tell
From LSJ
ξένος ὢν ἀκολούθει τοῖς ἐπιχωρίοις νόμοις → as a foreigner, follow the laws of that country | when in Rome, do as the Romans do
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
narrate: P. and V. λέγω, λέγειν, ἐξηγεῖσθαι, διέρχεσθαι, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι, φράζειν, ἐξειπεῖν, Ar. and P. διηγεῖσθαι, διεξέρχεσθαι, V. ἐκφράζειν, πιφαύσκειν (Aesch.).
tell to the end: P. and V. διαπεραίνειν.
say: P. and V. λέγω, λέγειν, εἰπεῖν; see say.
betray: P. and V. μηνύειν, ἐκφέρω, ἐκφέρειν.
show: P. and V. φαίνειν, ἐκφαίνειν (Plato), δηλοῦν, δεικνύναι, ἀποδεικνύναι; see show.
reveal: P. and V. ἀποκαλύπτειν, Ar. and V. ἐκκαλύπτειν, V. ἀναπτύσσειν, διαπτύσσειν (also Plato but rare P.), ἀνοίγειν.
command: P. and V. κελεύειν; see command.
