strengthen
From LSJ
οὐ μακαριεῖς τὸν γέροντα, καθ' ὅσον γηράσκων τελευτᾷ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς συμπεπλήρωται· ἕνεκα γὰρ χρόνου πάντες ἐσμὲν ἄωροι → do not count happy the old man who dies in old age, unless he is full of goods; in fact we are all unripe in regards to time
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
P. κρατύνειν (or mid.).
Confirm: P. βεβαιοῦν.
Encourage: P. and V. θρασύνειν, θαρσύνειν, P. ἐπιρρωννύναι; see encourage.
