ἐκλιπαίνω
From LSJ
ἡ Νέμεσις προλέγει τῷ πήχεϊ τῷ τε χαλινῷ μήτ' ἄμετρόν τι ποιεῖν μήτ' ἀχάλινα λέγειν → Nemesis warns us by her cubit-rule and bridle neither to do anything without measure nor to be unbridled in our speech
English (LSJ)
in fut. -λιπανῶ,
A make smooth as oil, πέλαγος Posidipp. ap.Ath.7.318d:—Pass., to be enriched, fertilized, Plu.Mar.21.
German (Pape)
[Seite 767] 1) fett machen. – Pass., fett werden, Plut. Mar. 21. – 2) glätten, ebenen, θάλασσαν Posidipp. 21 (App. 67).