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[[above the law]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἔμπροσθεν τῶν νόμων]]. | [[above the law]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἔμπροσθεν τῶν νόμων]]. | ||
[[not to wish to be above the law]]: [[τῶν νόμων γε μὴ | [[not to wish to be above the law]]: [[τῶν νόμων γε μὴ πρότερον εἶναι θέλειν]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Orestes]]'' 487). | ||
[[remain over and above]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[περιγίγνεσθαι]], [[prose|P.]] [[περιεῖναι]]. | [[remain over and above]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[περιγίγνεσθαι]], [[prose|P.]] [[περιεῖναι]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 18 November 2024
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adverb
P. and V. ἄνω, Ar. and P. ἐπάνω.
in a former passage (in a book): P. ἄνω.
from above: P. and V. ἄνωθεν, P. καθύπερθε, ἐπάνωθεν, V. ὑψόθεν (Plato also but rare P.), ἐξύπερθε.
above ground, on earth: P. and V. ἄνω, V. ἄνωθεν.
preposition
of place. P. and V. ὑπέρ (gen.).
of measure: P. and V. ὑπέρ (acc.)
in preference to: P. and V. πρό (gen.), P. ἔμπροσθεν (gen.), V. πρόσθε (gen.), πάρος (gen.).
superior to: use P. and V. κρείσσων (gen.), V. ὑπέρτερος (gen.).
above being bribed: P. χρημάτων κρείσσων.
above the law: P. ἔμπροσθεν τῶν νόμων.
not to wish to be above the law: τῶν νόμων γε μὴ πρότερον εἶναι θέλειν (Euripides, Orestes 487).
remain over and above: Ar. and P. περιγίγνεσθαι, P. περιεῖναι.
