μειλίσσω
μειλίσσω, to make mild, to appease, propitiate
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μειλίξαντʼ Verb: aorist active participle neuter nominative plural, Verb: aorist active participle neuter vocative plural, Verb: aorist active participle neuter accusative plural, Verb: aorist active participle masculine accusative singular, Verb: aorist active participle masculine dative singular, Verb: aorist active participle neuter dative singular, Verb: aorist active participle masculine nominative dual, Verb: aorist active participle masculine vocative dual, Verb: aorist active participle masculine accusative dual, Verb: aorist active participle neuter nominative dual, Verb: aorist active participle neuter vocative dual, Verb: aorist active participle neuter accusative dual, Verb: aorist middle indicative 3rd plural of μειλίσσω
- make mild, soothe, treat kindly, τινα Theoc. 16.28; esp. appease, propitiate: rarely c. gen., πυρὸς μειλισσέμεν (like πυρὸς χαρίζεσθαι) to appease [the dead] by fire, i.e. funeral rites, Il. 7.410; of rivers, λιπαροῖς χεύμασι γαίας . . μειλίσσοντες οὖδας gladdening the soil with rich streams, A. Supp. 1029 (lyr.); ὀργὰς μ. E. Hel. 1339 (lyr.); μ. τινὰ λοιβαῖς, χύτλοις, Lyc. 542, A.R. 4.708.
- 2 implore, ἐγὼ κεῖνόν γε τεὰς ἐς χεῖρας ἱκέσθαι μειλίξω ib. 416.
- II Pass., μειλίσσομαι to be soothed, grow calm, h.Cer. 290; to be subdued, πυρὸς μειλίσσετʼ ἀϋτμή A.R. 3.531.
- III Med., use soothing words, μηδέ τί μʼ αἰδόμενος μειλίσσεο μηδʼ ἐλεαίρων extenuate not aught from respect or pity, Od. 3.96.
- 2 propitiate, Κύπριν ἀοιδῇσιν θυέεσσί τε A.R. 1.860; συκοφάντας ἀπομαγδαλιᾷ Philostr. VA 7.23; soften, subdue, ἔθνη . . καθάπερ ζῷα τιθασεύων καὶ μ. Plu. Alex. fort. 2.330b.
- 3 implore, A.R. 3.985, 4.1012.
1. mild stemmen, verzoenen, kalmeren:
2. de boodschap verbloemen, geruststellend spreken:
Pass. erheitert werden, sich erheitern, H.h. Cer. 291.
Med. μηδέ τί μʼ αἰδόμενος μειλίσσεο, μηδʼ ἐλεαίρων, Od. 3.96, 4.326, aus Achtung gegen mich rede mir nicht zum Munde, schone, mildre Nichts ; versöhnen, Ap.Rh. 1.860 u. oft, u. a.Sp., auch in Prosa, ἔθνη τιθασσεύων καὶ μειλισσόμενος, Plut. Alex. fort. 1.8.
Vgl. μέλι, μειλίχιος, mulceo, mild.
To soften, to soothe : πυρὸς μειλισσέμεν [νέκυας] (as to giving them the consolation of fire (genit. of material)) Il. 7.410.
In mid., to speak comfortably, mince one’s words : μή μʼ αἰδόμενος μειλίσσεο Od. 3.96=Od. 4.326.
- to make mild, to appease, propitiate, πυρὸς μειλισσέμεν to appease [the dead] by fire, i. e. by funeral rites, Il.; ὀργὰς μ. Eur.:—Mid. to use soothing words, μηδέ τί μʼ αἰδόμενος μειλίσσεο μηδʼ ἐλεαίρων extenuate not aught from respect or pity to me, Od.