prove
ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
make trial or proof of: P. and V. πειρᾶσθαι; (gen.), γεύεσθαι (gen.) (Plato), Ar. and P. ἀποπειρᾶσθαι (gen.), Ar. and V. ἐκπειρᾶσθαι; (gen.).
test: P. and V. ἐλέγχειν, ἐξελέγχειν, Ar. and P. δοκιμάζω, δοκιμάζειν, βασανίζειν.
show: P. and V. δεικνύναι, ἀποδεικνύναι, ἐνδείκνυσθαι, ἐπιδεικνύναι, P. τεκμηριοῦν, Ar. and P. ἀποφαίνειν.
bring home: P. and V. ἐλέγχειν, ἐξελέγχειν.
prove oneself (a friend, etc.): P. and V. παρέχω ἑαυτόν, παρέχειν ἑαυτόν (acc.).
be proved (a friend, etc.): P. and V. ἐξετάζεσθαι, φαίνω, φαίνεσθαι, ἐκφαίνεσθαι (rare P.), Ar. and P. ἀναφαίνεσθαι.
be proved to have: P. and V. φαίνεσθαι ἔχων.
verb intransitive turn out: P. and V. ἐξέρχομαι, ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν, V. ἐξήκειν; see turn out.
