negotiation
From LSJ
ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
transaction of business: P. πραγματεία, ἡ.
conference, talk: P. and V. λόγοι, οἱ.
sending heralds: P. ἐπικηρυκεία, ἡ. V. ἐπικηρυκεύματα, τά.
enter into negotiations with: P. λόγους προσφέρειν (dat.), P. and V. πράσσειν (dat. or εἰς. acc., or absol.).
of states: Ar. and P. ἐπικηρυκεύεσθαι (dat., or πρός, acc.), P. διακηρυκεύεσθαι πρός (acc.).
since in spite of prolonged negotiations they obtained no satisfactory settlement from the Athenians: P. ἐπειδὴ ἐξ Ἀθηναίων ἐκ πολλοῦ πράσσοντες οὐδὲν ηὕροντο ἐπιτήδειον (Thuc. 1. 58).
