- Figure
- v. intrans.Appear, be seen: P. and V. φαίνεσθαι; see {{U}}Appear.——————subs.Shape: P. and V. σχῆμα, τό, εἶδος, τό, ἰδέα, ἡ, μορφή, ἡ (Plat.), V. μόρφωμα, τό.Appearance: P. and V. ὄψις, ἡ.Effigy: P. and V. ἄγαλμα, τό, εἰκών, ἡ, Ar. and P. ἀνδριάς, ὁ.Effigy of a god: P. and V. ἄγαλμα, τό, Ar. and V. βρέτας, τό.Moulded figure: Ar. and P. πλάσμα, τό.Number: P. and V. ἄριθμος, ὁ.The figure one: P. μονάς, ἡ.The figure two: P. δυάς, ἡ.Figure in geometry: P. διάγραμμα, τό.A square figure: P. χωρίον τετράγωνον.Figure of speech: Ar. and P. εἰκών, ἡ.To use a figure of speech: P. ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, V. ὡς εἰπεῖν ἔπος.Figures in dancing: P. and V. σχήματα, τά (Eur., Cycl. 221).Perform figures: P. σχήματα σχηματίζειν (Plat.), or Ar. σχηματίζειν alone (Pax, 324).Figures in relief on shields, etc.: V. τυποί, οἱ (Eur., Phoen. 1130).
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.