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Λόγῳ με πεῖσον, φαρμάκῳ σοφωτάτῳ → Oratione leni, medicina optima → Mit Worten überzeuge mich, der klügsten Medizin
middle voice from πρός and ποιέω; to do forward for oneself, i.e. pretend (as if about to do a thing): make as though.