beam

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

Ar. and P. δοκός, ἡ, P. κεραία, ἡ.

of light: P. and V. αὐγή, ἡ (Plato but rare P., also Ar.), ἀκτίς, ἡ (Plato but rare P., also Ar.), σέλας, τό (Plato but rare P. also Ar.). V. βολή, ἡ, πέμφιξ, ἡ (Aesch., Fragment).

verb intransitive

shine: P. and V. ἐκλάμπειν (Plato), στίλβειν (Plato); see shine.

beam upon, smile upon: P. and V. προσγελᾶν (acc.).