brace

οὔτοι συνέχθειν, ἀλλὰ συμφιλεῖν ἔφυν → I was not born to hate, but to love | Tis not my nature to join in hating, but in loving (Sophocles, Antigone 523)

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

subs.

P. and V. δεσμός, ὁ, Ar. and P. τόνος, ὁ.

v. trans.

Tighten: P. ἐπιτείνειν.

Met., encourage: P. ἐπιρρωνύναι, P. and V. θρασύνειν, θαρσύνειν.

Brace oneself, v.: P. and V. ἐρρῶσθαι (perf. pass. of ῥωννύναι), P. ἐπερρῶσθαι (perf. pass. of ἐπιρρωνύναι).

Make an effort: P. and V. τείνειν, P. διατείνεσθαι, συντείνεσθαι, ἐντείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.