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The Greek word for bench is
παγκάκι





bench



Translations for bench and their definitions

παγκάκι
     1. n-n. diminutive of πάγκος; bench, park bench


πάγκος
     1. n-m. shop counter
     2. n-m. workbench
     3. n-m. bench (long seat)


σηκώνω
     1. v. raise, put up, lift, heave
           σηκώνω άγκυρα - to weigh/raise anchor


έδρα
     1. n-f. platform, dais (raised stage on which one can stand or sit in order to see everyone)
           Ο δάσκαλος μίλησε από την έδρα. - The teacher spoke from the platform.
     2. n-f. (more specifically) seat, chair, bench (usually raised)
           Οι δικαστές πάντα κάθονται στις έδρες. - The judges always sit on the bench.
     3. n-f. (figuratively) seat, headquarters, base (chief location of a governing body or other thing)
           Η έδρα της κυβέρνησης είναι στην Αθήνα. - The seat of government is in Athens.
     4. n-f. (Roman Catholicism, in the term αγία) Holy See (episcopal jurisdiction of the Pope)
     5. n-f. (sport, figuratively) home ground (a team's own ground, which is used for their home games)
           Η έδρα του Ολυμπιακού είναι στον Πειραιά. - Olympiacos's home ground is in Piraeus.
     6. n-f. (figuratively) office (official position or a position of responsibility)
           Ο Αρχιεπίσκοπος έχασε την έδρα του μετά το σκάνδαλο. - The Archbishop lost his office after the scandal.
     7. n-f. (politics, figuratively) seat (electoral district or number of members, especially for a national legislature)
           Μετά τις εκλογές του Σεπτεμβρίου 2015, η Σύριζα διαθέτει 145 έδρες. - After the election of September 2015, Syriza has 145 seats.
     8. n-f. (anatomy) anal ring (the ring of the anus)
     9. n-f. (anatomy) seat, buttocks, behind


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