task

Τί γὰρ γένοιτ' ἂν ἕλκος μεῖζον ἢ φίλος κακός; → What wound is greater than a false friend?

Sophocles, Antigone, 651-2

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

subs.

P. and V. ἔργον, τό, πόνος, ὁ, Ar. and V. μόχθος, ὁ, V. σπουδή, ἡ (Plat. also but rare P.), χρέος, τό, τέλος, τό; see duty, work.

Take to task, v.: P. and V. ἐλέγχειν (Aesch., Choe. 919); see blame, question.

v. trans.

Exercise: P. and V. γυμνάζειν.

Question: P. and V. ἐλέγχειν, ἐξελέγχειν.

Task with: P. and V. αἰτιᾶσθαί (τινά τινος); see accuse.