ἡδύνω
Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλος → Life is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.
English (LSJ)
aor. 1
A ἥδῡνα Pl.Tht.175e, Diph.24:—Pass., aor. 1 ἡδύνθην Antiph.90: pf. ἥδυσμαι Pl. (v. infr.), inf. ἡδύνθαι Phot.: (ἡδύς):—season a dish, c. acc., [κόκκυγας] Epich.164; ὄψον Pl.Tht.l.c.; κρόμμυον . . οὐ μόνον σῖτον ἀλλὰ καὶ ποτὸν ἡδύνει X.Smp.4.8; make pleasant, γεῦσιν, οἴνους, Thphr.Od.9,10; even of salt (cf. ἡδονή 11), Arist.Mete.359a34. II metaph., ἡ. θῶπας λόγους Pl.Tht.l.c.; ὁ ποιητὴς ἡ. τὸ ἄτοπον Arist.Po.1460b2:—Pass., τὴν ἡδυσμένην μοῦσαν παραδέξῃ ἐν μέλεσιν Pl.R.607a, cf. Arist.Po.1449b28, Pol.1340b17, D.H.Comp. 25; τοὺς λόγους ἡδύνεσθαι ἄν τι ὑπὸ τῶν φθόγγων X.Smp.6.4. 2 delight, coax, gratify, κόλαξ ἥδυνέ τινα λόγῳ Diph.24; ἡ. τὴν ἀκοήν D.H.Comp.14:—Pass., Timo17.
