ἠπιότης
From LSJ
οὗτος μὲν ὁ πιθανώτερος τῶν λόγων εἴρηται, δεῖ δὲ καὶ τὸν ἧσσον πιθανόν, ἐπεί γε δὴ λέγεται, ῥηθῆναι → this is the most credible of the stories told; but I must relate the less credible tale also, since they tell it
English (LSJ)
ητος, ἡ,
A gentleness, Epicur.Fr.462, Hecat.Abd. ap. J.Ap. 1.22, LXX Es.3.13 (13.2), Phld.Hom.p.33 O., Ph.2.267.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1174] ητος, ἡ, Milde, Freundlichkeit, Hecat. bei Ios. u. Sp.