obtain
κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνειν; see also receive. Win for oneself: P. and V. φέρεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (also Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι; see win. Meet with: P. and V. τυγχάνειν (gen.), προστυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.) (Plat.), Ar. and V. κυρεῖν (gen.). Obtain something for a person: see secure. Obtain by lot or destiny: P. and V. λαγχάνειν (acc.), διαλαγχάνειν (acc.) (Plat.), κληροῦσθαι (acc. or gen.), V. ἀπολαγχάνειν (acc.), Ar. and V. ἐκλαγχάνειν (acc.). Obtain in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, προσλαμβάνειν, P. προσκτᾶσθαι. Obtain in return: P. ἀντιτυγχάνειν (gen.). Help to obtain: P. συγκτᾶσθαί (τινι), συγκατακτᾶσθαί (τινί τι). V. intrans. The report obtains: P, ὁ λόγος κατέχει; see prevail.
