ca±riØ-dwvth" , ou, oJ , Joy-giver, h. Hom.
carivei"
ca±rivei" , carivessa, cariven (not cavrien , v. inf. IV): gen. carivento" , dat. -enti : ( cavri" ):— graceful, beautiful, lovely, Hom.
II. in Att. graceful, elegant, accomplished, oiJ carivente" men of taste and refinement, men of education, Isocr ., Plat.
2. so of things, graceful, elegant, neat, pretty, Ar ., Plat. ; —iron., cariven gavr, eij . . it would be a pretty thing, if. . ! Xen.
III.
Adv.
carievntw"
,
gracefully, elegantly, neatly, daintily, cleverly,
Plat.
2.
kindly, courteously,
Isocr.
IV.
the
neut.
as
Adv.
, when it was written proparox.
cavrien
,
Ar.
,
Plat.
carientivzomai
ca±rientivzomai , f. Att. iou`mai : Dep. :— to be witty, to jest, Lat. festive loqui , spoudh`/ carientivzesqai to jest in earnest, Plat. Hence carientismov"
carientismov"
ca±rientismov" , oJ , wittiness, wit, Plat.
cariergov"
ca±ri-ergov" , ovn , elegantly working, artistic, Anth.
carivzomai
ca±rivzomai , f. ivsomai , Att. iou`mai : aor. I ejcarisavmhn :— Pass. , f. carisqhvsomai , and aor. I ejcarivsqhn , in pass. sense: pf. kecavrismai in act. and in pass. sense: ( cavri" ):— to say or do something agreeable to a person, shew him favour or kindness, to oblige, gratify, favour, humour, Lat. gratificari , c. dat. pers., Hom. , Hdt. , Att. :— absol. to make oneself agreeable, court favour, comply, Aesch ., Dem. ; c. dat. modi, mhv moi yeuvdessi carivzeo do not court favour with me by lies, Od.; tw`/ aujtw`/ by the same arts, Thuc.
2. in Att. to gratify or indulge a humour or passion, like Lat. indulgere , qumw`/ Soph .; glwvssh/ Eur .;
3.
to humour
another in argument, i.e.
let
him
have the best
of it,
Plat.
II.
c. acc.
rei,
to offer willingly, give cheerfully, give freely,
Hom
.,
Hdt.
,
Att.
2.
c. gen. partit.
to give freely of
a thing,
c. ajllotrivwn
Od.;
carizomevnh pareovntwn
giving freely of
such things as were ready, Ib.
3.
c. acc.
pers.
to give up as a favour,
i.e. not after lawful trial,
N.T.
,
Plut.
4.
to forgive,
Lat.
condonare
,
N.T.
III.
Pass.
to be pleasing, agreeable,
toi`si Eujboevessi ejkecavristo
it was done to please
the Euboeans,
Hdt.
;
tau`ta me;n ou\n mnhvmh/ kecarivsqw
Plat
.:
—Adv.
kecarismevnw"
,
Ar.
cavrin
cavrin , v. cavri" VI. 1.
etc.
ca±rixh`/ , Dor. for carivsei , 2 sing. fut. of carivzomai .
cavri", CA vRIS