tickle
From LSJ
βορβόρῳ δ' ὕδωρ λαμπρὸν μιαίνων οὔποθ' εὑρήσεις ποτόν → once limpid waters are stained with mud, you'll never find a drink
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. κνῆν (Plato), γαργαλίζειν (Plato).
amuse: Ar. and P. γέλωτα παρέχω, γέλωτα παρέχειν (dat.), V. γέλωτα τιθέναι (dat.).
gratify: P. and V. χαρίζεσθαι (dat.).
please: P. and V. ἀρέσκειν (acc. or dat.), Ar. and V. ἁνδάνειν (dat.).
if ye say ought to tickle the mob: V. ἢν τοῖσι πολλοῖς πρὸς χάριν λέγητέ τι (Euripides, Hecuba 257).
they composed (history) with view to tickle the ears rather than tell the truth: P. συνέθεσαν ἐπι τὸ προσαγωγότερον τῇ ἀκροάσει ἢ ἀληθέστερον (Thuc. 1, 21).
verb intransitive
P. γαργαλίζεσθαι (Plato); see itch.
