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πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced

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<b class="b2">Clever</b>: Ar. and P. [[φρόνιμος]], P. and V. [[συνετός]], [[δεινός]], [[σοφός]].
[[clever]]: Ar. and P. [[φρόνιμος]], P. and V. [[συνετός]], [[δεινός]], [[σοφός]].


<b class="b2">Having power</b> or [[capacity]] (with infin.): P. and V. [[δυνατός]], οἷός τε, [[ἱκανός]].
<b class="b2">Having power</b> or [[capacity]] (with infin.): P. and V. [[δυνατός]], οἷός τε, [[ἱκανός]].

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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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adj.

clever: Ar. and P. φρόνιμος, P. and V. συνετός, δεινός, σοφός.

Having power or capacity (with infin.): P. and V. δυνατός, οἷός τε, ἱκανός.

Having natural ability: P. and V. εὐφυής (Eur., Frag.).

Be able, v. intrans.: P. and V. δύνασθαι, ἔχειν, οἷός τʼ εἶναι, Ar. and V. σθένειν.