malakognwvmwn
ma±la±ko-gnwvmwn , on , ( gnwvmh ) mild of mood, Aesch.
ma la kov", MA LA KO vS, malakov"
M ØAL ØAKO vS , hv, ovn , Lat. mollis , soft, Hom., etc.; m. neiov" a fresh-ploughed fallow, Il.; m. leimwvn a soft grassy meadow, Od.; m. pareiaiv Soph.; swvmata Xen.:—Adv., kaqivzou malakw`" sit softly, i.e. on a cushion, Ar.
II. of things not subject to touch, soft, gentle, qavnato", u{pno" Hom.; malakw`" eu{dein to sleep softly, Od.; malaka; e[pea, m. lovgoi soft, fair words, Hom.; m. blevmma tender, youthful looks, Ar.; light, mild, zhmiva Thuc.
III. in bad sense, of persons, soft, yielding, remiss, Id., Xen.:—Adv., malakwtevrw" ajnqhvpteto attacked him somewhat feebly, Thuc.:—also faint-hearted, effeminate, cowardly, Id., Xen.; malako;n oujde;n ejndidovnai not to give in from want of spirit, not to flag a whit, Hdt., Ar. Hence malakovth"
malakovth"
ma±la±kovth" , hto", hJ , = malakiva , softness, Plat., etc.
II. weakness, effeminacy, Plut.
malakovceir
ma±la±kov-ceir , oJ, hJ , soft-handed, Pind.
malakthvr
ma±lakthvr , h`ro", oJ , one that melts and moulds, Plut.
malakuvnomai
ma±la±kuvnomai , Pass., like malakivzomai , to flag, Xen.
malavssw
ma±lavssw , Att. -ttw , f. xw , ( malakov" ) to make soft, of dressing leather, to make it soft and supple; —hence, with reference to Cleons trade of tanner, mal. tinav to give one a dressing, hide him, Ar.: Pass., ejn pagkrativw/ malacqeiv" worsted in it, Pind.
2.
to soften
metal or other material
for working,
Plat.
II.
metaph.
to soften, appease, make to relent,
Eur.:—Pass.
to be softened, to relent,
Soph., Ar.;
m. novsou
to be relieved from
disease, Soph. Hence
malavch
malavch
ma±lavch »la±1/4, hJ , mallow, Lat. malva , Hes., Ar., etc.
mavlbax
mavlba±x , ako", oJ , = malavch , Luc.
malerov"
ma±lerov" , av, ovn , ( mavla ) mighty, fierce, devouring, ravening, of fire, Il., etc.
2. metaph. fiery, glowing, vehement, furious, Pind., Trag.
mavlh, MA vLH
MA vLH »a±1/4, hJ , the arm-pit, Lat. ala , only in phrase uJpo; mavlh" , under the arm, as the place for carrying