spare

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

P. and V. φείδεσθαι (gen.).

be sparing of: P. and V. φείδεσθαι (gen.).

give: P. and V. διδόναι; see give.

not to grudge: P. and V. οὐ φθονεῖν (gen. of thing, dat. of person).

refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.).

spare (to do a thing): P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (μὴ infin.), V. ἀφίστασθαι (infin.); see refrain.

adjective

lean: Ar. and P. ἰσχνός, λεπτός.

wasted: P. and V. ξηρός.

scanty: P. and V. σπάνιος, V. σπανιστός, σπαρνός.

surplus: P. and V. περισσός.

seamanship is a branch of art and does not admit of being studied as a mere pastime in spare moments: P. τὸ ναυτικὸν τέχνης ἐστι… καὶ οὐκ ἐνδέχεται ὅταν τύχῃ ἐκ παρέργου μελετᾶσθαι (Thuc. 1, 142).