celebrate

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

a festival, day, etc.: P. and V. ἄγειν; see festival.

a sacrifice: P. and V. τελεῖν (acc.), θύειν (acc. or absol.).

praise: P. and V. ἐπαινέω, ἐπαινεῖν, V. αἰνεῖν, P. ἐγκωμιάζειν; see praise.

celebrate (in song): P. and V. ᾄδειν, ὑμνεῖν, V. ἀείδειν.

celebrate (in the dance): V. χορεύειν (acc.), ἀναχορεύειν (acc.).

celebrate (in song and dance): μέλπω.

there the gods celebrated the marriage feast of Peleus: V. ἐνταῦθ' ἔδαισαν Πηλέως γάμους θεοί (Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 707).

he celebrated the victory in revels with the gods: V. τὸν καλλίνικον μετὰ θεῶν ἐκώμασε (Euripides, Hercules Furens 180).