firm

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adjective

hard (of ground); P. στέριφος.

firmly fixed: P. and V. βέβαιος, ἀσφαλής, V. ἔμπεδος.

trustworthy: P. and V. πιστός, βέβαιος, φερέγγυος (Thuc. but rare P.), ἐχέγγυος (Thuc. but rare P.), ἀσφαλής.

steadfast: P. and V. καρτερός, ἀκίνητος, P. μόνιμος, V. ἔμπεδος.

be firm, v.: P. and V. καρτερεῖν; see endure.

of consistency: P. and V. πυκνός, P. εὐπαγής.

obstinate: P. and V. αὐθάδης.

in order to get a firm footing in the mud: P. ἀσφαλείας ἕνεκα τῆς πρὸς τὸν πηλόν (Thuc. 3, 22).