certain
τὸ δανείζεσθαι τῆς ἐσχάτης ἀφροσύνης καὶ μαλακίας ἐστίν → being in debt is a mark of extreme folly and moral weakness (Plutarch, On Avoiding Debt 829F3)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
to be relied on: P. and V. βέβαιος, πιστός, ἀσφαλής, φερέγγυος (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ἔμπεδος.
clear: P. and V. σαφής, δῆλος, ἐμφανής; see clear.
it is practically certain: P. σχεδόν τι δῆλον (Plato, crit. 53B).
not to be disputed: P. ἀναμφισβήτητος.
hastening to certain death: V. ὁρμώμενος εἰς προὖπτον Ἅιδην (Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus 1439).
accurate, exact: P. and V. ἀκριβής.
not false: P. and V. ἀψευδής (Plato).
fixed upon, arranged: P. and V. προκείμενος, P. ῥητός.
a certain (Latin, quidam): P. and V. τις.
be certain, positive: P. and V. πεπεῖσθαι (perf. pass. πείθειν), πιστεύω, πιστεύειν, V. πιστοῦσθαι, Ar. and V. πεποιθέναι (2nd perf. act. πείθειν).
be certain to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).
for certain: see certainly.
