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πρᾶος
πρᾶος πρᾶος, ον, the declension varies between the two forms πρᾶος and πρᾱύς—the Attic sg. is from πρᾶος, except that the fem. is πραεῖα: poet. sg. from πραΰς Mild, soft, gentle, meek, Hhymn., Pind., Plat.:—of a horse, gentle, Xen.; of other animals, tame, Xen. of actions, feelings, mild, Plat. making mild, taming, Pind. adv. πράως, ( from πρᾶος) mildly, gently, Plat.; πράως ἔχειν πρός τι Plat.; πράως λέγειν τὸ πάθος to speak lightly of it, Xen.; πράως διακεῖσθαι, opp. to ὀργίζεσθαι, Dem.;—comp., Plat.;—Sup., πραότατα Plat.

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mild, soft, gentle, meek

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πρᾶος
Headword (normalized):
πρᾶος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πραος
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πρᾶος πρᾶος, ον, the declension varies between the two forms πρᾶος and πρᾱύς—the Attic sg. is from πρᾶος, except that the fem. is πραεῖα: poet. sg. from πραΰς Mild, soft, gentle, meek, Hhymn., Pind., Plat.:—of a horse, gentle, Xen.; of other animals, tame, Xen. of actions, feelings, mild, Plat. making mild, taming, Pind. adv. πράως, ( from πρᾶος) mildly, gently, Plat.; πράως ἔχειν πρός τι Plat.; πράως λέγειν τὸ πάθος to speak lightly of it, Xen.; πράως διακεῖσθαι, opp. to ὀργίζεσθαι, Dem.;—comp., Plat.;—Sup., πραότατα Plat.
IDX:
27209
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n27241
Key:
pra=os

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