erect
From LSJ
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
set upright: P. and V. ἱστάναι, ἀνιστάναι.
raise: P. and V. ὀρθοῦν (rare P.).
set up, establish: P. and V. καθιστάναι.
build: Ar. and P. οἰκοδομεῖν, P. κατασκευάζειν, V. τεύχειν.
erect (a statue, temple, etc.): P. and V. ἱδρύειν (or mid.), V. καθιδρύεσθαι; see set up.
erect (a trophy): P. and V. ἱστάναι (or mid.).
adjective
P. and V. ὀρθός, V. ὄρθιος; see upright.
standing erect, adv.: V. ὀρθοστάδην.
sit erect: V. σταδαῖος ἧσθαι (Aesch., Seven Against Thebes 513).
