torturing
From LSJ
προγράψαντες οὖν τά τε θεωρήματα καὶ τὰ ἐπιτάγματα τὰ χρεῖαν ἔχοντα εἰς τὰς ἀποδείξιας αὐτῶν μετὰ ταῦτα γραψοῦμές τοι τὰ προκείμενα → having therefore written at the beginning the theorems and the postulates that are necessary for their proofs, we will then write out for you the propositions
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
Met., P. and V. λυπηρός, πικρός, ἀλγεινός, βαρύς, V. λυπρός, λυμαντήριος; see distressing.