slip
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Of a plant: Ar. and P. κλῆμα, τό.
Slipping: P. ὀλίσθημα, τό (Plat.).
Fall: P. and V. πτῶμα, τό (Plat.), V. πέσημα, τό.
Mistake: P. and V. ἁμαρτία, ἡ, σφάλμα, τό, P. διαμαρτία, ἡ; see mistake.
A slip of the tongue: P. γλώσσης ἁμάρτημα, τό (Antipho.).
Make a slip, stumble, v.: P. and V. πταίειν.
Make a mistake: P. and V. ἁμαρτάνειν; see err.
Give (one) the slip: Ar. and P. διολισθάνειν (τινά).
v. trans.
Let loose: P. and V. χαλᾶν, ἀνιέναι.
Slip one's cables: use P. and V. ἀπαίρειν; see set sail.
Let slip, launch: P. and V. ἐφιέναι; see launch, release, drop.
Met., P. and V. μεθιέναι, ἀφιέναι, παριέναι.
Let an opportunity slip: P. παριέναι καιρόν (Dem.), ἀφιέναι καιρόν (Dem.).
Slip one's memory: see escape.
V. intrans. P. and V. ὀλισθάνειν.
Stumble: P. and V. πταίειν.
Fall: P. and V. πίπτειν, καταπίπτειν (Eur., Cycl.).
Make a mistake: see err.
Slip away: P. ὑπεξέρχεσθαι, καταδύεσθαι, Ar. and P. διαδύεσθαι, Ar. ὑπαποτρέχειν, P. and V. ὑπεκφεύγειν, ἐκδύεσθαι, V. ἀφέρπειν.
Slip by: Ar. παραδύεσθαι.
Slip in, v. trans.: see insert, v. intrans.: Ar. and P. εἰσδύεσθαι (εἰς, acc. or absol.), ὑποδύεσθαι (absol.). P. and V. ὑπορρεῖν (πρός, acc. or V. dat. alone), P. παραδύεσθαι (εἰς, acc.), παρεμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.).
Slip in among the oars: P. εἰς τοὺς ταρσοὺς ὑποπίπτειν (Thuc. 7, 40).
Slip off: Ar. and V. ἐξολισθάνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπολισθάνειν.
Fall off: P. περιρρεῖν.
Slip off (one's clothes.): P. and V. ἐκδύεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and P. ἀποδύεσθαι (acc.).
Slip on (one's clothes): P. and V. ἐνδύεσθαι (acc.).
Slip out: see slip away.
Fall out: P. and V. παραρρεῖν.
Slip out of: P. and V. ἐκδύεσθαι (acc. or gen.), V. ὑπεκδύεσθαι (acc.) (Eur., Cycl.); see escape.
Slip past: Ar. παραδύεσθαι (absol.).
Slip through: Ar. and P. διαδύεσθαι (acc. or διά, gen.).
Slip through one's fingers: Ar. and P. διολισθάνειν τινά; see escape.
