vanquish
From LSJ
πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου → So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
conquer: P. and V. νικᾶν, κρατεῖν (acc. or gen.), χειροῦσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐπικρατεῖν (gen.), περιγίγνεσθαι (gen.), P. περιεῖναι (gen.), V. ὑπερβάλλεσθαι; see conquer.
be vanquished: P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι, νικᾶσθαι, κρατεῖσθαι.
the vanquished: use P. and V. οἱ ἥσσονες.
