Prime

Prime
adj.
Original: P. and V. πρῶτος.
Excellent: P. and V. σπουδαῖος.
Prime-mover: P. and V. ἡγεμών, ὁ or ἡ, P. ἐξηγητής, ὁ.
Prime-mover in: P. and V. ἡγεμών, ὁ or ἡ (gen.), ἀρχηγός, ὁ or ἡ (gen.), P. ἐξηγητής, ὁ (gen.), V. ἀρχηγέτης, ὁ (gen.).
The prime mover in all this business: P., ὁ πάντων τούτων ἀρχιτέκτων (Dem. 1018).
——————
subs.
Prime of life: P. and V. ἥβη, ἡ, ἀκμή, ἡ, ὥρα, ἡ, P. ὥρα ἡλικίας, Ar. and P. ἡλικία, ἡ.
Be in one's prime, v.: P. and V. ἡβᾶν, ἀκμάζειν.
Of things: P. and V. ἀκμάζειν.
In one's prime: use also adj., P. and V. ὡραῖος, V. ἀκμαῖος, χλωρός, θαλερός, Ar. and P. νεαλής, Ar. ὡρικός.
Be past one's prime: P. παρηβηκέναι (perf. of παρηβᾶν).
He who is past his prime: V. ὁ ἔξηβος χρόνῳ (Æsch., Theb. 11).
——————
v. trans.
Prepare a person: P. κατασκευάζειν.

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • prime — 1. (pri m ) adj.    Mot ancien qui signifiait premier, et qui n est plus usité seul ; on s en sert encore dans les locutions suivantes. 1°   De prime abord, en premier lieu. •   De prime abord sont par la bonne dame Expédiés tous les péchés menus …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Prime — can refer to: * Prime number, an integer greater than 1 which is only divisible by 1 and itself * Prime (symbol), the ′ mark ** 3′ end and 5′ end ( three prime end , five prime end ) in biochemistry * Prime (liturgy), a liturgical office (service …   Wikipedia

  • Prime — Prime, a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl. corresponding to the compar. prior former. See {Prior}, a., {Foremost}, {Former}, and cf. {Prim}, a., {Primary}, {Prince}.] 1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary. Prime… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prime — • Article on the office of Prime, now suppressed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prime     Prime     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Prime — Prime, n. 1. The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In the very prime of the world. Hooker. [1913 Webster] Hope waits upon the flowery… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prime-1 — [ˌpraɪm ˈwʌn] noun [singular] FINANCE a rating given by some credit showing that the risk of non payment of a loan etc is very low. Prime 1 is the best rating, followed by prime 2 and prime 3: • Moody s assigned their top ratings prime 1 and A 1… …   Financial and business terms

  • prime — [prīm] adj. [ME < MFr < L primus, first < OL pri, before < IE base * per , beyond > FAR, FIRST] 1. first in time; original; primitive; primary 2. first in rank or authority; chief [the prime minister] 3. first in importance or… …   English World dictionary

  • PRIME — (Privacy and Identity Management for Europe / Datenschutz und Identitätsmanagement für Europa) ist der Name eines Projektes innerhalb des 6. EU Rahmenprogramms. Der Start des PRIME Projektes fand in Brunnen, Schweiz, vom 8. bis 12. März 2004… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • prime — PRIME. s. f. La premiere des heures Canoniales. Chanter Prime. assister à Prime. Il se dit aussi d une sorte de Jeu aux cartes. Il y a deux sortes de prime. la grand prime. la petite prime. cartes de prime. joüer à la prime. il a perdu son argent …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • prime — 1 n 1: prime rate 2: general contractor prime 2 vt primed, prim·ing: to have priority over a perfected security …   Law dictionary

  • Prime-2 — Prime 1/Prime 2/Prime 3 ► FINANCE a rating (= measurement of how good something is) given to a loan to show how much of a risk there is that the loan will not be paid back. A Prime 1 rating means that the risk is very low. A Prime 2 or Prime 3… …   Financial and business terms

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”