προσσαίνω
μέγα γὰρ τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης κράτος → great is the power of the country that controls the sea, control of the sea is a great thing, the dominion of the sea is a great matter, the rule of the sea is a great matter, the rule of the sea is indeed a great matter, control of the sea is a paramount advantage
English (LSJ)
A fawn upon, coax, prop. of dogs, S.Fr.1082, Arr.Cyn. 7.2; ταῖς κέρκοις Ph.2.422: mostly metaph., οὐκ ἂν Ἀργείων τόδ' εἴη φῶτα προσσαίνειν κακόν A.Ag.1665 (troch.): c. dat., π. τοῖς συνδείπνοις Ath.3.99e. 2 of things, please, τῶνδε προσσαίνει σέ τι; A.Pr.835, cf. E.Hipp.863.
German (Pape)
[Seite 780] anwedeln, eigtl. von schmeichelnden Hunden, Arr. Cyn. 7, 2; übertr., schmeicheln, liebkosen, εἰ τῶνδε προσσαίνει σέ τι, Aesch. Prom. 837; φῶτα κακόν, Ag. 1650; Soph. frg. 929 u. B. A. 21, 26; Eur. vrbdt auch τύποι σφενδόνης προσσαίνουσί με, Hipp. 863.
