impression
ἄλλαι μὲν βουλαὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἄλλα δὲ Θεὸς κελεύει → man proposes, God disposes | men's wishes are different from what God orders | man's will is often different than God's decisions
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
stamp, mark: P. and V. χαρακτήρ, ὁ, τύπος, ὁ, V. χάραγμα, τό.
impression on a seal: Ar. and P. σημεῖον, τό; see seal.
impression on a coin: Ar. κόμμα, τό.
at that age the impression one wishes to stamp on each is most easily taken and assimilated: P. μάλιστα δὴ τότε πλάσσεται καὶ ἐνδύεται τύπος ὃν ἄν τή βούληται ἐνσημαίνεσθαι ἑκάστῳ (Plato, Republic 377B).
take an impression of: P. ἀπομάσσειν (acc.).
impression of a foot: V. περιγραφή, ἡ, ὑπογραφή, ἡ, ἔκμακτρον, τό, στίβος, ὁ (also Xen.), P. and V. ἴχνος, τό.
Met., idea, mental picture: P. εἴδωλον, τό, P. and V. εἰκών, ἡ.
give a false impression of, v.: P. κακῶς εἰκάζειν περί(gen.) (Plato, Republic 377E).
make an impression on: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), V. ἀνθάπτεσθαι (gen.); see v. impress, astonishment, subs.: P. and V. θαῦμα, τό, ἔκπληξις, ἡ.
opinion, belief: P. and V. δόξα, ἡ, δόκησις, ἡ; see opinion.
remembrance: P. and V. μνήμη, ἡ.
have an impression (foreboding), v.: P. and V. μαντεύεσθαι.
be under the impression: P. and V. δοξάζειν; see believe.
give one the impression of being: P. and V. δοκεῖν εἶναι.
giving the impression they meant to attack at once: P. δόκησιν παρέχοντες αὐτίκα ἐμβαλεῖν (Thuc. 2, 84).
make an impression, have effect, v.: P. and V. πλέον πράσσειν; see effect.
making no impression, adj.: P. ἄπρακτος.
