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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
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maintain (an [[army]] [[fleet]], etc.): [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[τρέφειν]], [[βόσκειν]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 7, 48, but rare [[prose|P.]]), [[verse|V.]] [[φέρβειν]]. | maintain (an [[army]] [[fleet]], etc.): [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[τρέφειν]], [[βόσκειν]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 7, 48, but rare [[prose|P.]]), [[verse|V.]] [[φέρβειν]]. | ||
[[keep]], [[preserve]]: [[συντηρέω]] (keep or preserve closely, keep close, observe strictly), [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[σῴζω]], [[σώζειν]], [[διασώζειν]], [[περιστέλλειν]], [[φυλάσσειν]], [[διαφυλάσσειν]]; see also [[defend]]. | [[keep]], [[preserve]]: [[συντηρέω]] (keep or preserve closely, keep close, observe strictly), [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[σῴζω]], [[σώζειν]], [[διασῴζειν]], [[διασῴζω]], [[διασώζειν]], [[περιστέλλειν]], [[φυλάσσειν]], [[διαφυλάσσειν]]; see also [[defend]]. | ||
[[observe]], maintain: [[διατηρεῖν]], [[διατηρέω]] (τὴν ἐλευθερίαν Decr. ap. D.18.184). | [[observe]], maintain: [[διατηρεῖν]], [[διατηρέω]] (τὴν ἐλευθερίαν Decr. ap. D.18.184). | ||
Revision as of 06:35, 11 September 2022
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
support with food: P. and V. τρέφειν, P. διατρέφειν (Dem. 419), V. φέρβειν.
maintain (an army fleet, etc.): P. and V. τρέφειν, βόσκειν (Thuc. 7, 48, but rare P.), V. φέρβειν.
keep, preserve: συντηρέω (keep or preserve closely, keep close, observe strictly), P. and V. σῴζω, σώζειν, διασῴζειν, διασῴζω, διασώζειν, περιστέλλειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν; see also defend.
observe, maintain: διατηρεῖν, διατηρέω (τὴν ἐλευθερίαν Decr. ap. D.18.184).
cling to: P. and V. ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).
maintain (silence, etc.): P. and V. ἔχειν.
keep up (a war, etc.): Ar. and P. ἀνέχειν.
maintain (a feeling): P. and V. ἔχειν, τρέφειν (Plato), φυλάσσειν.
maintain (a cause), be friendly to it: P. and V. εὐνοεῖν (dat.); see support.
Absol., maintain by argument: P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι, διισχυρίζεσθαι, διαμάχεσθαι.
maintain one's ground: P. and V. μένειν (absol), ἀντέχειν (absol.), καρτερεῖν (absol.).
maintain oneself, make a living: Ar. and P. ζῆν, P. and V. διαζῆν, P. βιοτεύειν, V. συλλέγειν βίον.
