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Use adj. [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἔσχατος]], [[ἄκρος]], in agreement with substantive. | Use adj. [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἔσχατος]], [[ἄκρος]], in agreement with substantive. | ||
[[we are come to the utmost verge of ruin]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἐς ἄκραν ἥκομεν γράμμην κακῶν]] ([[Euripides | [[we are come to the utmost verge of ruin]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἐς ἄκραν ἥκομεν γράμμην κακῶν]] ([[Euripides]], ''Fragment''); see [[extremity]]. | ||
[[be on the verge of be about to]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μέλλειν]] (infin.). | [[be on the verge of be about to]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μέλλειν]] (infin.). | ||
Latest revision as of 13:46, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Use adj. P. and V. ἔσχατος, ἄκρος, in agreement with substantive.
we are come to the utmost verge of ruin: V. ἐς ἄκραν ἥκομεν γράμμην κακῶν (Euripides, Fragment); see extremity.
be on the verge of be about to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).
on the verge of, all but: P. and V. ὅσον οὐ.
verb intransitive
face, look: P. τετράφθαι (perf. pass. of τρέπειν); see face.
tend: P. and V. τείνειν, νεύειν, ῥέπειν, P. συντείνειν.
verge on, tend towards: P. and V. τείνειν (πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.); see tend.
