ransom
From LSJ
ἀλώπηξ, αἰετοῦ ἅ τ' ἀναπιτναμένα ῥόμβον ἴσχει → a fox, which, by spreading itself out, wards off the eagle's swoop
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. λύτρα, τά. Payment for recovering a thing: V. κόμιστρα, τά. Ransoming: P. λύσις, ἡ (Dem. 107). Hold to ransom, v.: V. ἀποινᾶσθαι (Eur., Rhes. 177). v. trans. Get released: P. λύεσθαι. Release for a ransom.: P. λυτροῦν, ἀπολύεσθαι, ἀπολυτροῦν. Save: P. and V. σώζειν; see save.
