Pile

subs.

Stake: P. σταυρός, ὁ, Ar. and P. χάραξ, ὁ or ἡ, V. σκόλοψ, ὁ (also Xen.).

Heap: Ar. and P. σωρός, ὁ (Xen.), Ar. and V. θωμός, ὁ, V. θίς, ὁ or ἡ.

Pile of stones: V. λάϊνα ἐξογκώματα (Eur., H.F. 1332).

Amid a pile of arms: V. σκύλων ἐν ὄχλῳ (Eur., Hec. 1014).

Funeral pile: P. and V. πυρά, ἡ, V. πυρκαία, ἡ.

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v. trans.

P. and V. νεῖν, P. συννεῖν.

Pile up (a mound): P. and V. χοῦν.

Collect: P. and V. συλλέγειν, συμφέρειν.

Pile arms: P. ὅπλα τίθεσθαι.

Pile on: P. and V. ἐπιτιθέναι (τί τινι), ἐπιβάλλειν (τί τινι).

Axles were piled on axles and dead on dead: V. ἄξονες τʼ ἐπʼ ἄξοσι νεκροί τε νεκροῖς ἐξεσωρεύονθʼ ὁμοῦ (Eur., Phoen. 1194).

Pile up: P. ἐπιπαρανεῖν, Ar. ἐπινεῖν.

met., see {{U}}Increase.

Piling up the banked clouds: V. συντιθεὶς πυκνὸν νέφος (Eur., frag.).

You see how many stones he has piled up over it (the cave): Ar. ὁρᾷς ὅσους ἄνωθεν ἐπεφόρησε τῶν λίθων (Pax. 224).