pit
From LSJ
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. βάραθρον, τό, ὄρυγμα, τό.
for catching prey: use snare.
pit of the stomach: V. τὰ κοῖλα γαστρός (Eur., Phoenissae 1411).
verb transitive
match: P. and V. ἀντιτάσσειν, P. συμβάλλειν, V. συνάγειν, συνάπτειν, Ar. and V. ἀντιτιθέναι; see engage.
be pitted against: P. ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (dat.), P. and V. ἀντιτάσσεσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc.).
