ἔργοισι χρηστός, οὐ λόγοις ἔφυν μόνον → a friend in deeds, and not in words alone
P. μειοῦσθαι, ἐλασσοῦσθαι.
fade: P. and V. μαραίνεσθαι; see fade.
Met., pass away: P. and V. διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν, φθίνειν (Plato).
