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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

bridle a horse: P. χαλινοῦν (Xen.), V. ὀχμάζειν.

Met., Ar. and P. ἐπιστομίζειν.

put an end to: P. and V. παύειν.

check: P. and V. κατέχειν. ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύειν, σχάζειν, καταστέλλειν.

control: P. and V. κρατεῖν (acc. or gen.)

substantive

P. and V. χαλινός, ὁ, στόμιον, τό (Xen.), Ar. and V. ψάλιον (also Plato, Met.).

Met., V. χαλινός, ὁ.

check, preventive: P. ἐμπόδιον, τό.