funeral
ἰὼ, σκότος, ἐμὸν φάος, ἔρεβος ὦ φαεννότατον, ὡς ἐμοί, ἕλεσθ' ἕλεσθέ μ' οἰκήτορα → ah, darkness that is my light, gloom that is most bright for me, take me, take me to dwell in you
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. τάφος, ὁ, ταφή, ἡ, κῆδος, τό (Plato).
for funeral ceremonies see Thuc. 2, 34, and Euripides, Helen 1240-1277.
carrying out for burial: P. and V. ἐκφορά. ἡ.
carry in funeral procession, verb transitive: P. and V. ἐκφέρω, ἐκφέρειν (acc.), V. κομίζειν (acc.).
attend a funeral: P. συνεκφέρειν (absol.).
funeral feast: P. περίδειπνον, τό.
funeral gifts: V. κτερίσματα, τά, P. and V. ἐντάφια, τά.
funeral honours: V. κτερίσματα, τά.
give funeral honours to, v.: V. κτερίζειν (acc.), ἁγνίζειν (acc.).
deprived of funeral honours, adj.: V. ἀκτέριστος, ἄμοιρος.
funeral oration: P. λόγος ὁ ἐπὶ τοῖς θαπτομένοις (Thuc. 2, 35), λόγος ἐπιτάφιος (Dem. 499).
funeral pile: P. and V. πυρά, ἡ, V. πυρκαιά, ἡ.
funeral rites: P. and V. νόμιμα, τά (Euripides, Helen 1277), P. τὰ νομιζόμενα.
when any of them died and his funeral was taking place: P. ἐπειδὴ τελευτήσειέ τις αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ νομιζόμενα φέροιτο (Dem. 308).
