particular
πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν → father, forgive them, for they know not what they do
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
Distinctive, different: P. and V. διάφορος; see especial. Private, personal: P. and V. οἰκεῖος, ἴδιος. Careful: P. and V. ἐπιμελής (Soph., Frag.). Exact: P. and V. ἀκριβής. Fastidious: P. δυσχερής. Hard to please: P. and V. δυσάρεστος. A sacrifice about which he was most particular: P. περὶ ἣν μάλιστα ἐκεῖνος θυσίαν ἐσπούδαζε (Isae. 70). As opposed to universal: ὁ καθʼ ἕκαστον (Arist.). Particulars: see details. Whether one violates one's duty to the gods and the rights of men, be it in a small or greater particular, the principle is the same: P. τὸ εὐσεβὲς καὶ τὸ δίκαιον ἄν τʼ ἐπὶ μικροῦ ἄν τʼ ἐπὶ μείζονος παραβαίνῃ τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχει δύναμιν (Dem. 114).
