solace
From LSJ
Τα βιβλία τα παρά των ξένων επαίδευε τους εν τη αγορά ανθρώπους, τους Ομήρου φίλους → The others' books educated the people in the marketplace, the friends of Homer.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. παραμυθεῖσθαι (Eur., Orestes 298), V. παρηγορεῖν.
soothe, assuage: P. and V. πραΰνειν, θέλγειν (Plato but rare P.).
lighten: P. and V. ἐπικουφίζειν, V. ἐξευμαρίζειν.
substantive
P. παραμυθία, ἡ, παραμύθιον, τό, P. and V. παραψυχή, ἡ (rare P.).
means of assuaging: V. ἀνακούφισις, ἡ; see alleviation.
