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δυοῖν κακοῖν προκειμένοιν τὸ μὴ χεῖρον βέλτιστον → the lesser of two evils, the less bad thing of a pair of bad things, better the devil you know, better the devil you know than the devil you don't, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the devil you know than the one you don't, better the devil you know than the one you don't know, the devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't
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[[speech]], [[language]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[γλῶσσα]], ἡ, [[φωνή]], ἡ, [[verse|V.]] [[φάτις]], ἡ, [[φθόγγος]], ὁ. | [[speech]], [[language]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[γλῶσσα]], ἡ, [[φωνή]], ἡ, [[verse|V.]] [[φάτις]], ἡ, [[φθόγγος]], ὁ. | ||
[[have on the tip of one's tongue]]: [[verse|V.]] [[διὰ γλώσσης ἔχειν]], cf. [[ἀνὰ στόμ' ἀεὶ καὶ διὰ γλώσσης ἔχειν]] ([[Euripides | [[have on the tip of one's tongue]]: [[verse|V.]] [[διὰ γλώσσης ἔχειν]], cf. [[ἀνὰ στόμ' ἀεὶ καὶ διὰ γλώσσης ἔχειν]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Andromache]]'' 95), and [[ἔχειν διὰ στόμα]] ([[Aristophanes|Ar.]], Lys. 855). | ||
[[give tongue]], v.: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κλαγγαίνειν]] ([[Xenophon|Xen.]]); see [[bark]]. | [[give tongue]], v.: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κλαγγαίνειν]] ([[Xenophon|Xen.]]); see [[bark]]. | ||
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[[tongue of a musical instrument]]. [[prose|P.]] [[γλῶσσα]], ἡ. | [[tongue of a musical instrument]]. [[prose|P.]] [[γλῶσσα]], ἡ. | ||
[[tongue of land]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἰσθμός]], ὁ, [[αὐχήν]], ὁ (Xenophon and [[Euripides | [[tongue of land]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἰσθμός]], ὁ, [[αὐχήν]], ὁ (Xenophon and [[Euripides]], ''[[Electra]]'' 1288). | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. γλῶσσα, ἡ, often P. and V. στόμα (mouth).
speech, language: P. and V. γλῶσσα, ἡ, φωνή, ἡ, V. φάτις, ἡ, φθόγγος, ὁ.
have on the tip of one's tongue: V. διὰ γλώσσης ἔχειν, cf. ἀνὰ στόμ' ἀεὶ καὶ διὰ γλώσσης ἔχειν (Euripides, Andromache 95), and ἔχειν διὰ στόμα (Ar., Lys. 855).
give tongue, v.: P. and V. κλαγγαίνειν (Xen.); see bark.
give tongue to evil words: V. ἐπιγλωσσᾶσθαι κακά.
hold one's tongue: P. and V. σιγᾶν, σιωπᾶν; see keep silence, under silence.
tie (a person's) tongue, tie tongue: P. ἐμφράσσειν στόμα, Ar. ἐπιβύειν στόμα.
wield a ready tongue, v.: Ar. γλωττοστροφεῖν.
tongue of a balance: Ar. and P. τρυτάνη, ἡ.
tongue of a musical instrument. P. γλῶσσα, ἡ.
tongue of land: P. and V. ἰσθμός, ὁ, αὐχήν, ὁ (Xenophon and Euripides, Electra 1288).
