levy
ἴσον ἔχουσαν πατρὶ μένος καὶ ἐπίφρονα βουλήν (Hesiod, Theogony 896) → equal to her father in strength and in wise understanding (on Athena necklace)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Requisition: P. and V. ἐπιτάσσειν, προστάσσειν, τάσσειν, P. ἐκλέγειν. Levy money: P. ἀργυρολογεῖν (absol.). He levied money for the navy: P. ἠργυρολόγησεν εἰς τὸ ναυτικόν (Thuc. 8, 3). Levy tribute from the Greeks: P. δασμολογεῖν τοὺς Ἕλληνας (Isoc. 184C). Exact: Ar. and P. ἀναπράσσειν; see exact. Collect: P. and V. συλλέγειν, συνάγειν; see collect. Levy war on: P. πόλεμον ἐπιφέρειν (dat.), πόλεμον ἐκφέρειν πρός (acc.). subs. Muster: P. and V. σύνοδος, ἡ, σύλλογος, ὁ, V. ἄθροισμα, τό. Hold a levy (for the army): P. καταλόγους ποιεῖσθαι. Levying money, subs.: P. ἀργυρολογία, ἡ (Xen.); adj., Ar. and P. ἀργυρολόγος.
