μειλίσσω
μειλίσσω, to make mild, to appease, propitiate
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μειλίξαντʼ aorist active participle neuter nominative plural, aorist active participle neuter vocative plural, aorist active participle neuter accusative plural, aorist active participle masculine accusative singular, aorist active participle masculine dative singular, aorist active participle neuter dative singular, aorist active participle masculine nominative dual, aorist active participle masculine vocative dual, aorist active participle masculine accusative dual, aorist active participle neuter nominative dual, aorist active participle neuter vocative dual, aorist active participle neuter accusative dual, 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.