ἴαμα
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
Ion. ἴημα, ατος, τό, (ἰάομαι)
A remedy, medicine, Hdt.3.130, Hp.Acut.6, Th.2.51, Pl.Lg.771c, etc.; στεναγμοί, τῶν πόνων ἰάματα v.l. in A.Fr.385. II = ἴασις, ἰάματα τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ τοῦ Ἀσκλαπιοῦ IG4.951.2(Epid.), cf. 1 Ep.Cor.12.9(pl.). 2 soothing, pacification, LXXEc.10.4.
