stop
διὰ λαμπροτάτου βαίνοντες ἁβρῶς αἰθέρος → passing lightly through clear-shining air (Euripides, Medea 829)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Put an end to: P. and V. παύειν, ἀναπαύειν, ἀποπαύειν (Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and P. καταπαύειν.
Prevent: P. and V. κωλύειν, ἐπικωλύειν, εἴργειν, ἀπείργειν, ἐξείργειν, Ar. and P. κατακωλύειν, διακωλύειν, P. ἀποκωλύειν, V. κατείργειν.
Check: P. and V. ἐπέχειν, κατέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύειν.
Interrupt: Ar. and P. διαλύειν; interrupt.
Cease from: P. and V. παύεσθαι (gen.), ἀναπαύεσθαι (gen.), ἀνιέναι (acc. or gen.); see cease from.
Delay: P. and V. ἀναβάλλεσθαι; see delay.
Stop the clock: P. ἐπίλαβε τὸ ὕδωρ (Lys. 166).
Stop (a person's) mouth: P. ἐμφράσσειν στόμα, Ar. ἐπιβύειν στόμα; see close.
V. intrans. cease: P. and V. παύεσθαι, ἀναπαύεσθαι, λήγειν (Plat.), ἐπέχειν (Dem. 1108), ἐκλείπειν, V. ἐκλιμπάνειν, ἐκλήγειν, P. ἀπολήγειν (Plat.); see cease.
Halt: P. ἐφίστασθαι, P. and V. ἵστασθαι.
Rest, remain: P. and V. μένειν; see remain.
Take rest: P. and V. ἀναπαύεσθαι, P. διαπαύεσθαι (Plat.).
Lodge: Ar. and P. καταλύειν, P. κατάγεσθαι.
Stop up (a hole): Ar. βύειν, ἐμβύειν, ἐπιβύειν, πακτοῦν.
Block up: P. and V. φράσσειν, κλῄειν, συγκλῄειν, ἀποκλῄειν, P. ἐμφράσσειν, ἀποφράσσειν, Ar. and P. κατακλῄειν.
interj.
P. and V. παῦε, ἐπίσχες, Ar. and P. ἔχε, V. παῦσαι, ἴσχε, σχές.
subs.
Cessation: P. and V. παῦλα, ἡ, ἀνάπαυλα, ἡ, διάλυσις, ἡ, P. ἀνάπαυσις, ἡ.
Delay: P. and V. μονή, ἡ, τριβή, ἡ, διατριβή, ἡ, P. ἐπιμονή, ἡ; see delay.
Halt: P. ἐπίστασις, ἡ (Xen.), ἐπίσχεσις, ἡ.
Obstacle: P. κώλυμα, τό; see obstacle.
Put a stop to: use stop, v.
