subject
οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
under another's power: P. and V. ὑποχείριος, V. χείριος.
subject to: P. and V. ὑποχείριος (gen.), ὑπήκοος (gen. or dat.).
substantive
theme: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, P. ὑπόθεσις, ἡ.
subject of investigation: P. σκέμμα, τό.
matter, affair: P. and V. χρῆμα, τό; see matter.
as opposed to predicate: τὸ ὑποκείμενον (Aristotle).
providing posterity with subjects for song: V. ἀοιδὰς δόντες ὑστέροις βροτῶν (Euripides, Troades 1245, cf. Euripides, Supplices 1225).
be a subject of dispute, v.; P. ἀμφισβητεῖσθαι.
nothing to do with the subject: P. οὐδὲν πρὸς λόγον, ἔξω τοῦ πράγματος.
subject to your approval: P. and V. εἰ σοὶ δοκεῖ.
subjects, those governed: P. and V. οἱ ὑπήκοοι, P. οἱ ἀρχόμενοι.
be subjects, v.: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι.
be subjects of: Ar. and P. ὑπακούειν (absol. or with dat. or gen.).
verb transitive
bring into subjection: P. and V. καταστρέφεσθαι, κατεργάζεσθαι; see reduce, enslave.
expose: P. and V. ὑποβάλλειν (τινά τινι); see expose.
be subjected to malicious accusations: use Ar. and P. συκοφαντεῖσθαι.
