lift
From LSJ
ἡδονήν, μέγιστον κακοῦ δέλεαρ → pleasure, the greatest incitement to evildoing | pleasure, a most mighty lure to evil | pleasure, the great bait to evil
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. αἴρειν, ἐξαίρειν, ἐπαίρειν, ἀνάγειν, ἀνέχειν, V. βαστάζειν.
raise: P. and V. ἀνιστάναι, ἐξανιστάναι, ὀρθοῦν (rare P.), V. ἀνακουφίζειν, Ar. and V. κουφίζειν (rare P.); see raise.
take up: P. and V. ἀναιρεῖσθαι.
lift one's brows: Ar. and P. ὀφρῦς ἀνασπᾶν.
I will stay the spear which I lift against the strangers: V. παύσω δὲ λόγχην ἣν ἐπαίρομαι ξένοις (Eur., Iphigenia in Tauris 1484).
lift up (the voice, etc.): P. ἐπαίρειν, Ar. and P. ἐντείνεσθαι.
lift up the voice: V. ὀρθιάζειν (absol.).
