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start
v. trans.
Begin, be the first to do a thing:
P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.), ὑ̆πάρχειν (gen.) , κᾰτάρχειν (acc. or gen.), P. προϋπάρχειν (gen.).
Start something of one’s own:
P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι (gen.), κᾰτάρχειν (acc. or gen.) (or mid.), ὑ̆πάρχειν (gen.).
Take in hand:
P. and V. ἐπῐχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.).
Set up:
Ar. and P. ἐνίστασθαι.
Establish:
P. and V. κᾰθιστά̆ναι, Ar. and P. κᾰτᾰδεικνύ̆ναι.
Make to set out:
P. and V. ἐξορμᾶν.
Start
(a quarry in hunting): V. ἐκκῑνεῖν.
Set in motion:
P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, κῑνεῖν.
V. intrans. Begin: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι; see begin.The city if once it start well goes on increasing: P. πολιτεία ἐάνπερ ἅπαξ ὁρμήσῃ εὖ ἔρχεται . . . αὐξανομένη (Plat. Rep. 424a).Set out: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἀ̆φορμᾶν, ἀφορμᾶσθαι, ἐξορμᾶν, ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἀ̆παίρειν, V. στέλλεσθαι, ἀ̆ποστέλλεσθαι.With ships or land forces: P. αἴρειν.Starting with this force they sailed round: P. ἄραντες τῇ παρασκευῇ ταύτῃ περιέπλεον. (Thuc. 2.23).I would have you save the money with which I started: V. σῶσαί σε χρήμαθʼ οἷς συνεξῆλθον θέλω (Eur. Hec. 1012).Be startled: P. and V. φρίσσειν, τρέμειν, ἐκπλήσσεσθαι.Start up: P. and V. ἀ̆νίστασθαι, ἐξᾰνίστασθαι, P. ἀνατρέχειν, Ar. and V. ἀ̆νᾴσσειν (also Xen. but rare P.).To start with, at first: P. and V. τὸ πρῶτον ; see under first.
start
subs.
Beginning:
P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.
Journey:
P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ.
Putting out to sea:
P. ἀναγωγή, ἡ.
Get a start,
v.: P. and V. φθά̆νειν, προφθά̆νειν.
Get the start of:
P. and V. φθά̆νειν (acc.), προφθά̆νειν (acc.), προλαμβά̆νειν (acc.), P. προκαταλαμβά̆νειν (acc.).
The trireme had a start of about a day and a night:
P. (ἡ τριήρης) προεῖχε ἡμέρᾳ καὶ νυκτὶ μάλιστα (Thuc. 3.49).
Let me and him have a fair start that we may benefit you on equal terms:
Ar. ἄφες ἀπὸ βαλβίδων ἐμὲ καὶ τουτονὶ ἵνα σʼ εὖ ποιῶμεν ἐξ ἴσου (Eq. 1159).
Shudder:
P. and V. τρόμος, ὁ.
Give one a start:
use P. and V. ἔκπληξιν πᾰρέχειν (dat.).

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