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second
adj.
P. and V. δεύτερος.
Second to, inferior to:
P. and V. ὕστερος (gen.), ἥσσων (gen.), χείρων (gen.).
Second thoughts:
V. ὕστεραι γνῶμαι, δεύτεραι φροντί̆δες.
A second time:
P. and V. δεύτερον, τὸ δεύτερον ; see again.
In the second place:
see secondly.
At second hand, speak at second hand:
V. λέγειν κλύων ἄλλων (Eur. Heracl. 847; cf. also Eur., Or. 532-533).
Hear at second hand:
V. λόγους ἄλλων κλύειν (Aesch. Pers. 266), or παρʼ ἀγγέλων ἄλλων ἀ̆κούειν (Soph. O.R. 6).
Having Ischander to play second fiddle:
P. Ἴσχανδρον ἔχων . . . δευτεραγωνιστήν (Dem. 344).
Second cousin:
see under cousin.
Second prize:
P. δευτερεῖα, τά.
second
v. trans.
Help on:
P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.
With personal object: P. and V. πᾰρεῖναι (dat.), Ar. and P. σῠνᾰγωνίζεσθαι, πᾰρᾰγίγνεσθαι (dat.), V. πᾰραστᾰτεῖν (dat.); see help.
Speak on behalf of:
P. and V. σῠνηγορεῖν (dat.), P. συναγορεύειν (dat.), συνειπεῖν (dat. or absol.).
They were incensed against those of the orators who had seconded the expedition:
P. χαλεποὶ ἦσαν τοῖς συμπροθυμηθεῖσι τῶν ῥητόρων τὸν ἔκπλουν (Thuc. 8, 1).
The sailors sang a hymn to second the prayers of the maiden:
V. ναῦται δʼ ἐπηυφήμησαν εὐχαῖσιν κόρης παιᾶνα (Eur. I.T. 1403).
second
subs.
See moment.

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