direct
μή μοι θεοὺς καλοῦσα βουλεύου κακῶς· πειθαρχία γάρ ἐστι τῆς εὐπραξίας μήτηρ, γυνὴ Σωτῆρος· ὦδ᾽ ἔχει λόγος → When you invoke the gods, do not be ill-advised. For Obedience is the mother of Success, wife of Salvation—as the saying goes.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
straight: P. and V. εὐθύς, ὀρθός.
simple, plain: P. and V. ἁπλοῦς.
verb transitive
guide (a person): P. and V. ἄγειν, ἡγεῖσθαι (dat.), ὑφηγεῖσθαι (dat.), Ar. and P. ἡγεμονεύειν (gen.), V. ὁδηγεῖν, ὁδοῦν; see guide.
steer: P. and V. κυβερνᾶν, ἀπευθύνειν (Plato), V. οἰακοστροφεῖν.
aim (a weapon, etc.): P. and V. εὐθύνειν, ἀπευθύνειν, P. κατευθύνειν, V. ἰθύνειν, ἐπιθύνειν, ὀρθοῦν.
manage: P. and V. οἰκεῖν, νέμειν (Thuc. 8, 70), V. νωμᾶν, πορσύνειν, Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζεσθαι, ταμιεύειν, διοικεῖν, P. διαχειρίζειν; see administer.
guide aright: P. and V. εὐθύνειν, ἀπευθύνειν, κατορθοῦν, P. κατευθύνειν, V. ὀρθοῦν; (pass. also in P., act. rare).
govern: P. and V. ἄρχειν; (gen. or V. dat.), κρατεῖν (gen.), κοσμεῖν (acc.); see govern.
direct (towards an object): P. and V. ἐπέχειν; (τί τινι or τι ἐπί τινι).
turn: P. and V. τρέπειν, στρέφειν, ἐπιστρέφειν.
direct one's attention to: P. γνώμην προσέχειν (dat.); see attend to.
command: P. and V. προστάσσειν; (dat.), ἐπιτάσσειν (dat.); see command.
