τὸ ζῷον τοῦτο οὐ μονῆρες καὶ αὐθέκαστον, ἀλλὰ κοινωνικὸν καὶ πολιτικόν → this animal is not solitary and self-sufficient, but social and political
Ar. and P. μαλακῶς, Ar. and V. μαλθακῶς.
gently: P. and V. ἠπίως; see gently.
lovingly: P. and V. φιλοφρόνως (Plato), V. φίλως.