active
πενία μόνα τὰς τέχνας ἐγείρει → poverty alone promotes skilled work, necessity is the mother of invention, necessity is the mother of all invention, poverty is the mother of invention, out of necessity comes invention, out of necessity came invention, frugality is the mother of invention
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
Busy: P. and V. ἄσχολος, V. πολύπονος; see industrious.
Eager: P. and V. πρόθυμος, ἔντονος, σύντονος; see eager.
Of mind: Ar. and P. ὀξύς.
Nimble: P. and V. ἐλαφρός (Xen.), Ar. and V. κοῦφος, θοός, V. λαιψηρός.
Energetic: P. and V. δραστήριος.
An active man (a good walker): P. ἀνὴρ εὔζωνος (Thuc. 2, 97).
In active service (of ships): P. ἐνεργός.
Be on active service (of troops): P. ἐξεστρατεῦσθαι (perf. mid. of ἐκστρατεύειν); see take the field, under field.
Take active part in, be busy with: P. and V. ὁμιλεῖν (dat.).
Share in: P. and V. κοινωνεῖν (gen.); see share.
Manage: P. and V. πράσσειν (acc.).
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
actīve: adv.,
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v. the foll. art. fin.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
āctīvē, au sens actif : Prisc. Gramm. 8, 21.
Latin > German (Georges)
āctīvē, Adv. (activus), als ein Aktivum, aktiv (Ggstz. passive), verbum act. dicere, ponere, spät. Gramm.
