repress
From LSJ
ὁ δὲ πείσεται εἰς ἀγαθόν περ → he will obey you to his profit, he will obey you for his own good end
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.). ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύειν, σχάζειν, καταστέλλειν.
subdue, crush: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν, καταστρέφεσθαι, χειροῦσθαι, κατεργάζεσθαι.
put an end to: P. and V. παύειν, καθαιρεῖν.