leave Search Google

From LSJ

Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Woodhouse page for leave - Opens in new window
Woodhouse page for leave - Opens in new window

substantive

permission: P. and V. ἐξουσία, ἡ.

get leave to introduce a suit: P. δίκην λαγχάνειν.

get leave to speak: P. λόγου τυγχάνειν.

take leave of: P. and V. χαίρω ἐᾶν, χαίρειν ἐᾶν (acc.), χαίρω λέγειν, χαίρειν λέγειν (acc.), Ar. and P. χαίρω κελεύειν, χαίρειν κελεύειν (acc.), V. χαίρω καταξιοῦν, χαίρειν καταξιοῦν (acc.).

take a friendly leave of: V. φίλως εἰπεῖν (acc.).

take leave of one's senses: P. and V. ἐξίστασθαι; see be mad.

by your leave: P. and V. εἴ σοι δοκεῖ (if it seems good to you).

verb transitive

quit: P. and V. λείπω, λείπειν, ἀπολείπω, ἀπολείπειν, ἐκλείπω, ἐκλείπειν, καταλείπω, καταλείπειν, προλείπω, προλείπειν, ἀμείβειν (Plato but rare P.), P. μεταλλάσσειν, V. ἐκλιμπάνειν, ἐξαμείβειν.

leave vacant: P. and V. κενοῦν, ἐρημοῦν.

you have left no hope among us: V. οὐδ' ἐλλέλοιπας ἐλπίδα (Euripides, Electra 609).

bequeath: Ar. and P. καταλείπω, καταλείπειν, V. λείπω, λείπειν (Euripides, Alcibiades 688).

leave alone, let be: P. and V. ἐᾶν.

leave behind: Ar. and B. ὑπολείπειν.

be left behind (in a contest): P. and V. λείπεσθαι, V. ἐλλείπεσθαι, Ar. and P. ὑπολείπεσθαι.

leave for decision: see leave to.

leave go of: P. and V. μεθιέναι (acc.), ἀφιέναι (acc.), ἀφίεσθαι (gen.), Ar. and V. μεθίεσθαι (gen.).

leave in (a place): P. ἐγκαταλείπειν (absol.).

leave in the lurch: P. and V. λείπω, λείπειν, καταλείπω, καταλείπειν, προλείπω, προλείπειν, προδιδόναι, ἐρημοῦν, Ar. and P. προϊέναι (or mid.).

leave off: verb transitive, P. and V. μεθιέναι; verb intransitive, see cease.

leave out: P. and V. παραλείπειν (Euripides, Helen 773), παριέναι, ἐκλείπω, ἐκλείπειν, ἐλλείπειν.

be left over: Ar. and V. περιλείπεσθαι; see remain.

leave to (for decision, etc.): Ar. and P. ἐπιτρέπω, ἐπιτρέπειν (τί τινι), V. παριέναι (τί τινι); see refer.