swell

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

increase: P. and V. αὐξάνειν, αὔξειν, P. ἐπαυξάνειν, V. ἀλδαίνειν.

puff up: P. and V. φυσᾶν, Ar. and P. ὀγκοῦν, V. ἐξογκοῦν; see puff up.

verb intransitive

Ar. and P. οἰδεῖν, P. and V. ἀνοιδεῖν (Plato), σπαργᾶν (Plato), V. ἐξοιδεῖν (Euripides, Cyclops).

of fruit: Ar. οἰδάνειν.

increase: P. and V. αὐξάνεσθαι, αὔξεσθαι, P. ἐπαυξάνεσθαι, V. ὀφέλλεσθαι.

the stream of the Asopus was much swollen: P. ὁ Ἄσωπος… ἐρρύη μέγας (Thuc. 2, 5).

swell with anger: use P. and V. ζεῖν, κυμαίνειν ( Plato).

swell with milk: P. and V. σπαργᾶν.

swell with pride: P. and V. φρονεῖν μέγα, ὑπερφρονεῖν, V. πνεῖν μεγάλα.

be puffed up: Ar. and V. ὀγκοῦσθαι (also Xen.), V. ἐξογκοῦσθαι, Ar. ὀγκύλλεσθαι.

swell with passion: P. and V. σφριγᾶν, P. σπαργᾶν.

swell with waves: P. κυμαίνειν (Plato).

substantive

of the sea: Ar. and V. οἶδμα, τό, σάλος, ὁ, or use wave.