relieve
ἴσον ἔχουσαν πατρὶ μένος καὶ ἐπίφρονα βουλήν (Hesiod, Theogony 896) → equal to her father in strength and in wise understanding (on Athena necklace)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
alleviate: P. and V. ἐπικουφίζειν, ἀπαντλεῖν (Plato), V. ἐξευμαρίζειν; see alleviate.
put a stop to: P. and V. παύειν.
comfort, cheer: P. and V. παραμυθεῖσθαι (Euripides, Orestes 298), V. παρηγορεῖν.
relieve from, free from: P. and V. ἀφιέναι (τινά τινος), ἀπαλλάσσειν (τινά τινος), ἀπολύειν (τινά τινος) (Euripides, Orestes 1236), V. κουφίζειν (τινά τινος); see deliver.
relieve from labour: V. μόχθου ἐπικουφίζειν.
relieve from troubles: V. ἀποκουφίζειν κακῶν.
may the gods relieve you of your sickness: V. καί σε δαίμονες νόσου μεταστήσειαν (Sophocles, Philoctetes 462).
go to the help of: P. and V. βοηθεῖν (dat.); see help.
they made their attacks taking turns to relieve: P. ἀναπαύοντες ἐν τῷ μέρει τοὺς ἐπίπλους ἐποιοῦντο (Thuc. 4, 11).
relieve a person of a duty, etc., take it over from him: P. διαδέχεσθαι (τί τινι).
they did not relieve Nicias of the command: P. τὸν Νικίαν οὐ παρέλυσαν τῆς ἀρχῆς (Thuc. 7, 16).
