flatter
From LSJ
ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ μείζονα. Καὶ ἔτι καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῖν δείκνυμι (1 Corinthians 12:31) → But go ahead and strive for the greater gifts. And I'm about to show you a still more excellent way.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. θωπεύειν, ὑπέρχεσθαι, ὑποτρέχειν, Ar. and P. ὑποπίπτειν, κολακεύειν, V. σαίνειν, προσσαίνειν, θώπτειν, Ar. and V. αἰκάλλειν, Ar. ὑποθωπεύειν.
flatter excessively: P. ὑπερκολακεύειν (acc.).
