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τίς γὰρ ἁδονᾶς ἄτερ θνατῶν βίος ποθεινὸς ἢ ποία τυραννίς; τᾶς ἄτερ οὐδὲ θεῶν ζηλωτὸς αἰών → What human life is desirable without pleasure, or what lordly power? Without it not even the life of the gods is enviable.
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[[smooth the brow]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] [[χαλᾶν μέτωπον]] (''[[Vespae]]'' 655). | [[smooth the brow]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] [[χαλᾶν μέτωπον]] (''[[Vespae]]'' 655). | ||
[[smooth your brow]]: [[verse|V.]] [[μέθες νυν ὀφρύν]] ([[Euripides | [[smooth your brow]]: [[verse|V.]] [[μέθες νυν ὀφρύν]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Iphigenia in Aulis]]'' 648). | ||
[[smoothing your angered brow]]: [[verse|V.]] [[στυγνὴν ὀφρὺν λύσασα]] ([[Euripides | [[smoothing your angered brow]]: [[verse|V.]] [[στυγνὴν ὀφρὺν λύσασα]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Hippolytus]]'' 290). | ||
[[soften]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πραΰνειν]]; see [[soften]]. | [[soften]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πραΰνειν]]; see [[soften]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:45, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
of the sea: V. ἀκύμων, γαληνός; see calm.
Met., soft, gentle: P. and V. λεῖος (Plato), πρᾶος, ἥσυχος, ἤπιος, Ar. and P. μαλακός, Ar. and V. μαλθακός.
easy: P. and V. ῥᾴδιος, εὐπετής (Plato); see easy.
verb transitive
smooth the brow: Ar. χαλᾶν μέτωπον (Vespae 655).
smooth your brow: V. μέθες νυν ὀφρύν (Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 648).
smoothing your angered brow: V. στυγνὴν ὀφρὺν λύσασα (Euripides, Hippolytus 290).
soften: P. and V. πραΰνειν; see soften.
calm: P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plato), V. κοιμᾶν.
white at the same time we smooth the way to empire for them: P. τῆς ἀρχῆς ἅμα προκοπτόντων ἐκείνοις (Thuc. 4, 60).
