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===verb transitive=== | |||
[[with non-personal subject]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἐκλείπω]], [[ἐκλείπειν]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπιλείπειν]]. | |||
[[leave in the lurch]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[λείπω]], [[λείπειν]], [[προλείπω]], [[προλείπειν]], [[καταλείπω]], [[καταλείπειν]], [[προϊέναι]] (or mid.), [[προδιδόναι]]. | |||
[[you fail your friends in time of trouble]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἀπαυδᾶς ἐν κακοῖς φίλοισι σοῖς]] ([[Euripides|Eur.]], ''[[Andromache]]'' 87). | |||
[[when he saw his eyesight failing him]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπειδὴ ᾔσθετο… τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν αὐτὸν προδίδοντα]] ([[Demosthenes|Dem.]] 1239). | |||
===verb intransitive=== | |||
Of persons, [[meet with ill-success]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἁμαρτάνειν]], [[σφάλλεσθαι]], [[ἐξαμαρτάνειν]], [[πταίειν]], [[prose|P.]] [[ἀποτυγχάνειν]], [[διαμαρτάνειν]], [[verse|V.]] [[ἀμπλακεῖν]] (2nd aor.), [[ἀπαμπλακεῖν]] (2nd aor.). | |||
492) | |||
[[be unlucky]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[δυστυχεῖν]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[ἀτυχεῖν]]. | |||
of things, not to [[succeed]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κακῶς χωρεῖν]], [[οὐ προχωρεῖν]]. | |||
[[his plan will succeed and mine will fail]]: [[verse|V.]] [[τὰ τοῦδε μὲν πεπραγμέν' ἔσται τἀμὰ δ' ἡμαρτημένα]] ([[Sophocles|Soph.]], ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' 620). | |||
[[give out]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἐκλείπω]], [[ἐκλείπειν]], [[ἐλλείπειν]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[λείπω]], [[λείπειν]] (rare [[prose|P.]]), [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπιλείπειν]]. | |||
[[go bankrupt]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀνασκευάζεσθαι]]; see [[bankrupt]]. | |||
[[flag]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀπειπεῖν]], [[παρίεσθαι]]; see [[flag]]. | |||
[[my limbs fail]]: [[verse|V.]] [[λύεται δέ μου μέλη]] ([[Euripides|Eur.]], ''[[Hecuba]]'' 438). | |||
[[bent spine and failing knee]]: [[verse|V.]] [[διπλῆ ἄκανθα καὶ παλίρροπον γόνυ]] ([[Euripides|Eur.]], ''[[Electra]]'' 492) [[fail]] ([[to do a thing]]): [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[οὐ δύναμαι]], [[δύνασθαι]] (infin.), [[οὐκ ἔχειν]] (infin.). | |||
[[fail in]], [[not succeed in]]: [[prose|P.]] [[διαμαρτάνειν]] (gen.), [[ἀποτυγχάνειν]] (gen.), [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἁμαρτάνειν]] (gen.). [[σφάλλεσθαι]] (gen.), [[ἀποσφάλλεσθαι]] (gen.), [[verse|V.]] [[ἀμπλακεῖν]] (gen.) (2nd aor.). | |||
[[the gloom of night is dangerous to fail in]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἐνδυστυχῆσαι δεινὸν εὐφρόνης κνέφας]] ([[Euripides|Eur.]], ''[[Phoenissae]]'' 727). | |||
[[be wanting in]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἐλλείπειν]] (gen.), [[ἀπολείπεσθαι]] (gen.), [[verse|V.]] [[λείπεσθαι]] (gen.). | |||
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
with non-personal subject: P. ἐκλείπω, ἐκλείπειν, Ar. and P. ἐπιλείπειν.
leave in the lurch: P. and V. λείπω, λείπειν, προλείπω, προλείπειν, καταλείπω, καταλείπειν, προϊέναι (or mid.), προδιδόναι.
you fail your friends in time of trouble: V. ἀπαυδᾶς ἐν κακοῖς φίλοισι σοῖς (Eur., Andromache 87).
when he saw his eyesight failing him: P. ἐπειδὴ ᾔσθετο… τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν αὐτὸν προδίδοντα (Dem. 1239).
verb intransitive
Of persons, meet with ill-success: P. and V. ἁμαρτάνειν, σφάλλεσθαι, ἐξαμαρτάνειν, πταίειν, P. ἀποτυγχάνειν, διαμαρτάνειν, V. ἀμπλακεῖν (2nd aor.), ἀπαμπλακεῖν (2nd aor.).
be unlucky: P. and V. δυστυχεῖν, Ar. and P. ἀτυχεῖν.
of things, not to succeed: P. and V. κακῶς χωρεῖν, οὐ προχωρεῖν.
his plan will succeed and mine will fail: V. τὰ τοῦδε μὲν πεπραγμέν' ἔσται τἀμὰ δ' ἡμαρτημένα (Soph., Oedipus Rex 620).
give out: P. and V. ἐκλείπω, ἐκλείπειν, ἐλλείπειν, Ar. and V. λείπω, λείπειν (rare P.), Ar. and P. ἐπιλείπειν.
go bankrupt: P. and V. ἀνασκευάζεσθαι; see bankrupt.
flag: P. and V. ἀπειπεῖν, παρίεσθαι; see flag.
my limbs fail: V. λύεται δέ μου μέλη (Eur., Hecuba 438).
bent spine and failing knee: V. διπλῆ ἄκανθα καὶ παλίρροπον γόνυ (Eur., Electra 492) fail (to do a thing): P. and V. οὐ δύναμαι, δύνασθαι (infin.), οὐκ ἔχειν (infin.).
fail in, not succeed in: P. διαμαρτάνειν (gen.), ἀποτυγχάνειν (gen.), P. and V. ἁμαρτάνειν (gen.). σφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἀποσφάλλεσθαι (gen.), V. ἀμπλακεῖν (gen.) (2nd aor.).
the gloom of night is dangerous to fail in: V. ἐνδυστυχῆσαι δεινὸν εὐφρόνης κνέφας (Eur., Phoenissae 727).
be wanting in: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ἀπολείπεσθαι (gen.), V. λείπεσθαι (gen.).
