lean
ἔστιν δέ που ἡ μὲν ἐπὶ σώμασι γυμναστική, ἡ δ' ἐπὶ ψυχῇ μουσική → I think I am right in saying that we have physical exercise for the body and the arts for the soul
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. κλίνειν, ἐρείδειν (Plato, Timaeus 43E, but rare P.); see bend, support.
verb intransitive
P. κλίνεσθαι, ἀποκλίνειν, P. and V. ῥέπειν.
lean forward: verb transitive, V. προβάλλειν; verb intransitive, P. προνεύειν, Ar. προκύπτειν.
lean on: P. ἐπικλίνεσθαι (absol.).
support oneself on: Ar. and P. ἐπερείδεσθαι (dat.), P. ἀπερείδεσθαι (dat.);
Met., trust to: P. and V. πιστεύω, πιστεύειν (dat.), πείθεσθαι (dat.), πεποιθέναι (dat.), (2nd perf. of πείθειν).
lean towards, be inclined to: P. and V. ῥέπειν (πρός, acc., εἰς, acc. or ἐπί; acc.), P. ἀποκλίνειν πρός (acc.).
tend towards: P. and V. τείνειν εἰς (acc.).
