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set
subs.
Faction, clique
P. and V. στά̆σῐς, ἡ.
Arrangement:
P. and V. τάξῐς. ἡ.
Number:
P. and V. ἀριθμός, ὁ.
Class:
P. and V. γένος, τό, εἶδος, τό.
Set
(of sun): P. and V. δύσῐς, ἡ, δυσμαί, αἱ; see sunset.
Set back, failure:
P. πταῖσμα, τό ; see failure.
Set off:
use adj., P. ἀντάξιος ; see compensating, under compensate, v.
set
adj.
Stationary:
P. στάσιμος.
Fixed, appointed:
P. and V. προκείμενος.
Resolute:
P. . and V. καρτερός, V. ἔμπεδος.
Be set on:
P. and V. προθῡμεῖσθαι (infin.), σπουδάζειν (infin.); see be eager, under eager.
Set speech:
P. συνεχὴς ῥῆσις, ἡ ; see also harangue.
On set terms:
P. and V. ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς.
Of set purpose:
see on purpose, under purpose.
set
v. trans.
P. and V. τῐθέναι, ἱστά̆ναι.
Make to sit:
P. and V. κᾰθίζειν, V. ἵζειν, ἱδρύ̄ειν, ἐξιδρύ̄ειν.
Appoint:
P. and V. κᾰθιστά̆ναι (or mid.), τάσσειν, προστάσσειν.
Lay down
(limits, etc.): P. and V. ὁρίζειν.
Fix:
P. and V. πηγνύναι.
Set
(as a task): P. and V. προτῐθέναι (τί τινι), προστῐθέναι (τί τινι), προστάσσειν (τί τινι), ἐπῐτάσσειν (τί τινι), ἐπῐβάλλειν (τί τινι), προσβάλλειν (τί τινι).
Set to music:
P. ἐντείνειν (Plat. Prot. 326b).
Words set to music:
P. λόγος ᾀδόμενος (Plat. Rep. 398d).
Set
(in a particular direction): use guide.
I set you in the track that is best:
V. ἐς τὸ λῷστον ἐμβιβάζω σʼ ἴχνος (Eur. H.F. 856).
Set an example:
P. παράδειγμα διδόναι.
Set one’s heart on:
see desire.
To obtain that on which you have set your hearts:
P. κατασχεῖν ἐφʼ ἃ ὥρμησθε (Thuc. 6, 9).
Be set on
(a thing): see desire.
V. intrans. Of the sun: P. and V. δύνειν, δύεσθαι (Plat. Pol. 269a), V. φθί̆νειν.
Becume fixed:
P. and V. πήγνυσθαι.
Set about:
P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.). ἐπῐχειρεῖν (dat.). αἵρεσθαι (acc.), ἀ̆ναιρεῖσθαι (acc.); see undertake.
Set against, plant against:
P. and V. προσβάλλειν (τί τινι).
Match one against another:
P. and V. ἀντῐτάσσειν (τινά τινι, or τινα πρός τινα).
Met., make hostile: P. ἐκπολεμεῖν.
Set one thing in the balance against another:
P. ἀντιτάσσεσθαι (τί τινι, or τι πρός τι), P. and V. ἀντῐτῐθέναι (τί τινος).
Set apart:
P. and V. ἀπολαμβά̆νειν (Eur. Or. 451); see set aside, separate.
Set aside:
P. χωρὶς τίθεσθαι, ἀποχωρίζειν.
Except:
P. and V. ἐξαιρεῖν ; see also reject, disregard.
Set at defiance:
see defy.
Set at naught:
P. and V. ἀ̆μελεῖν (gen.), πᾰρᾰμελεῖν (gen.), κᾰτᾰμελεῖν (gen.), P. παρορᾶν (acc.), ἐν οὐδενὶ λόγῳ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), V. διʼ οὐδενὸς ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), ἀ̆κηδεῖν (gen.); see disregard.
Set before:
P. and V. προτῐθέναι.
Set on table:
Ar. and P. πᾰρᾰτῐθέναι.
Set down:
Ar. and P. κᾰτᾰβάλλειν.
Set down
(to anyone’s account): P. and V. ἀ̆νᾰφέρειν (τί τινι, or τι εἴς τινα); see impute.
Set eyes on:
see behold.
Set foot on:
P. and V. ἐμβαίνειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. acc., gen. or dat.), ἐπῐβαίνειν (gen.), V. ἐπεμβαίνειν (acc., gen. or dat.), ἐμβᾰτεύειν (acc. or gen.).
Set forth:
P. and V. προτῐθέναι.
Narrate:
P. and V. διέρχεσθαι, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι; see narrate; v. intrans.: see set out.
Set in, begin,
v. intrans.: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι; see begin.
Set off, be equivalent to:
P. ἀντάξιος εἶναι (gen.); see also balance.
Adorn:
P. and V. κοσμεῖν ; see adorn; v. intrans.: see set out.
Set on, urge against anyone:
P. and V. ἐφῑέναι (τί τινι), V. ἐπῐσείειν (τί τινι), P. ἐπιπέμπειν (τί τινι); see also encourage, launch against.
Put on:
P. and V. ἐφιστά̆ναι.
Set on fire:
see burn.
Set on foot:
P. and V. προτῐθέναι; see institute.
Begin:
P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.); see begin.
Set on table:
Ar. and P. πᾰρᾰτῐθέναι, V. προτῐθέναι (also Ar. in mid.).
Set out, expose, put out:
P. and V. προτῐθέναι; v. intrans.: start: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἀ̆φορμᾶν, ἀ̆φορμᾶσθαι, ἐξορμᾶν, ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἀ̆παίρειν, V. στέλλεσθαι, ἀ̆ποστέλλεσθαι; see start.
Set over:
P. and V. ἐφιστά̆ναι (τινά τινι).
Set right:
see correct.
Set round:
P. περιιστάναι.
Set sail:
P. and V. ἀ̆νά̆γεσθαι, ἐξᾰνά̆γεσθαι, ἀ̆παίρειν, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι; see under sail.
Set the fashion of, be the first to introduce:
P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.).
Set to, he set the army to the work of fighting:
P. καθίστη εἰς πόλεμον τὸν στρατόν (Thuc. 2.75).
The servants all set their hands to work:
V. δμῶες πρὸς ἔργον πάντες ἵεσαν χέρας (Eur. El. 799).
Set to work:
P. and V. ἔργου ἔχεσθαι (Thuc. 1, 49); see also begin.
Every man set to work:
V. πᾶς ἀνὴρ ἔσχεν πόνον (Eur. I.T. 309).
They set to and fought:
P. καταστάντες ἐμάχοντο (Thuc. 1, 49).
Set up:
P. and V. ἱστά̆ναι, ἀ̆νιστά̆ναι, ὀρθοῦν (rare P.): (a trophy) P. and V. ἱστά̆ναι, ἀ̆νιστά̆ναι.
(Temple, altar, etc.): P. and V. ἱδρύ̄ειν (or mid.), V. κᾰθιδρύεσθαι.
Set up in a place:
P. and V. ἐγκᾰθιστά̆ναι (τί τινι), V. ἐγκᾰθιδρύ̄ειν (τί τινι).
They are setting up a brazen statue to Philip:
P. Φίλιππον χαλκοῦν ἵστασι (Dem. 425).
Be set up
(of a statue): P. ἀνακεῖσθαι.
Appoint
(as a government, etc.): P. and V. κᾰθιστά̆ναι; see appoint.
Set up in a place:
P. and V. ἐγκᾰθιστά̆ναι (τί τινι).
Help to set up:
P. and V. συγκᾰθιστά̆ναι (acc.).
Bring forward:
P. and V. προτῐθέναι; see introduce.
Set up a shout:
V. κραυγὴν ἱστά̆ναι (Eur. Or. 1529), κραυγὴν τῐθέναι (Eur. Or. 1510), P. κραυγῇ χρῆσθαι (Thuc. 2, 4).
Set up as, pretend to be:
Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι (infin.).
Set up in
(business): P. κατασκευάζεσθαι (with acc. of the business).
Set upon:
P. and V. προσβάλλειν (acc. and dat.); see set on.
Attack:
see attack.

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