θωπεία
From LSJ
τὸ δ' ἡδέως ζῆν καὶ ἱλαρῶς οὐκ ἔξωθέν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ τοὐναντίον ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῖς περὶ αὑτὸν πράγμασιν ἡδονὴν καὶ χάριν ὥσπερ ἐκ πηγῆς τοῦ ἤθους προστίθησιν → but a pleasant and happy life comes not from external things, but, on the contrary, man draws on his own character as a source from which to add the element of pleasure and joy to the things which surround him
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A flattery, E.Or.670, Jul.Or.3.102c, etc.: pl., Ar.Eq. 890; θωπεῖαι λόγων Pl.Lg.906b; θ. κολακικαί ib.633d.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1230] ἡ, die Schmeichelei; Eur. Or. 869; Ar. Equ. 887; λόγων Plat. Legg. X, 908 b, öfter, immer im plur.; von Pferden, θωπείας καὶ θεραπείας δεόμενοι Xen. Hipp. 3, 12.
