flash

From LSJ

φύσει γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ὃ βούλεται, τοῦτο καί οἴεται → it's human nature: what you want, you believe

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

P. and V. ἀστραπή, ἡ (Plato), Ar. and V. σέλας, τό (also Plato but rare P.), αὐγή, ἡ (Plato in sense of ray), V. πέμφιξ, ἡ (Sophocles and Aesch., Fragment), P. μαρμαρυγή, ἡ (Plato).

flash from the eyes: Ar. and V. ἀστραπή, ἡ.

verb transitive

reflect: P. ἐμφαίνειν. verb intransitive P. and V. λάμπειν; (Plato), ἐκλάμπειν (Plato), ἀστράπτειν (Plato), στίλβειν (Plato), Ar. and V. φλέγειν, λάμπεσθαι, V. αἴθειν, αἴθεσθαι, μαρμαίρειν; see shine.

flash (of the eyes): P. and V. ἀστράπτειν; (Plato).

flash upon (the mind): see occur.