knot
From LSJ
βωμὸν Ἀριστοτέλης ἱδρύσατο τόνδε Πλάτωνος, ἀνδρὸς ὃν οὐδ' αἰνεῖν τοῖσι κακοῖσι θέμις → Aristotle had this altar of Plato set up — Plato, a man whom the wicked dare not even mention in praise
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Met., difficulty: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.
if you are here not to tighten but to help loose the knot: V. εἰ μὴ συνάψων ἀλλὰ συλλύσων πάρει (Sophocles, Ajax 1317).
knot of people: P. and V. σύστασις, ἡ, σύλλογος, ὁ.
gather in knots: P. κατὰ συστάσεις γίγνεσθαι (Thuc. 2, 21).
bond: P. and V. δεσμός, ὁ, σύνδεσμος, ὁ.
making a knot of their hair by the insertion of golden grasshoppers: P. χρυσῶν τεττίγων ἐνέρσει κρωβύλον ἀναδούμενοι τῶν ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ τριχῶν (Thuc. 1, 6).
knob: Ar. and P. τύλος, ὁ (Xen.).
verb transitive
See tie.
