comfort

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

cheer, encourage: P. and V. θαρσύνειν, θρασύνειν, παρακαλεῖν, P. παραθαρσύνειν, ἐπιρρωννύναι, Ar. and P. παραμυθεῖσθαι.

console: P. and V. παραμυθεῖσθαι (Eur. Or. 298), V. παρηγορεῖν.

soothe, assuage: P. and V. πραΰνειν, V. θέλγειν (also Plato but rare P.); see assuage.

substantive

consolation: P. παραμυθία, ἡ, παραμύθιον, τό, P. and V. παραψυχή, ἡ (rare P.).

means of assuaging: V. ἀνακούφισις, ἡ (gen.); see alleviation.

hope: P. and V. ἐλπίς, ἡ.

easy circumstances: P. and V. εὐμάρεια, ἡ, P. εὐπάθεια, ἡ.

comforts, blessings: P. and V. τἀγαθά.

be of good comfort, v.: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. εὐθυμεῖν (Eur. Cyclops), θαρσύνειν.

go in for greator comfort: P. εἰς τὸ τρυφερώτερον μεθίστασθαι (Thuc. 1, 6).

this one child was the last remaining comfort of my life: εἰς παῖς ὅδ' ἦν μοι λοιπὸς ὀφθαλμὸς βίου (Eur. Andromache 406).