Set

Set
subs.
Faction, clique P. and V. στσις, ἡ.
Arrangement: P. and V. τάξις. ἡ.
Number: P. and V. ἀριθμός, ὁ.
Class: P. and V. γένος, τό, εἶδος, τό.
Set (of sun): P. and V. δύσις, ἡ, δυσμαί, αἱ; see {{U}}Sunset.
Set back, failure: P. πταῖσμα, τό; see {{U}}Failure.
Set off: use adj., P. ἀντάξιος; see compensating, under compensate, v.
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adj.
Stationary: P. στάσιμος.
Fixed, appointed: P. and V. προκείμενος.
Resolute: P. . and V. καρτερός, V. ἔμπεδος.
Be set on: P. and V. προθυμεῖσθαι (infin.), σπουδάζειν (infin.); see be eager, under {{U}}Eager.
Set speech: P. συνεχὴς ῥῆσις, ἡ; see also {{U}}Harangue.
On set terms: P. and V. ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς.
Of set purpose: see on purpose, under {{U}}Purpose.
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v. trans.
P. and V. τιθέναι, ἱστναι.
Make to sit: P. and V. καθίζειν, V. ἵζειν, ἱδρειν, ἐξιδρειν.
Appoint: P. and V. καθιστναι (or mid.), τάσσειν, προστάσσειν.
Lay down (limits, etc.): P. and V. ὁρίζειν.
Fix: P. and V. πηγνύναι.
Set (as a task): P. and V. προτιθέναι (τί τινι), προστιθέναι (τί τινι), προστάσσειν (τί τινι), ἐπιτάσσειν (τί τινι), ἐπιβάλλειν (τί τινι), προσβάλλειν (τί τινι).
Set to music: P. ἐντείνειν (Plat., Prot. 326B).
Words set to music: P. λόγος δόμενος (Plat., Rep. 398D).
Set (in a particular direction): use guide.
I set you in the track that is best: V. ἐς τὸ λῷστον ἐμβιβάζω σʼ ἴχνος (Eur., H.F. 856).
Set an example: P. παράδειγμα διδόναι.
Set one's heart on: see {{U}}Desire.
To obtain that on which you have set your hearts: P. κατασχεῖν ἐφʼ ἃ ὥρμησθε (Thuc. 6, 9).
Be set on (a thing): see {{U}}Desire.
V. intrans. Of the sun: P. and V. δύνειν, δύεσθαι (Plat., Pol. 269A), V. φθνειν.
Becume fixed: P. and V. πήγνυσθαι.
Set about: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.). ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.). αἵρεσθαι (acc.), ναιρεῖσθαι (acc.); see {{U}}Undertake.
Set against, plant against: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (τί τινι).
Match one against another: P. and V. ἀντιτάσσειν (τινά τινι, or τινα πρός τινα).
met., make hostile: P. ἐκπολεμεῖν.
Set one thing in the balance against another: P. ἀντιτάσσεσθαι (τί τινι, or τι πρός τι), P. and V. ἀντιτιθέναι (τί τινος).
Set apart: P. and V. ἀπολαμβνειν (Eur., Or. 451); see set aside, separate.
Set aside: P. χωρὶς τίθεσθαι, ἀποχωρίζειν.
Except: P. and V. ἐξαιρεῖν; see also Reject, Disregard.
Set at defiance: see {{U}}Defy.
Set at naught: P. and V. μελεῖν (gen.), παραμελεῖν (gen.), καταμελεῖν (gen.), P. παρορᾶν (acc.), ἐν οὐδένι λόγῳ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), V. διʼ οὐδένος ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), κηδεῖν (gen.); see {{U}}Disregard.
Set before: P. and V. προτιθέναι.
Set on table: Ar. and P. παρατιθέναι.
Set down: Ar. and P. καταβάλλειν.
Set down (to anyone's account): P. and V. ναφέρειν (τί τινι, or τι εἴς τινα); see {{U}}Impute.
Set eyes on: see {{U}}Behold.
Set foot on: P. and V. ἐμβαίνειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. acc., gen. or dat.), ἐπιβαίνειν (gen.), V. ἐπεμβαίνειν (acc., gen. or dat.), ἐμβατεύειν (acc. or gen.).
Set forth: P. and V. προτιθέναι.
Narrate: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι; see narrate; v. intrans.: see set out.
Set in, begin, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι; see {{U}}Begin.
Set off, be equivalent to: P. ἀντάξιος εἶναι (gen.); see also {{U}}Balance.
Adorn: P. and V. κοσμεῖν; see adorn; v. intrans.: see set out.
Set on, urge against anyone: P. and V. ἐφιέναι (τί τινι), V. ἐπισείειν (τί τινι), P. ἐπιπέμπειν (τί τινι); see also encourage, launch against.
Put on: P. and V. ἐφιστναι.
Set on fire: see {{U}}Burn.
Set on foot: P. and V. προτιθέναι; see {{U}}Institute.
Begin: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.); see {{U}}Begin.
Set on table: Ar. and P. παρατιθέναι, V. προτιθέναι (also Ar. in mid.).
Set out, expose, put out: P. and V. προτιθέναι; v. intrans.: start: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, φορμᾶν, φορμᾶσθαι, ἐξορμᾶν, ἐξορμᾶσθαι, παίρειν, V. στέλλεσθαι, ποστέλλεσθαι; see {{U}}Start.
Set over: P. and V. ἐφιστναι (τινά τινι).
Set right: see {{U}}Correct.
Set round: P. περιιστάναι.
Set sail: P. and V. νγεσθαι, ἐξανγεσθαι, παίρειν, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι; see under {{U}}Sail.
Set the fashion of, be the first to introduce: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.).
Set to, he set the army to the work of fighting: P. καθίστη εἰς πόλεμον τὸν στρατόν (Thuc. 2, 75).
The servants all set their hands to work: V. δμῶες πρὸς ἔργον πάντες ἵεσαν χέρας (Eur., El. 799).
Set to work: P. and V. ἔργου ἔχεσθαι (Thuc. 1, 49); see also {{U}}Begin.
Every man set to work: V. πᾶς ἀνὴρ ἔσχεν πόνον (Eur., I.T. 309).
They set to and fought: P. καταστάντες ἐμάχοντο (Thuc. 1, 49).
Set up: P. and V. ἱστναι, νιστναι, ὀρθοῦν (rare P.): (a trophy) P. and V. ἱστναι, νιστναι.
(Temple, altar, etc.): P. and V. ἱδρειν (or mid.), V. καθιδρύεσθαι.
Set up in a place: P. and V. ἐγκαθιστναι (τί τινι), V. ἐγκαθιδρειν (τί τινι).
They are setting up a brazen statue to Philip: P. Φίλιππον χαλκοῦν ἵστασι (Dem. 425).
Be set up (of a statue): P. ἀνακεῖσθαι.
Appoint (as a government, etc.): P. and V. καθιστναι; see {{U}}Appoint.
Set up in a place: P. and V. ἐγκαθιστναι (τί τινι).
Help to set up: P. and V. συγκαθιστναι (acc.).
Bring forward: P. and V. προτιθέναι; see {{U}}Introduce.
Set up a shout: V. κραυγὴν ἱστναι (Eur., Or. 1529), κραυγὴν τιθέναι (Eur., Or. 1510), P. κραυγῇ χρῆσθαι (Thuc. 2, 4).
Set up as, pretend to be: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι (infin.).
Set up in (business): P. κατασκευάζεσθαι (with acc. of the business).
Set upon: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (acc. and dat.); see set on.
Attack: see {{U}}Attack.

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

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