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ἐπελαφρύνω

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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Full diacritics: ἐπελαφρύνω Medium diacritics: ἐπελαφρύνω Low diacritics: επελαφρύνω Capitals: ΕΠΕΛΑΦΡΥΝΩ
Transliteration A: epelaphrýnō Transliteration B: epelaphrynō Transliteration C: epelafryno Beta Code: e)pelafru/nw

English (LSJ)

lighten, τὸν δεσμόν τινι Plu.2.165e; πόνον J.AJ18.1.1, cf. D.Chr.3.123, Max. Tyr.37.5, Hierocl. in CA15p.454M.

German (Pape)

[Seite 914] dasselbe, τοῖς πεδήταις τὸν δεσμὸν ἐπελαφρύνει ὁ ὕπνος, Plut. superstit. 3, a. Sp.; Poll. 1, 99 neben κουφίζειν τὴν ναῦν.

French (Bailly abrégé)

alléger : τινί τι qqn de qch.
Étymologie: ἐπί, ἐλαφρύνω.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐπελᾰφρύνω: ἐλαφρύνω, τοῖς πεδήταις ἐπελαφρύνει τὸν δεσμὸν ὁ ὕπνος Πλούτ. 2. 165F· ἐπελαφρύνοιεν τὸν πόνον Ἰωσήπου Ἰουδ. Ἀρχ. 18. 1, 1.

Greek Monolingual

ἐπελαφρύνω (Α)
ελαφρύνω, ανακουφίζω.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐπελᾰφρύνω: (ῡ) облегчать (τὸν δεσμόν τινι Plut.).