μαλθακός

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οὐ λήψει τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου ἐπὶ ματαίω → thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain

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Transliteration A: malthakós Transliteration B: malthakos Transliteration C: malthakos Beta Code: malqako/s

English (LSJ)

ή, όν, Aeol. μόλθακος Alc.Oxy.1789.1 ii 3:—

   A soft,    I of things subject to touch, ἄνθεα h.Hom.30.15; δρόσος, γυῖα, Pi.P.5.99, N.4.4; γνόφαλλον Alc.34; τύλα Sapph.50; σιαγόνας μαλθακὰς τίθησι, of a boxer, S.Fr.112; μέχρις οὗ (ευ Pap.) . . τὸ βρέγμα τῷ σκίπωνι μαλθακὸν θῶμαι Herod.8.8; of ground, stoneless, χῶρός ἐστι μ. A.Fr.199.5; τὰ μ. γαίας E.Hipp.1226; χρώς Id.Med.1075; μ. τινά, opp. στερεόν, Pl.Phdr.239c; μ. ὕδατα, of marsh water, Hp.Aër.1; μ. πῦρ a slow fire, Id.Ulc.12; μ. νηδύες relaxed, Id.Aër.7: Comp. ωτέρα σικυοῦ Theopomp.Com.72: Sup., Eup.319. Adv. -κῶς, κατακεῖσθαι to recline on soft cushions, Ar.Ach.70; φιλήσατόν με μ. ib. 1200.    II mostly metaph., faint-hearted, cowardly, αἰχμητής Il. 17.588; ὄκνος Alc.Oxy.l.c.; μηδὲ μ. γένῃ A.Eu.74; τὸ μ. βίου E. Supp.883; μ. τι ἐνδιδόναι show signs of relenting, Id.Hel.508; also, weak, feeble, Ar.V.714.    b = κίναιδος, Cael.Aur.TP4.131.    2 in good sense, gentle, mild, ὕπνος Hes.Fr.121.4; μαλθακὰ κωτίλλων Thgn.852; οἶνος ὡς -ώτατος mild, weak, Hp.Morb.2.44; μ. φωνά, ἀοιδά, κοινωνία, φθέγμα, Pi.P.4.137, N.9.49, P.1.98,8.31; μ. ὀμμάτων βέλος A.Ag.742 (lyr.); μ. λόγοι S.Ph.629; γῆρυς Ar.Av.233 (lyr.); ἐς τὸ μ. προσάγεσθαι to bring to a mild temper, E.Or.714; ὀργὴ γέροντος μ. mellow temper, S.Fr.894; μεταστρέφεσθαι πρὸς τὸ -ώτερον Ar.Ra. 539 (lyr.); of pain, -ωτέρας ποιεῖν [τὰς ὠδῖνας] Pl.Tht.149d. Adv. gently, mildly, τὸν κρατοῦντα -κῶς A.Ag.951; σκληρὰ μ. λέγειν S.OC 774: neut. as Adv., μαλθακόν σφ' ἐπόψεται A.Ag.1642: Comp. -ωτέρως, παραμυθούμενοι Pl Sph.230a.—Mainly poet., esp. Lyr. and Trag. (μαλακός being the Prose word), but also in Hp. and Pl.