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ἀγεωμέτρητος μηδεὶς εἰσίτω → no one ignorant of geometry may enter, let no one ignorant of geometry enter, let no one ignorant of geometry come in
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[[knead]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ὀργάζειν]]. | [[knead]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ὀργάζειν]]. | ||
[[appease]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ | [[appease]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πραΰνειν]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[παραμυθεῖσθαι]], [[verse|V.]] [[θέλγειν]] (also [[Plato]] but rare [[prose|P.]]), [[παρηγορεῖν]], [[μαλθάσσειν]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μαλάσσειν]]; see [[soothe]]. | ||
[[charm]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κηλεῖν]]. | [[charm]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κηλεῖν]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 2 June 2020
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
appease: P. and V. πραΰνειν, Ar. and P. παραμυθεῖσθαι, V. θέλγειν (also Plato but rare P.), παρηγορεῖν, μαλθάσσειν, Ar. and V. μαλάσσειν; see soothe.
be softened: use also P. and V. τέγγεσθαι (Plato but rare P.), V. μαλθακίζεσθαι, πεπανθῆναι (1st aor. pass. of πεπαίνειν).
mitigate: P. and V. ἐπικουφίζειν, ἀπαντλεῖν (Plato), V. ἐξευμαρίζειν; see mitigate.
soften down, gloss over: Ar. and P. ὑποκορίζεσθαι; see gloss over.
