brush

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

broom: Ar. κόρημα, τό.

tail: Ar. and P. κέρκος, ὁ.

skirmish: P. ἀκροβολισμός, ὁ.

verb transitive

Ar. and P. κορεῖν, V. σαίρειν.

cleanse: P. and V. καθαίρειν.

graze, touch: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), V. θιγγάνειν (gen.), ψαύειν (gen.), προσθιγγάνειν (gen.), ἐπιψαύειν (gen.), προσψαύειν (gen.).

skim: V. ψαίρειν.

brushing aside a stone that fell beneath his foot: V. μεταψαίρων πέτρον ἴχνους ὑπόδρομον (Euripides, Phoenissae 1390).