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κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος· δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή (Proverbs 13.12 LXX) → One who sincerely sets about helping is better than one who makes promises leading to hope; for a kindly urge is a tree of life.
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
impĕtrābĭlis: (inp-), e, adj. impetro.
I Pass., easy to be obtained, attainable (rare; not in Cic. and Cæs.): cui postulanti triumphum rerum gestarum magnitudo impetrabilem faciebat, Liv. 39, 29, 4: venia, id. 36, 33, 5: omnia et tuta apud Romanos, id. 25, 29, 8: votum facite Junoni, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 101: quo impetrabilior pax esset, Liv. 30, 16, 15.—
II Act., that easily obtains or effects, successful (ante- and postclass.): non potuit venire orator magis ad me impetrabilis, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 40: impetrabilior qui vivat, nullus est, id. Merc. 3, 4, 20: Nicator Seleucus efficaciae impetrabilis rex, Anim. 14, 8: dies, on which a wish is gained, favorable, propitious, Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 6: efficacia, Amm. 14, 8, 6; 15, 8, 21.— Adv.: impĕtrābĭlĭter, in a way likely to attain: impetrabilius, Symm. Or. pro Patr. 4 Mai.
