παραλύεσθαι
From LSJ
ἐὰν οὖν τὰ μαλακὰ σκληρῶς καὶ τὰ σκληρὰ μαλακῶς λέγηται, πιθανὸν γίγνεται → but if, as a result, gentle things are said harshly and harsh things gently, the result is unpersuasive
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also: παραλύω) faint, flag, be enfeebled, be exhausted, be fatigued, be paralysed, be petrified, paralysed, be worn out
