Greek–English dictionary

συνύπαρξη

The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction. · synyparxi

συνυφαίνω

(transitive) To combine (things) through weaving. · synyfaino

συνωμοσία

A private agreement for a fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy. · synomosia

συνωμοτώ

(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire · synomoto

Συρία

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus. · Syria

σύριγγα

(musical instrument) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top. · syringa

συρίγγιο

(medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect. · syringio

συριστικός

Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack. · syristikos

σύρμα

A scouring pad used for cleaning dishes, made from steel wool containing soap. · syrma

συρματόπλεγμα

A form of securing wire similar to barbed wire, but with a series of short blades instead of barbs. Also, a length thereof. · syrmatoplegma

συρμός

(countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons. · syrmos

συρράβω

(transitive) To secure with a staple. · syrravo

σύρραξη

A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals. · syrraxi

συρραπτικό

A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper. · syrraptiko

συρραφή

(botany) The seam at the union of two margins in a plant. · syrrafi

συρράφω

(transitive, also, figurative) To sew up or join by means of a suture. · syrrafo

συρρικνώνω

(transitive) To cause to become smaller. · syrriknono

συρτάρι

A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc. · syrtari

συρταριέρα

A chest of drawers. · syrtariera

σύρτης

A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. · syrtis

συσκευή

Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. · syskevi

συσκοτίζω

(transitive) To cause to become obscure or muddled. · syskotizo

συσκότιση

A temporary loss of memory. · syskotisi

σύσπαση

(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction. · syspasi

συσσώρευση

(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low. · syssorefsi

συσσωρευτής

(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer. · syssoreftis

συσσωρευτικός

Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating. · syssoreftikos

συσσωρεύω

(transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection. · syssorevo

συστάδα

A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other. · systada

σύσταση

The proportion of different parts to make a whole. [from 14th c.] · systasi

συστατικό

A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device. · systatiko

σύστημα

A complex machine or instrument. · systima

συστηματική

The classification system of a branch of science, especially the classification of organisms in biology. · systimatiki

συστήνω

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention. · systino

συστοιχία

A row or panel of items stored or grouped together. · systoichia

συστρατιώτης

A companion in battle; fellow soldier. · systratiotis

συσχέτιση

A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects. · syschetisi

σύφιλη

(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. · syfili

συχκυριαρχία

(international law) Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries. [from 18th c.] · sychkyriarchia

συχνά

Frequently; many times on different occasions. · sychna

συχνάζω

(intransitive, now, rare) To live habitually; to stay, to remain. · sychnazo

συχνός

Done or occurring often; common. · sychnos

συχωροχάρτι

(Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution. · sychorocharti

σφαγέας

(figurative) A brutal or indiscriminate killer. · sfageas

σφαγείο

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.] · sfageio

σφαγή

The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms. · sfagi

σφαγιάζω

(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market. · sfagiazo

σφαδάζω

(transitive) To wave or swing vigorously · sfadazo

σφάζω

(transitive) To kill brutally. · sfazo

σφαίρα

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. · sfaira

σφαλιάρα

(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. · sfaliara

σφαλιαρίζω

(transitive) To give a slap to. · sfaliarizo

σφάλλω

(intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706] · sfallo

σφάλμα

A clumsy or embarrassing mistake. · sfalma

σφάχτης

(countable, and, uncountable) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing. · sfachtis

σφενδάμι

A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds. · sfendami

σφεντόνα

(weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. · sfedona

σφετερίζομαι

To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means. · sfeterizomai

σφετεριστής

One who usurps. · sfeteristis

σφήκα

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet. · sfika

σφήνα

One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering. · sfina

σφηνάκι

A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic. [from 1750s] · sfinaki

σφηνόλιθος

(architecture) The top stone of an arch. · sfinolithos

σφίγγα

(mythology) A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion. · sfinga

σφίγγω

(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once. · sfingo

σφιχτός

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. · sfichtos

σφογγίζω

To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of. · sfongizo

σφόδρα

To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely · sfodra

σφοδρός

Very bad or intense. · sfodros

σφοντύλι

A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460] · sfodyli

σφουγγαρίζω

(transitive) To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop. · sfoungarizo

σφουγγαρίστρα

An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle. · sfoungaristra

σφραγίδα

A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax. · sfragida

σφραγίζω

(transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it. · sfragizo

σφράγισμα

A relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics; a bulking agent. · sfragisma

σφρίγος

Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy. · sfrigos

σφυγμομέτρηση

A poll organized in an attempt to quantify public opinion on a subject. · sfygmometrisi

σφυγμός

A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them. · sfygmos

σφύρα

(anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear. · sfyra

σφύραινα

Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators. · sfyraina

σφυρηλατώ

(metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering. · sfyrilato

σφυρί

(anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear. · sfyri

σφύριγμα

An act of whistling. · sfyrigma

σφυριξιά

Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling. · sfyrixia

σφυρίχτρα

A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound. · sfyrichtra

σφυροκοπώ

(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard. · sfyrokopo

σχάρα

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium. · schara

σχάσιμος

(physics) Capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction. · schasimos

σχεδία

A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. · schedia

σχεδιάγραμμα

(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form). · schediagramma

σχεδιάζω

(obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint. · schediazo

σχεδίαση

An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat. · schediasi

σχεδίασμα

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper. · schediasma

σχεδιαστής

A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession. · schediastis

σχεδιάστρια

A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession. · schediastria

σχέδιο

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper. · schedio

σχεδόν

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150] · schedon

σχέση

In contrast or comparison with. · schesi

σχετικό συμπλήρωμα

(set theory) Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement). [from 20th c.] · schetiko sybliroma

σχετικός

that have a similar relationship · schetikos

σχήμα

The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. · schima

σχηματίζομαι

(transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up. · schimatizomai

σχηματίζω

(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. · schimatizo

σχηματίζω σειρά

(intransitive) To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue. · schimatizo seira

σχηματισμός

An object formed by combining. · schimatismos

σχιζοειδής

Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity. · schizoeidis

σχιζοφρένεια

(now, deprecated) A condition in which a person is supposed to have several distinct personalities; dissociative identity disorder. [from 20th c.] · schizofreneia

σχιζοφρενής

(of a person) Afflicted with schizophrenia; having difficulty with perception of reality. · schizofrenis

σχιζοφρενία

(now, deprecated) A condition in which a person is supposed to have several distinct personalities; dissociative identity disorder. [from 20th c.] · schizofrenia

σχιζοφρενικός

Of or relating to schizophrenia. · schizofrenikos

σχίσιμο

The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. [from 19th c.] · schisimo

σχίσμα

(by extension) A large difference of opinion. · schisma

σχιστόλιθος

Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate. · schistolithos

σχοινί

(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. · schoini

σχοινοβασία

A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground. · schoinovasia

σχολαστικός

A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning. · scholastikos

σχολή

A division of a university. · scholi

σχόλια

A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work. · scholia

σχολιάζω

(transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed. · scholiazo

σχολιασμός

A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis. · scholiasmos

σχολιαστής

A person who makes a commentary, particularly · scholiastis

σχόλιο

A comment added to a text. · scholio

σωβινισμός

(pejorative) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism. · sovinismos

σώβρακο

(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.] · sovrako

σωζόμενος

Still in existence; not having disappeared. · sozomenos

σώζω

To save from any violence, danger or evil. · sozo

σωθικά

The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · sothika

Σωκράτης

A en given name of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher. · Sokratis

σωλήνα

(computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input. [from 20th c.] · solina

σωλήνας

A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications. [from 10th c.] · solinas

σωλήνωση

A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out). · solinosi

σώμα

A unified collection of details, knowledge or information. [from 17th c.] · soma

σωματείο

(countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. · somateio

σωματέμπορος

Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. · somateboros

σωματίδιο

(physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.] · somatidio

σωματική εξέταση

A physical examination. · somatiki exetasi

σωματικός

Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive. [from 20th c.] · somatikos

σωματικώς

Pertaining to the whole body or mass; wholly. · somatikos

σωμάτιο

An early manuscript book. · somatio

σωματοφύλακας

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone. · somatofylakas

σώος και αβλαβής

(idiomatic) Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger. · soos kai avlavis

σωριάζομαι

(transitive) To cause to collapse. · soriazomai

σωριάζω

(transitive) To cause to collapse. · soriazo

σωρόλιθος

A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. · sorolithos

σωρός

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

σωσίας

A remarkably similar double. · sosias

σωστά

In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably · sosta

σωστό

Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below. · sosto

σώτειρα

A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm. · soteira

σωτήρ

A person who rescues someone or something. · sotir