risk

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ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valoreven at the risk of death

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substantive

P. and V. κίνδυνος, ὁ, τό δεινόν, or pl., ἀγών, ὁ.

dangerous enterprise: P. and V. κινδύνευμα, τό (Plato).

without risk, adj.: P. ἀκίνδυνος, adv., P. and V. ἀκινδύνως.

run risks: Ar. and P. κινδυνεύειν, παρακινδυνεύειν, ἀποκινδυνεύειν, P. διακινδυνεύειν, κίνδυνον ἀναρρίπτειν, V. τρέχειν ἀγῶνα, κίνδυνον ἀναβάλλειν, κίνδυνον ῥίπτειν.

I withdrew the money for them at the risk of my life: P. ἐξεκόμισα αὐτοῖς τὰ χρήματα κινδυνεύσας περὶ τοῦ σώματος (Isoc. 388A).

share a risk with others, v.: P. συγκινδυνεύειν (absol. or dat.), συνδιακινδυνεύειν μετά (gen.).

verb transitive

hazard: Ar. and P. παραβάλλεσθαι, παρακινδυνεύειν, κινδυνεύειν (dat. or περί, gen.), P. ὑποτιθέναι, V. παραρρίπτειν, προβάλλειν, προτείνειν; see also endanger.

risk everything: P. διακινδυνεύειν (absol.).

risking war against the Argives: V. κυβεύων τὸν πρὸς Ἀργείους Ἄρη (Euripides, Rhesus 446).

who will risk incurring reproaches: V. τίς παραρρίψει… ὀνείδη λαμβάνων (Sophocles, Oedipus Rex 1493).