tide
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
current: P. ῥεῦμα, τό (Thuc. 2, 102), ῥοή, ἡ (Plato, Cratylus 402A).
flow with a strong tide, v.: P. and V. πολὺς ρεῖν.
be at high tide, v.: use P. μέγας ρεῖν.
swell, wave: P. and V. κῦμα, τό.
return of the tide: P. κύματος ἐπαναχώρησις (Thuc. 3, 89).
flood tide: use P. θάλασσα κυματωθεῖσα (cf. Thuc. 3,89).
ebb and flow: V. δίαυλοι κυμάτων, οἱ.
ebb: V. παλίρροια, ἡ, παλιρροία, ἡ (Sophocles, Fragment).
