ἀπαλγ-έω,
put away sorrow for, τὰ ἴδια[[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.61; ἀ. τὸ πένθος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cleomenes” 22; τὸ πάθος 6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “Historia Arcana” 16. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II generally, to be despondent, ἀ. ταῖς ἐλπίσιν[[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 9.40.4; πρὸς ἐλπίδα 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 48.37: _absolutely_, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.35.5, NT.Eph.4.19.] NT+2nd c.BC+]