tone down
From LSJ
τούτου δὲ συμβαίνοντος ἀναγκαῖον γίγνεσθαι πάροδον καὶ τροπὰς τῶν ἐνδεδεμένων ἄστρων → but if this were so, there would have to be passings and turnings of the fixed stars
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
reduce: P. and V. συστέλλειν.
call by pretty names: Ar. and P. ὑποκορίζεσθαι.
verb intransitive
Met., become humble: Ar. and V. ὑφίεσθαι.
