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παρηγορ-έω

paregoreo

address, exhort

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παρηγορ-έω · parēgor-eō — LSJ

address, exhort, advise, give counsel

address, exhort, τινα A. Pr. 646, Hdt. 9.54, etc. ; ὀχλεῖς μάτην με κῦμʼ ὅπως παρηγορῶν A. Pr. 1001, cf. Eu. 507 (lyr.) ; π. ὡς . . advise, give counsel that. . , E. Hec. 288 : c. acc. pers. et inf., S. Fr. 176 :—Med., τὸν Γόργον παρηγορέετο ἀπίστασθαι Hdt. 5.104, cf. 7.13 ; π. τινὰ μὴ κινδυνεύειν v.l. in Id. 9.55, cf. 54, Pi. O. 9.77.

II console, comfort, consolations, emollients, appease

console, comfort, A. Pers. 530, E. Ph. 1449 ; τὰ παρηγοροῦντα consolations, emollients, D. 60.35 ; appease, Ἔρωτα θυηλαῖς Musae. l.c.

2 assuage, soothe, allay

c. acc. rei, assuage, soothe, τὰ κακὰ διʼ ἑτέρων κακῶν Philem. 234, Men. 549.5 ; τὴν λύπην, τὰ πάθη, D.H. 1.77, Plu. Symp. 2.156c ; τὴν χωλότητα Id. Publ. 16 ; τὸν βίον τρυφῇ π. IG 9(1).883.3 (Corc.) ; of medicines, allay irritation, π. τὸν πνεύμονα Hp. Acut. 58, cf. Aret. l.c.: —Pass., Epigr.Gr. 1096.6 (Stratonicea), Ath. l.c.—In correct Att. Prose παραμυθέομαι prevails.

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