mass
From LSJ
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
lump (of metal): V. μύδρος, ὁ.
heap: Ar. and P. σωρός, ὁ (Xen.), Ar. and V. θωμός, ὁ, V. θίς, ὁ, or ἡ.
abundance: P. and V. πλῆθος, τό, Ar. and P. περιουσία, ἡ, P. ἀφθονία, ἡ, εὐπορία, ἡ, V. βάρος, τό.
press, crowd: P. and V. στῖφος, τό.
in a mass, in a body: use adj., P. and V. ἁθρόος.
the masses: P. and V. οἱ πολλοί, τό πλῆθος.
verb transitive
collect: P. and V. συλλέγειν, ἀθροίζειν; see collect.
be massed together (of troops): P. συστρέφεσθαι.
