4.
various phrases:
ejpi; povda
backwards, facing the enemy,
ejpi; p. ajnacwrei`n, ajnavgein, ajnacavzesqai
to retire
leisurely,
Lat.
pedetentim
,
Xen.
b.
peri; povda
, properly of a shoe,
round the foot,
i.e.
fitting exactly,
Theophr
.,
Luc.
c.
wJ" podw`n e[cei
as he is off
for feet,
i.e. as quick as he can,
Hdt.
d.
e[xw tino;" povda e[cein
to have
ones foot
out of a thing, i.e. be clear of it,
e[xw komivzou phlou` povda
Aesch
.;
phmavtwn e[xw povda e[cein
Id.:—
opp. to
eij" a[ntlon ejmbh`sai povda
,
Eur.
e.
to denote energetic action,
ajmfoi`n podoi`n
,
Ar.
;
bohqei`n podi; kai; ceiri; kai; pavsh/ dunavmei
Aeschin.
; for
ojrqw`/ podiv
,
v.
ojrqov"
II
.
5. pouv" tino" , periphr. for a person, su;n patro;" molw;n podiv , i.e. su;n patriv , Eur. ; parqevnou devcou povda Id.:—also, ejx eJno;" podov" , i.e. movno" w[n , Soph. ; oiJ ajfÆ hJsuvcou p ., i.e. oiJ hJsuvcw" zw`nte" , Eur.
II.
metaph.
of things,
the foot
or
lowest part,
esp.
the foot of a hill,
Lat.
pes montis
,
Il.,
etc.
2.
in a ship,
povde"
are
the lower corners of the sail
or
the ropes fastened thereto, the sheets,
Od.;
cala`n povda
to slack away or ease off
the sheet,
Eur
.;
tou` podo;" parievnai
to let go hold
of it,
Ar
.;
ejkpetavsai povda
(with reference to the sail),
Eur.
:—
opp. to
teivnein povda
, to haul
it
tight,
Soph.
;
nau`" ejntaqei`sa podiv
a ship with her
sheet
close hauled,
Eur.
III. a foot, as a measure of length, 4 palms ( palastaiv ) or 6 fingers, about 1/8 of an inch longer than our foot, Hdt. , etc.
IV. a foot in Prosody, Ar. , Plat.
pow`
pow` , = poiw`, poievw .
po-wvdh" , Ion. poi-wvdh" , e" , ( pova, ei\do" ) like grass, grassy, Hdt ., etc.
pra`gma
pra`gma , Ion. prh`gma , tov , ( pravssw ) that which has been done, a deed, act, Lat. facinus , Hdt ., Att. ; tw`n pragmavtwn plevon more than facts, Eur .; to; so;n tiv ejsti to; pr .; what is your work in life? Plat. ; gunai`on pr. poiei`n to do a womans work, Dem.
II. like Lat. res , a thing, matter, affair, Hdt ., Att. ; sfisiv te kai; jAqhnaivoi" ei\nai oujde;n pr . they had no thing in common, Hdt.
2. anything necessary or expedient, prh`gmav ejsti , c. inf ., it is necessary, expedient to do, ’tis my duty or business to do, like Lat. opus est , Hdt.
3. a thing of consequence or importance, pr. poiei`sqaiv ti Id.; of a person, h\n mevgiston pr. Dhmokhvdh" para; basilevi> he was made much of by the king, Id.; a[macon pr ., of a woman, Xen. ; ajstaqmhtovtaton pr. oJ dh`mo" Dem.
4.
used of a battle, as we say
an action, affair,
Xen.
5.
euphem. for something bad or disgraceful,
the thing, the business,
Thuc
.;
Eujrubavtou pra`gma, ouj povlew" e[rgon
his
job,
Dem.
III.
in
pl.
,
pravgmata
,
1.
circumstances, affairs,
Hdt
.,
Att.
;
toi`" pravgmasin tevqnhka toi`" dÆ e[rgoisi dÆ ou[
by
circumstances,
not by acts,
Eur.
;
ajphllavcqai pragmavtwn
to be quit of
the business of life,
Plat
.;
ajpotugcavnein tw`n pr
. to fail in success,
Xen.
2. state-affairs, Eur ., etc. ; ta; politika; pr . Plat. :—also, ta; Persika; pr . the Persian power, Hdt. ; ejn tai`" nausi; tw`n\Ellhvnwn ta; pr. ejgevneto Thuc .; katalambavnein ta; pr . to seize the government, Lat. rerum potiri , Id.; e[cein, katevcein ta; pr . Id.; oiJ ejn toi`" pravgmasi , like oiJ ejn tevlei , those who are in power or office, the ministers, Id.; oiJ ejpi; toi`" pr. o[nte", oiJ ejpi; tw`n pr ., Dem. :— newvtera pr . innovations, Lat. res novae , Oratt.