prevent

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

P. and V. κωλύειν, ἐπικωλύειν, εἴργειν, ἀπείργειν, ἐξείργειν, Ar. and P. κατακωλύειν, διακωλύειν, P. ἀποκωλύειν, V. κατείργειν.

prevent from getting a hearing: P. ἐκκλῄειν λόγου τυγχάνειν (Dem. 349).

why did you prevent me from slaying with my bow a man who was my hated enemy: V. τί μ' ἄνδρα πολέμιον ἐχθρόν τ' ἀφείλου μὴ κτανεῖν τόξοις ἐμοῖς (Soph., Philoctetes 1302).

but to prevent my deadly purpose hither comes Theseus: V. ἀλλ' ἐμποδών μοι θανασίμων βουλευμάτων Θησεὺς ὅδ' ἕρπει (Eur., h. F 1153).

check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.) V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύειν; see also stop.