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ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
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[[compass]] (a [[person]]'s) [[death]], [[compass death]]: [[prose|P.]] [[παρασκευάζειν θάνατον]] (dat.). | [[compass]] (a [[person]]'s) [[death]], [[compass death]]: [[prose|P.]] [[παρασκευάζειν θάνατον]] (dat.). | ||
[[if | [[if, however, we compass not the death of Helen]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἢν δ' οὖν τὸν Ἑλένης μὴ κατάσχωμεν φόνον]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Orestes]]'' 1149). | ||
[[if we compass our wishes]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἐὰν κατάσχωμεν | [[if we compass our wishes]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἐὰν κατάσχωμεν ἃ βουλόμεθα]] (Andoc. 6). | ||
[[include]]: see [[include]]. | [[include]]: see [[include]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 29 May 2024
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
limit: P. and V. μέτρον, τό, ὅρος, ὁ.
circuit: P. and V. περίβολος, ὁ, κύκλος, ὁ, περίδρομος ὁ (Plato), περιβολή, ἡ, Ar. and P., περιφορά, ἡ.
pair of compasses: Ar. and P. διαβήτης, ὁ (Plato).
fetch a compass, v.: P. περιβάλλειν, περιπλεῖν.
it is easy to pray, gathering together in a small compass all one's desire: P. εὔξασθαι ῥᾴδιον εἰς ταὐτὸ πάνθ' ὅσα βούλεταί τις ἁθροίσαντα ἐν ὀλίγῳ (Dem. 33).
within the compass of: P. and V. ἐντός (gen.).
verb transitive
encompass: P. and V. περιβάλλειν, V. ἀμπέχειν, ἀμπίσχειν, ἀμφιβάλλειν, πυκάζειν; see cover.
compass an object: P. περιβάλλεσθαι; see contrive, accomplish.
compass (a person's) death, compass death: P. παρασκευάζειν θάνατον (dat.).
if, however, we compass not the death of Helen: V. ἢν δ' οὖν τὸν Ἑλένης μὴ κατάσχωμεν φόνον (Euripides, Orestes 1149).
if we compass our wishes: P. ἐὰν κατάσχωμεν ἃ βουλόμεθα (Andoc. 6).
