Καταψήσας
caressing, having caressed
Translated by David Whitehead30 Nov 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he] patting with the hand. Polybius [writes]: "addressing the children one by one and caressing them, he urged them to be cheerful."1 And Philostratus [writes]: "and caressing the ears of the horse and its mane."2