ἤπιος
1. of persons, "gentle, mild, kind", πατὴρ δ᾽ ὣς ἤπιος ἦεν Hom.:—c. dat. pers., id=Hom., Trag.
2. of sentiments, ἤπια εἰδέναι to have "kindly feelings", Hom.; πρὸς τὸ ἠπιώτερον καταστῆσαί τινα to bring him to "a milder mood", Thuc.
II. act. "soothing, assuaging", of medicines, Il., etc.
2. ἤπιον ἦμαρ, c. inf., a day "favourable" for beginning a thing, Hes.
III. adv. ἠπίως, Hdt., Soph.