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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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Revision as of 19:00, 9 December 2020
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
P. and V. ἀμείνων, βελτίων. κρείσσων, καλλίων, V. λῴων (P. rare), φέρτερος, ὑπέρτερος.
be better in health, v.: ῥαΐζειν.
adverb
P. and V. ἄμεινον, βέλτιον, κρεῖσσον, κάλλιον, V. λῷον.
more, rather: P. and V. μᾶλλον.
think better of: see reconsider, repent.
think better of it: V. φρόνησιν… λῴω… λαβεῖν (Soph., Philoctetes 1078).
gel the better: P. and V. νικᾶν, κρατεῖν. P. περιέχειν, ὑπερέχειν.
get the better of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.), πλέον φέρεσθαι (gen.); see excel, conquer.
if they listen to our representations so much the better: P. ἢν μὲν εἰσακούσωσί τι πρεσβευομένων ἡμῶν ταῦτα ἄριστα (Thuc. 1, 82).
all the better: P. τοσούτῳ ἄμεινον.
verb transitive
improve: P. and V. ἐξορθοῦν, Ar. and P. ἐπανορθοῦν.
excel: P. and V. κρατεῖν. ὑπερβάλλειν. ὑπερφέρειν (gen.); see excel.
