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ἐκμειλίσσομαι

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Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous

Euripides, Melanippe Captiva, Fragment 6.11

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐκμειλίσσομαι: ἀποθ., καταπραΰνω, Ἀππ. Ἐμφ. 1. 97, Πλούτ. 3. 380C.

French (Bailly abrégé)

rendre doux comme du miel ; fig. adoucir, calmer, acc..
Étymologie: ἐκ, μειλίσσομαι.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐκμειλίσσομαι: смягчать, умилостивлять (τὴν τοῦ κακοῦ δαίμονα Plut.).