tug

From LSJ

κῶς ταῦτα βασιλέϊ ἐκχρήσει περιυβρίσθαι → how will it be good enough for the king to be insulted with these things

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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verb transitive

P. and V. ἕλκειν, ἐφέλκειν. ἐπισπᾶν, Ar. and V. σπᾶν; use pull.

exert oneself: P. and V. τείνειν; see under exert.

give a tug: Ar. ὑποτείνειν (Pax, 458).

substantive

effort: P. and V. πόνος, ὁ.

struggle: P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ; use struggle.

tug of war, met.: use P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ.