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ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
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[[I consider their disadvantages counterbalance our numbers]]: [[prose|P.]] [[τὰς τούτων ἀπορίας ἀντιπάλους ἡγοῦμαι τῷ ἡμετέρῳ πλήθει]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 4, 10). | [[I consider their disadvantages counterbalance our numbers]]: [[prose|P.]] [[τὰς τούτων ἀπορίας ἀντιπάλους ἡγοῦμαι τῷ ἡμετέρῳ πλήθει]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 4, 10). | ||
[[some god ruins you to counterbalance your former happiness]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἀντισηκώσας δέ σε φθείρει θεῶν τις τῆς πάροιθ' εὐπραξίας]] ([[Euripides | [[some god ruins you to counterbalance your former happiness]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἀντισηκώσας δέ σε φθείρει θεῶν τις τῆς πάροιθ' εὐπραξίας]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Hecuba]]'' 57). | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
make amends for: P. and V. ἀκεῖσθαι, ἰᾶσθαι (acc.), ἐξιᾶσθαι (acc.).
be equivalent to: P. ἀντίρροπος εἶναι (gen.), P. and V. ἀντίσταθμος εἶναι (V. gen., P. dat.) (Plato), V. ἀντιρρέπειν (absol.); see balance.
I consider their disadvantages counterbalance our numbers: P. τὰς τούτων ἀπορίας ἀντιπάλους ἡγοῦμαι τῷ ἡμετέρῳ πλήθει (Thuc. 4, 10).
some god ruins you to counterbalance your former happiness: V. ἀντισηκώσας δέ σε φθείρει θεῶν τις τῆς πάροιθ' εὐπραξίας (Euripides, Hecuba 57).
