essay
From LSJ
κρῖναι δὲ λόγῳ πολύδηριν ἔλεγχον ἐξ ἐμέθεν ῥηθέντα → judge by reason the too much contested argument which has been given by me
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Attempt: P. and V. πεῖρα, ἡ, ἐγχείρημα, τό, P. ἐπιχείρημα, τό, ἐπιβολή, ἡ; see attempt. Essay (in literary sense): use P. and V. λόγος, ὁ. v. trans. P. and V. ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), γεύεσθαι (gen.). With infin.: P. and V. ἐπιχειρεῖν (infin.), ἐγχειρεῖν (infin.), πειρᾶν (or mid.) (infin.).
