χρονίζεσθαι
From LSJ
ἐὰν οὖν τὰ μαλακὰ σκληρῶς καὶ τὰ σκληρὰ μαλακῶς λέγηται, πιθανὸν γίγνεται → but if, as a result, gentle things are said harshly and harsh things gently, the result is unpersuasive
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also χρονίζω): be prolonged, be protracted
