foundation

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. θεμέλιοι, οἱ, τὰ κάτωθεν (Dem. 21), P. and V. πυθμήν, ὁ, V. ῥίζα, ἡ.

lowest part: P. and V. κρηπίς, ἡ (Plato), βάθρον, τό (Xen.), βάσις, ἡ (Plato), P. ἔδαφος, τό.

from the foundation: use P. and V. κατ' ἄκρας.

Met., beginning: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.

cause: P. and V. αἰτία, ἡ.

truth: P. and V. ἀλήθεια, ἡ.

the foundation principles of conduct: P. πράξεων ὑποθέσεις, αἱ (Dem. 21).

foundation stones: Ar. θεμέλιοι λίθοι, οἱ, P. θεμέλιοι, οἱ.

lay (a foundation), v.: lit., P. and V. καταβάλλεσθαι.

lay the foundations of: met., P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.) (lit., begin).

act of founding (colonies, etc.), subs.: P. κτίσις. ἡ, οἴκισις, ἡ, κατοίκισις, ἡ.

statements based on no foundation of truth: P. ἐπ' ἀληθείας οὐδεμιᾶς εἰρημένα (Dem. 230).