vow
δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω → give me a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a place to stand and I'll move the earth, give me the place to stand and I shall move the earth, give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world, give me a firm spot to stand and I will move the world, give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a fulcrum and I shall move the world
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. εὐχή, ἡ, V. κατεύγματα, τά; see prayer.
promise: P. and V. ὑπόσχεσις, ἡ.
pledge: P. and V. πίστις, ἡ, πιστόν, τό, or pl.; see pledge.
make vows, v.: P. and V. εὔχεσθαι, ἐπεύχεσθαι.
verb transitive
dedicate: P. and V. ἀνατιθέναι.
promise: P. and V. ὑπισχνεῖσθαι, ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι; see promise.
verb intransitive
P. and V. εὔχεσθαι, ἐπεύχεσθαι.
declare: Ar. and V. εὔχεσθαι, V. ἐξεύχεσθαι, ἐπεύχεσθαι (also Plato but rare P.), αὐχεῖν (also Thuc. but rare P.), ἐξαυχεῖν; see boast, swear.
