ἡσυχάζω
Alt. ἡσυ^χάζω,
Etym. ἥσυχος
I. "to be still, keep quiet, be at rest", Aesch.; ἡ ἀπορία τοῦ μὴ ἡσυχάζειν the difficulty of "finding rest", Thuc.:—often in part., ἡσυχάζων προσμένω Soph.; ἡσυχάσασα "by resting from war", Thuc.; τὸ ἡσυχάζον τῆς νυκτός "the dead" of night, id=Thuc.
II. Causal in aor1, "to make still, lay to rest", Plat.