πρᾶος

Etymology
Probably from earlier, regularly derived from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬.)

Adjective

 * 1) soft, gentle
 * 2) tame
 * 3) mild
 * 1) tame
 * 2) mild
 * 1) mild

Usage notes
In, Tragedy, and Comedy, πρᾶος is used in the singular, except that the feminine is always. Forms from  are used in  and  poetry, as well as in Xenophon, the Septuagint, Polybius, etc. The iota subscript (viz. ) is written in manuscripts, but not inscriptions. **πρᾳΰς does not appear. This adjective is not used in Homer.