ἠπιάω
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English (LSJ)
aor. 1 Pass. ἠπιήθη, = ἐταπεινώθη, Hsch. (s.v.l.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἠπιάω: καταπραΰνω, ἡμερώνω· ἀόρ. παθ. ἠπιήθην, Ἠσύχ.· πρβλ. ἠπιόω.
German (Pape)
lindern, besänftigen, VLL.
