uphold

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

hold up: P. and V. ἀνέχειν.

lift: P. and V. αἴρειν, ἐπαίρειν, ἀνάγειν.

maintain: P. and V. σῴζω, σώζειν, διασώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν; see defend.

cling to: P. and V. ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).