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τὸ ἐγδοχῖον τοῦ ὕδατος καὶ τὰ ἐν τῆι πόλει ὑδραγώγια → the water reservoir and the conduits in the city (or on the acropolis)
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[[ice not strong enough to give a footing]]: [[prose|P.]] [[κρύσταλλος… οὐ βέβαιος ὥστε ἐπελθεῖν]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 3, 23). | [[ice not strong enough to give a footing]]: [[prose|P.]] [[κρύσταλλος… οὐ βέβαιος ὥστε ἐπελθεῖν]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 3, 23). | ||
[[applying to the houses a footing of firm ladders]]: [[verse|V.]] [[λαβὼν πηκτῶν πρὸς οἴκους κλιμάκων προσαμβάσεις]] ([[Euripides | [[applying to the houses a footing of firm ladders]]: [[verse|V.]] [[λαβὼν πηκτῶν πρὸς οἴκους κλιμάκων προσαμβάσεις]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Bacchae]]'' 1212). | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
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position, rank: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ.
base of operations: P. and V. ἀφορμή, ἡ, V. ὁρμητήριον, τό.
when the Athenian army seemed to have got a secure footing with an entrenched position: P. ὡς ἡ στρατιὰ τῶν Ἀθηναίων βεβαίως ἔδοξε μετὰ τείχους ἱδρῦσθαι (Thuc. 8. 40).
in order to secure a firm footing in the mud: P. ἀσφαλείας ἕνεκα πρὸς τὸν πηλόν (Thuc. 3, 22).
ice not strong enough to give a footing: P. κρύσταλλος… οὐ βέβαιος ὥστε ἐπελθεῖν (Thuc. 3, 23).
applying to the houses a footing of firm ladders: V. λαβὼν πηκτῶν πρὸς οἴκους κλιμάκων προσαμβάσεις (Euripides, Bacchae 1212).
