ὀκνέω
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.
Headword (normalized):
ὀκνέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οκνεω
Intro Text:
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.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n22939
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