Greek–English dictionary

σταλινισμός

The Communist philosophies espoused by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. · stalinismos

σταμάτημα

(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation. · stamatima

σταματώ

(idiomatic) To cease an activity. [from 1919] · stamato

στάμνα

A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. · stamna

στάνη

An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one. · stani

σταρήθρα

Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. · starithra

Σταρμπαξ

A widespread chain of coffee shops. · Starbax

σταροκόρακας

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. · starokorakas

στάση

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself. · stasi

στασιάζω

(intransitive) To commit a mutiny. · stasiazo

στασιαστικός

(law) Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious. · stasiastikos

στασιμοπληθωρισμός

(economics) Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with recession and high unemployment. [from 1965] · stasimoplithorismos

στάσιμος

No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated. · stasimos

στάτης

The stationary part of a motor or other machine. · statis

στάτους κβο

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs. · statous kvo

σταύλος

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses. · stavlos

σταυροβότανο

Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties. · stavrovotano

σταυροδρόμι

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal. · stavrodromi

σταυροκοπιέμαι

(reflexive, to cross oneself) To make the sign of the cross over oneself. · stavrokopiemai

σταυρόλεξο

(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word. · stavrolexo

σταυρός

An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church. · stavros

σταυροφορία

Any of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it. · stavroforia

σταυροφόρος

Bearing a cross. · stavroforos

σταύρωμα

(figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone. · stavroma

σταυρώνω

To mark with an X. · stavrono

σταύρωση

(figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone. · stavrosi

σταφυλόκοκκος

A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections. · stafylokokkos

στάχτη

A gray color, similar to that of the remains of a fire. · stachti

σταχτής

Ash-colored; pale; anemic · stachtis

σταχτί

An achromatic colour between black and white. · stachti

σταχτοδοχείο

A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars. · stachtodocheio

στάχυ

(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant. · stachy

στεγάζω

(transitive) To cover or furnish with a roof. · stegazo

στεγανοποίηση

A tight closure, secure against leakage. · steganopoiisi

στεγανός

Hermetically sealed. · steganos

στέγη

(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building. · stegi

στεγνός

Free from or lacking moisture. · stegnos

στεγνώνω

(transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry. · stegnono

στείβω

Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out. · steivo

στείρος

(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile. · steiros

στειρότητα

The inability to conceive children. · steirotita

στειρώνω

(transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals. · steirono

στέκι

A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout. · steki

στέλεχος

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin. · stelechos

στέλνω

(transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone). · stelno

στέλνω φαξ

To send a document via a fax machine. · stelno fax

στέμμα

The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse. · stemma

στέμφυλα

The pulp or pulplike matter remaining from a substance pressed to extract its juice or oil. · stemfyla

στενή

(slang, with the definite article) Prison, jail, or lockup. · steni

στενό

A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees. · steno

στενογραφία

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc. · stenografia

στενογράφος

(UK, dated) A person skilled in shorthand and typing. · stenografos

στενοκέφαλος

Narrow-minded; bigoted. · stenokefalos

στενόμακρος

(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation. · stenomakros

στενός

Closely acquainted; familiar. · stenos

στενότητα

(uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient. · stenotita

στενοχωρημένος

Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. · stenochorimenos

στενοχωρώ

To cause strain or anxiety to someone. · stenochoro

στεντόρειος

(of a voice) Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds. · stedoreios

στέπα

The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. [from 1671] · stepa

στερεό

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas). · stereo

στερεοποιούμαι

(usually, transitive) To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real). · stereopoioumai

στερεός

(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.] · stereos

στερεοτυπία

(printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface. · stereotypia

στερεότυπο

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.] · stereotypo

στερεότυπος

Straightforward, ordinary, just another, very basic. · stereotypos

στερέωμα

(also, Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament. · stereoma

στερεώνω

(transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely. · stereono

στερεώνω με σύρμα

To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing. · stereono me syrma

στερητικό σύνδρομο

A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld. · steritiko syndromo

στεριώνω

(intransitive) To become firm; stabilise. · steriono

στέρνα

A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use. · sterna

στέρνο

(anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax. · sterno

στερνοπαίδι

The youngest child of a family. · sternopaidi

στερνοπούλι

The youngest child of a family. · sternopouli

στεροειδές

(biochemistry, organic compound) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids. · steroeides

στερούμαι

To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance · steroumai

στέρφος

(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile. · sterfos

στερώ

(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something. · stero

στεφάνη

(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball. · stefani

στεφάνι

An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor. · stefani

Στεφανία

A en given name. · Stefania

στεφανιαίος

(anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart. · stefaniaios

Στέφανος

(biblical character) The first Christian martyr. · Stefanos

στέψη

(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty. · stepsi

στηθόδεσμος

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s] · stithodesmos

στήθος

A breast, one of a woman's breasts · stithos

στηθοσκόπιο

(medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde. · stithoskopio

στήλη

(media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news. · stili

στηλιτεύω

(transitive) To criticize harshly. · stilitevo

στηλοθέτης

(computing) To use the Tab key on a computer to advance the cursor or move the input focus, or on a typewriter to advance the carriage. · stilothetis

στήμονας

(botany) In flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament. · stimonas

στην

(arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation. · stin

στην αιχμή της τεχνολογίας

(idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field. · stin aichmi tis technologias

στην πορεία

Along the way. · stin poreia

στην πραγματικότητα

(adverbial) Actually, in fact. · stin pragmatikotita

στην συνέχεια

(temporal location) Soon afterward. · stin synecheia

στην υγειά

A common toast used when drinking in company. · stin ygeia

στήνω

(transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion. · stino

στήνω παγίδες

(intransitive) To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game; to travel for the purpose of trapping. · stino pagides

στηρίζω

To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (legal) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review. · stirizo

στιβάδα

A single thickness of some material covering a surface. · stivada

στιβαδόρος

A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work. [from 18th c.] · stivadoros

στιβαρός

Steadfast, secure, solid (in position) · stivaros

στίβος

A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc. · stivos

στίγμα

A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage. · stigma

στιγματίζω

(transitive) To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata. · stigmatizo

στιγμή

(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period. · stigmi

στιγµιότυπο

(computing) A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming. [from 20th c.]

στίζω

To apply a tattoo to (someone or something). · stizo

στιλέτο

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade. · stileto

στιλό

A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks. · stilo

στιλπνότητα

(also, figuratively) Splendor; radiance; shininess. · stilpnotita

στίξη

A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods). · stixi

στις μέρες μας

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.] · stis meres mas

στιφάδο

(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18th c.] · stifado

στίφος

A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil. · stifos

στιχάριο

(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments. · stichario

στίχοι

The words to a song (or other vocal music). · stichoi

στίχος

A verse (in poetry). · stichos

στο εξωτερικό

Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [from 1350–1470] · sto exoteriko

στο κάτω κάτω

(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point. · sto kato kato

στο πλοίο

On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. [from ca. 1350—1470] · sto ploio

στο σπίτι

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at,‎ home. In one's place of residence. · sto spiti

στοά

(architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides. · stoa

στοίβα

A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation. · stoiva

στοιχεία

(countable) A person's name, address and other personal information. · stoicheia

στοιχείο

A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one. [from 20th c.] · stoicheio

στοιχειοθέτης

(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing. · stoicheiothetis

στοιχειώδης

A fundamental ingredient. · stoicheiodis

στοιχειωδώς

In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter. · stoicheiodos

στοιχειωμένος

Spooky; frightening. · stoicheiomenos

στοίχημα

A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event). · stoichima

στοιχηματίζω

(transitive, ditransitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. · stoichimatizo

στοιχίζω

(transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price. · stoichizo

στοίχιση

(typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification). · stoichisi

στοίχος

A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc. · stoichos

στοκ

(operations) A store of goods ready for sale; inventory. · stok

Στοκχόλμη

A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden. · Stokcholmi

στολή

Clothing and ornamentation; raiment. · stoli

στολή αγγαρείας

(US) Military clothing worn when doing menial tasks. · stoli angareias

στολίζω

To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire. · stolizo

στόλος

A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada. · stolos

στόμα

The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river. · stoma

στοματικός

(relational) Relating to the mouth. · stomatikos

στομάχι

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. · stomachi

στομαχόπονος

Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen. · stomachoponos

στόμαχος

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. · stomachos

στομίδα

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal. · stomida

στόμιο

An outlet, aperture or orifice. · stomio