plight
From LSJ
οὐ μακαριεῖς τὸν γέροντα, καθ' ὅσον γηράσκων τελευτᾷ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς συμπεπλήρωται· ἕνεκα γὰρ χρόνου πάντες ἐσμὲν ἄωροι → do not count happy the old man who dies in old age, unless he is full of goods; in fact we are all unripe in regards to time
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
fortune: P. and V. τύχη, ἡ, συμφορά, ἡ.
our present plight: P. and V. τὰ νῦν πράγματα.
too clearly I understand our present plight: V. φρονῶ δὴ συμφορᾶς ἵν' ἕσταμεν (Soph., Trachiniae 1145).
be in evil plight: P. and V. κακῶς ἔχειν, Ar. and P. ἀθλίως διακεῖσθαι.
verb transitive
See pledge.
plighted word, subs.: P. and V. πίστις, ἡ.
