lax
From LSJ
ξένῳ δὲ σιγᾶν κρεῖττον ἢ κεκραγέναι → it's better for a stranger to keep silence than to shout (Menander)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
loose, slack: Ar. and P. χαλαρός.
lax morally: P. and V. ἀνειμένος (Thuc. 1. 6). Ar. and P. τρυφερός.
be lax morally, v.: P. and V. τρυφᾶν.
careless: P. and V. ῥᾴθυμος, Ar. and P. ἀμελής; see careless.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lax: cf. Gr. λέχρις; Lat.: licinus, luxus,
I fraud, deception: lacit decipiendo inducit. Lax etenim fraus est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 116.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lax, ăcis, f., fraude : P. Fest. 116.
