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Democritus, DK 68b22
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Full diacritics: παραψύχω Medium diacritics: παραψύχω Low diacritics: παραψύχω Capitals: ΠΑΡΑΨΥΧΩ
Transliteration A: parapsýchō Transliteration B: parapsychō Transliteration C: parapsycho Beta Code: parayu/xw

English (LSJ)

[ῡ],

   A cool, v.l. in Placit.5.25.1 (Pass.).    2 metaph., console, soothe, ἐπέεσσιν Theoc. 13.54 (Med.), cf. Call.Cer.46.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

παραψύχω: [ῡ], ψύχω ὀλίγον κατ᾿ ὀλίγον, Πλούτ. 2. 909F. 2) μεταφορ., παραμυθοῦμαι, παρηγορῶ, πραΰνω, Θεόκρ. 13. 54· πρβλ. παραψυχὰς φροντίδων, Τιμοκλ. ἐν «Διονυσιαζούσαις» 4, καὶ ἴδε παραψήχω.

French (Bailly abrégé)

rafraîchir;
Moy. παραψύχομαι fig. adoucir, consoler.
Étymologie: παρά, ψύχω.

Greek Monolingual

ΜΑ
παρηγορώ, κατευνάζω τη θλίψη ή τον πόνο
αρχ.
ψύχω σιγά σιγά, δροσίζω.