clamour

ἢν μή τις ὥσπερ σφηκιὰν βλίττῃ με κἀρεθίζῃ → may no one squeeze me and tease me like a wasp | may no one smoke me and tease me like a wasp | but if anyone annoys me and rifles my nest, they'll find a wasp inside | still if you wake a wasps' nest then of wasps you must beware

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

v. intrans.

P. and V. βοᾶν, ἀναβοᾶν, κεκραγέναι (perf. of κράζειν) (also Ar., rare P.), Ar. and P. θορυβεῖν. V. θροεῖν; see shout.

Clamour against: P. καταβοᾶν (gen.).

Clamour for: see demand.

subs.

P. and V. θόρυβος, ὁ, P. θροῦς, ὁ.

Shout: P. and V. βοή, ἡ, κραυγή, ἡ, Ar. and V. βόαμα, τό, V. κέλαδος, ὁ; see shout.

Clamour against a thing: P. καταβοή, ἡ.

Ye have inspired base cowardice by your clamour: V. διερροθήσατʼ ἄψυχον κάκην (Aesch., Theb. 192).