obligation
From LSJ
ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
be under an obligation: P. and V. χάριν ὀφείλειν.
I should be under great obligation to them for this charge: P. πολλὴν ἂν αὐτοῖς χάριν εἶχον ταύτης της κατηγορίας (Lys. 145).
that you may not think yourselves under any obligation to this detestable creature: P. ἵνα μηδ' ὀφείλειν οἴησθέ τι τῷ καταπτύστῳ, τούτῳ (Dem. 570).
duty: P. and V. τὸ προσῆκον.
compulsion: P. and V. ἀνάγκη, ἡ.
