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ἀναρχία γάρ ἐστιν ἡ πλεισταρχία → the rule of the widest sway of opinion is the same as no rule at all (Gregory Nazianzenus, De vita sua 1744)
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===substantive=== | |||
P. and V. [[πύργος]], ὁ, V. [[πύργωμα]], τό. | [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πύργος]], ὁ, [[verse|V.]] [[πύργωμα]], τό. | ||
[[space between two towers]]: [[prose|P.]] [[μεταπύργιον]], τό. | |||
Met., | Met., [[tower of strength]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πύργος]], ὁ, [[ἔρυμα]], τό; see [[bulwark]]. | ||
[[watch tower]]: see [[watch tower]]. | |||
[[he a hurled him from the flat top of a tower]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἀπ' ἄκρας ἧκε πυργώδους πλακός]] ([[Sophocles]], ''Tr.'' 273). | |||
[[fortify with towers]], v.: [[verse|V.]] [[πυργοῦν]] (acc.). | |||
[[with seven towers]], adj.: [[verse|V.]] [[ἑπτάπυργος]]. | |||
===verb intransitive=== | |||
P. and V. αἴρεσθαι, Ar. and P. μετεωρίζεσθαι. | [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[αἴρεσθαι]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[μετεωρίζεσθαι]]. | ||
[[tower over]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ὑπερτέλλειν]] (gen.). | |||
[[excel]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ὑπερέχειν]] (gen.); see [[excel]]. | |||
( | (the [[pine]]) towered upright far into the [[sky]]: [[verse|V.]] ([[ἐλάτη) ὀρθὴ δ' ἐς ὀρθὸν αἰθερ' ἐστηρίζετο]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Bacchae]]'' 1073). | ||
[[we saw a wave that towered to heaven]]: [[verse|V.]] [[εἴδομεν κῦμ' οὐρανῷ στηρίζον]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Hippolytus]]'' 1206). | |||
[[a fame that towers to heaven]]: [[verse|V.]] [[οὐρανῷ στηρίζον… κλέος]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Bacchae]]'' 972). | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. πύργος, ὁ, V. πύργωμα, τό.
space between two towers: P. μεταπύργιον, τό.
Met., tower of strength: V. πύργος, ὁ, ἔρυμα, τό; see bulwark.
watch tower: see watch tower.
he a hurled him from the flat top of a tower: V. ἀπ' ἄκρας ἧκε πυργώδους πλακός (Sophocles, Tr. 273).
fortify with towers, v.: V. πυργοῦν (acc.).
with seven towers, adj.: V. ἑπτάπυργος.
verb intransitive
P. and V. αἴρεσθαι, Ar. and P. μετεωρίζεσθαι.
tower over: V. ὑπερτέλλειν (gen.).
excel: P. and V. ὑπερέχειν (gen.); see excel.
(the pine) towered upright far into the sky: V. (ἐλάτη) ὀρθὴ δ' ἐς ὀρθὸν αἰθερ' ἐστηρίζετο (Euripides, Bacchae 1073).
we saw a wave that towered to heaven: V. εἴδομεν κῦμ' οὐρανῷ στηρίζον (Euripides, Hippolytus 1206).
a fame that towers to heaven: V. οὐρανῷ στηρίζον… κλέος (Euripides, Bacchae 972).
