anchor

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. and V. ἄγκυρα, ἡ.

at anchor: P. and V. ἐπ' ἀγκύρας.

bring to anchor, verb transitive: P. and V. ὁρμίζειν; see anchor (verb).

come to anchor, verb intransitive: P. and V. ὁρμίζεσθαι, P. προσορμίζεσθαι.

drop anchor: P. ἄγκυραν ἀφιέναι (Xen.), V. ἄγκυραν μεθιέναι.

lie at anchor: P. and V. ὁρμεῖν.

lie at anchor opposite: P. ἀνθορμεῖν (dat.).

ride at anchor: P. and V. ὀχεῖσθαι.

riding at anchor, subs.: V. ἀγκυρουχία, ἡ (Aesch., Supplices 766).

weigh anchor, put out to sea: P. and V. ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, V. ναῦν ἀφορμίζεσθαι, P. ἐξορμεῖν; see put out.

the sailors weighed the ship's anchor: V. ναῦται δ' ἐμήρυσαντο νηὸς ἰσχάδα (Sophocles, Fragment).

verb transitive

P. and V. ὁρμίζειν. verb intransitive

P. and V. ὁρμίζεσθαι, P. καθορμίζεσθαι, ἐφορμίζεσθαι.

anchor in front of, verb transitive: P. προορμίζειν (ναῦν) πρό (gen.).

anchor round, verb intransitive: P. περιορμεῖν (absol.).