polite
From LSJ
Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
Ar. and P. ἀστεῖος, χαρίεις. Affable: P. and V. εὐπροσήγορος, φιλάνθρωπος, φιλόφρων (Xen.), P. ῥᾴδιος, κοινός, εὐπρόσοδος. Respectful: P. and V. κόσμιος, V. αἰδοῖος, αἰδόφρων.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pŏlītē: adv., v. 1. polio,
I P. a. fin.
