people

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

Ar. and V. λεώς, ὁ (also Plato but rare P.), λαός, ὁ.

of the people, adj.: see public.

citizens: P. and V. πολῖται, οἱ, or πόλις, ἡ, used collectively.

nation: P. and V. ἔθνος, τό.

commons: P. and V. δῆμος, ὁ, πλῆθος, τό, οἱ πολλοί.

leader of the people: P. δημαγωγός, ὁ.

common people, mob: P. and V. ὄχλος, ὁ.

has all power been given to the people? V. δεδήμευται κράτος; (Euripides, Cyclops 119).

a man of the people: use adj., Ar. and P. δημοτικός, or V. δημότης ἀνήρ.

inhabitants: P. and V. οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες; see inhabitant.

people say: P. and V. λέγουσι.

people would say: P. and V. λέξειεν ἄν τις.

verb transitive

fill: P. and V. πληροῦν.

settle with inhabitants: P. and V. κατοικίζειν, οἰκίζειν, ἀποικίζειν.

who people the city of Cadmus with their children's children: V. οἱ Κάδμου πόλιν τεκνοῦσι παίδων παισί (Euripides, Hercules Furens, 6).

settle in: P. and V. ἐποικεῖν (acc.).

inhabit: P. and V. οἰκεῖν, κατοικεῖν, ἐνοικεῖν (dat.), ἔχειν, νέμειν (rare P.), νέμεσθαι (mid.), Ar. and V. ναίειν.