hill
From LSJ
ὁ χρόνος ἐστὶ δάνος, τὸ ζῆν πικρός ἐσθ' ὁ δανίσας → time is a loan, and he who lent you life is a hard creditor | time is on loan and life's lender is a prick
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. λόφος, ὁ, V. πάγος, ὁ, αἶπος, τό, ἄκρα, ἡ (Euripides, Orestes 871), Ar. and V. ὄχθος, ὁ.
the hills, hilly country: P. and V. τὰ ἄκρα, P. τὰ μετέωρα.
up hill, adj.: P. ἐπικλινής, ἀνάντης, προσάντης, P. and V. ὄρθιος.
Met., P. and V. προσάντης; see difficult.
up hill, adv.: P. πρὸς ὄρθιον, (Xen.), πρὸς ἄναντες, V. πρὸς αἶπος.
down hill, adj.: P. εἰς τὸ κάταντες (Xen.), κατὰ πρανοῦς (Xen.).
