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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
P. and V. δεύτερος.
Second to, inferior to: P. and V. ὕστερος (gen.), ἥσσων (gen.), χείρων (gen.).
Second thoughts: V. ὕστεραι γνῶμαι, δεύτεραι φροντίδες.
A second time: P. and V. δεύτερον, τὸ δεύτερον; see again.
In the second place: see secondly.
At second hand, speak at second hand: V. λέγειν κλύων ἄλλων (Eur., Heracl. 847; cf. also Eur., Or. 532-533).
Hear at second hand: V. λόγους ἄλλων κλύειν (Aesch., Pers. 266), or παρʼ ἀγγέλων ἄλλων ἀκούειν (Soph., O.R. 6).
Having Ischander to play second fiddle: P. Ἴσχανδρον ἔχων . . . δευτεραγωνιστήν (Dem. 344).
Second cousin: see under cousin.
Second prize: P. δευτερεῖα, τά.
v. trans.
Help on: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.
With personal object: P. and V. παρεῖναι (dat.), Ar. and P. συναγωνίζεσθαι, παραγίγνεσθαι (dat.), V. παραστατεῖν (dat.); see help.
Speak on behalf of: P. and V. συνηγορεῖν (dat.), P. συναγορεύειν (dat.), συνειπεῖν (dat. or absol.).
They were incensed against those of the orators who had seconded the expedition: P. χαλεποὶ ἦσαν τοῖς συμπροθυμηθεῖσι τῶν ῥητόρων τὸν ἔκπλουν (Thuc. 8, 1).
The sailors sang a hymn to second the prayers of the maiden: V. ναῦται δʼ ἐπηυφήμησαν εὐχαῖσιν κόρης παιᾶνα (Eur., I.T. 1403).
subs.
See moment.
