straiten
From LSJ
Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
narrow: P. and V. συνάγειν, συστέλλειν.
press hard: P. and V. πιέζειν.
be straitened, be hard pressed: P. and V. πονεῖν, ταλαιπωρεῖν; under press.
straitened circumstances: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ; see poverty.
being in straitened circumstances: V. ἐν σμικροῖσιν ὤν.
be in straightened circumstances, v.: P. and V. ἀπορεῖν.
