canvass

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

paying court: P. θεραπεία, ἡ.

intrigue, lobbying: P. παραγγελία, ἡ.

verb transitive

examine, discuss: P. and V. σκοπεῖν, ἐπισκοπεῖν, ἐξετάζειν.

visit (to ask support): P. προσέρχομαι, προσέρχεσθαι (dat.) (Dem. 341).

canvass for (office): P. μνηστεύειν (acc.).

they canvassed the soldiers individually, urging them not to permit it: P. τῶν στρατιωτῶν ἕνα ἕκαστον μετῇσαν μὴ ἐπιτρέπω, ἐπιτρέπειν (Thuc. 8, 73).