- Heart
- subs.P. and V. καρδία, ἡ (rare P.), Ar. and V. κέαρ, τό.Centre: P. and V. τὸ μέσον.Interior of a country: P. μεσογεία, ἡ.Seat of the feelings: P. and V. ψυχή, ἡ, Ar. and V. καρδία, ἡ, θυμός, ὁ, κέαρ, τό, φρήν, ἡ, or pl., V. σπλάγχνον, τό, or pl., ἧπαρ, τό.Have the heart to, v.; P. and V. ἀξιοῦν (infin.), δικαιοῦν (infin.), V. τολμᾶν (infin.), ἐπαξιοῦν (infin.), Ar. and V. τλῆναι (2nd aor. of τλᾶν) (infin.).Take to heart: P. ἐνθύμιον ποιεῖσθαί (τί).Be vexed at: P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.), V. πικρῶς φέρειν (acc.).Taken to heart, adj.: P. and V. ἐνθύμιος.An honest grief I know goes to the heart: V. χωρεῖ πρὸς ἧπαρ, οἶδα, γενναία δύη (Soph., Aj. 938).Lose heart, v.: P. and V. ἀθυμεῖν.Take heart: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. θαρσύνειν, P. ἀναρρωσθῆναι (aor. pass. of ἀναρρωννύναι).(Know) by heart, adv.: P. and V. ἀκριβῶς.Learn by heart, v.: P. and V. ἐκμανθάνειν.Smitten to the heart: V. φρένας ... εἰς αὐτὰς τυπείς (Æsch., P.V. 361).Speak from the heart: V. λέγειν ... τὸν ἐκ φρενὸς λόγον (Æsch., Choe. 107).Through cowardice you give rein to your tongue, though you think not thus at heart: V. δειλίᾳ γλώσσῃ χαρίζει τἄνδον οὐχ οὕτω φρονῶν (Eur., Or. 1514).To make her weep though she rejoice at heart: V. ὡστʼ ἐκδακρῦσαι γʼ ἔνδοθεν κεχαρμένην (Eur., Or. 1122).(I swear) that I will speak truly to you from my heart: V. ἦ μὴν ἐρεῖν σοι τἀπὸ καρδίας σαφῶς (Eur., I.A. 475).With a light heart: P. and V. ῥᾳδίως, P. εὐχερῶς, V. κούφως.They were going to have experience of Lacedaemonians whose heart was in their work: P. Λακεδαιμονίων ὀργώντων ἔμελλον πειράσεσθαι (Thuc. 4, 108).
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.