rock

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. and V. πέτρα, ἡ.

stone: P. and V. λίθος, ὁ, V. χερμάς, ἡ, πέτρος, ὁ; see stone.

crag: P. and V. ἄκρα, ἡ, κρημνός, ὁ, V. λέπας, τό, σπιλάς, ἡ ἀγμός, ὁ, Ar. and P. σκόπελος, ὁ.

ridge of rock: V. χοιράς, ἡ.

of rock, adj.: V. πετραῖος, πετρώδης, πέτρινος, λεπαῖος, πετρήρης.

of stone: V. λάϊνος, Ar. and P. λίθινος.

hurled from a rock: V. πετρορριφής.

roofed with rock: V. πετρηρεφής.

whence she shall be hurled with a plunge from the rock: V. ὅθεν πετραῖον ἅλμα δισκευθήσεται (Euripides, Ion, 1268).

verb transitive

move: P. and V. κινεῖν.

shake: P. and V. σείειν.

move to and fro: V. σαλεύειν.

verb intransitive

move: P. and V. κινεῖσθαι.

shake: P. and V. σείεσθαι.

move to and fro: P. and V. σαλεύειν, P. ἀποσαλεύειν.

wave: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι; see toss.