sphere
From LSJ
Ὁ μὲν βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή → Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience misleading and judgment difficult
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
ball: P. σφαῖρα, ἡ, P. and V. κύκλος, ὁ.
rank, position: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ.
turn, part: P. and V. μέρος, τό.
circuit: P. and V. περιβολή, ἡ.
department: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ.
sphere of action: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.
the wise man should make alliance in his own sphere: V. κῆδος καθ' αὑτὸν τον σοφὸν κτᾶσθαι χρεών (Eur., Fragment).
