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wait
v. intrans.
P. and V. μένειν, πᾰρᾰμένειν, ἐπῐμένειν, ἀ̆νᾰμένειν, Ar. and P. κᾰτᾰμένειν, περῐμένειν, P. διαμένειν, ὑπομένειν, V. μίμνειν, προσμένειν, ἀμμένειν.
The chances of war will not wait: P. τοῦ πολέμου οἱ καιροὶ οὐ μενετοί (Thuc. 1.142).
Delay: P. and V. μέλλειν βρᾰδύ̄νειν (Plat.), τρί̄βειν, χρονίζειν, σχολάζειν, ἐπέχειν, ἐπίσχειν, P. διαμέλλειν, Ar. and P. διατρί̄βειν, V. κᾰτασχολάζειν.
Be on the look out: P. and V. τηρεῖν, προσδοκᾶν, φρουρεῖν, φῠλάσσειν, Ar. and P. ἐπῐτηρεῖν, V. κᾰρᾱδοκεῖν (also Xen.); see watch.
You have kept dinner waiting an age: Ar. δειπνεῖν κατακωλύεις πάλαι (Ach. 1088).
Serve: P. and V. διᾱκονεῖν.
Wait for: P. and V. μένειν (acc.), ἀ̆νᾰμένειν (acc.), προσδέχεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and P. περῐμένειν (acc.), P. ὑπομένειν (acc.), V. προσμένειν (acc.) (rare P. as Thuc. 6.44), ἀμμένειν (acc.), ἐπαμμένειν (acc.), μίμνειν (acc.), ἐκδέχεσθαι (acc.), Ar. ἐπᾰνᾰμένειν (acc.).
Watch for: P. and V. τηρεῖν (acc.), προσδοκᾶν (acc.), Ar. and P. ἐπῐτηρεῖν (acc.), V. κᾰρᾱδοκεῖν (acc.) (also Xen.); see watch.
Wait on, attend on: P. and V. θερᾰπεύειν (acc.); see attend, serve.
Follow on (as a consequence): P. and V. ἕπεσθαι (dat.), σῠνέπεσθαι (dat.), P. ἀκολουθεῖν (dat. ) .
Wait for: P. and V. προσδοκᾶν (acc.); see wait for.
He will wait on events: P. προσεδρεύσει τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 14).
wait
subs.
See delay.
Lie in wait: P. and V. λοχᾶν, P. ἐλλοχᾶν, ἐνεδρεύειν.
Lie in wait for: P. and V. φῠλάσσειν (acc.), ἐφεδρεύειν (dat.) (Eur. Rhes. 768), P. ἐλλοχᾶν (acc.), ἐνεδρεύειν (acc.), V. λοχᾶν (acc.).
With ships: P. ναυλοχεῖν (acc.).
An ambush of armed men lay in wait for him: V. τῷ δὲ ξιφήρης ἆρʼ ὑφειστήκει λόχος (Eur. And. 1114).

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