serious

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adjective

earnest: P. and V. σπουδαῖος (Sophocles, Fragment), ἔντονος, σύντονος; see also eager.

be serious, v.: P. and V. σπουδάζειν.

important: P. διάφορος.

of looks: P. and V. σεμνός.

look serious: V. σεμνὸν βλέπειν.

terrible: P. and V. δεινός.

dangerous: P. ἐπικίνδυνος.

difficult to deal with: P. and V. ἄπορος, ἀμήχανος (rare P.). Ar. and P. χαλεπός.

of a wound: P. and V. καίριος (Xen.).

heavy, severe: P. and V. βαρύς.