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ὀκνέω ὄκνος to shrink from doing, to scruple, hesitate to do a thing, c. inf., Il., etc.; ὀκνῶ προδότης καλεῖσθαι I shrink from being called, fear to be called, Soph.; ὀκνῶ ὀνομάσαι I shrink from naming, hesitate to name, Dem.; rarely c. acc., ὃν ὀκνεῖτε Soph.; ὀκνεῖν περί τινος Xen. absol. to shrink, hesitate, hang back, Hdt., Soph., etc.

ShortDef

to shrink

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Headword:

ὀκνέω

Headword (normalized):

ὀκνέω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

οκνεω

IDX:

22916

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n22939

Key:

o)kne/w

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