Greek–English dictionary

απορία

(rhetoric) An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed. · aporia

άπορος

One living on or eligible for public charity. · aporos

απορρέων

Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. · aporreon

απόρρητο

Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret. · aporrito

απορρίματα

Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind. · aporrimata

απόρριμμα

Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish. · aporrimma

απορρίπτω

To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper. · aporripto

απορροφώ

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.] · aporrofo

απορρυπαντικό

Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant. · aporrypadiko

απορρυπαντικός

That cleanses. · aporrypadikos

απορφανίζω

(transitive) To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive). · aporfanizo

απορώ

(transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind. · aporo

αποσάθρωση

(by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something. · aposathrosi

αποσαφηνίζω

(transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific. · aposafinizo

αποσαφήνιση

The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent. · aposafinisi

απόσβεση

The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset. · aposvesi

αποσβήνω

(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. · aposvino

αποσιωπητικά

(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues. · aposiopitika

αποσκευές

A suitcase. · aposkeves

αποσκιρτώ

(intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party. · aposkirto

αποσμητικός

acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor. · aposmitikos

αποσόβηση

(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert. · aposovisi

αποσοβώ

(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of. · aposovo

απόσπασμα

A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation. · apospasma

απόσπασμα κώδικα

(computing) A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase. · apospasma kodika

αποσπερίτης

(astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess. · aposperitis

αποσπόρι

The youngest child of a family. · apospori

αποσπώ

(transitive) To separate; to disengage. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · apospo

απόσταγμα

(real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title. · apostagma

αποστάζω

To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality. · apostazo

αποστακτήρας

(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation. · apostaktiras

αποστακτήριο

A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits. · apostaktirio

απόσταση

(military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks. · apostasi

αποστασιοποιημένος

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish. · apostasiopoiimenos

αποστάτης

(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith. · apostatis

αποστάτισσα

(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith. · apostatissa

αποστάτρια

(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith. · apostatria

αποστειρωμένος

Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms. · aposteiromenos

αποστειρώνω

(transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts. · aposteirono

αποστέλλω

(transitive) To send by water-borne transport. · apostello

αποστέλλω λογαριασμό

(transitive) To charge; to send a bill to. · apostello logariasmo

αποστερώ

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

αποστεωμένος

Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass). · aposteomenos

αποστηθίζω

To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory. · apostithizo

απόστημα

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · apostima

αποστολέας

(business) The party that provides merchandise for consignment sale. · apostoleas

αποστολή

The act of doing something quickly. · apostoli

απόστολος

(Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel. · apostolos

αποστρακισμός

An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound. · apostrakismos

αποστράτευση

(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service. · apostratefsi

αποστρατεύω

(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service. · apostratevo

αποστρατιωτικοποιώ

(transitive) To remove troops from (an area). · apostratiotikopoio

αποστρέφω

(transitive) To turn aside or away. · apostrefo

αποστροφή

(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent. · apostrofi

απόστροφος

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts. · apostrofos

αποσυμπιέζω

(computing, transitive) To restore (compressed data) to its original form, from a zip file. · aposybiezo

αποσυναρμολογώ

To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly. · aposynarmologo

αποσύνδεση

A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection. · aposyndesi

αποσυνδέω

(transitive) To sever or interrupt a connection. · aposyndeo

αποσύνθεση

A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost. · aposynthesi

αποσυνθέτω

(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely. · aposyntheto

αποσυντίθεμαι

(intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy. · aposydithemai

αποσύρομαι

(intransitive) Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn. · aposyromai

αποσύρω

(transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.] · aposyro

αποσυσκευασία

The removal of something from its box; an unpacking. · aposyskevasia

αποσφαλματώνω

(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery. · aposfalmatono

απόσχιση

(boxing) The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting. · aposchisi

αποταμιεύσεις

(countable, usually, in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future. · apotamiefseis

αποταμιευτής

(literal) One who, or that which, accumulates. · apotamieftis

αποταμιεύω

(transitive, gambling, slang, archaic) To make an agreement to give (some amount of money) to a fellow gambler if one wins, and to receive that amount from them if they win, as a form of hedging. · apotamievo

αποτάσσω

(transitive, now, _, rare) To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service. · apotasso

αποτέλεσμα

The outcome or result of a process or act. · apotelesma

αποτελεσματικός

Producing a decided or decisive effect. · apotelesmatikos

αποτελεσματικότητα

The property of being effective, of achieving results. · apotelesmatikotita

αποτελούμαι

(archaic, intransitive) To exist or be compatible. · apoteloumai

αποτελώ

(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form. · apotelo

αποτεφρώνω

(transitive) To destroy by burning. · apotefrono

αποτέφρωση

A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse. · apotefrosi

αποτιμώ

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate. · apotimo

απότοκος

(computing) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another. · apotokos

αποτόμα

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · apotoma

απότομο τράβηγμα

A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force). · apotomo travigma

απότομος

Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · apotomos

αποτραβιέμαι

(intransitive) To withdraw military forces. · apotraviemai

αποτρεπτικός

Serving to deter, preventing something from happening. · apotreptikos

αποτρέπω

(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of. · apotrepo

αποτριχώνω

To remove all hair from skin so as to make it smooth. · apotrichono

αποτρίχωση

The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator. · apotrichosi

αποτρόπαιος

Totally reprehensible. · apotropaios

αποτροπή

Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action. · apotropi

αποτυγχάνω

(intransitive) To be unsuccessful. · apotynchano

αποτυχημένος

Not favored by fortune. · apotychimenos

αποτυχία

State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success. · apotychia

άπους

Without feet. · apous

απουσιάζω

(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 18th century.] · apousiazo

απουσιασμός

The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee. [First attested in the early 19th century.] · apousiasmos

απουσίες

The persons or number of persons present. · apousies

απόφαση

A choice or judgement. · apofasi

απόφαση (του διαιτητή)

(chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest. · apofasi (tou diaititi)

αποφασίζω

(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle. · apofasizo

αποφασισμένος

Intent, determined (to do something). · apofasismenos

αποφασιστικότητα

The state or quality of being decisive. · apofasistikotita

αποφεύγω

(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way. · apofevgo

αποφευκτός

Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped. · apofefktos

απόφθεγμα

A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim. [from mid-16th c.] · apofthegma

αποφθεγματικός

Tending to use aphorisms or maxims; especially, to such an extent as to engage in trite moralizing, even self-righteously so. · apofthegmatikos

αποφλοιώνω

To strip the bark from; to peel. · apofloiono

αποφοίτηση

The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution). · apofoitisi

αποφορτίζω

(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge). · apofortizo

αποφυγή

(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent. · apofygi

απόφυση

A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism. · apofysi

αποχαιρετισμός

A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell. · apochairetismos

αποχαιρετιστήριος

Parting, valedictory, final. · apochairetistirios

αποχαιρετώ

To bid farewell or say goodbye. · apochaireto

αποχαυνώνω

(transitive) To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation. · apochavnono

απόχη

A small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch, used for trapping butterflies or individual fish. · apochi

αποχρέμπτομαι

(transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly; to cough heavily, especially causing uvular frication. · apochrebtomai

απόχρωση

These hues as used in color television or films, color photographs, etc (as opposed to the shades of grey used in black-and-white television). · apochrosi

αποχυμωτής

A manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables. · apochymotis

αποχύνω

(transitive) To pour from one vessel into another. · apochyno

αποχωρητήριο

A toilet that uses water to flush urine and feces through a pipe to another location, typically a sewer main in urban settings or a septic tank elsewhere. · apochoritirio

απόψε

During the evening of today. · apopse

άποψη

(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.] · apopsi

απόψυξη

The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost · apopsyxi

αποψύχω

(transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve. · apopsycho

απραγμοσύνη

Habitual laziness or sloth. · apragmosyni

απραξία

Lack of action or activity or labor · apraxia

απρέπεια

(uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness. · aprepeia

Απρίλης

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. · Aprilis

Απρίλιος

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. · Aprilios

απρόβλεπτος

Happening or coming to pass without design. · aprovleptos

απροίκιστος

Not talented; lacking in talent. · aproikistos

απρόκλητος

Unwanted; not requested or required. · aproklitos

απρονοησία

(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection. · apronoisia

απρόοπτος

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen. · aprooptos

απροσάρμοστος

A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc. · aprosarmostos

απρόσβλητος

Incapable of being injured; not vulnerable. · aprosvlitos

απροσδόκητα

(evaluative) Contrary to expectations, amazingly. · aprosdokita

απροσδόκητη κατάπτωση

(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for. · aprosdokiti kataptosi

απροσδόκητος

Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · aprosdokitos

απρόσεκτος

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.] · aprosektos

απρόσιτος

Not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient. · aprositos

απρόσμενος

Not expected. · aprosmenos

άπταιστα

In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language. · aptaista

απταίστως

In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language. · aptaistos

άπτερος

Unable to fly. · apteros

απτέρυξ

A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand. · apteryx

απτόητος

Showing courage and resolution. · aptoitos

απτός

Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible. · aptos

απύθμενος

(now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.] · apythmenos