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δυνατὰ δὲ οἱ προύχοντες πράσσουσι καὶ οἱ ἀσθενεῖς ξυγχωροῦσιν → the strong do what they will; the weak do what they must | the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must | they that have odds of power exact as much as they can, and the weak yield to such conditions as they can get
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[[the gods]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἱλάσκεσθαι]] ([[Plato]]). | |||
[[appease]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πραΰνειν]], [[prose|P.]] [[παραμυθεῖσθαι]], [[verse|V.]] [[παρηγορεῖν]], [[θέλγειν]] (also [[Plato]] but rare [[prose|P.]]), [[μαλθάσσειν]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μαλάσσειν]]. | |||
[[please]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀρέσκειν]] (acc. or dat.), [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἁνδάνειν]] (dat.); see [[please]]. | |||
[[soothe]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κηλεῖν]] ([[Plato]]). | |||
[[bring over to one's side]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[προσάγεσθαι]], [[προστίθεσθαι]], [[προσποιεῖσθαι]], [[prose|P.]] [[εὐτρεπίζεσθαι]]; see [[win over]]. | |||
[[persuade]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πείθειν]]; see [[persuade]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:50, 10 December 2020
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
the gods: P. ἱλάσκεσθαι (Plato).
appease: P. and V. πραΰνειν, P. παραμυθεῖσθαι, V. παρηγορεῖν, θέλγειν (also Plato but rare P.), μαλθάσσειν, Ar. and V. μαλάσσειν.
please: P. and V. ἀρέσκειν (acc. or dat.), Ar. and V. ἁνδάνειν (dat.); see please.
soothe: P. and V. κηλεῖν (Plato).
bring over to one's side: P. and V. προσάγεσθαι, προστίθεσθαι, προσποιεῖσθαι, P. εὐτρεπίζεσθαι; see win over.
