bend

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. καμπτήρ, ὁ (Xen.).

curve, angle: V. ἀγκών, ὁ.

bend of a river: P. κέρας, τό.

of the coastline: P. τὸ κοῖλον (Thuc. 7, 52), V. μυχός, ὁ (Thuc. 7, 52, but rare P.).

verb transitive

Ar. and P. κατακάμπτειν, Ar. and V. κάμπτειν.

incline (in any direction): P. and V. κλίνειν.

turn: P. and V. στρέφειν; see turn.

arch: V. κυρτοῦν.

bend (a bow): P. and V. τείνειν, ἐντείνειν (Xen.).

bend the knee: V. κάμπτειν γόνυ, or κάμπτειν alone, P. συγκάμπτειν τὸ σκέλος (Plat.).

worship: see worship.

Met., influence, affect: P. κατακλᾶν, P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), V. γνάμπτειν.

soften: Ar. and V. μαλάσσειν, V. μαλθάσσειν, θέλγειν (also Plat. but rare P.).

be bent, crushed: P. and V. κάμπτεσθαι.

verb intransitive

P. and V. κάμπτεσθαι; see also stoop.

incline: P. and V. κλίνεσθαι; see incline.

be formed into an arch: P. and V. κυκλοῦσθαι.

be affected: P. and V. κάμπτεσθαι.