adopt
From LSJ
Σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → Sometimes silence is preferable to words → Est ubi loquelā melius est silentium → Das Schweigen ist dem Reden manchmal vorzuziehn
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
into a family: P. ποιεῖσθαι, εἰσποιεῖσθαι.
get oneself adopted: P. ἑαυτὸν εἰσποιεῖν.
adopt a course of action: P. and V. αἱρεῖσθαι, P. προαιρεῖσθαι.
put into force, use: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
adopt new manners: V. μεθαρμόσαι τρόπους νέους (Aesch., Prometheus Vinctus 309).
