dilate
From LSJ
Τῶν δυστυχούντων εὐτυχὴς οὐδεὶς φίλος → Felix amicus nullus infelicibus → für die im Unglück ist kein Glücklicher ein Freund
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
grow in size: P. and V. αὐξάνεσθαι, αὔξεσθαι.
talk at length: P. μακρολογεῖν, P. and V. μακρηγορεῖν.
dilate upon: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and P. διεξέρχεσθαι (acc.).
I have dilated upon the affairs of the city: P. ἐμήκυνα τὰ περὶ τῆς πόλεως (Thuc. 2 42).
