oil

From LSJ

ψυχῆς ἀγῶνα τὸν προκείμενον πέρι δώσων → to stand the appointed trial for his life, to stand the appointed struggle for life and death

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

Ar. and P. ἔλαιον, τό, V. ἄλειφα, τό.

olive-oil: V. λίπος ἐλαίας, τό (Sophocles, Fragment).

scented oil: P. and V. μύρον, τό; see ointment.

verb transitive

Ar. and P. ἀλείφειν; see anoint.