scheme
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
plan: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, βουλή, ἡ, βούλευμα, τό, ἔννοια, ἡ (Plato), ἐπίνοια, ἡ, Ar. and P. διάνοια, ἡ; see undertaking.
device: P. and V. μηχάνημα, τό, πόρος, ὁ, μηχανή, ἡ, τέχνημα, τό, σόφισμα, τό.
plot: P. ἐπιβουλή, ἡ, ἐπιβούλευμα, τό.
trick: P. and V. δόλος, ὁ (rare P.).
intrigue: P. κατασκεύασμα, τό.
conspiracy: Ar. and P. συνωμοσία, ἡ.
outline: P. τύπος, ὁ; see outline.
verb transitive
device: P. and V. μηχανᾶσθαι, τεχνᾶσθαι, βουλεύειν; see devise.
scheme for: P. ἐπιβουλεύειν (τί τινι).
Absol., form plots: P. and V. ἐπιβουλεύειν, V. μηχανορραφεῖν.
be cunning: Ar. and V. σοφίζεσθαι (Eur., I a. 744).
conspire: P. and V. συνομνύναι.
scheme against: P. and V. ἐπιβουλεύειν (dat.).
scheme with, intrigue with: P. and V. πράσσειν (dat. or πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.).
