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Ἴσον ἐστὶν ὀργῇ καὶ θάλασσα καὶ γυνή → Mulier et mare sunt isdem plane moribus → In ihrem Naturell sind Frau und Meerflut gleich

Menander, Monostichoi, 264

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

subs.

P. and V. χρεία, ἡ.

Lack: P. and V. σπάνις, ἡ, ἀπορία, ἡ, ἐρημία, ἡ, P. ἔνδεια, ἡ, V. ἀχηνία, ἡ.

Poverty: P. and V. πενία, ἡ, ἀπορία, ἡ, P. ἔνδεια, ἡ.

To roam in want: V. βιοστερὴς χωρεῖν (Soph., O. C. 747).

Desire: P. and V. ἐπιθυμία, ἡ.

Yearning for something absent: P. and V. πόθος, ὁ (Plat. but rare P.); see desire.

Wants, necessaries: P. and V. τὸ δέον, τὰ δέοντα.

For want of a little word I was left to wander in exile: V. ἀλλʼ ἔπους σμικροῦ χάριν φυγὰς... ἠλώμην (Soph., O. C. 443).

v. trans.

Lack: P. and V. σπανίζειν (gen.) (also pass. in V.), ἀπορεῖν (gen.), P. ἐνδεῖν (or mid.) (gen.), V. πένεσθαι (gen.).

Be deficient in: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ἀπολείπεσθαι (gen.), V. λείπεσθαι (gen.).

Require: P. and V. δεῖσθαι (gen.), V. χρῄζειν (gen.), χατίζειν (gen.).

Wanting: use also V. κεχρημένος (gen.).

Want besides, P. προσδεῖσθαι (gen.).

Desire: P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν (gen.), ἐφίεσθαι (gen.), ὀρέγεσθαι (gen.); see desire.

Absol. or with infin.: P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν, βούλεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐθέλειν; see wish.