appease
From LSJ
ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. πραΰνειν, P. παραμυθεῖσθαι, V. παρηγορεῖν, θέλγειν (also Plato but rare P.), μαλθάσσειν, Ar. and P. μαλάσσειν; see soothe, propitiate.
appease one's hunger: use P. and V. ἐσθίειν.
appease one's thirst: use P. and V. πίνειν; see quench.
hard to appease, adj.: Ar. δυσκάθαρτος; see inexorable.
