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καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
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Use adj. [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἔσχατος]], [[ἄκρος]], in agreement with substantive. | Use adj. [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἔσχατος]], [[ἄκρος]], in agreement with substantive. | ||
[[we are come to the utmost verge of ruin]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἐς ἄκραν ἥκομεν γράμμην κακῶν]] ([[Euripides | [[we are come to the utmost verge of ruin]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἐς ἄκραν ἥκομεν γράμμην κακῶν]] ([[Euripides]], ''Fragment''); see [[extremity]]. | ||
[[be on the verge of be about to]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μέλλειν]] (infin.). | [[be on the verge of be about to]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μέλλειν]] (infin.). | ||
Latest revision as of 13:46, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Use adj. P. and V. ἔσχατος, ἄκρος, in agreement with substantive.
we are come to the utmost verge of ruin: V. ἐς ἄκραν ἥκομεν γράμμην κακῶν (Euripides, Fragment); see extremity.
be on the verge of be about to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).
on the verge of, all but: P. and V. ὅσον οὐ.
verb intransitive
face, look: P. τετράφθαι (perf. pass. of τρέπειν); see face.
tend: P. and V. τείνειν, νεύειν, ῥέπειν, P. συντείνειν.
verge on, tend towards: P. and V. τείνειν (πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.); see tend.
