Χαρίζεσθαι
to indulge, to please, to pleasure
Translated by Jennifer Benedict14 Mar 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
In common usage [this verb is used] as the majority [use it], but specifically [it is used] in reference to sex acts, or for submitting to someone in word. "Whether it is necessary to please you".1 And elsewhere: "so that I would please you."2
Also [sc. attested is] "[they] indulging", [meaning they] giving favor. "They cut off his head, indulging a most unpleasant and diseased temperament."3
Also [sc. attested is] "[they] indulging", [meaning they] giving favor. "They cut off his head, indulging a most unpleasant and diseased temperament."3