keen

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adjective

stinging: P. and V. πικρός, Ar. and P. δριμύς.

sharp (of an edge, etc.): P. and V. τομός (Plato), Ar. and V. ὀξύστομος, θηκτός, ὀξύθηκτος, τεθηγμένος; see sharp.

bitter: P. and V. πικρός.

of sight; Ar. and P. ὀξύς.

be keen-sighted, v.; Ar. and P. ὀξὺ βλέπειν.

clever, quick: P. and V. δριμύς, Ar. and P. ὀξύς.

eager: P. and V. πρόθυμος, σπουδαῖος (Sophocles, Fragment), ὀξύς, ἔντονος, σύντονος; see eager.

be keen, eager, v.: P. and V. προθυμεῖσθαι, σπουδάζειν, σπεύδειν.