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οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύειν, ἐρύκειν, σχάζειν, καταστέλλειν.
hinder: P. and V. κωλύειν, ἐπικωλύειν, ἀπείργειν; see hinder.
check (an attacking force): P. and V. ἀναστέλλειν.
examine: P. and V. διασκοπεῖν, ἐξετάζειν.
one who checks (accounts), subs.: P. ἀντιγραφεύς, ὁ.
substantive
hindrance: P. κώλυμα, τό, διακώλυμα, τό, ἐμπόδισμα, τό.
be a check to: P. and V. ἐμποδὼν εἶναι (dat.), ἐμποδὼν γίγνομαι, ἐμποδὼν γίγνεσθαι (dat.).
defeat: P. ἧσσα, ἡ, πάθος, τό.
