oblige
ἔργον δ' οὐδὲν ὄνειδος, ἀεργίη δέ τ' ὄνειδος → work is no disgrace, but idleness is disgrace | work is no disgrace, but idleness is | work is no disgrace; it is idleness which is a disgrace | work is no disgrace; the disgrace is idleness | work is no disgrace, not working is a disgrace | work is no shame, it is idleness that is shame | there is no shame in work, shame is in idleness
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
do a favour to: P. and V. χαρίζεσθαι (dat.), ὑπουργεῖν (dat.).
to oblige, as a favour: P. and V. πρὸς χάριν.
oblige with a loan: P. εὐπορεῖν (dat. of person, acc. of money).
compel: P. and V. ἀναγκάζειν; compel.
be obliged to, owe thanks to: P. and V. χάριν ἔχειν (dat.), χάριν ὀφείλειν (dat.).
be compelled to: P. and V. ἀναγκάζεσθαι (infin.), V. ὀφείλειν (infin.) (rare P.).
I am obliged to: use P. and V. δεῖ με (infin.), χρή με (infin.).
