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v. trans.
V. πᾰτεῖν, ἐμπᾰτεῖν, στείβειν, ἐπιστείβειν.
Set foot on: P. and V. ἐμβαίνειν (P. acc., V. acc., gen., or dat.), ἐπῐβαίνειν (gen.), V. ἐπεμβαίνειν (acc., gen., or dat.). ἐμβᾰτεύειν (acc. or gen.), ἐπιστρέφεσθαι κᾰτά̆ (acc.).
Traverse: P. and V. περῐπολεῖν (acc.); see traverse.
Tread the path of danger: V. κίνδῡνον περᾶν (Aesch. Choe. 270).
Tread a measure: P. and V. χορεύειν, V. ἑλίσσειν ; see dance, step.V. intrans. Ar. and P. βᾰδίζειν (also Eur. Phoen. 544; Soph. El. 1502, but rare V.), Ar. and V. βαίνειν, στείχειν, πᾰτεῖν.
Tread down: P. καταπατεῖν (acc.), P. and V. πᾰτεῖν (acc.) (Plat. also Ar.).
Trodden down, hard: use adj., P. ἀπόκροτος, V. στιπτός.
The leaves are trodden down as if one dwelt herein: V. στιπτή γε φυλλὰς ὡς ἐναυλίζοντί τῳ (Soph. Phil. 33).
Tread under foot: use trample under foot.
Tread upon: see tread, v. trans.
v. trans.
V. πᾰτεῖν, ἐμπᾰτεῖν, στείβειν, ἐπιστείβειν.
Set foot on: P. and V. ἐμβαίνειν (P. acc., V. acc., gen., or dat.), ἐπῐβαίνειν (gen.), V. ἐπεμβαίνειν (acc., gen., or dat.). ἐμβᾰτεύειν (acc. or gen.), ἐπιστρέφεσθαι κᾰτά̆ (acc.).
Traverse: P. and V. περῐπολεῖν (acc.); see traverse.
Tread the path of danger: V. κίνδῡνον περᾶν (Aesch. Choe. 270).
Tread a measure: P. and V. χορεύειν, V. ἑλίσσειν ; see dance, step.V. intrans. Ar. and P. βᾰδίζειν (also Eur. Phoen. 544; Soph. El. 1502, but rare V.), Ar. and V. βαίνειν, στείχειν, πᾰτεῖν.
Tread down: P. καταπατεῖν (acc.), P. and V. πᾰτεῖν (acc.) (Plat. also Ar.).
Trodden down, hard: use adj., P. ἀπόκροτος, V. στιπτός.
The leaves are trodden down as if one dwelt herein: V. στιπτή γε φυλλὰς ὡς ἐναυλίζοντί τῳ (Soph. Phil. 33).
Tread under foot: use trample under foot.
Tread upon: see tread, v. trans.
tread
subs.
Step: Ar. and V. βά̆σῐς, ἡ, βῆμα, τό.
Foot-step: P. and V. ἴχνος, τό, V. στί̆βος, ὁ (also Xen.).
Way of walking: P. βαδισμός, ὁ, βάδισμα, τό, Ar. and P. βά̆δῐσις, ἡ (Xen.), V. ἤλῠσις, ἡ ; use step.
Treading the earth, adj., V. χθονοστῐβής, πεδοστῐβής.
subs.
Step: Ar. and V. βά̆σῐς, ἡ, βῆμα, τό.
Foot-step: P. and V. ἴχνος, τό, V. στί̆βος, ὁ (also Xen.).
Way of walking: P. βαδισμός, ὁ, βάδισμα, τό, Ar. and P. βά̆δῐσις, ἡ (Xen.), V. ἤλῠσις, ἡ ; use step.
Treading the earth, adj., V. χθονοστῐβής, πεδοστῐβής.
TREAD
v. pede insistere. To tread firmly firmiter insistere: to tread softly placido suspenso pede incedere; suspenso gradu ire (PROP. in walking): parce ac molliter facere (figuratively to go cautiously to work): lenius agere (to make use of gentle means; opposed to acerbius agere as in Liv. 39 25): to tread upon pedem alicui rei imponere; alicui rei insistere; pedem ponere in aliqua re (Cic.): to tread under foot calcare (PROP. and figuratively) [Vid: also TRAMPLE.] To tread grapes uvas calcare (Cat.): to tread clay terram argillaceam calcando praeparare: to tread in the footsteps of another vestigia alicujus persequi; vestigiis alicujus ingredi insistere; aliquem vestigiis consequi.
(Of birds) calcare (Col.).
v. pede insistere. To tread firmly firmiter insistere: to tread softly placido suspenso pede incedere; suspenso gradu ire (PROP. in walking): parce ac molliter facere (figuratively to go cautiously to work): lenius agere (to make use of gentle means; opposed to acerbius agere as in Liv. 39 25): to tread upon pedem alicui rei imponere; alicui rei insistere; pedem ponere in aliqua re (Cic.): to tread under foot calcare (PROP. and figuratively) [Vid: also TRAMPLE.] To tread grapes uvas calcare (Cat.): to tread clay terram argillaceam calcando praeparare: to tread in the footsteps of another vestigia alicujus persequi; vestigiis alicujus ingredi insistere; aliquem vestigiis consequi.
(Of birds) calcare (Col.).
s. vestigium (footstep mark or impression of the foot: also a step).
tread (v.):
I. Intrans.: to plant the feet upon the ground:
1. insisto, stĭti, stĭtum, 3: to t. firmly, firmiter i., Caes. B. G. 4, 26: firme ins., Suet. Cal. 26: with dat.: to t. upon (the bodies of) the fallen, jacentibus i., Caes. B. G. 2, 27: Liv.
2. ingrĕdior, ssus, 3: to t. upon the ground, solo i., Virg. Aen. 4, 177: v.TO WALK . Fig.: to t. in any one's steps, vestigiis alicujus i., Cic. Rep. 6, 24: Liv. (with acc.).
3. incēdo, ssi, ssum, 3: to t. on concealed fires, inc. per ignes suppositos cineri doloso, Hor. Od. 2, 1, 7: v.TO WALK . Phr.: to t. effeminately, tenero et molli ingressu suspendere gradum, Sen. N. Q. 7, 32: cf. Cic. Off. 1, 36, 131, tarditatibus uti in ingressu mollioribus: to t. lightly (on tiptoe), suspenso gradu ire, Ter. Ph. 5, 6, 27: cf. Phaedr. 2, 4, 18, evagata (feles) suspenso pede.
II. Trans.: to t. upon, to press by t.ing, trample upon:
1. calco, 1: to t. on heaps of the dying, acervos morientum c., Ov. M. 5, 88: to be trodden upon by any one, pede ac vestigio alicujus calcari, Tac. H. 4, 81: to t. the path of death, viam leti c., Hor. Od. 1, 28, 16: to t. grapes, uvam c., Cato.
2. prĕmo, ssi, ssum, 3 (with pede, pedibus, etc.): the grape trodden by bare feet, nudo pressa uva pede, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 20: we t. on the untouched moss, intacto premimus vestigia musco, Nemes., and without pes or vestigium directly expr.: cf. Virg. Aen. 2, 379, qui anguem pressit humi nitens (has trodden on a serpent).
3. occulco, 1 (comp. of calco, to t. down: infreq.): to t. down thoroughly, bene o., Cato R. R. 49: Liv. 27, 14 (of elephants crushing men in battle). Phr.: to t. clay and soften it, *cretam (terram cretaceam) calcando subigere: cf.TO KNEAD .
III. Of the male bird: calco, 1 (very rare use): Col. 8, 5, fin.: usu. better, ĭneo, 4, irr.: ib. c. 2, fin. (the sense of calco in former passage is not quite certain).
I. Intrans.: to plant the feet upon the ground:
1. insisto, stĭti, stĭtum, 3: to t. firmly, firmiter i., Caes. B. G. 4, 26: firme ins., Suet. Cal. 26: with dat.: to t. upon (the bodies of) the fallen, jacentibus i., Caes. B. G. 2, 27: Liv.
2. ingrĕdior, ssus, 3: to t. upon the ground, solo i., Virg. Aen. 4, 177: v.
3. incēdo, ssi, ssum, 3: to t. on concealed fires, inc. per ignes suppositos cineri doloso, Hor. Od. 2, 1, 7: v.
II. Trans.: to t. upon, to press by t.ing, trample upon:
1. calco, 1: to t. on heaps of the dying, acervos morientum c., Ov. M. 5, 88: to be trodden upon by any one, pede ac vestigio alicujus calcari, Tac. H. 4, 81: to t. the path of death, viam leti c., Hor. Od. 1, 28, 16: to t. grapes, uvam c., Cato.
2. prĕmo, ssi, ssum, 3 (with pede, pedibus, etc.): the grape trodden by bare feet, nudo pressa uva pede, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 20: we t. on the untouched moss, intacto premimus vestigia musco, Nemes., and without pes or vestigium directly expr.: cf. Virg. Aen. 2, 379, qui anguem pressit humi nitens (has trodden on a serpent).
3. occulco, 1 (comp. of calco, to t. down: infreq.): to t. down thoroughly, bene o., Cato R. R. 49: Liv. 27, 14 (of elephants crushing men in battle). Phr.: to t. clay and soften it, *cretam (terram cretaceam) calcando subigere: cf.
III. Of the male bird: calco, 1 (very rare use): Col. 8, 5, fin.: usu. better, ĭneo, 4, irr.: ib. c. 2, fin. (the sense of calco in former passage is not quite certain).
tread (subs.): ingressus, gressus, grădus, vestīgium, pes: v. STEP , FOOTSTEP . To tremble at the t. (of persons walking over), ad ingressus tremere, Plin. 2, 94, 96: with impartial t., aequo pede, Hor. Od. 1, 4, 13. Also expr. by verb: v. TO TREAD .
πατέω
to tread, walk
to tread, cover
καταβατεύω
tread
στιβέω
to tread, traverse
to tread, walk
appearing fewer than 50 times
βατέωto tread, cover
καταβατεύω
tread
στιβέω
to tread, traverse