subservient

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adjective

subordinate, subject: P. and V. ὑπήκοος, ὑποχείριος.

ever subservient to the powers that be: V. ὑπὸ τοῖς δυναμένοισιν ὢν ἀεί (Eur., Orestes 889).

humble: P. and V. ταπεινός.

slavish: P. and V. δοῦλος (Plato but rare P.); see slavish.

secondary: P. and V. πάρεργος, V. δεύτερος; see secondary.

conducive to: P. ὑπουργός (dat.) (Xen.).