θεραπευτέον
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
English (LSJ)
A one must do service to, τοὺς θεούς X.Mem.2.1.28. 2 one must court, flatter, τοὺς ἀκούοντας ἐπαίνῳ Arist.Rh.Al.1436b32. II one must cultivate, τὴν γῆν X.l.c. 2 one must treat medically, Pl.R.408b, Dsc.Eup.1.101. 3 one must prepare fat, Id.2.76. III Adj. θεραπευτέος, α, ον, to be courted, Luc.Merc.Cond.38.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
θερᾰπευτέον: ῥημ. ἐπίθ. τοῦ θεραπεύω, δεῖ θεραπεύειν, Ξεν. Άπομν. 2. 1, 28, Ἀριστ. Ρητ. Ἀλ. 30. 7, Πλάτ. Πολ. 408B.
