while
From LSJ
διὸ καὶ μεταλάττουσι τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν αἱ δοκοῦσαι παρθένοι τῶν εἰδώλων → therefore those professing to be virgins of the idols even change the natural use into the unnatural (Origen, commentary on Romans 1:26)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
conj.
P. and V. ἕως, ἐν ᾧ. Ar. and P. ἐν ὅσῳ, V. ἔστε (also Xen.).
For a while, adv.: P. and V. τέως.
For a long while: P. and V. μακρὸν χρόνος; see long.
It is worth while: P. and V. ἄξιόν ἐστι (or omit ἐστι) (with infin.).
v. trans.
While away: P. and V. τρίβειν, διάγειν; see spend.
