stead
From LSJ
ἄνω ποταμῶν ἱερῶν χωροῦσι παγαί → the springs of sacred rivers flow upward, backward to their sources flow the streams of holy rivers
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
instead of: P. and V. ἀντί (gen.).
how was it you did not wake me at once instead of sitting by me in silence? P. πῶς οὐκ εὐθὺς ἐπήγειράς με, ἀλλὰ σιγῇ παρακάθησαι (Plato, Crito, 43A).
stand one in good stead: P. and V. ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.), συμφέρειν (dat.), Ar. and P. λυσιτελεῖν (dat.); see profit, help.
