war
ὕπνος δεινὸν ἀνθρώποις κακόν → sleep is a terrible evil for humans (Menander, Sententiae monostichoi 1.523)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. πόλεμος, ὁ, Ar. and V. Ἄρης, ὁ (α, rarely α); see hostility.
The Persian War: P. τὰ Μηδικά (Thuc. 1, 97).
Of war, adj.: P. πολεμικός, Ar. and P. πολεμιστήριος, V. ἀρείφατος.
War chariot, subs.; P. ἅρμα πολεμιστήριον (Plat.).
Ship of war: P. and V. ναῦς μακρά, ἡ, P. πλοῖον μακρόν, τό.
Wage war, v.: P. and V. πολεμεῖν; see war, v.
Wage war against: P. and V. πολεμεῖν (dat., or πρός, acc.), P. ἀντιπολεμεῖν (dat. or absol.), προσπολεμεῖν (absol.).
Desire war: P. πολεμησείειν.
Join in waging war: P. συμπολεμεῖν (absol., or with dat., or μετά, gen.).
Go to war: P. εἰς πόλεμον καθίστασθαι; see take the field, under field.
Crush by war: P. καταπολεμεῖν (acc.).
More difficult to make war upon: P. χαλεπώτεροι προσπολεμεῖν (Thuc. 7, 51).
Take prisoner in war: P. ζωγρεῖν (acc.).
Prisoner of war: see adj., P. and V. αἰχμάλωτος, V. δουρίληπτος, δορίκτητος, δῃάλωτος, P. δοριάλωτος (Isoc.); see under prisoner.
v. intrans.
P. and V. πολεμεῖν, V. αἰχμάζειν.
War with: P. and V. πολεμεῖν (dat., or πρός, acc.); see wage war against, under war, subs.
Contend with: P. and V. μάχεσθαι (dat., or πρός, acc.); see contend.
