spin
From LSJ
Οὐ χρὴ φέρειν τὰ πρόσθεν ἐν μνήμῃ κακά → Mala pristina haud oportet ferre in memoria → Du darfst nicht im Gedächtnis tragen früheres Leid
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. νεῖν; see also weave.
of destiny spinning the threads of life: P. and V. ἐπικλώθειν (Plato and Euripides, Or. 12).
make to revolve: P. and V. στρέφειν, Ar. and V. κυκλεῖν, στροβεῖν, V. ἑλίσσειν, εἱλίσσειν (Ar.) δινεῖν (also pass. in Plato but rare P.).
verb intransitive
revolve: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι, περιφέρεσθαι, V. ἑλίσσεσθαι, εἱλίσσεσθαι, Ar. and V. στροβεῖσθαι.
spin out: Met., P. and V. μηκύνειν, τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, P. ἀποτείνειν, ἀπομηκύνειν.
