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καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
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===verb intransitive=== | |||
[[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μυκᾶσθαι]] ([[Plato]] but rare [[prose|P.]], also [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]), [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[βρυχᾶσθαι]]. [[verse|V.]] [[ἐκβρυχᾶσθαι]]. | |||
===substantive=== | |||
of [[cattle]]: [[verse|V.]] [[μύκημα]], τό. | |||
===adjective=== | |||
[[as opposed to high]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[βραχύς]]. | |||
[[level]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ὁμαλός]], [[verse|V.]] [[λευρός]]. [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πεδιάς]], ἡ ([[Plato]] but rare [[prose|P.]]). | |||
[[small]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μικρός]], [[σμικρός]]. | |||
of [[degree]], [[rank]], etc.: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ταπεινός]], [[ἀδόκιμος]], [[φαῦλος]], [[ἀφανής]], [[ἀνώνυμος]]. [[prose|P.]] [[ἄδοξος]], [[verse|V.]] [[βραχύς]], [[βαιός]], [[ἄσημος]]; see [[mean]]. | |||
of [[price]]: [[prose|P.]] [[εὔωνος]], [[εὐτελής]]. | |||
of [[sound]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[λείας]]. | |||
[[speak low]]: see [[whisper]]. | |||
[[base]], [[dishonourable]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[αἰσχρός]], [[κακός]], [[πονηρός]], [[φαῦλος]], [[μοχθηρός]], [[κακοῦργος]], [[ἀνάξιος]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[ἀγεννής]]. | |||
[[vulgar]], [[common]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[φορτικός]], [[ἀγοραῖος]]. | |||
[[dejected]] (of [[spirit]]s): [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἄθυμος]] ([[Xenophon|Xen.]]), [[verse|V.]] [[δύσθυμος]]. | |||
[[bring low]], v.: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[καθαιρεῖν]], [[καταβάλλειν]], [[συστέλλειν]], [[κολούειν]], [[prose|P.]] [[ταπεινοῦν]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἰσχναίνειν]], [[verse|V.]] [[κατισχναίνειν]], [[κλίνειν]], [[καταρρέπειν]]. | |||
[[be brought low]]: also [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κάμπτεσθαι]] ([[Plato]]). | |||
[[have a low opinion of]]: see [[despise]]. | |||
[[lay low]]: see [[bring low]]. | |||
[[one word will lay you low]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἓν γὰρ ἐκτενεῖ σ' ἔπος]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Medea]]'' 585). | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
P. and V. μυκᾶσθαι (Plato but rare P., also Ar.), Ar. and V. βρυχᾶσθαι. V. ἐκβρυχᾶσθαι.
substantive
adjective
as opposed to high: P. and V. βραχύς.
level: P. ὁμαλός, V. λευρός. P. and V. πεδιάς, ἡ (Plato but rare P.).
small: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός.
of degree, rank, etc.: P. and V. ταπεινός, ἀδόκιμος, φαῦλος, ἀφανής, ἀνώνυμος. P. ἄδοξος, V. βραχύς, βαιός, ἄσημος; see mean.
base, dishonourable: P. and V. αἰσχρός, κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος, μοχθηρός, κακοῦργος, ἀνάξιος, Ar. and P. ἀγεννής.
vulgar, common: Ar. and P. φορτικός, ἀγοραῖος.
dejected (of spirits): P. and V. ἄθυμος (Xen.), V. δύσθυμος.
bring low, v.: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν, καταβάλλειν, συστέλλειν, κολούειν, P. ταπεινοῦν, Ar. and V. ἰσχναίνειν, V. κατισχναίνειν, κλίνειν, καταρρέπειν.
be brought low: also P. and V. κάμπτεσθαι (Plato).
have a low opinion of: see despise.
one word will lay you low: V. ἓν γὰρ ἐκτενεῖ σ' ἔπος (Euripides, Medea 585).
