Keep

v. trans.

Preserve, retain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν.

Hold: P. and V. ἔχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.).

Protect: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, φραυρεῖν, V. ἐκφυλάσσειν, ῥύεσθαι, Ar. and P. τηρεῖν; see {{U}}Guard.

Observe, maintain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν, διασώζειν.

Prevent: P. and V. κωλύειν, ἐπικωλύειν, ἀπείργειν, ἐξείργειν; see {{U}}Prevent.

Detain: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρητύειν; see {{U}}Check.

Support (with food, etc.): P. and V. τρέφειν, βόσκειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. φέρβειν.

Keeping Sicily on the left: P. ἐν δεξιᾷ λαβόντες τὴν Σικελίαν (Thuc. 7, 1).

Keep (peace, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν.

Keep (a festival, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν.

Keep quiet: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν, Ar. and P. ἡσυχίαν ἄγειν, V. ἡσύχως ἔχειν.

V. intrans. Keep (doing a thing), continue: P. διατελεῖν (part.), διαμένειν (part. or infin.), διαγίγνεσθαι (part.), P. and V. καρτερεῖν (part.).

You keep talking nonsense: P. φλυαρεῖς ἔχων (Plat., Gorg. 490^E.; cf. Ar., Ran. 202).

Remain: P. and V. μένειν; see {{U}}Remain.

Keep well or ill: P. and V. εὖ or κακῶς ἔχειν.

Keep back, v. trans.: see Hide, Reserve, Cheek.

Shall I tell you openly what happened there or keep back the tale: V. πότερά σοι παρρησίᾳ φράσω τὰ κεῖθεν ἢ λόγον στειλώμεθα (Eur., Bacch. 668).

Keep down: P. and V. κατέχειν.

Subdue: P. and V. καταστρέφεσθαι, χειροῦσθαι.

Keep from, refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.); see {{U}}Refrain.

Keep in mind: P. and V. σώζειν (or mid.), φυλάσσειν (or mid.); see {{U}}Remember.

Keep in the dark: P. and V. κρύπτειν (τινά τι), P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (τινά τι).

We are keeping him in the dark touching this matter: V. σιγῇ τοῦθʼ ὑφαιρούμεσθά νιν (Eur., El. 271). Keep off, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, ἀμύνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπαμύνειν; see ward off.

Hard to keep off, adj.: V. δυσφύλακτος.

Refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.).

Keep on, v. intrans.: P. and V. καρτερεῖν, P. διατελεῖν.

Last: P. and V. μένειν, παραμένειν, ἀντέχειν, P. διαμένειν, συμμένειν.

Go forward: P. and V. προβαίνειν, προχωρεῖν, P. προέρχεσθαι.

Be prolonged: P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι, V. χρονίζειν.

Keep out: see keep off.

Keep out (rain, water or missiles): P. and V. στέγειν (acc.).

Keep to, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).

They kept more to the sea: P. τῆς θαλάσσης μᾶλλον ἀντείχοντο (Thuc. 1, 13).

He would both have kept to the law and shown his piety: V. καὶ τοῦ νόμου τʼ ἂν εἴχετʼ εὐσεβής τʼ ἂν ἦν (Eur., Or. 503). Keep together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν.

Keep under: see keep down.

Keep up, maintain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διασώζειν; see {{U}}Maintain.

Keep up one's spirits: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. εὐθυμεῖν (Eur., Cycl.), θαρσύνειν.

Keep up (another's) spirits: see {{U}}Encourage.

Keep up (a noise, shouting, etc.): P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).

Keep up, hold out, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.

Keep up with: P. and V. ἕπεσθαι (dat.), συνέπεσθαι (dat.), V. ὁμαρτεῖν (dat.).

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subs.

Maintenance: P. and V. τροφή, ἡ, Ar. and P. σίτησις, ἡ.

Keep of castle: use P. and V. πύργος, ὁ.