relax

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

loosen: P. and V. ἀνιέναι, χαλᾶν (Plato), παριέναι, μεθιέναι, V. ἐξανιέναι.

remit: P. and V. ἀνιέναι, μεθιέναι, Ar. and V. ὑφιέναι (gen.) (or mid.), P. ἐπανιέναι.

if for moment we relax our precautions: P. εἰ ἀφαιρήσομέν τι καὶ βραχὺ τῆς τηρήσεως (Thuc. 7, 13).

relax one's anger: Ar. ὀργῆς ἀνιέναι, V. ὀργῆς ἐξανιέναι.

the law is relaxed: V. ὁ νόμος ἀνεῖται (Eur., Orestes 941).

do not relax your hold of the common interests: μὴ… τοῦ κοινοῦ τῆς σωτηρίας ἀφίεσθε (Thuc. 2, 60).

be relaxed: P. and V. παρίεσθαι.

my limbs are relaxed: V. λύεταί μου μέλη (Eur., Hecuba 438).

they were sleeping all with their limbs relaxed: V. ηὗδον δὲ πᾶσαι σώμασιν παρειμέναι (Eur., Bacchae 683).

relax one's efforts through cowardice: P. μαλακίζεσθαι, Ar. and P. μαλθακίζεσθαι (Plato).

enervate: Ar. and P. θρύπτειν (rare in Act.), P. διαθρύπτειν.

verb intransitive

P. and V. λωφᾶν. ἀνιέναι, P. ἐπανιέναι.