ὄκνος — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ὄκνοςουm hesitationin the face of danger or crisis, hostile people or adverse circumstanceshesitation, fearIl. S. E. Plu. in a stormAlc.see alsoὄτλος hesitationin the face of an undertaking, a duty, or sim.reluctance, disinclinationTrag. Th. Isoc. Pl. slownessdue to thoughtfulness or calculationcautionA. Th. hesitationin telling what is on one's mind, bad news, or sim.hesitation, qualmsS. E. Theoc.in pursuing an argument or stating one's casePl. sluggishness, lazinessBion personif.Oknosapp.provbl. for one whose labour is wasted in ineffectivenessAr.

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shrinking, hesitation, unreadiness, sluggishness

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ὄκνος

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ὄκνος

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οκνος

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28035

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-28036

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