term
πενία μόνα τὰς τέχνας ἐγείρει → poverty alone promotes skilled work, necessity is the mother of invention, necessity is the mother of all invention, poverty is the mother of invention, out of necessity comes invention, out of necessity came invention, frugality is the mother of invention
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
word, expression: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, ῥῆμα, τό.
term of life: P. and V. αἰών, ὁ.
in logic mathematics: P. ὅρος, ὁ (Aristotle).
terms, conditions: P. and V. λόγοι, οἱ.
agreement: P. and V. σύμβασις, ἡ, P. ὁμολογία, ἡ.
covenant: P. and V. συνθῆκαι, αἱ, σύνθημα, τό.
terms of surrender: P. ὁμολογία, ἡ.
on fixed terms: P. and V. ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς.
on the terms: P. and V. ἐπὶ τούτοις (Euripides, Rhesus 157), ἐπὶ τοῖσδε (Euripides, Alcibiades 375, Helen 838); see under condition.
on what terms? P. and V. ἐπὶ τῷ; (Euripides, Helen 1234).
bring to terms: P. and V. παρίστασθαι (acc.).
come to terms: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, P. ἔρχεσθαι εἰς σύμβασιν, συμβαίνειν καθ' ὁμολογίαν, ὁμολογεῖν.
make terms: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, σύμβασιν ποιεῖσθαι, P. καταλύεσθαι; see also make a treaty, under treaty.
on equal terms: P. ἐξ ἴσου, ἐπὶ τῇ ἴσῃ.
on tolerable terms: P. μετρίως.
we could not agree save on the terms declared: V. οὐ γὰρ ἃν συμβαῖμεν ἄλλως ἢ 'πὶ τοῖς εἰρημένοις (Euripides, Phoenissae 590).
they thought they were all departing without making terms: P. πάντας ἐνόμισαν ἀπιέναι ἀσπόνδους (Thuc. 3, 111).
on friendly terms: P. εὐνοϊκῶς, οἰκείως.
be on friendly terms with: P. οἰκείως ἔχειν (dat.), εὐνοϊκῶς διακεῖσθαι πρός (acc.); see familiar.
be on bad terms with: P. ἀηδῶς ἔχειν (dat.).
keep on good terms with (a person): Ar. and P. θεραπεύειν (acc.).
I had been on quite affectionate terms with this man: P. τούτῳ πάνυ φιλανθρώπως ἐκεχρήμην ἐγώ (Dem. 411).
verb transitive
P. and V. καλεῖν, λέγω, λέγειν, εἰπεῖν; see call.
