φαιδρύνω

φαιδρύν-ω, Ep. impf. φαιδρύνεσκεν A.R. 4.671:—

• make bright, cleanse (coupled with ἀποπλύνειν καὶ διαπλύνειν by Poll. 7.40), τινὰ λουτροῖσι φ. A. Ag. 1109 (lyr.); θεαὶ μορφὰν ἐφαίδρυναν gave me a bright form, says Helen, E. Hel. 678 (lyr.); φ. χρόα Call. Jov. 32; δέμας, εἵματα, A.R. 3.1043, 4.671; στεφανοῦντα καὶ φαιδρύνοντα τὸν Ἑρμῆν καὶ τὴν Ἑκάτην Porph. Abst. 2.16; χεῖρας AP 5.227 (Paul.Sil.); τῇ γλώττῃ τὸ πρόσωπον Ael. NA 3.21; [Ἥλιος] κοσμῶν καὶ φαιδρύνων Jul. Or. 4.142a:—Med., λουτρῷ χρόα φαιδρύνεσθαι to wash oneʼs skin clean, Hes. Op. 753, cf. Mosch. 2.31.
• • II metaph., cheer, A. Ag. 1120:—Med., τὸν ἑαυτοῦ βίον φαιδρύνασθαι Pl. Lg. 718b:—Pass., beam or brighten up with joy, X. Cyr. 5.5.37; ἐπί τινι at a thing, Callistr. Stat. 9; τὼ ὀφθαλμώ Poll. 6.199.
  • III Pass., become more glaring, of a fever, ἀεὶ μᾶλλον ἐφαιδρύνετο Gal. 14.653.

φαιδρύνω, wie φαιδρόω,
1) reinigen, glänzend machen ; med., χρόα φαιδρύνεσθαι, sich die Haut rein waschen, Hes. O. 755 ; πόσιν λουτροῖσι φαιδρύνασα Aesch. Ag. 1080 ; vgl. Eur. Hel. 683 ; Mosch. 2.31 ; Poll. 7.40.
2) übertr., erheitern ; Aesch. οὔ με φαιδρύνει λόγος Ag. 1091 ; schmücken, auch med., Plat. Legg. IV.718b, wie Ap.Rh. 3.832 ; ἥσθησαν καὶ ἐφαιδρύνθησαν Xen. Cyr. 5.5.37.

φαιδρύνω φαιδρύ_νω, φαιδρός

• • Ito make bright, to cleanse, Aesch.; θεαὶ μορφὰν ἐφαίδρυναν gave me a bright form, Eur.: —in Mid., χρόα φαιδρύνεσθαι to wash oneʼs skin clean, Hes.
  • IImetaph. to cheer, Aesch.:—Pass. to beam or brighten up with joy, Xen.