show, exhibit, τὸν ἄνδρ' Ἀχαιο
to make clear δηλ-όω:— passive, future δηλωθήσομαι [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.144 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; δηλώσομαι in passive sense, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 581; δεδη
of Δημήτριος,ον(alsoΔημήτρειος, A. v. Δημήτρειοι ),oforbelonging to Demeter, βίος A. Fr. 44.5 ;καρπὸς Δ.corn, Thphr. CP 2.4.5 ; alsoΔ. σπέρματα,of leguminous plants, Gal. 15.454 :Δημήτριος(sc.μήν
practise a handicraft, δημιουργ-έω(cf. 11 . infr.), A. practise a handicraft, Pl. Plt. 288d , etc.;τινί forone, Id. Lg. 846e , R. 342e : metaph., ἡ δημιουργήσασα φύσις Arist. PA 645a9 . 2. c. acc
workmanship, handicraft, δημιουργ-ία,ἡ, A. workmanship, handicraft, Pl. R. 401a ;τέχναι καὶ δ.ib. 495d ;piece of mechanism, Arist. Mu. 400a1 . 2. making, creating, ζῴων Pl. Ti. 41c , etc.; δ. ἔ
aye δῆτα,Adv., lengthd. and more emphatic form ofδή,first asv.l. in Hdt. 4.69 , mostly used by Trag. and Pl. (v. infr.).—Never placed at the beginning of a sentence or verse, exc. in S. Aj. 986 . 1.
distinguishing, διά-γνωσις,εως,ἡ, A. distinguishing, τὴν δ. ποιεῖσθαι ὁποῖοι ἐκράτουν ἢ ἐκρατοῦντο Th. 1.50 ;means of distinguishingordiscerning, E. Hipp. 926 ; καλῶν ἢ μὴ τοιούτων τίς δ.; D. 18
slip through δια-δύνω Hp. Flat. 13 , Arist. de An. 404a7 :διαδύω Hdt. 2.66 codd.; more freq.Dep. διαδύομαι,fut. -δύσομαι:aor. 2 διέδυν:— A. slip througha hole or gap, διαδύντες διὰ τοῦ τείχους Th.