renounce

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

P. and V. ἀπειπεῖν, ἀναίνεσθαι (Dem. and Plato but rare P.), V. ἀπαυδᾶν (Euripides, Supplices 343).

disinherit: P. ἀποκηρύσσειν.

relinguish: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), ἀφιέναι, ἀνιέναι (acc. or gen.), μεθιέναι, ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), μεθίστασθαι (gen.).

fling away: P. προΐεσθαι.

dismiss: P. and V. χαίρω ἐᾶν, χαίρειν ἐᾶν (acc.).

reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.); see reject.

I renounce the command in his favour: P. παρίημι αὐτῷ τὴν ἀρχήν (Thuc. 6, 23).