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πρᾶος , ον, also πρα_ΰς , Ion. πρηΰς , εῖα, ΰ:—πρᾶος supplies sg. in Att., Trag., and Com., exc. that the fem. is always πραεια πρᾶος as fem. only in Plu.2.168d); but sg. πραΰς , Ion. πρηΰς , is used in Ep. and Lyr. (also in X. and usu. in LXX, Plb., etc.):—pl., nom.
A.πρηέεςHp.Epid.1.10, “πρηεῖςAP5.208 (Posidipp. or Asclep.), “πρᾶοιPl.R. 562d, etc.; fem. “πρηεῖαιAP6.244 (Crin.); neut. “πραέαX.Oec. 15.4, Eq.9.10, etc., “πρᾶαArist.HA488b22, f.l. in Ph.2.351; gen. “πραέωνX.An.1.4.9; dat. “πραέσιPl.Lg.888a, 930a, fem. πραίαις written for “πραείαιςIG7.3101 (Lebad., iii A.D.); acc. “πραεῖςPlb.18.37.7, “πράουςIsoc.3.55: Comp. “πραότεροςLys. 20.21, “πραΰτεροςEpich.153, Pl.Ti. 85a, etc., Ion. “πρηΰτ-Hdt.2.181: Sup. “πραότατοςPl.Phd.116c, etc., “πραΰτατοςSyria 5.337 (Sidon); Ep. and Ion. “πρηΰτατοςA.R.2.937, AP6.349 (Phld.); “πράϋστοςMAMA1.237 (Phrygia). (The ι subscr. is freq. written in codd., but Πρᾶος is written in IG22.1928.20 (pr. n., iv B.C.), IGRom.4.504 (Pergam.), cf. Phot., Et.Gud.478.31; πραύτερος is found once in codd., Pl.Ti.l.c. (proved wrong by πραΰς Com.Adesp.in Gött. Nachr.1922.31, πραέα (neut. pl.) in PCair.Zen.33.12 (iii B.C.), “πραέωςUPZ144.6 (ii B.C.), and by the absence of iota in Ion. πρηΰς)):—mild, soft, gentle (not in Il. or Od.):
1. of things, “πρηῢ σέλαςH.Hom.8.10; “πραῢς ὄαροςPi.P.4.136; mild, πυρετοί Hp.l.c.; “ἰητρείη πρηεῖαId.Art.69; of sound, soft, gentle,τὴν φωνὴν πραοτέραν ποιοῦνταιX. Smp.1.10; “ἀνέμων πρηΰτατε ΖέφυρεAP6.349 (Phld.); ὠδῖνες ib.244 (Crin.); κέντρον ib.229 (Id.).
3. of actions, feelings, etc., mild,τιμωρίαι πραότεραιPl.Lg.867b; πραότεραι ἡδοναί ib.815e; λόγοι, ἤθη, φύσις, ib.888a, 930a, R.375c; “ὄσσοισι πρηέσιν δέρκευBMus.Inscr.921b8 (Branchidae, i/ii A.D.); “τὰ πραέαcaresses, X.Eq. 9.10; πραότερα πάσχειν Pl Cri.49b.
III. Adv. πράως , mildly, gently, πράως πείθειν τινά, φέρειν τι, Pl.R.589c, Cri.43b; “πράως ἔχειν πρός τιId.Ly.211e; πράως λέγειν τὸ πάθος to speak lightly of it, X.An.1.5.14; πράως διακεῖσθαι, opp. ὀργίζεσθαι, D.21.183; “πράως, μὴ πικρῶςId.18.265; in physical sense, gently, Orib.Fr.134: Comp., πραότερον προδιδάσκειν, κολάζειν, Pl.Grg.489d, Phd.94d; πραοτέρως (v.l. -υτέρως)“ ἔχειν τινίJ.AJ17.6.4: Sup., “φέρειν . . ὡς πραότωταPl.R.387e: later form πραέως (“πράως [Ἀττικοί], οὐ πραέωςPhot.), UPZ144.6 (ii B.C.), D.S.1.36, Dsc.1.13, dub. in Com.Adesp.336.5 (cf. πρατίας), etc.: Ion. πρηέως cj. in Democr. 46 (πράως and πραέως codd.). (Cogn. with Skt. prīṇā´ti 'love, give pleasure to', Goth.frijon 'love', frijonds 'friend'.)
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