ἐπελαφρύνω
From LSJ
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
lighten, τὸν δεσμόν τινι Plu.2.165e; πόνον J.AJ18.1.1, cf. D.Chr.3.123, Max. Tyr.37.5, Hierocl. in CA15p.454M.
German (Pape)
[Seite 914] dasselbe, τοῖς πεδήταις τὸν δεσμὸν ἐπελαφρύνει ὁ ὕπνος, Plut. superstit. 3, a. Sp.; Poll. 1, 99 neben κουφίζειν τὴν ναῦν.
French (Bailly abrégé)
alléger : τινί τι qqn de qch.
Étymologie: ἐπί, ἐλαφρύνω.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐπελᾰφρύνω: (ῡ) облегчать (τὸν δεσμόν τινι Plut.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπελᾰφρύνω: ἐλαφρύνω, τοῖς πεδήταις ἐπελαφρύνει τὸν δεσμὸν ὁ ὕπνος Πλούτ. 2. 165F· ἐπελαφρύνοιεν τὸν πόνον Ἰωσήπου Ἰουδ. Ἀρχ. 18. 1, 1.
Greek Monolingual
ἐπελαφρύνω (Α)
ελαφρύνω, ανακουφίζω.
