cry
γλῶσσα μὲν ἀνόστεος, ὀστέα δὲ θλάττει → angry words are bullets, many words hurt more than swords, one can kill with a word, one can kill with words, pen is mightier than the sword, the pen is mightier than the sword, tongue is not steel, tongue is sharper than any sword, tongue wounds more than a lance, word can hurt, word can kill, words are bullets, words are the greatest weapon, words are the new weapons, words are weapons, words can hurt, words can hurt more than swords, words can kill, words cut deeper than a knife, words cut deeper than any sword
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
shed tears: P. and V. δακρύειν, κλάειν, V. ἐκδακρύειν, δακρυρροεῖν; see lament, cry.
call aloud: P. and V. βοᾶν, ἀναβοᾶν, κεκραγέναι (perf. κράζειν) (also Ar., rare P.), φθέγγεσθαι. ὀλολύζειν (also Ar., rare P.), Ar. and P. ἀνακραγεῖν (2nd aor. ἀνακράζειν), Ar. and V. θροεῖν, λάσκειν, ἀϋτεῖν, V. αὔειν, ἰύζειν, ἀνολολύζειν, φωνεῖν, θωΰσσειν, ἐξορθιάζειν, ὀρθιάζειν, κλάζειν; see shout.
of animals: P. and V. φθέγγεσθαι, V. κλάζειν.
truth and the facts themselves cry aloud: P. ἡ αλήθεια καὶ τὰ πεπραγμένα αὐτὰ βοᾷ (Dem. 366).
cry down: Ar. καταβοᾶν; met., see decry.
be shouted down: P. καταθορυβεῖσθαι (Plato).
cry out against: P. καταβοᾶν (gen.).
substantive
shout: P. and V. βοή, ἡ, κραυγή, ἡ, ὀλολυγή, ἡ (also Ar., rare P.), V. ὀλολυγμός, ὁ, ἀϋτή, ἡ, Ar. and V. βόαμα, τό; see also lamentation.
shouting, din: P. and V. θόρυβος, ὁ, V. κέλαδος, ὁ.
voice: P. and V. φωνή, ἡ, φθέγμα, τό (Plato but rare P.); see voice.
cry of triumph: P. and V. παιάν, ὁ, V. ὀλολυγμός, ὁ.
prophetic cry: V. κληδών, ἡ, Ar. and V. φάτις, ἡ, P. and V. φήμη, ἡ.
cry of animals: P. and V. φθέγμα, τό (Plato), φθόγγος, ὁ (Plato), V. βοή, ἡ, φθογγή, ἡ.
