fly
ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → for he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
gadfly: P. and V. μύωψ, ὁ (Plato), V. οἶστρος, ὁ.
verb transitive
avoid: P. and V. φεύγω, φεύγειν, ἐκφεύγειν, διαφεύγειν, ἀποφεύγειν, εὐλαβεῖσθαι, ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), Ar. and P. ἐκτρέπεσθαι, P. ὑποχωρεῖν, ὑποφεύγειν, Ar. and V. ἀποστρέφεσθαι (also Xen.), V. φυγγάνειν, ἐκφυγγάνειν, ἀλύσκειν, ἐξαλύσκειν.
desire to fly: V. φευξείειν (acc.).
verb intransitive
run away: P. and V. φεύγω, φεύγειν, ἐκφεύγειν, ἀποφεύγειν, διαφεύγειν, ἐκδιδράσκειν (Eur., Heraclidae 14), Ar. and P. ἀποδιδράσκειν.
of an army being routed: P. and V. φεύγω, φεύγειν, τρέπεσθαι, V. φυγὴν αἴρεσθαι.
fly for refuge: P. and V. καταφεύγειν.
fly from one's country: P. and V. φεύγω, φεύγειν (absol.).
fly to, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι (πρός, acc.), P. καταφεύγειν (εἰς or πρός, acc.), V. φεύγω, φεύγειν (εἰς, acc.).
verb intransitive
as a bird: P. and V. πέτεσθαι, Ar. and V. ποτᾶσθαι.
fly away: lit. and met., P. and V. ἀναπέτεσθαι (Plato). ἐκπέτεσθαι (Plato), διαπέτεσθαι (Plato), Ar. and P. ἀποπέτεσθαι (Plato).
fly over: Ar. ἐπιπέτεσθαι (acc. or dat.).
fly round: Ar. περιπέτεσθαι (absol.).
fly through: Ar. and V. διαπέτεσθαι (acc., or διά, gen.).
verb intransitive
rush, burst: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι; see rush.
fly apart: P. and V. διαρρήγνυσθαι, ῥήγνυσθαι.
fly into, rush into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. dat. alone); see rush.
fly into a passion: V. πρὸς ὀργὴν ἐκφέρεσθαι (Soph., Electra 628), εἰς ὀργὴν πίπτειν (Eur., Orestes 696).
