μείλια

A. soothing things, esp. of gifts, ἐγὼ δ’ ἐπὶ μ. δώσω, of a bridal dowry, Il. 9.147, cf. 289, Luc. Epigr. 2; so of playthings, etc., A.R. 3.146: sg., ib.135.

II. propitiations, δαίμοσιν . . νόστῳ ἔπι μ. θέσθαι Id. 4.1549; of offerings to the dead, BCH 36.230 (Rhodes, iii B. C.): rarely in sg., μείλιον ἀπλοΐης charm against storms, Call. Dian. 230; offering to a god, AP 6.75 (Paul. Sil.).

2. satisfaction, penalty, μ. τείσειν A.R. 3.594.