prevent
Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν Υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς Αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ᾽ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον → For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. κωλύειν, ἐπικωλύειν, εἴργειν, ἀπείργειν, ἐξείργειν, Ar. and P. κατακωλύειν, διακωλύειν, P. ἀποκωλύειν, V. κατείργειν.
prevent from getting a hearing: P. ἐκκλῄειν λόγου τυγχάνειν (Dem. 349).
why did you prevent me from slaying with my bow a man who was my hated enemy: V. τί μ' ἄνδρα πολέμιον ἐχθρόν τ' ἀφείλου μὴ κτανεῖν τόξοις ἐμοῖς (Sophocles, Philoctetes 1302).
but to prevent my deadly purpose hither comes Theseus: V. ἀλλ' ἐμποδών μοι θανασίμων βουλευμάτων Θησεὺς ὅδ' ἕρπει (Euripides, h. F 1153).
check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.) V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύειν; see also stop.
