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[[motion of birds]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πτῆσις]], ἡ, [[ποτήματα]], τά. | [[motion of birds]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πτῆσις]], ἡ, [[ποτήματα]], τά. | ||
[[a flight of]] ([[ | [[a flight of]] ([[stone]]s, [[arrow]]s, etc.): [[verse|V.]] [[νιφάς]], ἡ. | ||
[[ | a [[flight]] ([[flock]]) of [[dove]]s: [[verse|V.]] [[κῶμος πελειῶν]] ([[Euripides]], ''Ion'', 1197). | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 27 April 2023
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
running away: P. and V. φυγή, ἡ, V. δρασμός, ὁ (rare P.).
put to flight, verb transitive: P. and V. τρέπειν (or mid. in the aor.), εἰς φυγὴν καθιστάναι. V. ἀπονωτίζειν.
take to flight: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι (pass.), φεύγω, φεύγειν, V. φυγὴν αἴρεσθαι.
substantive
motion of birds: V. πτῆσις, ἡ, ποτήματα, τά.
a flight of (stones, arrows, etc.): V. νιφάς, ἡ.
a flight (flock) of doves: V. κῶμος πελειῶν (Euripides, Ion, 1197).
