pound
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
weighing a pound, adj.: use P. μνααῖος (Xen.).
as a sum of money: use Ar. and P. μνᾶ, ἡ (about 4 pounds), τάλαντον, τό (about 240 pounds).
For smaller sums make up by using: Ar. and P. δραχμή, ἡ (about nine pence).
verb transitive
bruise: P. and V. τρίβειν, συντρίβειν (Euripides, Cyclops).
pound to a jelly, thrash: P. and V. συντρίβειν (Euripides, Cyclops), συγκόπτειν (Euripides, Cyclops).
