dilate
From LSJ
Ἐν ταῖς ἀνάγκαις χρημάτων κρείττων φίλος → Melior amicus opibus in re turbida → In Schwierigkeiten ist ein Freund mehr wert als Geld
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
grow in size: P. and V. αὐξάνεσθαι, αὔξεσθαι.
talk at length: P. μακρολογεῖν, P. and V. μακρηγορεῖν.
dilate upon: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and P. διεξέρχεσθαι (acc.).
I have dilated upon the affairs of the city: P. ἐμήκυνα τὰ περὶ τῆς πόλεως (Thuc. 2 42).
