αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν καὶ ὑπείροχον ἔμμεναι ἄλλων → always strive for excellence and prevail over others (Iliad 6.208, 11.784)
lighten: P. and V. κουφίζειν, ἐπικουφίζειν, ἀπαντλεῖν (Plato), V. ἐξευμαρίζειν.
lull to rest: P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plato), V. κοιμᾶν.