support
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
lean, rest: P. and V. ἐρείδειν (Plat. but rare P.); see lean.
support oneself on: Ar. and P. ἐπερείδεσθαι (dat.), P. ἀπερείδεσθαι (dat.).
supporting your figure on a staff: Ar. διερεισαμένη τὸ σχῆμα τῇ βακτηρίᾳ (Eccles. 150).
Met., maintain, feed: P. and V. τρέφειν, βόσκειν (Thuc. 7, 48, but rare P.), V. φέρβειν, P. διατρέφειν (Dem. 419).
support oneself, make a living: Ar. and P. ζῆν, P. and V. διαζῆν, P. βιοτεύειν, V. συλλέγειν βίον.
preserve: P. and V. σώζειν, διασώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν; see defend.
reinforce: P. and V. βοηθεῖν (dat.); see rainforce.
help: P. and V. ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.); see help.
endure: P. and V. ἀνέχεσθαι, φέρειν; see endure.
substantiate: P. βεβαιοῦν.
support in the courts or council chamber (a person or course of action): P. συναγορεύειν (acc. or dat.), P. and V. συνηγορεῖν (dat.), ὑπερδικεῖν (gen.) (Plat.).
support a person as advocate: P. and V. συνηγορεῖν (dat.), συνδικεῖν (dat.), P. συνειπεῖν (dat.).
did you support those in favour of death or did you oppose? P. πότερον συνηγόρευες τοῖς κελεύουσιν ἀποκτεῖναι ἢ ἀντέλεγες; (Lys. 122).
support the policy of the state: P. τοῖς κοινῇ δόξασι βοηθεῖν.
side with (a party or person): P. and V. εὐνοεῖν (dat.).
support the Lacedaemonians: P. τὰ Λακεδαιμονίων φρονεῖν (Thuc. 5, 84), or use P. Λακωνίζειν.
I support your cause V. εὖ φρονῶ τὰ σά (Soph., Aj. 491).
support the Athenians: P. Ἀττικίζειν.
support the Persians: P. Μηδίζειν.
the party among the Athenians who supported them: P. οἱ αὐτοῖς τῶν Ἀθηναίων συμπράσσοντες (Thuc. 3, 36).
subs.
prop: P. and V. ἔρεισμα, τό (Plat.).
pillar: V. στῦλος, ὁ; see pillar.
the steps of an old man are wont to wait upon the support of another's hand: V. ποὺς... πρεσβύτου φιλεῖ χειρὸς θυραίας ἀναμένειν κουφίσματα (Eur., Phoen. 847).
Met., of a person: V. ἔρεισμα, τό, στῦλος, ὁ; see bulwark.
sustenance: P. and V. τροφή, ἡ, βίος, ὁ, Ar. and V. βίοτος, ὁ.
in support of: use prep., P. and V. ὑπέρ (gen.).
preservation: P. and V. φυλακή, ἡ, σωτηρία, ἡ.
confirmation: P. βεβαίωσις, ἡ.
favour, good-will: P. and V. εὔνοια, ἡ.
support of the Athenians: P. Ἀττικισμός, ὁ.
support of the Persians: P. Μηδισμός, ὁ.
support of the Lacedaemonians: P. Λακωνισμός, ὁ (Xen.).
