θωπευτικός
From LSJ
ἐὰν οὖν τὰ μαλακὰ σκληρῶς καὶ τὰ σκληρὰ μαλακῶς λέγηται, πιθανὸν γίγνεται → but if, as a result, gentle things are said harshly and harsh things gently, the result is unpersuasive
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A disposed to flatter, fuwning, of dogs, Arist.HA488b21; τὰ θωπευτικά flattery, Pl.Lg.634a. Adv. θωπ-κῶς D.C.69.6, Gal.14.600.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1230] schmeichlerisch; Plat. Legg. I, 634 a; Sp., auch adv., D. C. 89, 6.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
θωπευτικός: -ή, -όν, ἔχων διάθεσιν νὰ θωπεύῃ, κολακευτικός, ἐπὶ κυνῶν, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 1. 1, 33˙ τὰ θωπευτικά, θωπεία, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 634Α. - Ἐπίρρ. –κῶς, Δίων Κ. 69. 9, Γαλην. τ. 14, σ. 600, 2.
