be a check to
From LSJ
οἱ βάρβαροι γὰρ ἄνδρας ἡγοῦνται μόνους τοὺς πλεῖστα δυναμένους καταφαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν → for great feeders and heavy drinkers are alone esteemed as men by the barbarians
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ἐμποδὼν εἶναι, ἐμποδὼν γίγνομαι, γίγνεσθαι
⇢ Look up "be a check to" on Perseus Dictionaries | Perseus KWIC | Perseus Corpora | Wiktionary | Wikipedia | Google | LSJ full text search