distress
Μέλλοντα ταῦτα. Τῶν προκειμένων τι χρὴ πράσσειν· μέλει γὰρ τῶνδ' ὅτοισι χρὴ μέλειν → Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, and we must mind today.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Vex, annoy: P. and V. λυπεῖν, ἀνιᾶν, δάκνειν, ὄχλον παρέχειν (dat.), Ar. and P. πράγματα παρέχειν (dat.), ἐνοχλεῖν (acc. or dat.), ἀποκναίειν, Ar. and V. κνίζειν, πημαίνειν (also Plat. but rare P.), τείρειν, V. ὀχλεῖν, γυμνάζειν, ἀλγύνειν; see vex. Harass: P. and V. πιέζειν. Be distressed: P. and V. βαρύνεσθαι, κάμνειν, πονεῖν, P. ἀδημονεῖν, ἀγωνιᾶν, κακοπαθεῖν, V. θυμοφθορεῖν, μογεῖν, ἀσχάλλειν (Dem. 555, but rare P.), ἀτᾶσθαι; see be vexed, under vex. Be in difficulties: P. and V. ἀπορεῖν, V. ἀμηχανεῖν (rare P.).
subs.
Vexation: P. and V. λύπη. ἡ, ἀνία, ἡ, ἀχθηδών, ἡ. Sorrow, trouble: P. ταλαιπωρία, ἡ, κακοπάθεια, ἡ, V. ἆθλος, ὁ, πῆμα, τό, πημονή, ἡ, δύη, ἡ, οἰζύς, ἡ, Ar. and V. πόνος, ὁ, ἄχος, τό. Difficulty, perplexity: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.
