candidate
From LSJ
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
be candidate for, v.; P. μνηστεύειν (acc.).
suitor in marriage: V. μνηστήρ, ὁ (used in Thuc. and Plato in reference to the suitors in the Odyssey).
