refuse
Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Decline: P. and V. οὐ δέχεσθαι, ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.), διωθεῖσθαι, ἀναίνεσθαι (Dem. and Plat. but rare P.), ἀρνεῖσθαι (Dem. 319), ἀπαρνεῖσθαι (Thuc. 6, 56), Ar. and P. οὐκ ἀποδέχεσθαι; see also reject. Avoid: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), εὐλαβεῖσθαι; see avoid. Refuse an invitation: P. ἐπαινεῖν (acc.) (Xen.). cf. Ar., Ran. 508). Refuse to give: P. and V. φθονεῖν (gen. V. also acc.). Lo I stretch forth my hand and nothing shall be refused: V. ἰδοὺ προτείνω, κουδὲν ἀντειρήσεται (Soph., Trach. 1184). The ship shall take you and shall not be refused: V. ἡ ναῦς γὰρ ἄξει κοὐκ ἀπαρνηθήσεται (Soph., Phil. 527). Do not refuse when we are begging our first favour: P. μὴ . . . ἡμῶν τήν γε πρώτην αἰτησάντων χάριν ἀπαρνηθεὶς γένῃ (Plat., Soph. 217C). Refuse to (with infin.); Ar. and P. οὐκ ἐθέλειν, Ar. and V. οὐ θέλειν, V. ἀναίνεσθαι. Do not refuse to answer me this: P. μὴ φθόνει μοι ἀποκρίνασθαι τοῦτο (Plat., Gorg. 489A). Come to my house early to-morrow and don't refuse: P. αὔριον ἕωθεν ἀφίκου οἴκαδε καὶ μὴ ἄλλως ποιήσῃς (Plat., Lach. 201B; cf. Ar., Av. 133).
subs.
P. and V. χλῆδος, ὁ (Dem. 1278, Aesch., Frag.). V. καθάρματα, τά. Used Met., of persons: Ar. and P. κάθαρμα, τό, περίτριμμα, τό.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rĕfūsē: adv. refusus,
I overflowingly; comp.: refusius egesta humus, i. e. mellowed or loosened by digging and fermenting, Col. 4, 1, 3 dub. (others read: refusus ex egestā humo).
