χαλάω
I. trans. "to slacken, loosen", χ. βιόν, τόξα "to unstring" the bow, h. Hom., Plat.: metaph., χ. τὴν ὀργήν Ar.
2. "to let down, let sink, fall" or "droop", πτέρυγα χαλάξαις Pind.; χαλάσας τὸ μέτωπον "having unbent" the brow, Ar.; δίκτυα χ. N.T.
3. "to let loose, loose, release", Aesch.:—absol. "to let go, slacken one's hold", id=Aesch.
4. ἡνίας χ. "to slack" the reins, Plat.
5. κλῇθρα or κλῇδας χ. "to loose" the bars or bolts, i. e. "undo" or "open" the door, Soph., Eur.; also, πύλας μοχλοῖς χαλᾶτε Aesch.
6. "to loosen" or "undo things drawn tightly together", Soph., Eur.:—Pass., πρὶν ἂν χαλασθῇ δεσμά Aesch.
II. intr. "to become slack" or "loose", Eur.; πύλαι χαλῶσι the gates "stand open", Xen.:—metaph., c. gen., "to have a remission of", μανιῶν, κακῶν Aesch.; τῆς ὀργῆς Ar.
2. c. dat., χ. τινί "to yield to" any one, "to be indulgent to" him, Aesch.
3. absol. "to remit, to grow slack", Plat.