essay

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

attempt: P. and V. πεῖρα, ἡ, ἐγχείρημα, τό, P. ἐπιχείρημα, τό, ἐπιβολή, ἡ; see attempt.

essay (in literary sense): use P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.

verb transitive

P. and V. ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), γεύεσθαι (gen.).

with infin.: P. and V. ἐπιχειρεῖν (infin.), ἐγχειρεῖν (infin.), πειρᾶν (or mid.) (infin.).