law
διαφέρει δὲ ἡ κωμῳδία τῆς τραγῳδίας, ὅτι ἡ μὲν κωμῳδία ἀπὸ γέλωτος εἰς γέλωτα καταλήγει, ἡ δὲ τραγῳδία ἀπὸ θρήνου εἰς θρῆνον → comedy is different from tragedy, because comedy tapers off from laughter into laughter, but tragedy from lament into lament
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
divine law: P. and V. ὁσία, ἡ.
human law: P. and V. νόμος, ὁ.
ordinance: P. and V. νόμιμον, τό, or pl., θεσμός, ὁ (rare P.).
equality is man's law: V. τὸ γὰρ ἴσον νόμιμον ἀνθρώποις ἔφυ (Eur., Phoen. 538).
since it is a law of nature for the weaker to be kept down by the stronger: P. ἀεὶ καθεστῶτος τὸν ἥσσω ὑπὸ τοῦ δυνατωτέρου κατείργεσθαι (Thuc. 1, 76).
make laws: of a people making their own laws, P. and V. νόμον τίθεσθαι; of a legislator: P. and V. νόμον τιθέναι. P. νομοθετεῖν, V. θεσμοποεῖν.
break the law, v.: P. παρανομεῖν.
enjoy good laws: P. εὐνομεῖσθαι.
enjoyment of good laws, subs.: Ar. and P. εὐνομία, ἡ.
lay down the law, domineer, v.; P. and V. δεσπόζειν, τυραννεύειν.
bring to law: P. εἰς δικαστήριον ἄγειν, V. πρὸς τὴν δίκην ἄγειν.
go to law: Ar. and P. δικάζεσθαι.
go to law against: P. ἀντιδικεῖν πρός (acc.), ἀγωνίζεσθαι πρός (acc.), Ar. and P. δικάζεσθαι (dat.).
the laws of health: P. τὸ ὑγιεινόν.
the laws of nature: P. τὰ τῆς φύσεως.
