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From LSJ
τῶν δ᾽ ὀρθουμένων σῴζει τὰ πολλὰ σώμαθ᾽ ἡ πειθαρχία → But of those who make it through, following orders is what saves most of their lives (Sophocles, Antigone 675f.)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. κενοῦν, ἐκκενοῦν (Plato), ἐρημοῦν, ἐξερημοῦν, V. ἐκκεινοῦν.
drain (a cup, etc.): P. and V. ἐκπίνειν (Plato, Symposium 214A; Sophocles, Fragment), Ar. ῥοφεῖν.
empty over one: Ar. and P. κατασκεδαννύναι (τί τινος or τι κατά τινος), καταχεῖν (τί τινος); see pour.
verb intransitive
empty itself (of a river): P. ἐκβάλλειν, ἐξιέναι (ἐξίημι).
empty itself into: P. ἐμβάλλειν εἰς (acc.).
adjective
desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος. vain, useless: P. and V. μάταιος, κενός, ἀνωφελής, V. ἀνωφέλητος (also Xen.); see vain.
