σαίνειν
From LSJ
μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also σαίνω): welcome, cringe to, curry favor with, curry favor, curry favour with, curry favour, fawn on
