business
Δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → Quercu cadente, nemo ignatu abstinet → Fiel erst die Eiche, holt ein jeder Mann sich Holz
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
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Affair, work: P. and V. πρᾶγμα, τό, ἔργον, τό, πρᾶξις, ἡ, Ar. and V. πρᾶγος, τό, V. ἔργμα, τό.
Occupation: P. ἐργασία, ἡ, πραγματεία, ἡ, ασχολία, ἡ, ἐπιτήδευμα, τό, Ar. and P. διατριβή, ἡ.
Handicraft: Ar. and P. χειρουργία, ἡ, V. χειρωναξία, ἡ, P. and V. τέχνη, ἡ.
Object of attention: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ.
Duty, work: P. and V. ἔργον, τό.
Do business, v.: Ar. and P. χρηματίζειν.
Business dealings: P. συμβόλαια, τά.
Do business with, v.: P. συμβάλλειν (dat., or πρός, acc.); see have dealings with, under dealings.
The business of banking: P. ἡ ἐργασία τῆς τραπέζης (Dem. 946).
There having been many business transactions between us: P. πολλῶν συμβολαίων ἡμῖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους γεγενημένων (Lys. 102).
Man of business: P. χρηματιστής, ὁ.
Agent, steward: P. and V. ταμίας, ὁ.
Be a bad man of business: P. μὴ χρηστὸς εἶναι περὶ τὰ συμβόλαια (Isoc. 292A).
Mind one's own business: P. and V. τὰ αὑτοῦ πράσσειν.
None saw them save those whose business it was to know: P. ᾔσθετο οὐδεὶς εἰ μὴ . . . οἷς ἐπιμελὲς ἦν εἰδέναι (Thuc. 4, 67).
