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μὴ ἐν πολλοῖς ὀλίγα λέγε, ἀλλ΄ ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλά → don't say little in many words, but much in a few words (Stobaeus quoting Pythagoras)
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===verb transitive=== | |||
[[be first to do a thing]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἄρχειν]] (gen.), [[ὑπάρχειν]], [[κατάρχειν]] (acc. or gen.), [[ἐξάρχειν]] (acc. or gen.) ([[Xenophon|Xen.]]), [[prose|P.]] [[προϋπάρχειν]] (gen.); see [[begin]]. | |||
[[start something of one's own]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἄρχεσθαι]] (gen.), [[κατάρχειν]] (or mid.) (acc. or gen.), [[ὑπάρχειν]] (gen.). | |||
[[take in hand]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἐπιχειρεῖν]] (dat.), [[ἐγχειρεῖν]] (dat.), [[αἴρεσθαι]] (acc.). | |||
[[set up]], [[institute]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[καθιστάναι]], [[ἱστάναι]], [[τιθέναι]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[καταδεικνύναι]]. | |||
===verb intransitive=== | |||
[[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἄρχεσθαι]]; see [[start]]. | |||
[[prelude]]: [[prose|P.]] [[προοιμιάζεσθαι]], [[verse|V.]] [[φροιμιάζεσθαι]]. | |||
[[commence to]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἄρχειν]] (part.), [[ἄρχεσθαι]] (part.). | |||
[[commence with]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἄρχεσθαι]] ([[ἀπό]], gen.), [[verse|V.]] [[ἄρχεσθαι]] (ἐκ, gen.). | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 9 December 2020
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
be first to do a thing: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.), ὑπάρχειν, κατάρχειν (acc. or gen.), ἐξάρχειν (acc. or gen.) (Xen.), P. προϋπάρχειν (gen.); see begin.
start something of one's own: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι (gen.), κατάρχειν (or mid.) (acc. or gen.), ὑπάρχειν (gen.).
take in hand: P. and V. ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.).
set up, institute: P. and V. καθιστάναι, ἱστάναι, τιθέναι, Ar. and P. καταδεικνύναι.
verb intransitive
P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι; see start.
prelude: P. προοιμιάζεσθαι, V. φροιμιάζεσθαι.
commence to: P. and V. ἄρχειν (part.), ἄρχεσθαι (part.).
commence with: P. ἄρχεσθαι (ἀπό, gen.), V. ἄρχεσθαι (ἐκ, gen.).
