θεραπεία
Etym. θεραπεύω
I. "a waiting on, service", θ. θεῶν "service done" to the gods, divine "worship", Plat.
2. "service done to gain favour, a courting, paying court", θ. τῶν ἀεὶ προεστώτων Thuc.; ἐν πολλῇ θεραπείᾳ ἔχειν to court one's favour, id=Thuc.
II. of things, "a fostering, tending, nurture, care", τοῦ σώματος Plat.
2. "medical treatment, service done to the sick, tending", Thuc., Plat.
III. of animals or plants, "a rearing or bringing up, tendance", id=Plat.
IV. in collective sense, "a body of attendants, suite, retinue", Hdt., Xen.