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νᾶφε καὶ μέμνασο ἀπιστεῖν → keep a clear head and remember not to believe a thing (Epicharmus fr. 250)
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Ar. and V. [[κλωστήρ]], ὁ, V. [[μίτος]], ὁ, P. [[νῆμα]], τό ( | [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κλωστήρ]], ὁ, [[verse|V.]] [[μίτος]], ὁ, [[prose|P.]] [[νῆμα]], τό ([[Plato]]). | ||
[[made of thread]], adj.: [[verse|V.]] [[εὔμιτος]], [[μιτώδης]]. | |||
[[the long threads of raw flax]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ὠμολίνου μακροὶ τόνοι]] ([[Aeschylus|Aesch.]], ''Fragment''). | |||
[[hang by a thread]], Met.: [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπὶ ῥοπῆς εἶναι]], [[verse|V.]] [[ἐν ῥοπῇ κεῖσθαι]], [[ἐπὶ ξυροῦ βεβηκέναι]] (perf. of [[βαίνειν]]) or [[βῆναι]] (aor. of [[βαίνειν]]). | |||
[[yet his life hangs by a thread]]: [[verse|V.]] [[δέδορκε μέντοι φῶς ἐπὶ σμικρᾶς ῥοπῆς]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Hippolytus]]'' 1163). | |||
[[lose the thread]]: see [[digress]]. | |||
[[I lose the thread]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἐκδρόμου πεσὼν τρέχω]] ([[Aeschylus|Aesch.]], ''[[Agamemnon]]'' 1245). | |||
===verb transitive=== | |||
[[string together]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[συνείρειν]]. | |||
[[pass]], [[make one's way through]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[διέρχεσθαι]], [[διαπερᾶν]]. | |||
[[thread the dance]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἑλίσσειν]] (absol.). | |||
[[where bands of sea-maidens thread the dance with fair steps]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἔνθα Νηρῄδων χόροι κάλλιστον ἴχνος ἐξελίσσουσιν ποδός]] ([[Euripides]], [[tro. 2]]). | |||
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substantive
Ar. and V. κλωστήρ, ὁ, V. μίτος, ὁ, P. νῆμα, τό (Plato).
made of thread, adj.: V. εὔμιτος, μιτώδης.
the long threads of raw flax: V. ὠμολίνου μακροὶ τόνοι (Aesch., Fragment).
hang by a thread, Met.: P. ἐπὶ ῥοπῆς εἶναι, V. ἐν ῥοπῇ κεῖσθαι, ἐπὶ ξυροῦ βεβηκέναι (perf. of βαίνειν) or βῆναι (aor. of βαίνειν).
yet his life hangs by a thread: V. δέδορκε μέντοι φῶς ἐπὶ σμικρᾶς ῥοπῆς (Euripides, Hippolytus 1163).
lose the thread: see digress.
I lose the thread: V. ἐκδρόμου πεσὼν τρέχω (Aesch., Agamemnon 1245).
verb transitive
string together: Ar. and P. συνείρειν.
pass, make one's way through: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι, διαπερᾶν.
thread the dance: V. ἑλίσσειν (absol.).
where bands of sea-maidens thread the dance with fair steps: V. ἔνθα Νηρῄδων χόροι κάλλιστον ἴχνος ἐξελίσσουσιν ποδός (Euripides, tro. 2).
