verge
From LSJ
ἕτερος ἐξ ἑτέρου σοφός τό τε πάλαι τό τε νῦν → one gets his skill from another, now as in days of old
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Use adj. P. and V. ἔσχατος, ἄκρος, in agreement with substantive.
we are come to the utmost verge of ruin: V. ἐς ἄκραν ἥκομεν γράμμην κακῶν (Euripides, Fragment); see extremity.
be on the verge of be about to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).
on the verge of, all but: P. and V. ὅσον οὐ.
verb intransitive
face, look: P. τετράφθαι (perf. pass. of τρέπειν); see face.
tend: P. and V. τείνειν, νεύειν, ῥέπειν, P. συντείνειν.
verge on, tend towards: P. and V. τείνειν (πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.); see tend.
