poor
Ἐπ' ἀνδρὶ δυστυχοῦντι μὴ πλάσῃς κακόν → Miseri miseriae ne quid affingas mali → Vermehre nicht dem Unglücksraben noch sein Leid
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
P. and V. πένης, ἄπορος, ἀσθενής (rare), V. ἀχρήματος, ἄπλουτος (Sophocles, Fragment), χρεῖος, ἀχρήμων.
the poor: use also V. οἱ οὐκ ἔχοντες.
poor in: P. and V. ἐνδεής (gen.), P. ἐλλιπής (gen.), ἐπιδεής (gen.) (Plato), V. χρεῖος (gen.).
be poor, v.: P. also V. πένεσθαι.
be poor in: V. πένεσθαι (gen.); see be deficient in, under deficient.
indifferent: P. also V. φαῦλος, μέτριος, φλαῦρος, εὐτελής.
mean, shabby: P. and V. κακός, φαῦλος, Ar. also P. μοχθηρός.
having poor soil: P. λεπτόγεως.
incapable: P. also V. φαῦλος, ἀφυής.
miserable: P. and V. ἄθλιος, ταλαίπωρος, δυστυχής. δυσδαίμων, Ar. also V. τάλας, τλήμων, V. δυστάλας; see miserable.
