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Ἄνθρωπος ὢν ἥμαρτον· οὐ θαυμαστέον → Being human I made a mistake; there is nothing remarkable about it.

Menander, Fragmenta, 499

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lēnīmentum: i, n. id.,
I a softening or soothing remedy; an alleviation, mollification (post-Aug.).
I Lit., Plin. 25, 5, 24, § 59.—
II Trop.: addito honestae missionis lenimento, Tac. H. 2, 67.