busy
ὑπὸ δὲ τῆς φιλαυτίας παρηγμένοι ἄλογα φασὶν τὰ ζῷα ἐφεξῆς τὰ ἄλλα σύμπαντα → it is self-love which leads them to say that all the other animals without exception are non-rational
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
P. and V. ἄσχολος (rare V.) (Eur., Orestes 93); see industrious.
over busy: Ar. and P. πολυπράγμων, P. φιλοπράγμων, περίεργος.
be busy, v.: P. and V. ἄσχολος εἶναι, σπουδάζειν.
be busy with, v.: Ar. and P. πραγματεύεσθαι (acc., or περί, acc. or gen.), διατρίβειν περί (acc. or gen., πρός, acc.), P. and V. σπουδάζειν (acc., or περί, acc. or gen.).
manage: P. and V. πράσσειν (acc.).
be over busy, v.: Ar. and P. πολυπραγμονεῖν, V. περισσὰ δρᾶν, πράσσειν τι πλέον (Eur., Fragment), Ar. and V. πράσσειν πολλά.
shall I launch my host against them when busy with their meal? V. ἀλλ' ἀμφὶ δεῖπνον οὖσι προσβάλω δόρυ; (Eur., Phoenissae 728).
busy oneself with, v.: P. and V. ὁμιλεῖν (dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.).
