- Defence
- subs.Bulwark: P. and V. ἔρυμα, τό, ἔπαλξις, ἡ, V. ἕρκος, τό.Used concretely of a person: V. ἔρεισμα, τό, πύργος, ὁ.Defence against: P. and V. πρόβλημα, τό (gen.), V. ἔρυμα, τό (gen.), ῥῦμα, τό (gen.), ἔπαλξις, ἡ (gen.), ἀλκή, ἡ (gen.), P. προβολή, ἡ (gen.).Defences (of a town, etc.): P. and V. ἔρυμα, τό, τεῖχος, τό, P. τείχισμα, τό, V. ἕρκη, τά.These are the defences I threw up to protect Attica: P. ταῦτα προὐβαλόμην πρὸ τῆς Ἀττικῆς (Dem. 325).Means of defence: P. and V. σωτηρία, ἡ, V. ἀλκή, ἡ.Come to the defence of, v.: P. and V. βοηθεῖν (dat.); see {{U}}Assist.Reply to charges, subs.: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ, ἀπολόγημα, τό.Advocacy: P. συνηγορία, ἡ.Justificaticn: P. δικαίωμα, τό.
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.