espouse

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

betroth: P. and V. ἐκδίδοναι (or mid.), συνοικίζειν, ἐγγυᾶν. V. κατεγγυᾶν, νυμφεύειν, μνηστεύειν; see betroth.

marry: of the man, P. and V. γαμεῖν, ἄγεσθαι; of the woman, P. and V. γαμεῖσθαι, V. νυμφεύειν (or pass.) (dat.); see marry.

Met., espouse a cause: see side with.