Greek–English dictionary

πασιφιστής

One who loves, supports, or favours peace. · pasifistis

πασιφίστρια

One who loves, supports, or favours peace. · pasifistria

πάσο

A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission · paso

πασπαρτού

A key, especially in a hotel, that allows someone in authority to open any door. · paspartou

πάσσαλος

A wooden stake; a picket. · passalos

παστίλια

Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge. · pastilia

παστινάκα

A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot. · pastinaka

παστινάκη

A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot. · pastinaki

παστινάκι

The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable. · pastinaki

πάστορας

(Protestantism) A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church. · pastoras

παστός

(of meat) Preserved in salt. · pastos

παστουρμάς

A highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef in Ottoman cuisine. · pastourmas

Πάσχα

A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8. · Pascha

Πάσχα των Ιουδαίων

The one-day Biblical feast or festival (not a holy day) that begins at twilight at the beginning of the fourteenth day of the first month (Abib 14 / Nisan 14), during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed; this feast day is then immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15 to 21; the first and seventh days are holy days or annual or yearly Sabbaths). · Pascha ton Ioudaion

πασχαλιά

The season from Easter Day to Whitsun, inclusive thereof. · paschalia

πασχαλίτσα

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra. · paschalitsa

πασχίζω

(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.] · paschizo

πάσχω

(intransitive) To undergo hardship. · pascho

πατ

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc. · pat

Παταγονία

A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina. · Patagonia

πατάκι

A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes. · pataki

πάταξη

Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement. · pataxi

πατάτα

A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber. · patata

πατέ

A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol. · pate

πατέντα

A material object (vaguely designated). · pateda

πάτερ

(Christianity) One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ. · pater

πάτερ φαμίλιας

A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe. · pater familias

πατερίτσα

A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg. · pateritsa

πάτημα

A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. · patima

πατημασιά

The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc. · patimasia

πατικώνω

To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes · patikono

Πατίλ

A surname from Marathi from Marathi · Patil

πάτος

The lowest part of anything. · patos

πατριάρχης

A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended. · patriarchis

πατριαρχικός

Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy. · patriarchikos

πατρίδα

The country of one's ancestors. · patrida

Πάτρικ

(countable) A en given name. · Patrik

Πατρικία

A en given name. · Patrikia

Πατρίκιος

(countable) A en given name. · Patrikios

πατρικό

The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. · patriko

πατρικό όνομα

The original last name of a person, usually a woman, who has changed their last name upon marriage. · patriko onoma

πατρικός

Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood. · patrikos

πατριμόνιο

A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor. · patrimonio

πατριός

(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father. · patrios

πατριώτης

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country. · patriotis

πατριωτικός

Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country · patriotikos

πατριωτισμός

Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country. · patriotismos

πατριώτισσα

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country. · patriotissa

πατρονάρισμα

A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain. · patronarisma

πάτρονας

An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble. · patronas

πατρονία

The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship. · patronia

πατρωνυμικός

(onomastics, by extension) A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname. · patronymikos

πάτωμα

(countable) The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. · patoma

παύλα

(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar). · pavla

Παυλίδης

A surname originating as a patronymic. · Pavlidis

Παυλίνα

A en given name. · Pavlina

Παυλόπουλος

A surname originating as a patronymic. · Pavlopoulos

Παύλος

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles. · Pavlos

Παύλου

A surname originating as a patronymic. · Pavlou

παύση

An interruption, break, pause or absence. · pafsi

παυσίπονο

(pharmaceutical drug) A drug that numbs the pain in the body. · pafsipono

πάχνη

(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops. · pachni

παχνί

A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay. · pachni

πάχος

(uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension). · pachos

παχύ έντερο

(chiefly, medicine) A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine. · pachy edero

παχυντικός

That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value. · pachydikos

παχύρρευστος

Having a viscous consistency. · pachyrrefstos

παχύς

Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin. · pachys

παχυσαρκία

(pathology) The state of being obese. · pachysarkia

παχύσαρκος

Large in body; fat; overweight. · pachysarkos

πάψτε και σταματήστε

(legal) To stop and not resume an action. · papste kai stamatiste

πάω

(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.) · pao

πάω βόλτα

To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove. · pao volta

πάω με το ρεύμα

(transitive) To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream. · pao me to revma

πάω πάσο

(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just. · pao paso

πβ.

Compare; compare to; compare with. · pv.

Πεδεμόντιο

An administrative region in the north of Italy. · Pedemodio

πέδη

A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.] · pedi

πεδιάδα

An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse. · pediada

πέδικλο

(mostly, in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off. · pediklo

πεδίκλωμα

An unsteady, off-balance step. · pedikloma

πέδιλο

(footwear) A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot · pedilo

πεδίο

A domain of study, knowledge or practice. · pedio

πεδίο βολής

An area for military training or equipment testing. · pedio volis

πεδίο δράσης

The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope. · pedio drasis

πεδίο μάχης

The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field. · pedio machis

πεδίο ορισμού

(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside. · pedio orismou

πεδίο τιμών

(mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain. · pedio timon

πεδιοσκόπιο

A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image. · pedioskopio

πεζικό

(military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. · peziko

πεζό γράμμα

(countable) A lowercase letter. · pezo gramma

πεζογραφία

Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry. · pezografia

πεζοδρομώ

(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists · pezodromo

πεζοναύτης

(military, nautical) A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship. · pezonaftis

πεζοπορία

Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport. · pezoporia

πεζοπόρος

One who hikes, especially frequently. · pezoporos

πεζός

A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle. · pezos

πεζούλα

(agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river. · pezoula

πεθαίνω

Indicates that the speaker believes that he or she is dying. · pethaino

πεθαίνω της πείνας

(intransitive) To be very hungry. · pethaino tis peinas

πειθαρχία

A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice. · peitharchia

πειθήνιος

Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management. · peithinios

πείθω

(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something. · peitho

πείνα

(transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something. · peina

πεινασμένος

(figuratively) Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something. · peinasmenos

πεινώ

(intransitive) To be in need of food. · peino

πείραγμα

A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe. · peiragma

πειράζω

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. · peirazo

πείραμα

A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried. · peirama

πειραματίζομαι

(transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on. · peiramatizomai

πειραματικός

Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment. · peiramatikos

πειρατεία

An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. · peirateia

πειρατεύω

(transitive, intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of. · peiratevo

πειρατής

(historical) A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force. · peiratis

πειρατικός

Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself. · peiratikos

πειρατίνα

(crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns. · peiratina

πείσμα

The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness. · peisma

πείσματα

An often childish display or fit of bad temper. · peismata

πεισματάρης

Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something. · peismataris

πειστήριο

(legal) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial. · peistirio

πειστικά

In a convincing manner. · peistika

πειστικός

Effective as proof or evidence. · peistikos

πειστικώς

In a convincing manner. · peistikos

πεκάν

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree. · pekan

πέλαγος

The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface. · pelagos

πελατεία

The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits. · pelateia

πελάτης

A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. · pelatis

πελάτισσα

A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. · pelatissa

πελεκάνος

Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch. · pelekanos

πελεκούδι

A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. · pelekoudi

πέλεκυς

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle. · pelekys

πελεκώ

(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe. · peleko

πελιδνός

Appearing weak, pale, or wan. · pelidnos

πέλμα

The bottom of the body of a plough; the slade. · pelma

πελώριος

Very large. · pelorios

Πέμπτη

The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday. · Pebti

πέμπτο

One of five equal parts of a whole: one-fifth. · pebto

πέμπτος

The ordinal form of the number five. · pebtos

πενήντα

The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one. · penida

πένης

One who is extremely poor. · penis

πένθιμος

Of or relating to a funeral. · penthimos

πένθος

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death. · penthos

πενία

Extreme poverty or destitution. · penia

πενικιλίνη

(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases. · penikilini

πέννα

The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper. · penna

πένσα

A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things. · pensa

Πενσυλβάνια

A state of the United States. Capital: Harrisburg. Largest city: Philadelphia. · Pensylvania

πεντάγραμμο

(music, plural staffs or staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave. · pedagrammo

Πεντάγωνο

The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. · Pedagono

πένταθλο

(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon, a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills. · pedathlo