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ἀναγκαίως δ' ἔχει βίον θερίζειν ὥστε κάρπιμον στάχυν, καὶ τὸν μὲν εἶναι, τὸν δὲ μή → But it is our inevitable lot to harvest life like a fruitful crop, for one of us to live, one not. (Euripides, Hypsipyle fr. 60.94ff.)
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 9 December 2020
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
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what is fitting: P. and V. τὸ πρέπον, τὸ προσῆκον.
what is necessary: P. and V. τὰ δέοντα.
no plea or excuseis left to you for refusing to do your duty: P. οὐδὲ λόγος οὐδὲ σκῆψις ἐθ' ὑμῖν τοῦ μὴ τὰ δέοντα ποιεῖν ἐθέλειν ὑπολείπεται (Dem. 10).
do one's duty: P. and V. πράσσειν ἃ χρή.
one's duty towards the gods: P. and V. τὸ εὐσεβές.
task: P. and V. ἔργον, τό, V. χρέος, τό, τέλος, τό; see task.
allotted task: P. τάξις, ἡ.
his hand sees its duty: V. χεὶρ ὁρᾷ τὸ δράσιμον (Aesch., Seven Against Thebes 554) .
I have exceeded my duty in speaking of these points: P. περιείργασμαι ἐγὼ περὶ τούτων εἰπών (Dem. 248).
it is the duty of children to: P. and V. παίδων ἐστί (with infin.).
it is your duty: P. and V. χρή σε, δεῖ σε, προσήκει σε or σοι, V. σόν ἐστι, σὸν ἔργον ἐστί.
