Scaife ATLAS

χαλάω trans. to slacken, loosen, χ. βιόν, τόξα to unstring the bow, h. Hom., Plat.: metaph., χ. τὴν ὀργήν Ar. to let down, let sink, fall or droop, πτέρυγα χαλάξαις Pind.; χαλάσας τὸ μέτωπον having unbent the brow, Ar.; δίκτυα χ. N.T. to let loose, loose, release, Aesch.:—absol. to let go, slacken oneʼs hold, Aesch. ἡνίας χ. to slack the reins, Plat. κλῇθρα or κλῇδας χ. to loose the bars or bolts, i. e. undo or open the door, Soph., Eur.; also, πύλας μοχλοῖς χαλᾶτε Aesch. to loosen or undo things drawn tightly together, Soph., Eur.:—Pass., πρὶν ἂν χαλασθῇ δεσμά Aesch. intr. to become slack or loose, Eur.; πύλαι χαλῶσι the gates stand open, Xen.:—metaph., c. gen., to have a remission of, μανιῶν, κακῶν Aesch.; τῆς ὀργῆς Ar. c. dat., χ. τινί to yield to any one, to be indulgent to him, Aesch. absol. to remit, to grow slack, Plat.

ShortDef

to slacken, loosen

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Headword:

χαλάω

Headword (normalized):

χαλάω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

χαλαω

IDX:

35401

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35441

Key:

xala/w

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