duty

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

what is fitting: P. and V. τὸ πρέπον, τὸ προσῆκον.

what is necessary: P. and V. τὰ δέοντα.

no plea or excuseis left to you for refusing to do your duty: P. οὐδὲ λόγος οὐδὲ σκῆψις ἐθ' ὑμῖν τοῦ μὴ τὰ δέοντα ποιεῖν ἐθέλειν ὑπολείπεται (Dem. 10).

do one's duty: P. and V. πράσσειν ἃ χρή.

one's duty towards the gods: P. and V. τὸ εὐσεβές.

task: P. and V. ἔργον, τό, V. χρέος, τό, τέλος, τό; see task.

allotted task: P. τάξις, ἡ.

his hand sees its duty: V. χεὶρ ὁρᾷ τὸ δράσιμον (Aesch., Seven Against Thebes 554) .

I have exceeded my duty in speaking of these points: P. περιείργασμαι ἐγὼ περὶ τούτων εἰπών (Dem. 248).

it is the duty of children to: P. and V. παίδων ἐστί (with infin.).

it is your duty: P. and V. χρή σε, δεῖ σε, προσήκει σε or σοι, V. σόν ἐστι, σὸν ἔργον ἐστί.

substantive

tax: Ar. and P. τέλος, τό.