deserve
From LSJ
ὑπόσχεσιν τὸ πρᾶγμα γενναίαν ἔχει → the affair holds a noble promise
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. ἄξιος εἶναι (gen.).
verb intransitive with infin.: P. and V. δίκαιος εἶναι (infin.), ἄξιος εἶναι (infin.), ἐπάξιος εἶναι (infin.) (Plato).