erect

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

v. trans.

Set upright: P. and V. ἱστάναι, ἀνιστάναι. Raise: P. and V. ὀρθοῦν (rare P.). Set up, establish: P. and V. καθιστάναι. Build: Ar. and P. οἰκοδομεῖν, P. κατασκευάζειν, V. τεύχειν. Found: P. and V. κτίζειν. Erect (a statue, temple, etc.): P. and V. ἱδρύειν (or mid.), V. καθιδρύεσθαι; see set up. Erect (a trophy): P. and V. ἱστάναι (or mid.). adj. P. and V. ὀρθός, V. ὄρθιος; see upright. Standing erect, adv.: V. ὀρθοστάδην. Sit erect: V. σταδαῖος ἧσθαι (Aesch., Theb. 513).