ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
P. and V. μεθιέναι, κουφίζειν; see relax.
P. and V. λωφᾶν, ἀνιέναι, P. ἐπανιέναι.
abate from: P. and V. λωφᾶν (gen.), ἀνιέναι (gen.), Ar. and V. ὑφιέναι (gen.), V. ἐξανιέναι (gen.).