ἐπικουφίζειν
From LSJ
πῶς δ' οὐκ ἀρίστη; τίς δ' ἐναντιώσεται; τί χρὴ γενέσθαι τὴν ὑπερβεβλημένην γυναῖκα; (Euripides' Alcestis 152-54) → How is she not noblest? Who will deny it? What must a woman have become to surpass her?
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἐπικουφίζω): alleviate, assuage, lighten, mitigate, make lighter