civilise

From LSJ

εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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verb transitive

educate: P. and V. παιδεύειν.

tame: P. and V. ἡμεροῦν; see tame, reclaim.