obligation
From LSJ
κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον πάλιν → bend back along the second turn of the race, turning the bend and coming back for the second leg of the double run, run the homeward course, retrace one's steps
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
be under an obligation: P. and V. χάριν ὀφείλειν.
I should be under great obligation to them for this charge: P. πολλὴν ἂν αὐτοῖς χάριν εἶχον ταύτης της κατηγορίας (Lys. 145).
that you may not think yourselves under any obligation to this detestable creature: P. ἵνα μηδ' ὀφείλειν οἴησθέ τι τῷ καταπτύστῳ, τούτῳ (Dem. 570).
duty: P. and V. τὸ προσῆκον.
compulsion: P. and V. ἀνάγκη, ἡ.
